Title: Just Like You

Disclaimer: No one belongs to me! If they did there would be more LoVe and MaDi would've been canon. Plus about fifty more seasons, and twice as many movies that have to do with the Vmars universe.

Couples: LoVe obviously and MaDi (if it continues)

Summary: Veronica finds Parker before it's too late and she never gets raped, but how does that effect Veronica and Logan. Set in Season 3, beginning. Everything up until the end of the 3X1 episode happens.

Author's Note: My new project, albeit I shouldn't start a new project with the end of school in three weeks, but I like a healthy challenge. I'll still be writing Of Ruined lives, Responsibilities, and Epic Romance, but I think this will be a two shot. Maybe. I can't decide so you guys let me know. I could make it into a two shot or make it longer. Since you guys are reading let me know what you think. If I did make it longer it could be anywhere between 10-20 chapters. So let me know what you think please. The title of the chapter is by Caribou and it's called Found Out.

Warning: Language

Chapter One: Found Out

While she waits, she holds her breath

And thinks about the things we said

And takes the modern song she knows

But now and then a hollow ghost

And everything she said she can fall for

She goes on so no one will know

Everything that she said she can fall for

She knows she'll be there on her own

Found Out by Caribou

What registered first with Veronica was that the room was black, like pitch black, like nothing was going to be found in this black abyss of a dormitory room.

How the fuck was she supposed to find some damn tickets in the dark?

Her second thought was turn Mac's lamp on, find the tickets as quickly as possible before Parker and Parker's boy of the night caught her.

She didn't want them to think that she was watching them, or worse wanting to join in. She knew girls like Parker and they didn't generally have any sexual limitations – like having a threesome – something Veronica wasn't really trying to do, especially with whatever scum Parker picked up.

She smiled slightly at the thought of telling Logan a brief make believe story about how Parker asked her to be in a threesome with some other guy. She could practically hear his response.

And you didn't invite me, bobcat? That's it! No Best Girlfriend in the World Award for you.

The next thing she wondered was how bad could the sex be that she heard only one set of breathy moans.

When she and Logan had sex they were pretty vocal – well more than pretty, maybe very, possibly extremely. On more than one occasion someone had even knocked on the door to tell them to be quiet, albeit the last time someone came to tell them to shut up the visitors stopped coming all together. Logan saw to that.

The thought of that time sent a tingling sensation down to her nether regions at how Logan had handled that uncomfortable situation and angry neighbor.

Veronica tentatively glanced over at Parker and Parker's boy of the night, but all she saw was someone on top moving frantically, while the other lay pretty still.

Her spidey-sense tingled telling her something weird was going on.

After a moments hesitation she decided to go with her instincts and turn on the light to make sure that Parker was ok, since from her side of the room it kind of looked like Parker wasn't moving at all, but that couldn't be right, could it?

Slowly she turned the lamp on and casually glanced over at Parker to see what was going on.

What she saw made her freeze.

The first thing she noticed was that Parker's hair was shaven and her skirt was pushed up to reveal her red lacy underwear. The guy beside her – who looked vaguely familiar – sat with his pants down and holding his engorged penis in his hand. He stared at her for a moment and then lunged forward just as Veronica finally snapped out of it.

For a minute Veronica didn't know what to do. Should she get out of the room and find security or stay and stop him? She knew by the time she found security the guy would be long gone. She had experience with this after all.

Her fight or flight instincts kicked in and she grabbed the lamp and threw it at his head. She smiled slightly when it made contact and instead of rushing towards the door she moved quickly to Parker to see if maybe she could get her to come too. She began to slap Parker to get to wake up, but Parker was out and with a feeling of dread Veronica knew that she had been ruffied.

Just like you.

Veronica shook the thought from her head and continued to try to get Parker up. The guy grabbed Veronica from behind and threw her to the floor. She felt her head connect with the edge of Mac's bed, but she ignored it knowing she needed to help Parker. Parker didn't need to go through the pain she had spent so much time denying for so long. She needed to help Parker. He couldn't get away. This couldn't happen again.

The guy's face morphed into the deceased face of Cassidy Casablancas and with a force she didn't know she had she kicked the guy's kneecaps. The guy let out a howl and his knees buckled sending him to the floor.

The image of Cassidy kept flickering around her head as she struggled to get up and away from him. Her head was spinning and she was having difficulty trying to stand. She felt gooiness run down her head and she knew she was bleeding, but she couldn't stop, she had to keep going. She had to save Parker from Cassidy.

