Kevin is awesome, say it with me. KEVIN IS AWESOME.

The bear is from 'Complete Repeat' I think he's Kevin's but I'm not totally sure. I think he said Mr. Bumble but if I'm wrong let me know.

Vulnerable

Sometimes its easy to feel bad for yourself and say things you know were never true.

Another sigh filled the quiet room. Nick groaned and almost broke the pencil he was writing with.

It had been his twentieth sigh since he woke up a half hour ago. Nick looked at Joe who looked up at him from his bed.

Joe shrugged at Nick's gaze. It had been a day since the accident. A day since he had spoken to Kevin and he wasn't feeling up to it yet.

Kevin looked up and glared at Joe and he quickly averted his gaze back to his comic book.

Kevin smiled slightly at the control and went back to sighing. He looked at his broken right arm then to his guitars, sighed, and started again.

"Will you stop that already?" Nick shouted after five more sighs.

Kevin stopped and glared at him. "You'd feel miserable too Nicholas if Joe had caused you to break your arm" he shouted back.

Joe stood and went to the fire pole. He sighed there and turned to face his brothers.

"I didn't tell you to take the stupid dare Kevin" he said and left.

"Good job bro" Nick said disgusted and stormed off as well. He went into their recording booth and locked himself in with a guitar.

Kevin stuck his tongue out at his retreating back. "No one gets it Mr. Bumble, I'm useless on stage without playing guitar" he said to the worn out teddy bear beside him.

Joe had snuck around and back upstairs and sighed when he heard Kevin's confession from the stairs.

He sat on the stairs and wondered how he'd make Kevin feel better. All he could see though was the accident when he closed his eyes.

"What are you doing bro?" Kevin asked as Joe didn't come from under his bed a few minutes later.

Joe crawled out covered in dust but smiling triumphantly. He held a dusty hat and shades.

He beat the dust off and slid on the objects.

"I'm going out bro…there is a new skate park opening a few blocks away and I want to skateboard now" he explained.

Kevin raised a brow.

"You want to come?" Joe asked after a few seconds.

Kevin shrugged. "Do you want me to come, I mean if you don't want me to" he started and was hit with a hat.

"Did that answer your question?" Joe asked and Kevin stuck his tongue out at him.

Kevin knocked on the glass door where their younger brother was and soon Nick was putting on a hat too.

"I'm only going because watching Joe fail at looking cool is amusing" he told Kevin.

Joe answered by smacking him with a pillow. Nick countered and it was ten minutes before they left as the pillow war was on.

They each grabbed a skateboard they were given for Christmas. Sandy had seen the poster when they did and bought them early.

The boys ran outside after each sacrificing an old clothing item. The girls chased them but they got away somehow.

When they got to the park and took out their helmet and pads from their backpacks Joe began showing off.

He slipped off a rail and Nick laughed. Joe jumped up and glared at him and asked if he could do better.

Nick grinned and executed the trick perfectly.

"Spoilsport" Joe grumbled. Kevin laughed and high fived Nick.

"Okay wise guy what can you do?" Joe asked Kevin not to be totally outdone.

Kevin shrugged. "I just wanted to skate around Joe, nothing too crazy" he answered.

"Oh right, I forgot you're a chicken" Joe said.

"I am not" Kevin began and Joe made chicken noises which made him angry.

"Fine…what do you want me to do Joseph?" he asked in an angry voice.

Joe grinned and pointed out the biggest ramp in the park.

"Do a trick on there…something cool" he said and Kevin went off.

He miscalculated as he went up the other side of the ramp. He fell on his right arm and cried out in pain.

Joe's face went from cocky to sorry in seconds as he and Nick ran to Kevin.

"Bro are you okay?" he asked and Kevin didn't answer as he hissed in pain. Tears fell from his eyes and Joe got his answer.

Joe opened his eyes not wanting to picture the ambulance ride to the hospital and his parents faces as he told on himself.

His parents weren't that mad though it was only Kevin holding a grudge.

Joe stood up getting an idea. Kevin believed the guitar was his only useful talent on stage so Joe would prove him wrong.

He ran to the booth not daring to look at Kevin. He knocked on the door and Nick let him in.

"I think I have an idea how to cheer up Kevin" he said and Nick nodded.

Joe whispered to him and Nick nodded again. "Sounds good Joseph…lets bring it by dad though" he said and the two hurried down to find him.

Tom approved. "If you think it will cheer up the kid I say go for it" he said.

Nick and Joe nodded and Tom arranged for a concert on Saturday. The two went back upstairs and picked the songs out.

"It'd have to be a short concert the doctor says" Nick told Joe as he called Kevin's doctor.

"I can't play Nick…you two do the concert" Kevin said overhearing him.

Nick shook his head. "Were a team bro…don't worry you'll be doing something" he said.

Kevin walked over to the table where Joe sat and looked at the songs he was writing out.

"You want me to sing?" he asked Nick and he nodded. "It was Joe's idea" he said and left to give them some space.

He went into his bed with the songs Joe wrote.

"Joe…I don't get it"

"I heard you earlier…when I left down the pole I got a drink and came back up but stopped when I heard you talking to Mr. Bumble" he explained.

"Joe…"

"I'm sorry Kevin you got hurt, that wasn't my plan…I hate when Nick is better" Joe interrupted and Kevin laughed.

"I'm not mad at you" he said and held up his good hand to stop Joe from interrupting.

"I was mad at myself for not doing something easy and took it out on you and I'm sorry bro" he added quickly.

"So were cool?" Joe asked and Kevin nodded. "If you give me a hug" he said and Joe groaned.

He got up though and gave him a half hug under his good arm.

"Okay so what about the concert?" Kevin asked when they broke apart.

"You're singing dude" Nick answered. "But…"

"Bro you're a great singer…live a little" Joe interrupted silencing him.

Kevin nodded but still was unsure. Two days later it was Saturday and the boys stepped out.

Kevin took off the sling and showed off the cast on his wrist.

"Hey everyone as you can see Kevin had a small accident so were going to make him the star tonight and Joe and I will be backing him up" Nick told the crowd.

"Kevin is a little nervous though as he is used to us being the lead so lets cheer him on" Joe added and everyone chanted Kevin's name.

Kevin grinned and with his left hand took the microphone. Joe and Nick nodded and began to play guitar and 'Keep it real' began.

Kevin began as Nick gave him the cue and the song went perfect. After that Kevin felt more confident and they sang five more songs before the concert was done.

"Thank you all for coming" Nick said when they ended.

"This is why tickets were cheap, it was just our way of showing Kev he is loved" Joe added.

"Thanks bros and thanks everyone for coming hope you had fun" Kevin said and then they bowed while everyone cheered.

"Maybe I should keep the cast on and take center stage" Kevin said as they went backstage.

Joe and Nick nodded but had uneasy looks on their faces.

"Gotcha" Kevin laughed and they both smiled. "I'm fine with being the energetic rocker" he said to their relief.

"Good but you should sing lead least once every show now" Nick said and Kevin could live with that.

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