A/N: Time to break from the norm a bit. AnonymouslyKnown mentioned that they liked Timmy/Vicky, as well as Timmy/Veronica, so I figured I'd do a little oneshot, hopefully it's actually good.

The blonde girl awoke to the sound of her alarm clock blaring the latest Chip Skylark song. She contemplated hitting the snooze button, then realized that she didn't really want to put herself through that repetitious hell this morning and instead shut it off.

Sitting up in bed and stretching, she felt the bones in her neck crack. Even the luxury bed she owned couldn't give her a perfect night's sleep. Throwing the covers off herself and hopping out of bed, the girl moved to her dresser and took out her usual outfit: a white turtleneck sweater and a pink skirt, then grabbed some black leggings as well. She was still a bit too tired to care about her clothes not matching, and she really didn't care anyway. It was cold out, keeping warm came first, then fashion.

Heading into her personal bathroom, she turned on the shower and stripped off her pink night shirt and matching pajama bottoms as she stepped in and sighed as the warm water relaxed away the tension in her muscles.

Well, tension might be a bit dramatic... But keeping up the act that she should've by now been accustomed to was still a pain. She washed her blonde hair thoroughly and sighed as she shut off the hot water. Unproductive as it may be, she would've preferred to stay in the shower for far longer, but she had to get ready for school. Her... 'friend' would be expecting her.

The girl walked in front of the mirror and wiped away the condensation. A blue-eyed reflection stared back at her, blonde hair still dripping wet. She had not yet bothered to dry herself off, and currently stood in front of the mirror stark naked, looking for any physical imperfection she could find. Something she could use to mentally compare herself to the raven-haired girl that was her friend.

...But what was there? She strove to be as similar to the girl as possible, all in an effort to-

It didn't matter. She had long ago thrown out the black wig that replicated Trixie's hairstyle. It couldn't be the hair... and it couldn't be the eyes... Blue eyes weren't ugly, right? Plenty of people had blue eyes... He had blue eyes...

She sighed as she looked herself over. Trixie had her beat in another department, one she wasn't willing to alter: breast size. Not by much, but her friend definitely had bigger breasts than her, if only slightly. Everything else about them was the same. Except... no, it wasn't. The girl hung her head in defeat. She had freckles. A trait that Tang didn't. Not a huge amount, just a light dusting here and there, the most prominent of which accumulated on her cheeks. That couldn't be why he liked her more, could it?

"Veronica! You're going to be late for school!"

A groan escaped Veronica Star's lips as her mother called to her. "I'll be down in a few!" She dried herself off and got dressed, then brushed her teeth. With all of that done, there was only one more morning ritual to take care of... "Hi! I'm- Enh... no..." Clearing her throat and looking at the mirror, she began again. "Hi! I'm Vero- Ugh! No!" She once again cleared her throat, in addition to taking a few deep breaths. "Hi! I'm Veronica Star! It's like, great to meet you!" She grimaced at her fake valley girl accent, feeling her brain cells beginning to diminish as she did. "Like, what a great day..." Veronica stepped out of her bathroom and grabbed her backpack. As she was about to leave her room, she passed by her calender and looked at it. "February... Fourteenth?!" she was tempted to feign illness then and there, but realized she had already called down to her mother, there was no getting out of it now...

Putting up a happy facade so her parents didn't ask her why she looked so depressed, Veronica made her way downstairs and out the door to her mother's car. She got in and looked at her mother, who offered a happy smile and started the car. This was something she was still getting used to. A rather lucrative position had opened up at her father's work, and he had asked that Veronica's mother quit her job to spend more time with their only daughter.

She knew that her mother had been hesitant at first, but she eventually relented and became more stay at home. It made Veronica happy that her mother could spend more time with her, and they were definitely bonding and feeling more like a family as of late, but there were certain things that she wasn't yet comfortable talking with her mother about. Her friendship with Trixie was one of them, mostly because Trixie was her main competition to win a certain brunet's heart. A competition that Veronica was most certainly losing, despite the fact that Trixie wasn't even competing to begin with. "I'm so pathetic..."

"You know what today is, right?"

Veronica sighed and butted her head against the passenger side window. "Singles' Awareness Day..."

"Huh? No... it's Valentine's Day!"

