Everybody fell silent as they all looked at her.

Cara with wide eyes. She felt her cheeks warm up as she refused to meet anybody's gaze. She let go of Zen's hand as she placed them on her lap and she kept looking down until she heard Saeran's voice.

"Who did this?" His voice was filled with anger that she began to feel frightened. His stare at her was so intense… so honest… so angry that she knew they would go to all lengths just to help her be safe. She silently shook her head as she silently pleaded Saeran to reconsider doing what she thought he was thinking.

"Saeran—" she began but she heard Saeyoung's voice boom out and she suddenly jumped.

"WHO?!"

Cara shut her eyes as she slowly calmed herself down. She opened her mouth to explain but she felt Zen's hand on her shoulder.

"Saeyoung, I understand your anger, but please, you're scaring her. Let her explain." Zen quietly said. To Cara's surprise, Zen was the most calm in the group when she expected him to have the angry outburst. She was scared because she never saw this side from the twins. Yoosung remained silent but she could tell her was holding his tongue. Yoosung himself looked very grave.

Cara knew she needed to explain how and when did she guess who wanted to kill her and why.

"It's one of the guests last time we had the party." She started.

"He kept on forcing himself on me during the party, but I refused. He wanted me so that he could get leverage among the other guests and maybe get special treatment. I refused and he told me that as long as I block out what he wants, he'll make my life hell. He is too powerful, guys. I can't let you risk it…" Cara explained. She had indeed been getting a lot of threats from the man, but she was too busy for other things that she didn't have the time to feel scared.

"Did he do things to you before? Something like the fire, but subtle?" Saeyoung asked.

Cara shook her head as she tried to remember if he did something else than block her exit in the fire.

"No, he only gave me scary messages." Cara said.

"You don't seem to be rattled upon the fact that somebody is out to get you." Saeran silently looked at her. His eyes were telling her that she did great for being brave and it held something like an encouragement that she can rely on them.

"Thank you." Cara blurted out. She hated the mere fact that the whole encounter with the fire made her so emotional, but she was so touched that the RFA were there to take care of her and help her when she knew she didn't deserve all of this after barging in their lives over her being gullible, thinking she was doing somebody a favor by returning a lost phone some stranger found in a train.

All the men looked at her, shocked at her outburst o gratitude as they watched her cry. She clenched her hands on the blanket that was wrapped from her waist down to her toes. She couldn't stop the tears from flowing as she looked down, her hair covering her entire face as she sobbed. Tears spilling onto the blanket, leaving wet blotches as proof of her grief over her near death experience and gratitude over these people who took her safety an utmost importance when she didn't deserve it. She tried wiping her tears but she flinched in pain as she remembered that her hand has an IV tube connected to it. She suddenly started when she felt an arm wrap around her from her side.

To her surprise, it was Saeran holding her.

"Don't cry." he silently said as he awkwardly patted her head. Soon after, she felt another set of arms wrap around her. This time it was Saeyoung's.

"We'll fix this for you." His tone was back to the Saeyoung she was close with. She closed her eyes as she felt the comfort the twins gave her. She then felt yet again, another pair of arms wrap around her from behind, realizing it was Yoosung.

"We're family, Cara. We look after our own." he said. She smiled as she leaned into their touch.

"Thank you." She whispered.

"No. It is you we should thank." Saeran said. "We wouldn't be where we are now if you didn't come in our lives. Even if it was an evil lure by my past self, I am still glad I chose you. You have a heart of gold, Cara." Saeran said.

"You saved us all, Cara." Yoosung said.

"You gave us a new chance in life, and this time we'll protect your with all that we've got." Saeyoung said.

She was comforted and she felt so loved and happy. She was so fortunate. If she would be given the chance to repeat what had happened to her, she would do it over and over again if it meant that she could be with these people for all her life. She treasured them and she was glad that they treasured her too.

"Oh. I didn't know we're having a group hug. Let me join in!" Zen chimed in as he tried to lighten the mood. Cara chuckled as the trio said "No!" all at the same time. Zen recoiled from shock, disgust and jealousy replacing his shocked features.

"You had her when we didn't enter the room." Saeyoung pointed out.

Zen blushed and looked away and Cara could feel her cheeks get warm as she she herself blushed while the trio held her in their arms.

Cara was sleeping on the couch as her head laid on Saeyoung's lap. She was still feeling weak so she slept a lot but she insisted of moving around. By noon, the doctors returned and they removed the IV and urged Cara to eat and rest right after. She was watching TV with the trio when they decided to play and Cara would just watch. She asked Saeyoung if she could lie down in the middle of the trio's game since she wanted to be near somebody she's close to.

