Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, nor do I own any of the songs. They're Dream Street's. I do own Wakoki Records, Corey, Kevin, and Corbette.

A/N - I'm on it again. The next edition of The Ishida Brothers is here. Kevin finds Jack doing something he shouldn't be doing and TK and Matt fight again. Plus, the boys meet someone new who will tour with them.

Shout outs to Dreamer4, Dark Gamer, Light Gamer, EeyoreP, Knight, SaturnsChild, EvilTenchi, PhoniexChild, TogetherAgain, Wolfie, Archangeluk, Arylwren, Digicowboy, Blackout12, Phire Phoenix, Authormon, alfogamer2, Insane Friend 02, sweetchick08079, Takari's Baybee, Immia, AlexPG13, and shadow2k. Special dedication to DJ Clue for making me get back up and write more to this.

The Ishida Brothers

By: Hopeful Writer

Chapter 4 - The First Day

The bus drove slowly. None of the boys spoke. Corey was playing his Game Boy on his bed. Corbette was drawing. Matt was writing a new song. Kevin was sleeping. And TK was thinking about Kari. Their goodbye had been painful.

**FLASHBACK**

"Do you have to go, TK?" Kari asked, sobbing as she hugged him tightly.

"Yeah. Don't worry. I'll only be gone for a couple months, and really less than that. The last few weeks are concerts nearby." TK had to fight the tears that burned behind his lowered eyelids.

"I love you," she whispered, not for the first time.

TK kissed her forehead and held her there, scarcely breathing. It took a moment for him to respond, "I love you, too. Nothing's ever going to change that. Not if I have a million gorgeous girls stripping off their clothes and giving me a lap dance," he promised.

Kari chuckled despite herself. "How long have you been thinking about that?"

TK laughed. "Actually, it's from Pretty Woman. Matt, Tai, and Sora were watching it the other night, and I sat with them for a little while. The night you went out with Yolei."

"I remember."

"TK! It's time to go!" It was Corbette's voice, ringing in his ears.

TK kissed Kari passionately. "I love you. I'll see you when I get back."

"Okay, TK. I love you. Have fun."

TK smiled at her. "I will. I'll write to you and call you every day."

"You'd better."

TK released her and walked slowly away. "Bye," he whispered.

She waved, tears streaming down her cheeks.

**END FLASHBACK**

TK cried now, thinking about it. He pulled out a piece of paper and popped on his headphones, trying to block out the thoughts. Maybe he'd write a song, like Matt was doing. He called it I Miss You.

Jack came back a little while later to talk to the boys, which involved waking Kevin. He grumbled slightly, but turned full attention to Jack anyway. "We're going to stop at a hotel for the next few nights. We're about 50 more miles from our first concert spot. We'll be on the road for another three hours or so. Everyone doing okay back here?"

"I'm bored," Corey whined. "I beat all my games."

Jack sighed. "You want to stop at the toy store and buy another? My treat."

Corey gaped at him. "You'd let me do that?"

"Sure, we'll stop as soon as I see one."

"What's the bus driver's name?" Corbette asked.

"Peter. Why?"

"Just wondering." Corbette went back to drawing.

"Where are we stopping?" Matt inquired.

"In a town called Furukawa (A/N - the town is real. I checked the encyclopedia. I just don't know anything about it, so don't take offense to anything wrong if this is your town)."

Kevin's head snapped up. "Furukawa?"

"Yes." The boy let a swear words squeak past his lips. "What's wrong?" Jack demanded.

"Nothing." Kevin never explained why he asked questions.

* ~ * ~ *

They arrived in Furukawa in a few hours. Corey bought a new game, so he was quiet most of the trip. TK and Matt were wrapped up in their song writing. Corbette stopped drawing and fell asleep. That left Kevin to think.

At the hotel, the twins immediately wanted to room together. That left Kevin, Corey, and TK to slug it out for the solo room, seeing as Jack wouldn't room with them. "Don't get your hopes up, guys. There may be someone else joining us on the tour," Jack told them. "If the deal didn't fall through."

A young voice piped up, "It didn't, Uncle Jack."

"Sakira!" Jack exclaimed. He hugged her, then turned back to the Ishidas. "Boys, this is my niece, Sakira. She will be joining you on the tour, as your opening act. She'll have to room with one of you."

TK, Kevin, and Corey stared at Jack, at Sakira, then at each other. In a very low voice, TK said, "I have a girlfriend. Kari would totally kill me for rooming with her."

