A/N: okay I feel bad about the April fools thing lol so I'll do a chapter for you guys instead. Have a lovely day! Also I'm referencing my own life for a part of this chapter so don't think I made up a lame story about why Y/N doesn't have friends this actually happened to me. Anyhoo on with the show!

The silence on the ride back to the house was suffocating. I didn't want to break it, seeing as the boys were already on edge. I let the silence fester until we got home and entered the house. I sat down on the couch and Jackson slowly shuffled over to me,

"Do you hate us?"

He asked softly. My gaze snapped up to find all the boys watching me. I shook my head gently,

"Of course I don't, Jackson. This was no ones fault. Guys, please don't blame yourselves. You had no way of knowing that this would happen."

They nodded as Jackson spoke again,

"Do you regret meeting us?"

I shook my head again,

"No I don't. If I'm being honest, you guys are the first friends I've had since sixth grade."

My tone grew quiet towards the end of my sentence. Bex looked at me in surprise,

"Really? I'd have guessed that you'd be really popular."

I smiled sadly,

"Maybe I could've been, but after what they did to me I couldn't bring myself to have friends again. To trust someone again."

"What happened?"

Jackson asked as the others all sat around me on the couch. I took a deep breath as I began to explain,

"When I was in sixth grade, I was friends with a girl named Isabella. I didn't really like her, but I didn't like anyone else in my grade either. I didn't want to be friends with any of them. I knew I didn't want to be her friend but I didn't know what to do. I was just waiting for the year to be over so I wouldn't have to see her or be near her and her friends. Since sixth grade is the last grade in elementary school the school was having a graduation party for all the sixth graders at the local recreation center. I didn't want to go, but Isabella talked me into it. When I got there, she and her friends ignored me the entire time. Well, except for the last fifteen minutes."

I took another deep breath and felt Jackson put his arm around my shoulder while Bex held my hand comfortingly. I smiled slightly at him and continued,

"Isabella had asked me to follow her upstairs to the second floor. When I got there her six friends were waiting for me. Then they... they went around the room telling me everything they hated about me."

Bex and Jackson's grip on me tightened as I continued,

"When I got home I cried the entire night. It was that night that I decided I would never let someone in again. She was my only friend and she turned on me. I did nothing to her"

My tone became uneven and Bex shushed me gently,

"It's okay. You don't have to say anything more."

He smiled kindly at me and I smiled back,

"Who were these girls?"

Senri asked, voice stoic as usual. I sighed,

"At this point no one important. Besides I doubt they'd even remember what happened. It was a long time ago."

Senri didn't press further as I sighed,

"I'm sorry this probably sounds like the dumbest thing you've ever heard."

They all shook their heads,

"No it doesn't. That was traumatic for you. It makes sense that you'd be scared to go through it again by trusting others."

Riki commented. Bex smiled at me,

"Do you think you trust us?"

I nodded,

"I think I do. After all, you guys saved my life. If you didn't care you wouldn't have bothered."

"We would never let anyone hurt you, Y/N."

Bex said seriously, a dark expression on his face as he spoke. I squeezed his hand,

"I know you wouldn't. You guys have really become my best and closest friends."

I looked over to Jackson,

"It was brave of you to stand up to your mother that day and I am so so glad you stood up to her. You did the right thing, Jackson. Please don't beat yourself up over it. I know it's bothering you."

I let go of Bex's hand and pulled Jackson into a tight hug,

"How about we watch a movie to take everyone's mind off of it, okay?"

He nodded, burying his face in my shoulder as I kept and arm around him,

"Is there anything special you wanna watch?"

He nodded,

"When I was little, I always loved Peter Pan."

I smiled and motioned for Riki to go find it and put it in the DVD player. I glanced over to March and saw him seething quietly. He was staring down at his hands,

"March? Are you okay?"

He snapped out of his daze, eyes shooting yo to me,

"I'm glad you're safe."

Was all he said before turning his attention to the movie. I turned back to Jackson, who was completely snuggled against me, and held him. I saw Bex glaring at me and I reached over to squeeze his hand,

"Don't be like that. He's had a rough day too. He blames himself and right now he needs all of us to support him."

Bex gripped my hand tightly,

"I know. I just don't like seeing him so close to you."

I rolled my eyes,

"Don't worry, nothing is gonna happen."

Bex's grip on my hand loosened as we returned our attention to the movie.

When the movie had ended, I looked around and saw that March and Riki were asleep. I giggled and grabbed two blankets to cover each of them up. Bex smiled,

"You're so kind, Y/N."

I shrugged,

"I don't want them to be cold. We've all had a rough day. C'mon, let's get everyone to bed."

He smiled again and got Jackson up the stairs while I went to Senri, who was barely awake,

"C'mon, let's go to bed."

He grumbled in acknowledgment and stood up, pulling me into a tight hug,

"Senri...?"

"You scared me."

He whispered softly. I hesitantly hugged him back,

"I'm sorry. I only ran because what you said spooked me. I didn't mean for all of this to happen."

He moved his left hand from my waist so it held the back of my head,

"I'm sorry I scared you, Y/N. You've been through enough."

He led me upstairs to my room and got me into bed. I smiled up at him,

"You know, you put on a cold facade, but deep down you do care about all of them."

I said sleepily, shutting my eyes. I heard him chuckle,

"I do, but you're missing the most important person I care about."

His tone was soothing as I felt him kiss my forehead, sleep overtaking me as I softly questioned him,

"Who?"

"You."