"That's what I said, Mom. It's Valentine's Day if you have a Valentine, which I don't. So for me, it's Singles' Awareness Day."

"Oh it's not that bad... What about Tad?"

"Tad's gay." Veronica deadpanned without averting her gaze from the window.

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"...Well... what about Chad?"

"How do you think I know that Tad is gay?"

"Oh. Oh... I see. There's-"

"Remy's an arrogant prick whose head is so far up his own ass that-"

"Veronica!"

"...Sorry."

"Is something the matter? You're not usually like this..."

"I don't want to get into it right now." She wasn't sure when she had dropped her valley girl facade, but she'd have to find it again soon if today was going to be a normal day for her...

"Hm... Is it about a boy?"

"It- I'll tell you about it when I get home today."

"Alright honey, I'm gonna hold you to that."

The car pulled up in front of the Dimmsdale High School. "Thanks for the ride Mom."

"Of course, try to cheer up, for me?"

Veronica smiled slightly at her mother as she got out of the car. "I'll try." She watched her mother drive off, then went up the front steps of the school. Opening the double doors revealed the interior of the school to be in exactly the state she expected it to be in: Heart shaped pink and red balloons were everywhere, people ran back and forth exchanging gifts, a few of the bolder students were making out behind the doors of their lockers, and the air itself felt thick with romance and an oddly sweet scent.

Veronica found herself contemplating darting out the way she came and skipping school entirely, but before she could-

"Veronica!" Trixie called her over.

The blonde girl put up a fake smile as she turned and walked over to her 'best friend'. Back in the first grade, in an effort to make friends and not end up alone like Timmy, Veronica had done her best to mingle with the popular kids, going so far as to emulate Trixie, the most popular girl in school. She strove to dress as similarly to her as possible without going as far as Tad and Chad did, and even adopted a fake accent to blend in better, all it had cost her was any sense of identity that she once may have had.

Shortly after they started high school, the rumor mill had been fired up about them, that they were an 'item', or 'joined at the hip'. Being popular meant that she could ignore these rumors, for the most part, but it still bothered her that they existed at all. It wasn't like she was that close to Trixie...

Veronica mentally gagged at the thought. Even if she was... like that... Trixie was like a leech, using the best model of guy until she bled whatever she wanted out of him, then moving on to the next gullible idiot. Who could date someone like that? Part of her hated herself for being friends with someone like that.

Yet by some miracle, Timmy had yet to win the black-haired girl's affections, so he was spared from knowing how she really was. Part of Veronica was glad for this; glad that Timmy hadn't gotten his heart broken like so many before him, yet part of her also wished he had, at least then he'd finally move on and actually notice her!

"Veronica? Everything okay?" Trixie waved her hand in font of her blonde-haired companion's face.

"Hm? Yeah, just like, thinking about stuff." she waved the girl off, acting like nothing was the matter. "So, how many Valentines have you gotten so far?"

"Three hundred, seventy-two."

"You've been here for like, five minutes!"

"I know! It's pretty funny!"

"So... you plan on actually being anyone's Valentine, or...?"

"We'll see. The day is still young, and there are just so many to choose from... Maybe Tommy's friend, AJ? He's been really trying lately."

"Who's Tommy?"

"Y'know... the guy who's always trying to get me to go out with him... Um... Pink hat?"

"Timmy."

"Right! Tammy!"

Veronica facepalmed. It was like Trixie had a mental block when it came to remembering Timmy's name. "Sure, whatever. So you're thinking about AJ then?"

"Well, maybe. He's smart, I'll give him that, but from what I've heard, he's about as romantic as a toaster."

"Like you give a damn about romance..." Veronica mumbled under her breath.

"What's that?"

"Nothing important." she had to be more careful with what she said around this girl, all she had to do was let one little comment slip about how she really felt, and she could kiss popularity and her sort-of friendship with the popular kids goodbye.

The bell indicating the official beginning of the school day rang, and Veronica bid goodbye to Trixie as she made her way to homeroom.

A homeroom that, as fate would have it, she shared with the object of her silent affections. Timmy Turner. With no small amount of effort, Veronica had been able to tone down her more obsessive tendencies, especially after finding out that Tootie's attempts were met with restraining orders and fear, this was the main reason that she had thrown out the black wig, and no longer spied on him like before. She still liked him, of course, but a more subtle approach was in order.

