A.N. don't own anything.

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"Emma, out of bed, now. You're going to be late." My mother shouted from downstairs.

"And what a shame that would be." I told myself. "Yeah mum I'm up." I said rolling out of bed. I quickly showered and changed into jeans and a tank top. First day of school, its always fun starting at a new school. I walked into the kitchen and found my mother sitting at the bench, drinking a cup of coffee.

"Please tell me there is still some coffee for me?" I asked as I entered.

"In the pot. You ready for your first day?" she asked me.

"Am I ever?" I replied, pouring my self a coffee.

"Well just try to stay out of trouble my darling girl, it's only the first day at least wait until your second day before getting suspended."

"I promise no trips to the principal until tomorrow." I said sitting down beside her.

"That's all I ask. Now, I've got a surprise for you when you ready to go." I downed the rest of my coffee and nodded.

"I'm ready." We stood up and she led me outside. In the driveway I spotted a green VW Beetle. I turned to mum and she held out the keys.

"It's to say thank you for being so supportive of the move, and not causing a fuss."

"Oh mum I love it." I said giving her a hug and took the keys. "Thank you."

"Well you should get going. And be careful." She warned as I walked over to my new car.

I arrived at school. Neptune High. Home of the Pirates. The place my mother loathed. I headed into the admin. office and was ushered into the Vice Principal's office.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Miss Emma-Lynn Mars." I looked up to see Wallace Fennell sitting behind the desk.

"Uncle Wallace." I squealed running over to give him a hug.

"Hey Em, how you holding up?" He asked as we sat down.

"I'm ok, I'm worried about mum. I don't know what she'll do if he doesn't wake up." I told him tears springing into my eyes.

"Don't worry, he'll wake up. Your gramps is a strong one. You Mars's are all fighters." He told me.

"That we are." I simply replied.

The day was long and I was starting to get annoyed with the stares. I nearly yelled with joy at the final bell. I threw my unnecessary books into my locker and left. I made my way down the main street to mum studio. 'Epic Photography' my mum's pride and joy. When she found out she was pregnant she decided, and Grandpa supported her decision, to forgo the P.I. biz and pursue her other passion that held significantly less risk. She was making quite a name for herself. What started of as freelance work and family portraits has become magazine shoots and celebrity weddings, fashion shows and runaway shoots. She gets to travel a bit but prefers to work from the studio. Sometimes, I even get to go with her. I walked inside and a bell rang overhead.

"Mum, you here?" I called out.

"Out the back." She yelled back. I made my way to the back room. "Hey sweets, how was school?"

"Eh, it was school." I told her.

"Hungry?" She asked.

"Always."

"Want to go get a couple of icecreams from next door?"

"Sure you buying?"

"Here. Make mine a double choc toffee." She said handing my some money. As I walked out of the icecream shop, I wasn't watching where I was going and ran straight into someone, sending the icecreams everywhere.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." I tried vainly to get the icecream off the guy's shirt.

"That's ok I wasn't paying attention either. How 'bout I buy you another icecream to replace these?" he said. I looked up and saw that I had run into Logan Echolls. I had seen pictures of him from my mum when she'd tell me stories about high school and her friends and ex's, and it looked like not much had changed, maybe looked a little older.

"Uh yeah sure, I should get them before my mum sends out a search party for me." I stutter out. We went back inside and got another icecream. We waited in silence. I didn't know what to say. What do you say to the guy that your mother described as her one real love? Her one real heartbreak? As we walked back outside and to the studio, he kept stealing glances my way.

"Well this is me. Thanks for these, and I'm sorry I ruined your shirt."

"That's ok really. Now this may sound weird and like a line, but, have we met before?" he asked.

"No we haven't." I told him.

"How old are you?"

"I'll be 17 in February." I turned and opened the door and was about to walk inside when he asked,

"What's you name?"

"Emma-Lynn." I told him.

"Em, there you are, I was getting worried." Mum said coming out from the back room. She stopped in her tracks when she spotted Logan standing there with me.

"Veronica Mars." He said stepping inside. "How you been Ronnie?"

"I'm just gonna go out back do my homework or something." I said leaving them to it.

A.N. ok so let me know what you all think. there is more to come. reviews are luv so keep the love coming. Emifaith.