Sorry it's been so long since I updated this. Between school and my new girlfriend, I haven't had a lot of time. Shout outs!

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Alright, you know what I own. Next on the list of ideas is…

Chapter 11: The Visitors(requested by Janazza)

"Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Jack, meet me in the throne room." Eraqus' voice echoed through the castle-wide speakers in the hallways. It was still early in the morning, which explained why Ven and Aqua were the only ones to respond right away. Eraqus sighed as his two other apprentices dragged their feet into the room, still pretty much asleep.

"Wha's goin' on, Master?" Terra asked, rubbing his eyes. Jack yawned as he ran his hand through his hair, instantly straightening it to lay down straight how he always had it.

"Today, there are two visitors coming to stay for the day. They are two potential candidates of Yen Sid's, and he has asked me to consider them whether if they are worthy of the Keyblade or not. You shall treat them as if this were their home, and like members of our family. Am I understood?" he explained, staring particularly at Terra.

"Of course, Master." Aqua told him. Ven and Jack nodded, but Terra was asleep on his feet. Eraqus sighed and shook his head.

"Inform him of what he has missed. And please tell him that if he falls asleep during my speech again, he'll have double training with me for a week." he told them, irritated. The three nodded immediately, and he walked out of the room.

LATER THAT DAY…..

Jack was perched on the windowsill of his room, staring at the sky. He longed to go see Mist in Twilight Town, but he knew there was no way he could not make his presence known today. He sighed as he continued looking out at the mountains. He stopped at a knock on his door. "Come on in!" he called. The door opened, and Aqua slowly walked in. Unsure of something, she slowly sat on his bed and stared at where he was sitting above her.

"How do you feel about this, Jack?" she asked him worriedly. He shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know. Why are you asking?" he replied. She sighed.

"You're still the newest member of our family. Don't you feel like…..I don't know, like they're almost…..intruding or something?" she asked him, obviously thinking that. He looked at the wall behind her and thought for a few moments.

"I just know that if they try to touch my stuff, they'll be pushed out of my room so quick that they won't be able to say "Unbelievable!" he told her, smirking. She raised her eyebrows at him.

"What's unbelievable?" she asked him warily. He just kept smiling.

"If they saw me shirtless in all my glory." he informed her. She sighed and threw a pillow at him.

"Whatever. You're so cocky, Jack. One day, you'll lose a fight. What are you gonna do then?" she asked him, standing up and heading for the door. He smiled as he looked back out the window, pondering her words.

That was when he heard the knocks on the front doors. He sighed, stepping down onto his bed, and then to the floor. He threw on a clean shirt and black jeans before walking down to the living room. Ven was almost giddy with joy at the newcomers, but Terra obviously shared Jack's feelings. Aqua seemed like a neutral party, but her words to Jack proved that she was just as wary of them as he was.

The boy, named Matt, was about as tall as Jack. He wore blue jeans and a white jacket over a muscle shirt. His sleek black hair was spiked backward. His sister, Lily, was shorter than her brother, but the resemblance was obvious. She wore a skirt that was so short it could hardly even be called a skirt, and a dark blue tank top. Her black shoes looked more stylish than practical, but she seemed to handle them well. Her brown hair reached past her shoulders. Master Eraqus greeted them first. "Matt, Lily, how are you? I trust Master Yen Sid sent you via light portal?" he asked them, shaking each of their hands kindly. Matt spoke up.

"We're good, Master Eraqus. Yes, he sent us by portal. Quite the experience, really." he replied, smiling kindly. Lily was obviously the quieter one, as she let her brother do all the talking.

"I'm Aqua." Aqua told them, shaking their hands, a smile stuck on her face. Ven greeted them, but Jack and Terra hung back for several seconds.

"Well, those two shy birds are Jack and Terra. You'll get to know them well enough." Aqua told the newcomers, gesturing in said peoples' direction. "So why don't I show you around?" she offered them. Matt nodded, but Lily cleared her throat.

"I think I'd rather get to know the boys. Why don't you two go ahead and get to know each other?" she told them. Her brother looked at her curiously, but after a second he shrugged his shoulders. As Aqua and Matt disappeared up the stairs, the three boys scattered. Ven ran to the table and grabbed his colored markers. Terra plopped on the couch without even a glance in Lily's direction. Jack sank into a corner of the room, where he could see everything. Lily awkwardly stood there for several moments, before slowly moving toward the couch and staring at Terra from above, who had his eyes closed.

He opened his eyes to see her watching him. "See something interesting?" he asked her irritably as he rolled over. She shrugged her shoulders.

"I was just wondering what you were doing." she replied.

"Taking a nap." he told her, trying to end the conversation.

"You didn't sleep last night? I could hardly sleep, what with the excitement of getting to come here the next day. It's really a pleasure to be able to meet you all." she tried, looking around the room. Ven smiled at her, Terra ignored her, but she couldn't see Jack anywhere.

Meanwhile, said missing person was following Matt and Aqua through the castle, without them knowing, of course. She was in the process of opening the door to his own bedroom when he made his presence known. "Aqua, I'd appreciate it if you didn't go barging into my room." he spoke up, startling Aqua but, surprisingly, not Matt. She sighed.

