A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the long hiatus. Read the Halloween special to understand where this picks up from. As always I hope you enjoy the story and thank you for all your support!

When Jackson opened the door, we were greeted with a furious Senri. The blue haired teen squeezed my hand as he shook slightly from fear. I squeezed his back to reassure him that he'd be alright. When Senri turned his gaze to me, his anger appeared to dim as worry surfaced in his features. His gaze burned through me as he spoke,

"Are you alright? What did he do?"

Senri asked, anger prevalent in his voice as he sent an accusatory glare at Jackson that caused him to shrink slightly under the honor student's crushing gaze. I placed my left hand on Senri's shoulder, making his gaze snap back to me as I responded,

"I'm alright. Jackson just got scared and acted impulsively."

I explained, hoping Senri would accept my response. The blonde nodded as his gaze traveled down to where Jackson's hand gripped my own. I could see the anger rising in his eyes again, but he kept himself more composed this time as he spoke,

"Regardless, both of you need to come down stairs. The others are extremely worried about you, (Y/N). It took everything I had to convince March not to break the door down."

I laughed quietly at his last comment as Senri led Jackson and I down the stairs to the living room. As soon as we entered the faces of the other boys lit up,

"You're back!"

Bex shouted happily, but his joy wavered when he saw Jackson was holding my hand,

"Why are you touching her?"

Bex asked in an icy tone I've never heard him use before. Jackson shook more as he tried to respond,

"I-I didn't... I got scared and-"

"And what?"

March asked, his infamous temper flaring as he and Bex pummeled him with questions and insults. Jackson stumbled over his words as he tried to respond. My heart ached for him, it was like he was a completely different person. His eyes were glued to the floor and I knew I had to step in and help,

"Stop it, both of you! Can't you see you're both scaring him?"

I snapped at them as I removed my hand from his and wrapped my arm around his shoulder as he started to cry. March glared at me,

"What the hell? He locks you up and this is how you treat him?!"

He asked incredulously. I looked up at him,

"He only did it because he was scared. After everything with Naomi he's so terrified that something else is gonna happen to me. Yes, I wasn't thrilled initially that he locked us both in his room but he wasn't himself at the time. He was just scared and now both of you are scaring him more. You guys are his closest friends, you should know him better than anyone!"

I said coldly. It was clear Jackson had some issues because of Naomi that he needed to work through. He clearly wasn't in his right mind this morning and it infuriated me that they weren't being more supportive and trying to help him. I heard March sigh angrily,

"Well, this wouldn't have happened if someone wouldn't have let him have the key."

March cast a death glare in Bex's direction as he spoke. The blue eyed teen in question responded with venom in his voice,

"I didn't give it to him, he stole it! Besides, it isn't like Riki did anything to stop him!"

Now it was Riki's turn to stand up and join the argument, 

"Don't you put this on me, it isn't my fault you didn't listen to me! I told you not to open that door! Besides if it's anyone's fault she ended up locked in there it's Senri's!"

"That's ridiculous."

Senri spat at the violet eyed model as he stood up, crossing his arms as he joined the fray. I felt Jackson move and saw him stand up, all traces of the vulnerable boy from a few minutes ago was gone. The boy next to me now was angry--furious, even--as he moved to stand directly in front of Senri,

"If you wouldn't have fucking scared her she wouldn't have run out of the house like she did and Naomi couldn't have abducted her! It's your fault she was out there in the first place!"

Jackson shouted at the honor student as Bex, March, and Riki began to gang up on Senri,

"He's right! It's your fault she was even out there!"

Riki shouted at Senri, 

"How the hell was I supposed to know Naomi was going to abduct her?!"

Senri countered, fury blazing in his eyes. I could tell their emotions were running high and I wanted to diffuse the situation, but the louder they yelled and the angrier they became I began to feel scared. The room felt like it was closing down on me and my breathing became shallow and rapid, just like it did when I was little. I backed up until I hit the wall,

"G-guys..."

I said softly as I began sliding down the wall, pulling my knees close to me when I hit the floor. The boys were too wrapped up in their argument to hear me,

It's your fault,

The nagging voice said. My eyes widened in shock, I hadn't heard that voice in years. I only heard it when my parents were fighting,

This is because of you. You ran away. You caused this,

There it was again. The small, nagging voice from my childhood that convinced me every time my parents argued it was my fault. I looked down and saw my hands were shaking slightly. That was a bad sign,

You were selfish. You're tearing this friendship apart,

The voice said harshly. I shook my had vigorously as I tried to stand up. I used the wall to brace myself as I made my way to the stairs. I knew I had to get out of the room before I passed out from my looming panic attack. I took a deep breath to calm my nerves a bit and get my breathing a bit more under control,

"I hate you!"

