A/N: Well you had to wait a while for this chappy. One is I didn't get a lot of reviews like I'd hoped... sniffles and two is I had major writer's block. Thirteen chapters straight without it is a record for me soooo.... I finally over came it.

To Bloodfang: Yes you think Seymours bad? Wait til this chaoppy...

To Albhed Nightmare: Well grab some tissues... it's gonna be very sad

To GigGo3z: butt wigger-- i like that ehe. Well I'm thinking it will be a Cloud/Aeris... at the moment its cloud/tifa.

Chapter Fourteen

Sad Eyes Follow Me

Yuna looked away. "No..." she whispered, closing her eyes. "How could you?"

"It wasn't me. Seymour did it! I didn't even know until last night!" Aeris cried. "Please, Yuna..."

"Who else did you kill?" Yuna asked. "You said 'them'. Who else?"

"I don't know who it was. There was a couple other Al Bhed in the area. He said they are dead too."

"Aeris... if they can control us..." Yuna glanced over at her new friend. "We're going to find a way to defeat them. We have to!"

Aeris nodded slowly. "What about the others? Should we tell them...?"

"I don't know. Tidus is already suspicious of something. The others will be soon I'm sure..." She sat down on a chair, facing Aeris. Her complexion was full of different emotions. If Seymour made Aeris kill Cid... what will Sephiroth do to me...? she shuddered slightly at the thought.

"I think they should know. They might be able to help us," Aeris said. Her tone was quiet and afraid. "And if something like that happens again, they can protect themselves."

"Okay," Yuna replied. She didn't like the image of her friends protecting themselves against herself. She stood up, "The mirror?"

The flower girl nodded carefully. "Yes. They'll believe us easier with it."

"Paine, Rikku, and Gippal are already gone though," Yuna stated.

"Then we'll only tell Tidus for now."

"What about Tifa and the others?"

Aeris shook her head. "No. I don't think I'm going to stay here after all. They don't need to know."

Yuna set a hand on Aeris' shoulder. "I'm sorry. I don't know what happened with Cloud... but he doesn't want anyone else to know."

"He just--" her statement was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Yuna inquired.

"It's me," Tidus said from outside. "Are you two all right in there?"

Yuna and Aeris looked at each other and nodded. Yuna unlocked the door and let him in. "We have to tell you something..." she said, shutting the door.

The sight before Tidus was a little startling. Aeris' hair was messy and her clothes were damp with tears. The bed she sat on had its blankets tore off and thrown across the room. And the mirror lay face down on the ground. "What's going on?"

"Last night," Yuna started, leaning against the door. "Aeris and I found something out that is..."

"Disturbing," Aeris finished. "And it's because of our escape from the Farplane."

"We already know Seymour and Sephiroth followed us. But you defeated Sephiroth last night... right?" Tidus asked, a little wary of the answer.

"No. You see," Yuna sighed, "Seymour knew he couldn't roam Spira freely, so he found a body that he could manipulate easily."

"And when we defeated Sephiroth, he did the same," Aeris said.

"Where are they now...?" Tidus questioned.

"Look in the mirror," Yuna commanded.

Tidus picked up the mirror that was on the ground. "I see myself..."

Yuna and Aeris walked beside him, so their reflections were seen as well.

This pulled a gasp from Tidus. "They're..."

"With us. And they can control us without us knowing," Aeris said. "Seymour's already done it to me..."

"What did he make you do?"

Aeris shook her head. "He used my hands to kill..."

"Kill who?"

"Cid."

Tidus' jaw dropped. He was terrified. "And Yuna...?" he asked, not really wanting an answer.

"Nothing that I know of... yet."

"We have to get them out of you two!" he exclaimed.

"We have to find out how," Yuna replied.

"Maybe they have something to do with Gippal..." Tidus wondered.

"It's possible," Aeris said.

"We should go back to Spira. Are you coming back with us Aeris?" Tidus asked.

"Yes."

Yuna took in a deep breath. Don't try anything Sephiroth... she warned him, because I swear you will pay... She could almost hear his dark cackle in her mind. "Let's go."

The trio walked downstairs to the main room. Tifa was sitting at a table, reading a newspaper. "Tifa..." Aeris said quietly, making the barmaid look up.

Tifa sighed. "Aeris, I don't know what happened in there but..." she stood up, putting her hands on Aeris' shoulders. "I want you to know you'll be welcome to come back."

Yuna and Tidus glanced back at each other. That was a true friendship. Tifa was forgiving Aeris, even though she knew what happened.

"Thanks Tifa. I don't know if I'll be back anytime soon though. I have a lot to do."

Tifa nodded. "Don't worry, we'll be here."

The three walked out of 7th Heaven, standing in an abandoned alley. "So we just have to ask for Shinra to open the portal so we can get back?" Tidus questioned.

"That'd be just about all," a voice said from behind them, making them jump. Shinra was poking his head out from the wall. "Come on back!" he said, beckoning them to come through the portal.

They walked through, finding themselves on the otherside of the door, back on the Celsius. Buddy, Brother, and Shinra seemed to be the only people around. "Where's Rikku and Gippal?" Yuna asked.

Buddy shrugged. "Rikku went to Besaid, probably to talk to Lulu. Gippal's in the cabin."

"And Paine?" Aeris questioned.

"With Rikku," Brother answered. He seemed angry. "Ruf luimt cra kad bnakhyhd? E lyh'd pameaja drec!"