"I'm showing him the entire castle, Jack. That includes your-." she began, but he slipped inside in front of her and threw his shirt off. He quickly reappeared in the door, only his upper body showing. "Well, you'll have to show him while I'm in here naked, then." he bluffed. She stared at him, emotionless.

"Fine by me." she dared, pushing the door open. He gasped as he fell backward off the door. She stepped in and looked at him, smiling at having called his bluff. "Lying again, huh? I'll deal with you later. So, anyway, Matt….." she replied, turning back to Matt.

"Why don't you show me the summit?" Matt asked her, smiling at Jack in a conniving way. Jack narrowed his eyes at the other boy, but Aqua quickly agreed in a way that made him even more suspicious.

After those two left, he was about to put his shirt back on when Lily pushed open his door and came walking in. "Excuse me, this is my private bedroom!" he exclaimed, dropping his shirt in surprise. She looked at him, startled.

"Oh, sorry. I was just looking for my brother." she told him, but then she looked at his bare upper body. "Unbelievable." she muttered, staring at his chest and abs. Jack thought to himself.

"Yeah, who was right, Aqua? I told you….." he thought, but Lily was walking toward him. "What are you doing?" he demanded calmly, backing up against the wall as she approached him. "Don't touch me." he warned her in a serious tone, but she reached out her hand.

"You know you want me to, Jack. You know you want to lie down in that bed and kiss me until your lips are chapped." she replied in a seductive voice. She stretched out her hand toward his chest, and for a second, she touched it and Jack did not retaliate. She gently stroked his skin, and he had a glazed look on his face. She smiled evilly as she began to move him toward the bed.

She frowned when he grabbed her hand and threw her away from him. "What are you? Who are you? Get away from me!" he yelled angrily. He did not know what had just happened, but he did not have control of his body for a few seconds. Lily stared at him, wide-eyed. Suddenly, her eyes flashed yellow.

"Agents of Xehanort…." Jack muttered angrily, but then he remembered something else. "Aqua!" he gasped. Lily ran at him, but he knocked her away with one punch and leaped backwards out the window.

THE SUMMIT…..

"You're so beautiful, Aqua. You're so fit, and so strong. You could be mine." Matt purred softly. Aqua had a glazed-over look on her face and did not move of her own free-will. He smiled as he laid down on his back and pulled her on top of him, facing down. His lips were inches away from hers when he heard an angry voice.

"Let her go, creature of darkness!" Jack yelled angrily, holding his Keyblade in his hand. Matt growled as he pushed Aqua off of him and stood up.

"You think yourself to be so smart, don't you, Jack? You play the innocent youth so well, you've almost forgotten yourself who you really are. But I know, and the old man knows. We are going to destroy all that you hold dear and make you succumb to darkness!" he yelled, glowing with darkness. Jack smirked.

"The thing about darkness…." he began. Matt charged in a blind fury. Jack charged up with light. "Is that it flees at the very hint of light!" he told Matt as he shot a light spell toward him. The spell collided with Matt halfway, and the young man started screaming in agony. After a few moments, he faded away in a wisp of black vapor. "I guess they were meant to be stealthy, not battle-wise." he muttered. He looked over to Aqua and saw she wasn't moving. "Aqua!" he yelled, running over to her.

CASTLE LIVING ROOM….

Terra rolled over, only to find Lily standing over him again. "What's going on now?" he asked her in irritation. She began to cry.

"Terra, I saw Matt and Aqua up on the summit. They were talking, but Jack pushed me out of the way and attacked him. Please, go stop him. There was murder in his eyes." she pleaded him. He jumped up at this news. He looked over at Ven, who was still drawing.

"Ven, go wait in your room. Do not follow me." he told him firmly. Ven nodded quickly and ran down the hallway. "Let's go." he told Lily. She nodded, and they began the trek up the mountain.

What they found there moved Terra to fury. There was no sign of Matt, but he saw Aqua lying on the ground and Jack leaning over her, his lips locked with her. The protective instincts inside him kicked in and he summoned his Keyblade with a roar. Jack leaned up and pumped Aqua's chest several times. Terra was not slowed by this, and charged. Jack looked up in shock, but quickly saw Lily. He took on a look of his own rage as he picked up his blade.

He jumped over Terra's slow attack and charged Lily. The girl screamed for Terra, but Jack quickly sliced her head off. Terra stopped in shock at what he had witnessed, but saw Lily burst into black vapor and vanish. He heard coughing, and turned to see Aqua getting to her feet.

"What happened?" they both asked, turning to Jack.

"Creatures of darkness, sent here to try and destroy the protectors of light." he told them, deciding not to mention the part about Xehanort. The three sighed tiredly. Thanks to Jack, the threat was over, along with a very weird day.

Master Yen Sid's look of shock the next day when he got the news was priceless. According to Terra's version, "the old codger just about had a heart attack and fell out of his chair."

Well, I hope you liked it! Sorry again about the long wait, but my new update schedule is this: all four stories will be updated once every two weeks. So since this was updated tonight, don't expect another one for two weeks. The other three will be updated anytime in the next week, though! See ya!