Corey looked petrified. "I don't wanna room with a girl. Not in a million years."

TK and Corey turned to Kevin. "Aw, come on," he moaned. "Why me?"

"Better question is, why not you?" TK corrected.

"Because I'm allergic to girls."

"Like hell you are."

"Because I don't wanna."

"Not good enough."

"Because you're mean?"

"Bite me."

"Fine," Kevin finally relented. He studied Sakira. She was a cute one, about his age with waist-length black hair and sincere gray eyes. He walked over to her. "I'm Kevin Ishida," he greeted, extending his right hand out of habit. "I'll be your roommate for the next few months."

Sakira beamed and shook his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kevin. Thank you for being nice enough to room with me."

"No problem. Oh, and that's TK, Corey, Matt, and Corbette. My brothers."

"Wow, you have quite a big family."

"I guess you haven't heard of us before?" Corey asked, looking disappointed.

"No, I've seen your commercial on television and I have a copy of your CD. But I never thought I'd meet you in person. Uncle Jack didn't tell me I'd be touring with you. You see, you're the reason I started singing to begin with. I saw on the Internet how you used to perform in bars until you were "discovered" and I decided I could do it too, especially with my uncle to help get me into the music business."

Corey frown faded and he smiled happily. "Cool!"

* ~ * ~ *

TK and Matt got into another fight that night because TK was moaning about missing Kari. "God, TK, get your head out of the clouds for once!" Matt yelled. "Why can't you ever think about what's going on, instead of the past or the future?"

"You're just jealous because you don't have anyone to miss!" TK screamed back.

Matt punched him, bloodying his nose. An all-out brawl erupted, leaving the other three boys too afraid to get involved. "Stop this now!" Jack roared, coming into the room.

TK and Matt paused, giving Corbette and Kevin time to pull them apart. "What's the meaning of this?" Jack demanded, seeing the abashed faces of TK and Matt.

"I miss my girlfriend and Matt can't understand that!" TK told him.

"TK always lives in the past. He has to move on. Kari will still be there when he gets back," Matt retorted.

"Shut up both of you," Jack ordered. He looked tired and his speech was a little slurred. "You're not to be fighting about such stupid things. TK, Matt's right. Your girlfriend will still be there when you get back. You have to focus on the present. Matt, TK's right. He should be allowed to miss his girlfriend as long as he still goes on with his life."

"Is this normal?" Corey whispered to Kevin. "Should they be fighting so much?" Kevin merely shrugged, not taking his eyes of Jack.

The manager left soon after, and Matt and TK were released. They sulked into their own rooms and shut each other out. Corey and Corbette went down to the hotel pool. Kevin set off for his own room.

"Hi," Sakira greeted as he entered. She was hanging up some of her clothes in the closet.

"Hello."

"What are you going to do for the two hours we've got before dinner?"

Kevin grinned. "Explore the hotel. Wanna come?"

Sakira smiled slyly. "Sure. Let's go."

They wandered down the hall a little bit, before Kevin whispered, "You know you can pick hotel locks by using a credit card?" (A/N - I have no idea if that's true, but it seems kind of funny.)

"You're lying."

"No, watch." Kevin pulled a priceline.com card out of wallet and stuck it in the lock of the nearest door. There was a small click and he pulled the handle down hard. He opened the door a little and peaked in. It was Jack's room. And Jack was downing drink after drink of something. Kevin couldn't read the bottle, but he could smell it. Alcohol. And a lot of it, too.

Kevin glanced at Sakira, who was watching him, her eyes wide and fearful. They shut the door quietly and snuck back to their room.

"I didn't know my uncle was an alcoholic. Honest, Kevin, I didn't," Sakira swore.

"I know. I believe you," he told her. He was troubled by this. "I'm not sure my parents would be thrilled with this. Let's not tell the others. Maybe it's just this one time because the beginning of the tour was kind of rocky." Kevin didn't believe his own words, and neither did Sakira, but they agreed.

An alcoholic manager and two bickering brothers, Kevin thought. What's going to happen next?

A/N - To be continued. See, I can finish this story. It's actually getting quite interesting. Please review. The button's down there. No, the other one. No! That's the back button! It's in the lower left corner. There you go. Please review.

NEXT TIME - The boys perform and they meet some of their fans, as well as more tension between TK and Matt.