"Chill out!" Buddy yelled."It's life!"

Yuna looked at Tidus and Aeris. "Well, now what?"

"I guess we can go find Rikku and Paine," Aeris suggested.

"Gippal?" Tidus asked.

"Not now. One problem at a time," Yuna sighed loudly.

The trio got off the airship, since it was already in Besaid. Shinra, Brother, and Buddy were bickering as usual. To their suprise, it wasn't parked at the beach, but on the hill above the village where the old shrine was. "That cuts some walking distance..." Tidus stated.

The rest of the walk was in silence until they reached the village. Rikku was sitting on the steps outside the temple. Paine was leaning against a pillar. They seemed to be waiting for something.

"Rikku!" Aeris called, waving.

The perky Al Bhed looked up, smiling weakly. "Oh, hi guys."

"Decided to come back?" Paine inquired.

Aeris nodded. "There isn't a place there for me anymore."

"So what are you guys doing?" Tidus asked.

"Thinking," Paine replied.

Yuna sat beside her cousin. "Gippal still want you to abort the baby?"

Rikku nodded solemnly. "He's become a totally different person. I don't know what's going on..."

"Well," Aeris sighed, "It might have something to do with Sephiroth or Seymour..."

"What?!" Rikku cried. "What's going on?"

Yuna explained the situation she and Aeris were in. "And they can control us."

"How do you know?" Paine asked.

"He made me kill someone," Aeris said softly.

"Who...?"

Aeris looked at Rikku, then looked down. "If I had known I would have tried to stop him..."

"I knew he wouldn't have killed himself for that... but the note?" Rikku asked. She didn't seem angry, but tears were forming in her eyes.

"I guess I must have made him write it..." Aeris looked away. "I'm so sorry, Rikku."

Surprisingly, Rikku gave Aeris a tight hug. "It's okay. You're like a sister to me, just like Yuna and Paine. I know if you had the choice to stop him, you would have..."

"Thank you," Aeris smiled.

"We're going to do everything we can to help you two," Rikku said.

Yuna sighed with relief. She was glad everything was turning out all right. So far. But it was already getting late. "I think I'm going to turn in for the night," she said. The sun was already setting.

"You going to be all right Yunie?" Rikku asked.

"I think so."

"Me too. It was a long day," Paine said, waving goodnight as she entered her hut.

"Hopefully Gippal won't be too much of a pain," Rikku smiled softly, walking into her own hut.

Tidus, Yuna, and Aeris walked into their own hut, silently changing into pajamas. iSo much is happening... It's like sad eyes are following me. I can't ever find peace.../i Yuna thought to herself.

Aeris fell onto her bed, thinking to herself. Everything was going wrong. "Yuna," she said, breaking the silence between the three of them.

"Yes Aeris?" said the High Summoner, sitting on her bed next to Tidus.

"I think whatever is making Gippal act the way he is, is controlling Cloud too."

"Why do you say that?"

"The things Cloud said to me... after you guys stopped eavesdropping," Aeris said.

"You knew?" Tidus asked.

Aeris nodded. "You aren't very stealthy. But he said... terrible things."

"We'll find out what's happening." Yuna rested her head against Tidus' shoulder.

"Don't worry," Tidus said. "Everything will be okay. Soon."

"I hope you're right," Aeris said, rolling over into a soft slumber.

Tidus and Yuna crawled into the bed, quietly pulling the covers over them. "Are you sure you'll be okay?" Tidus whispered, careful not to wake Aeris.

"I'm far from okay," Yuna admitted, "but things will get better. Or worse."

"I hope not."

"Me too."

Tidus wrapped his arms around Yuna, lacing his fingers with hers. "Good night," he whispered in her ear, kissing her softly on the cheek.

"Sweet dreams..." she whispered back, hoping she would too.

Yuna opened her eyes. She was in Macalania Woods, at the spring. Inside, she knew it was a dream. "Hello...?" she called out. Sitting on the bank of the shore was her blonde blitzball player. Grinning she came up behind him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. "Hey you."

There was no response.

Yuna walked around to his front, peering at him. She gasped quietly. His face was pale, and his eyes were blank. "Tidus!" she called. "Hey!" she shook him, trying to wake him from his trance-like state. Putting two of her fingers in her mouth, she let out a loud, piercing whistle. Just like he had taught her. "Wake up!" she cried, whistling again.

Someone put his or her hands on her shoulders, sending a bone-chilling shiver down her spine. She knew who it was. "Damn you Sephiroth," she growled. "What did you do to him?"

But he only laughed. Yuna closed her eyes, wishing he'd go away.

"Yuna!" cried many voices.

Her eyes shot open, and she was no longer in the spring. The sight in front of her was much worse. "No!!" Yuna let out a blood-curdling scream.

Al Bhed Translations:

Ruf luimt cra kad bnakhyhd? E lyh'd pameaja drec! -- How could she get pregnant? I can't believe this!

A/N: Hahaha. Yet another, cliffhanger. You might be able to guess what's in front of Yuna right now. But you'll probably guess wrong hehehe. Now, I almost have chapter fifteen finished but I won't put it up until I get at LEAST 5 reviews for this chapter! And if you want to know something interesting, the dream Yuna had (Tidus being all pale and trance-like) was inspired by my dream I had. I had that exact dream... Terrifying, huh? ¤huggles¤ -Ishie-Chan-