She ducked when the guy moved to grab her and crawled towards the door. He grabbed her leg just as she reached the doorknob and yanked her back. She let out a scream when he grabbed the button to her jeans. She tried to move his hands away and began to twist onto her stomach so he couldn't try anything. She heard him yelling at her and calling her a bitch, but all she could imagine was Shelly's guest room where she woke up without her underwear with her dress strap broken, and her thighs crusted with blood and semen.

Without warning the door to the dorm burst open and Mac came through carrying Veronica's tazer. Mac didn't hesitate when she saw the situation and tazered the guy before he could look to see who had walked in to the dorm. He fell forward and Veronica scurried out of the way before he could fall on her.

She looked up at Mac thankfully and opened her mouth to reply when Mac let out a shriek and ran towards Parker who was still passed out on the bed. Veronica could hear Mac screaming for help, but for some reason the sound was far away. She glanced over at Mac struggling with Parker and opened her mouth to say something when the gooiness ooze trickled it's way down her neck. She touched the area lightly and her fingers, as if by magic were covered in red liquid. Her blood.

Veronica, you're bleeding.

And then she passed out.

Logan was trying to make Dick feel better, but he didn't really know what to do. Dick was kind of a mess and as much as Logan could relate he really didn't know what to say. Dick was always easy going and a good time, making him feel better wasn't something Logan had experience with. Dick had experience with making Logan feel better, but not vice versa.

He had left the penthouse to grab some beer and pizza when he got the call. He didn't check his caller ID since he was too busy balancing the box of pizza, but finally on the fourth ring he managed to get to his phone out and answer it.

"Logan?"

He frowned unsure who it was for a minute. He took the phone away from his ear and saw that whoever was calling was using Veronica's phone, but it wasn't Veronica's voice.

"Where's Veronica?" he demanded setting the stuff on the counter and glancing at Dick who was sitting on the couch staring at the TV stoically.

"It's…something happened."

"Mac?" Logan asked finally remembering the girl Veronica was friends' with. He noticed Dick look over at him when he said her name and he casually turned away from Dick trying to keep the conversation private.

"You should come to the dorm, something happened."

"You keep saying that. Where's Veronica?" he asked again an edginess creeping into his voice. He could feel in his bones that she was hurt. He felt the familiar fear creep into his chest and dislodge all logical reasoning. He needed to get to her. He needed to know she was safe. He had to see her. He didn't know what had happened, but he knew something wasn't right. He already felt angry that he wasn't there to help her. Anger and fear clashed in his body and he tightened his grip on his phone.

"Just come." Mac said and then hung up.

Logan let out a frustrated sound and dropped the phone into his pocket. He glanced over at Dick and frowned when he saw him watching.

"Do you want pizza?" Logan asked nodding down at the pizza he had brought back. He needed to leave now. He was glad he already had everything so he could just take off, but first he had to make sure Dick was ok.

"What's up with Ronnie?" Dick wondered.

"Something happened."

"Can I come?"

Logan glanced over at Dick and sighed feeling like if he said no it would be like kicking an already beaten puppy.

"Yeah sure. Just hurry." Logan said moving towards the door.

Dick was right behind him and together they left the apartment and headed to Mac's dorm.

It was only by a miracle that he found the right dorm and that was because there were flashing red and blue lights and an ambulance outside. He parked somewhere he was pretty sure wasn't a parking spot and began to run towards the catastrophe outside the dormitory building hoping, wishing, praying, she wasn't in the ambulance.

"Logan! Logan!"

He turned towards his name and saw Mac waving at him. He ran over to her surprised to find Dick beside him when he came to a stop in front of her.

"Where is she?" Logan asked quickly looking around as if Mac had hidden her.

Mac bit her lip and glanced at the ambulance. Logan followed her gaze and his heart tightened at seeing Veronica bundled up in a blanket and getting checked out by an EMT.

For a minute he couldn't breathe. He felt paralyzed with fear as every bad thought and terrible image of her being in trouble flashed through his mind's eye. The roof. The Fitzpatrick bar. Shelley's party. What he had imagined happened the day his father tried to kill her. A jumble of images flew through his mind and his stomach turned in sickness at the horror he felt at her being hurt.

When their eyes met across the crowded area Logan's body was immediately drawn to her tiny shivering one beneath the shock blanket she was curled in. In only a few long quick strides he was before her trying to get around Lamb to touch her, to make sure she was ok.

She reached out towards him, but Lamb intercepted them.

"We need your statement, Mars." Lamb said blocking Logan's path.

"Let me through." Logan said trying to duck around Lamb.

Lamb snapped his gum and glared at Logan.

"This is an investigation. I need to question the victim." Lamb said smirking at Logan's agitated expression.

