Okay, Here is WRITTEN IN STONE, for those who don't know. It was published a long time ago, but I deleted every thing. It's back, so please enjoy!

BTW: It is rewritten, so read ALL of the chapters, even if you read it the first time. Things have changed ;)

"No, Terra! Raise your shoulders and lift the Keyblade above your jaw line! Higher!"

I groaned, dropping to the ground and releasing my Keyblade. Eraqus stood off to the side, his eyes shining with pride. At least, I hoped it was pride.

"Yes, Terra. Exactly." I grinned slightly, watching Eraqus walked back towards our house in his usual way, his shoulders back and his head up. He'd always told Aqua and me to keep our heads up no matter what.

I had a staring contest with the grass, daring it to blink before I did. It was kind of at that moment that I realized I either really needed sleep, or I really needed water. Or both. I planned on laying there and taking a nap, even if my face was eating grass. A black cloud was just beginning to fill my vision, when the bright sun was blotted out by a shadow.

I looked up, meeting the bright blue eyes of a smiling figure. I tried to hide the blush beginning to rise in my cheeks.

"Terra, what are you doing, silly?" Aqua giggled, and I felt a jolt of electricity in my stomach.

"You know, just laying here." Sitting up, I rubbed the back of my head, leaving my spiky brown hair swaying. Aqua smiled, leaning over me and smoothing them back. I felt that annoying heat rise to my cheeks again, and prayed she couldn't see.

"Um, you don't really have to-"

"It bothers me. I'm a girl." I rolled his eyes, but secretly enjoyed the attention. I stood up and offered Aqua my hand.

"Wanna take a walk?"

As Terra and I walked along the edge of the woods beside the training building, I kept glancing over at him. I tried to be discreet, but I couldn't help it. We strolled along side by side with barely inches between us.

The stars were appearing now, shining down brilliantly while the last red rays of the whispy sunset vanished below the tree line to give way to the ascending darkness. The moon peaked over the horizon, somewhat shielded in the dense trees that were the forest. The moon seemed to watch us with mild interest, picking Terra and I as her focal point of milky moonlight even as she rose from the earth. It would all have been very romantic, if Terra and I were together. Which we weren't. Not that we wanted to be.

Not that I liked him or anything.

Right?

I glanced at him again, and he was looking at me. I quickly averted my gaze and opted to stare at the starry night.

"Oh, Terra! Aren't the stars beautiful?" Terra smiled in reply, which he did so rarely. He was always the rock hard, emotionless boy that was the backbone of our group. His brute strength was enough to make any other guy back down from a challenge. That was why it was such a treat to see him smile. And not just a small one, but one that lit up all of his chiseled features. Blushing, I gazed at the sky again.

"Yeah," he whispered, looking down. The happiness that was there before had soaked up and vanished.

"What's wrong?" I asked him, catching the subtle display of uncertainty in his stormy eyes, an emotion almost as rare as his smile. His face had sunk, and he kept his eyes on the silken moonlight that filtered through the foliage.

Terra sighed, the telltale sign that the beginnings of either a long story or a troubling thought was underway. "Tomorrow's the Mark of Mastery. I'm not sure-"

"Ah, Terra, you know you'll do great!" The sound of Ven's voice behind me made me nearly jump out of my skin. I noticed, with regret, that with Ven's appearance, Terra had taken a few steps away from me. Was I reading too far into it?

Terra shook his head. "No matter how much I practice, I feel like there's a piece of me trapped inside that's just begging to be released. It feels so powerful, like it needs to breathe but I'm suffocating it within me. That's why I'm worried about tomorrow. I don't know if I can control it, if it's even something I need to control. Will it make me stronger, or will it make me unstable? It might even give me an advantage tomorrow, if I knew what it was. The problem is, I don't know what it is. Friend or foe. That's the most unsettling thing. Ven, the future isn't written in stone. Anything can change."

Hopefully this isn't too short. I only posted a little because I'm busy. If you read it before and reviewed, would you mind reviewing again? Also, if this is a story you haven't read before, do you mind reviewing it also? I'd like to improve this as much as possible, but I can't make improvements if I don't know what I'm doing wrong or right.

Anyways, Thanks!