I DO NOT OWN JONAS

The ten second stare down that happened after their parents came home and sent Frankie right to his room, was the most uncomfortable moment of Kevin and Joe's lives. "Start talking." Tom demanded, since they both just stared blankly back at him, from where they sat on opposite sides of the couch. Kevin swallowed a sigh of sadness and opened his mouth to speak. Before he had a chance to, Joe shoved the words right back down his throat and then said some of his own. "I threw the first punch." He said loudly, sounding very serious.

Kevin's heart nearly stopped. What had they gotten themselves into? Tom waited for them to say more, and Sandy returned, an equally angry expression on her face. "What was this fight about?!" She asked them, after seconds of them sitting in silence went by. Joe considered keeping his mouth shut, but a thought that wouldn't go away didn't let that happen. A pain equal to the one he was feeling of Nick's current state spoke for him.

"He's hiding something from me…" Kevin had to fight to keep his eyes from widening. A chill went down his spine as his parents glared, speechless. He looked at the two of them as if he was disappointed, and finally spoke. "Listen. It doesn't matter anymore. It's over now. Nothing's ever as bad as it seems." "No." Sandy agreed. Her tone was sharp and her soul seemed shattered. "Sometimes it's worse."

She looked at her husband, feeling hopeless. He still had the strength to speak, the anger he felt was the only way he could manage his words. Without it, sadness would have left him silent. "Stay away from each other." He ordered. "It's going to be awhile until you two have lives again, ESPECIALLY famous ones! If word about this finds its way to print… the band is over."

He was about to leave them with those words, but turned around realizing he forgot something. "Apologize." He said. His sons looked at each other before turning their heads back to face him. There was no possible way for them to sound more honest when saying "I'm sorry." at the same time.

Tom walked away then, mumbling to himself sadly. "I never thought this would happen." Neither did they.

Kevin ascended the stairs, and Joe walked out the front door, without a word. Sandy still stood where she was, arms crossed and head down.

The bathroom door opened up when Kevin reached the top of the steps. "Why would you lie?" Stella whispered, coming up to him after leaving her hiding place. Her eyes were glazed over with tears, she'd heard everything.

"He thinks we'll never forgive him." Kevin whispered back. He was talking about Nick, and she knew he would be before he even opened his mouth. "Why should we look so innocent?" In answer, Stella pulled him into a hug. Macy watched from the doorway, thinking her heroes sure knew how to make her feel like crying. Everyone was trying to be strong.

Downstairs, the front door opened. Nick hadn't passed Joe on the way home. Not only had they been going in different directions, Joe would've been running too face to notice or be noticed if they hadn't. Sandy turned her head in his direction. He froze when he saw she was standing in the place where he'd been lying face down. She wiped her eyes and spoke slow. "Do you know what's going on?" Her words stayed in the air for the time it took him to absorb the shock. He almost glared at her, putting his hands in his pockets. "I don't think you have any idea." He whispered.

"I might." The two words broke the silence between them. It was Frankie, and he only came out of his room to give Nick a half threatening, half sympathetic stare before turning right around to walk back.

I know this was short, but there's more to come Please review!