Unfortunately for her, a subtle approach amounted to her not really attempting anything at all, so her affections continued to go unnoticed. She watched as the girl who was once labeled as her competition sat next to Timmy.

He and Tootie had seemingly grown quite close, and for a while, Veronica thought she had missed her chance and that the two had finally hooked up, but some careful eavesdropping on her part brought the news that the two were simply very close friends. A fact that brought immense relief to the blonde.

But there was still the fact that Timmy didn't even know she existed... As far as he was concerned, she was just Trixie's lieutenant, not worthy of note or acknowledgment.

The bell to signify the end of homeroom rang, shaking Veronica from her thoughts, and causing her to notice a heart-shaped Valentine card on her desk. She looked at it, then up at Timmy's retreating form. It didn't take her long to realize that Timmy was too scared to even give Trixie the card in person; he'd have a courier do it instead. This thought brought mixed feelings to the surface for Veronica. Anger at being essentially used so that Timmy could again try to woo a girl that would only use him, and sadness that she was once again being overlooked in favor of her 'friend'.

She stood up from her desk, grabbing her backpack and the card. "Fine. She can have him!" She was officially done. Done chasing Timmy, done competing for Timmy's affections with Trixie and Tootie, done wasting her time on a boy that was clearly never going to feel the way about her that she felt about him. Done.

Some time later...

"Here." Veronica sat down next to Trixie at lunch. In her hand was the Valentine card from earlier. "Guess Timmy's too much of a coward to give you this himself..."

"Hm?" Trixie didn't speak, as she was currently chewing her food. "Mm... Hm?" she took the card from her friend and opened it, then studied it for a few seconds before swallowing. "Heehee! This isn't for me!" the card was handed back to a very confused looking Veronica. "You even read it?"

"Well... no... I just assumed..."

"Why give it to me? Have a blonde moment or something?" Trixie looked over at Timmy, who averted his eyes upon realizing exactly why Trixie was looking at him. "Looks like someone's got a not-so-secret admirer...!"

Veronica opened the card.

To Veronica,

Wanna be my Valentine?

-Timmy

"I'm kinda surprised really. I thought for sure that it was another attempt by Tommy-"

"Timmy!" Veronica snapped at Trixie.

"Whatever. I thought it was for me, like usual, but I guess he sees something in you, huh?"

Remembering who exactly it was that she was talking to, Veronica suppressed the urge to squee and waved her hand dismissively. "Great, now I have to deal with him crushing on me?"

"Just turn him down like I always do, he's right over there." Trixie pointed at the table where Timmy sat, along with Chester, AJ, and Tootie.

"I can't do that in the middle of lunch..."

"Why not?"

"Because I'm not an unbelievable bit-" "It'll be more fun to watch him squirm?"

"Ooh! Good point! Maybe you can work this in your favor like I did back in middle school!"

"We'll see." Veronica smiled reassuringly at Trixie.

Veronica didn't share any classes with Timmy after lunch, so confronting him about the card(something she felt she didn't have the confidence to do anyway) was off the table. For everyone else, oblivious to the card she received, the day proceeded quite smoothly and without incident. For Veronica however...

"Ugh! Why can't this day just end?!" Looking at the card again did nothing to quell the erratic beating of her heart, in fact, it may have just been making it worse! She didn't have any particular plan beyond going to his house and knocking on the door... "Oh... Who am I kidding?! Just showing up unannounced? Might as well just confess how my love for him burns with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns!" She glanced around the classroom, hoping that that confession had stayed in her head, and the lack of quizzical stares in her direction confirmed this to be the case.

After laying her head down on her desk, she took a few deep breaths and found her resolve. "No, for better or worse... I'm gonna go over there."

After school...

Veronica walked down the front steps of Dimmsdale High School and over to her mother's car. "How was school?"

Veronica looked at her mother as she got into the car. "I... It was fine. Um... could we make a quick stop before we head home?"

"Sure, where to?"

"Just need to stop by a friend's house to check something about the homework."

After telling her mother where Timmy lived, Veronica felt herself beginning to get cold feet again. What if this was too much? Going to see him right after school... Maybe the card was just... a friendly gesture...? Maybe... Maybe he pitied her. Sure, she hadn't had any boyfriends, but that was because she liked Timmy... He wouldn't... pity her, would he?