Zen was very jealous and he regretted the mere fact that he went outside to get food for them all. He wanted his lap to be where she's resting her head, but instead she went with Saeyoung's. He couldn't blame himself is she wanted to lie on Saeyoung's lap. She was best friends with the guy. Still, he couldn't erase the tinge of jealousy he felt pinching at his heart, waiting to be acknowledged. He slammed the door as loud as he could so that he could announce his arrival.

"Oh hyung you're here! Just put the groceries at the counter and come join us." Yoosung said as he waved his hand which was holding the controller. Zen shook his head as he made his way to the couch and he kicked Saeyoung, telling him he's getting Cara off of him since he wanted to sit.

He slowly held Cara's head and raised it as he moved her body and re-positioned her; her head laid on his broad chest as he held her. She suddenly shifted and she suddenly raised her head.

"You're home." She said. He nodded as he smiled at her. She suddenly looked at him and she tilted her head to the side, causing her locks to flow to the direction where she tilted. Something in her movements were different that even Saeyoung noticed.

"What is it?" Saeyoung asked.

"I want to go to the park." she suddenly burst out. She must've been having an anxiety attack because Zen noticed she was looking from one direction to another. She's like this when she's about to get an anxiety attack. She always hid in the park to calm down.

"She's getting crazy and she's not even living here." Saeran chuckled as he turned the console off and stood up and reached for his brother's and Yoosung's coat.

"Let's go."

And they all went to the park.

Cara was walking around the park in Saeran's sweat pants and sweater. It was autumn and the wind was quite harsh but she didn't mind. She suddenly remembered the fire as she was sleeping and it was a good thing she woke up at Zen's door slam. However, she could feel her anxiety awaken for the first time after the fire incident. It was spoiled of her ask her friends to come out for her, but she didn't have the strength to handle herself at Saeyoung's house. She needed to breathe fresh air and relax.

She was to live with Zen for the mean time as Saeyoung tracked the man who wanted to kill her. They all decided that it's Zen who she'll be staying with since the concept wasn't new to both and Zen can protect her. She agreed, but what worried her was that she might lose herself in her thoughts of Zen. She was starting to feel fuzzier and this makes her feel disconcerted since she was still confused on why was she feeling this way when it comes to Zen.

She knew she'd always choose Zen over the offer of the others that they'd take care of her. She knew Zen and they have been together in one roof before, so she could do the same now. It is the least she could do since they worked hard in protecting her. Besides, her heart and mind shouted the same thing regarding this issue. She really wanted to be with Zen.

She closed her eyes as she took in the breeze as it whirled around her and ruined her hair. She had to be careful of the things she were feeling when she was with Zen. She needed to control it. She can't let things happen to her twice.

She shook her head as her mind was about to let her remember the things she wanted to forget. As she gazed at the autumn trees and as the sky darkened, she realized that it was almost time for them to go back. They had to prepare herself since she'll be moving in with Zen when Jumin calls them for something. It is as if the men she was with were waiting for something Jumin would say.

As she thought of this, she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket as she saw that Saeyoung was calling her. She answered as she continued to stare at the wonderful autumn trees.

"Cara, we need to get back. Jumin's on his way from work."

Cara turned around too fast that she bumped into a person as she spoke with Seven.

"Oh!" Cara gasped, her hand still holding the phone to her ear as she felt two arms steady her on her feet since she technically bumped into a wall of a person so tall. She almost stumbled back and lose her balance because of the impact of bumping to this person. She thought that maybe it was her jittery feeling of anxiety, but something wasn't right.

"Woah hey. Easy." the man murmured.

Cara froze.

She was about to apologize, but when she heard that voice, she lost her voice. At the same time, the wind blew around them and she smelled a perfume that she didn't expect to smell for the longest time. Hoping that she has made a mistake of thinking of who this person was, she slowly pushed herself to look up at the face of the person.

It was as if time stood still as she looked up on the eyes of the demons of her past. Her eyes widened, and she felt colder than she's supposed to. Memories suddenly came crashing onto her, making her feel wave after wave of emotions, pain and grief being the more prominent than anything else. She couldn't move her mouth, she couldn't even breathe.

"Cara? Who was that? Cara!" She could hear Saeyoung's worried voice over the phone but she couldn't respond. She stood there, at arms length with the person in front of her, the wind adding on to the chill she felt slowly creep into her system. Her hands started to shake and she suddenly felt afraid.

"Cara." He breathed.

Cara lost a grip on her phone and it fell on the ground, the impact being cushioned by a bed of dried autumn leaves.

With one word, with just her name… Her past that she tried to forget came back to her all at once.

"When the conscious self have successfully forgotten, the subconscious will find ways to make you remember."

And she knew she was doomed.