"Victim?" Logan asked alarmed his eyes meeting Veronica's. Her eyes were wide with shock and alarm, but there was something far away in her eyes that he hadn't seen since that night on the roof. She seemed as if she were somewhere else even though her body was present.

"Mars, needs to give me a statement." Lamb said bringing Logan's eyes back to him.

He scowled and tried to sidestep Lamb again to reach Veronica. She let out a whimper and held her hands out to him. His heart broke at the sight of her looking so fragile and scared, two things that should never describe his girlfriend.

"Let me through." Logan snarled when Lamb blocked him again.

"I need my statement."

"And I wanna make sure my girlfriend is ok."

The two men glared at each other neither noticing Veronica try to move away from the EMT who was still bandaging her head.

"Ms. Mars you need to stop moving." The EMT instructed, but Veronica ignored her and attempted to stand up. She seemed to be trying to move out of the vehicle, but since she had a concussion and was in shock her muscles weren't cooperating. She dropped the blanket from her shoulders and attempted to move towards the door.

"Ms. Mars if you don't sit still I'm going to have to strap you onto a gurney." The EMT said grabbing Veronica's shoulder.

Veronica shrieked and began to thrash around at the contact. Logan took the opportunity to dive into the vehicle and wrap his arms around her to get her to calm down. He felt her tense and then melt into him. She buried her head in his chest and he felt the wet hot tears soak through his shirt. His mind flashed back to that night on the roof where he'd held her tightly to him as she cried. He cradled her body against his and grabbed the discarded blanket to warm her up. He petted her hair wanting to give her some sort of comfort, although he wasn't sure if it was working since she continued to quiver in his arms. He felt panic at what she could have gone through tonight while he wasn't with her. He should've been with her. She was Veronica, trouble was practically her middle name.

"We need a statement." Lamb said impatiently.

"We'll give you the statement tomorrow. She's coming home." Logan stated impatiently.

"Actually she needs to go to a hospital. She's in shock and she needs to be watched to see that she doesn't fall into a coma due to her injuries." The EMT said watching the tiny blonde cautiously.

"Fine. Then we'll go to the hospital." Logan said shortly keeping her close to him not wanting to let her go.

The EMT glanced over at the Sheriff.

"We should call a parent or—"

"I'm going with her. Her dad is out of town." Logan snapped cutting the EMT off.

The EMT uncomfortably took a quick look at Lamb to see what he thought of this.

"What happened, Mars?" Lamb asked without preamble.

Logan growled and he moved her slightly so that he was between them, shielding her from any more harm, for the night at least.

"Can't we do this tomorrow?" He snarled at Lamb.

Lamb smirked and snapped his gum.

"Nope. Tonight. Kid's gonna get charged now before he can get some fancy lawyer." Lamb said smirking at Logan.

Logan frowned and looked down at Veronica who was clutching him as if she were out to sea with only a floating device to hold on to.

"It was Cassidy." Veronica said so low Logan wasn't sure he had heard right.

"Veronica—" Logan began.

"Cassidy Casablancas is dead, Mars, we know the kid's name is Mercer Hayes. Now give us the statement." Lamb said rolling his eyes.

"Tomorrow." Veronica whispered.

"Fine, Echolls bring her by the station at nine!" Lamb huffing at the couple.

"Actually, Ms. Mars may have to stay a little longer. We need to test—"

"Then I'll be by the hospital tomorrow at nine." Lamb snarled spitting out his gum and walked away angrily.

Logan rolled his eyes and looked down at Veronica wondering for the millionth time what had happened that night.

"Can you tell me what happened?" He whispered in her ear right as Mac and Dick hesitantly came up to the EMT van.

"What's going on?" Dick asked looking at Veronica who was wrapped around Logan and the EMT who was watching them warily.

"She needs to go to the hospital." The EMT cut in glaring at Logan.

Dick nodded, "I can take your car back."

Logan smiled slightly thankful that Dick ended up coming.

"Thanks man. I'll be back later." He said tossing him his keys.

"No problem." Dick said catching his keys.

The EMT rolled her eyes and shut the door before any more exchanges could be made. Dick and Mac watched them drive away both not knowing what to do.

After a lengthy silence and watching the vehicle disappear Dick finally broke it.

"Did you see what happened?" Dick asked breaking the silence.

"Yeah. Kinda."

"Dude, are you going to tell me?"

Mac gave him an odd look. "Do you think I can stay at your place? Mines…it's being caution taped currently."

Dick nodded and led her back to Logan's haphazardly parked car.

"So…"

"Not tonight."

"Are you—"

"Please, not tonight." She said getting into the car.

Dick nodded and drove back to the hotel without another word.

(A/n: So should I make this a two shot? Stop or see how it goes? I can't decide... please let me know)