I heard one of them shout during the argument. I froze. All my previous panic and fear came flooding back,

He was talking to you. So were your parents. You just didn't look at them when they said it, 

The voice whispered. I shook my head, not wanting to believe it as my legs gave out and I collapsed on the staircase. A few moments later, I felt someone help me stand up,

"Oh my god, (Y/N), are you alright?"

I heard Jackson whisper to me,

"It's my fault."

Was all I managed to get out in the midst of my panic attack. Jackson seemed to realize what was going on and scooped my up in his arms,

"What the hell are you doing?"

March yelled at Jackson, causing me to flinch. Jackson scowled at the dancer,

"She's terrified of yelling, idiot. She's having a panic attack because of you guys. I'm getting her out of here before you do any more damage to her."

I glanced up and saw the others had a mixture of shock, regret, and sorrow on their faces as Jackson swiftly carried me up the stairs to my room. When we got inside, he shut the door and set me on the bed gently,

"I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have started a shouting match with them. This is my fault."

Jackson apologized as he held me close to him,

"Just breath, Darling, it's alright. No one here is angry at you. You're okay."

He said, his voice was soft and soothing as he calmed me down. After a few minutes, I looked up at him,

"This has happened to you, hasn't it?"

I asked quietly. Jackson nodded,

"More times than I can count. Naomi was always yelling at me for something. She'd abuse me and tell me it was my fault. After a while I started to feel like everything was my fault. Whenever something didn't go as planned I'd feel like it was my fault and I'd start apologizing. I didn't even know why I was sorry, I just felt like I had to be. When you said it was all your fault I understood how you felt. You had the same look on your face I did when I was younger."

He held me closer to him as he spoke,

"What I said was true. None of this is your fault. Please don't blame yourself, okay? You were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yes, what Senri did was wrong. He never should have scared you, but what Naomi did to you isn't his fault. She would've taken you regardless of you running out of the house."

I nodded in understanding as I sat up,

"Thank you for helping me, Jackson. I never blamed any of you for Naomi and I understand now why you reacted the way you did. I'm glad you and the others came for me, just please promise me you won't lock me in your room again."

I said, a soft smile on my face as Jackson nodded vigorously,

"I promise! I'll never do it again! I swear!"

I giggled at his childlike tone and smiled at him,

"Thank you. Hey, would you mind getting Senri for me? There's something I need to talk with him about privately."

Jackson sent me a questioning look,

"What do you need to talk with him about?"

He asked curiously. I responded easily,

"Nothing bad. I just wanted to ask him about something is all."

Jackson nodded in understanding,

"Alrighty. I'll go get him."

I smiled politely at the teen as he got up,

"Thanks, Jackson."

I said happily, causing a bright smile to appear on his face,

"Anything for you~"

He replied as he left the room. Once he closed the door I let out a soft sigh, the smile falling from my face as I thought about what I was going to say to Senri. I knew this little talk could turn sour, especially if my suspicion about some events in this house being staged for my benefit being right. I was pulled from my thoughts when I heard a soft knock on the door,

"Come in."

I said as the door opened to reveal Senri. He quietly shut the door behind him,

"I'm sorry about my behavior earlier, I had no idea arguing would affect you the way it did."

He apologized, his voice was as stoic as usual, but I could see traces of regret in his eyes. I waved off his apology,

"It's alright. Emotions were running high. Besides, only Jackson knew I don't like yelling. It'd be stupid to get angry with you for not knowing something like that."

I explained simply. I saw him relax slightly upon hearing my words,

"I'm glad to hear it. Anyway, Jackson said you wanted to speak to me?"

He inquired, slight confusion in his voice. I nodded, motioning for him to sit on the bed with me,

"Yeah I do."

I felt the bed dip as he sat down in front of me, crossing his legs as I leaned back against the headboard,

"Jackson said something to me. Something that didn't quite make sense. I figured if anyone could explain it, you could."

I told the honor student, who nodded,

"I'll do the best I can. What'd he say?"

Senri asked, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees. I hesitated slightly before deciding to go for it,

"Jackson told me he doesn't have a drinking problem; that he never did. In fact, he said it was your idea."