"Honey? Is everything all right?"

"Hm? Yeah, everything's fine!" Veronica shot her mother another reassuring smile.

"Well... we're here." her mother nodded toward the house that the car sat in front of. Timmy's house.

"Oh! I'll um... I'll be right out. Just need to- homework..." Veronica trailed off as she got out of the car and approached the house's front door.

She once again found herself considering running back to her mother's car and just telling her to drive them both home, but before she could listen to the voice of reason in her head, a knock on the door in front of her shook the idea from her mind. Veronica gasped as she realized it was her hand knocking on the door. Now there really was no turning back.

"You two stop fighting!" Veronica heard Timmy yell from inside the house. "Coming!"

Maybe... she could use this to her advantage and say that she'd come back later-

The door opened and a green cat went racing out between her legs, followed by a pink one, which in turn was followed by a smaller purple one. "Ah... sorry. My cats don't get along so- Veronica?"

Veronica looked away from the catfight and instead at Timmy. "Um... Hey... I got your Valentine..." she blushed and looked at her shoes, finding the thought of meeting his gaze to be immensely terrifying.

"Well... I left it on your desk..." Timmy nervously ran his hand through his hair.

"I thought... you meant it to be for Trixie, and just wanted me to be your delivery girl..."

"Huh? Why would you think that?"

"Maybe all the times that you tried to get Trixie to go out with you?"

"Oh... Yeah..."

A light breeze blew over the two teens.

"I figured you'd just turn me down outright if I approached you, that's why I left after I gave it to you. Guess... I didn't want a rehash of events like with Trixie. I suppose... I could've gone about it better..."

"Yeah, you could've." she at last looked at Timmy, hoping that her gaze would let him know how angry she was with him for playing with her heart(even if he really didn't), but her resolve crumbled almost immediately as her eyes met his.

"Sorry."

"...Why do you even like me? What about Trixie?"

"Trixie clearly doesn't like me... Besides, AJ asked her out earlier today. I can't keep after her now, wouldn't be a very good friend if I did. As for why I like you... I mean..." Timmy blushed and scratched at his nose. "You're... pretty... and stuff..." Timmy's voice descended in volume until it was barely a whisper.

"...And?"

"Well, um..." Timmy sighed and his shoulders slumped a bit. "I don't really know much about you-"

"So what am I to you? Second prize?! Gave up on Trixie, so now you're gonna try your luck with me?!" she hadn't intended to come here and raise her voice, but here she was, yelling at the boy she had a crush on. Her mother was going to expect quite an explanation after this...

"It isn't like that! I know how it seems, it's just... Ugh... look, what I'm about to tell you, don't tell any of my friends, and please don't tell Tootie?"

"I'll consider it."

"You, like just about everyone that knows about my existence, know that Tootie had a... somewhat obsessive crush on me for a while, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Well... she likes to meddle... a bit. She's been telling me for years that Trixie was bad news, and I never listened to her, like an idiot. I recently found out..."

"How Trixie really is?" Veronica asked, though she masked the hopefulness with a more indifferent tone.

"I guess so... Heh... AJ's dead-set on asking her out, there's little I can say to convince him otherwise... But it wasn't just Tootie telling me. I'm a slow learner, but I'm not an idiot, the patterns are there for those who notice them. Tootie also mentioned that you like me, she- acting like my overprotective sister, told me to stay away from you too, but listening to her... Well, I'm not a very good listener..."

"So... you like me?"

"I... don't know, if I'm being honest. But I know you like me, so... Knowing that, would you maybe... wanna give 'us' a shot?"

Veronica contemplated the offer. Would she seem weak if she accepted? Actually, nevermind if she seemed weak, this was her chance, shouldn't she at least give it a shot? Straightening her posture, Veronica stepped forward and planted an almost imperceptibly light kiss on Timmy's cheek. "I'll... see you tomorrow?"

The grin on Timmy's face made her heart erupt with a feeling akin to fireworks going off.

"I'll take that as a yes!" she giggled as she stepped off the porch and ran back to her mother's car. Looking back revealed that Timmy was still standing in his doorway, the goofy grin showing no signs of dissipating.

"So what was that about?" her mother gave her a knowing look.

"I'll tell you when we get home..." Veronica smiled and waved at Timmy as the car pulled away.