The Breakfast Club
Disclaimer: I don't own Veronica Mars or The Breakfast Club! The line about Barry Manilow is taken directly from The Breakfast Club. It's one of my favourite lines in the whole film!!
Pairings: LoVe (LoganxVeronica), MaDi (MacxDick)
Parts:
Princess: Lily
Athlete: Logan
Criminal: Veronica (enjoy the irony!)
Brain: Mac
Basketcase/Asshole: Dick
A/N: --AU S1-- Lily isn't dead but Veronica is still an outsider, her attitude style etc. is that of the 1st series. Lily is dating Logan and Duncan and Veronica aren't together.
CHAPTER 1
Veronica exhaled, blowing up her fringe as her father pulled up outside the school. Doomsday, or rather Doomshour, had arrived. Her father stopped the car and turned to look at her. Veronica tried to ignore him but, after 5 minutes of a one-sided staring contest, she broke. "I don't see what the big deal is. It was one time!" Her father continued to stare at her. "Okay, so maybe it was more than once. But I mean Clements didn't even notice the keys were missing." "That's not the point Veronica and you know it. You shouldn't have had a copy of the keys to begin with." "But Dad---" "No honey, I don't care what you're about to say, you're not getting out of detention." Veronica huffed and climbed out of the car, resisting the urge to slam the door behind her. She could hear her Dad calling out to her as she walked into the school, "Have a nice time honey!"
Logan pressed his head against the passengers window as he tried to tune out his father's rantings. How he had embarrassed him again, how disappointed he was with him. He didn't need to listen, he figured the beatings last night spoke for themselves. "Are you even listening to me Logan?" "Yeah Dad, I get it. I bring shame upon our household and now I must go and serve my punishment." "This isn't funny young man. Do you need to be retaught your lessons in manners?" Logan went cold at the look in his fathers eyes. "No Dad. I remember them." "Good," Aaron pulled up at the school and Logan jumped out, heading towards the school without looking back.
Lily talked the entire way to the school, chatting on and on about sex, drugs and boys. Every subject was strategically chosen to drive Celeste crazy. A plan which was working out quite well. Celeste managed to ignore most of the subject matter and had never been happier to see Neptune High rise up in front of her. She dropped Lily at the school with nothing but a glare by way of goodbye.
Mac walked onto the school grounds, once more cursing the lack of working transport available to her. In her hurry to avoid being late for detention she almost missed the car coming towards her. She jumped out of the way at the last moment and was treated to the beeping of a car horn as it cruised past her. She saw Dick Casablancas lean out the window and shout "Watch the paint-job computer nerd!" She somehow resisted the urge to throw a very large rock through his rear window. And that was only because she knew she couldn't afford to replace it!
Dick parked in the schools lot, leaning back against the head-rest, trying to wipe away the feeling of guilt he had over shouting at that girl Mac. He knew she hung around with Mars so he really shouldn't feel guilty just for shouting at her. He shook his head and, deciding to forget about the entire thing, got out of his car and headed into the school.
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Veronica was sitting at a desk at the front of the library, her feet up on the desk and a book on her lap. She didn't bother to look up when the others started to pile in. Logan and Lily sat in the row behind Veronica, Mac sat at the row opposite them and Dick sat two rows behind her. They all sat there, studiously ignoring each other, until the supervising teacher marched in.
"You all know why you're here. You have all commited some crime or another, showing what little respect you have for this school, the rules, and the staff that patrol these halls. All these are in place to ensure your safety and you turn around and treat them with contempt, believing they are beneath you." He turned and looked them all in the eye in turn. "For that reason, you are all to write an essay on why you are here and whether you think you deserve to be here or not," he handed pages out to them. "Now, any questions?" Veronica raised her hand. "Yes Miss Mars?" "Sir, does Barry Manilow know you raid his closet?" Logan and Mac snickered. "Congradulations Miss Mars, you get to come back here next Saturday. Now, for the next 8 hours you are to remain in this room. You do not leave unless I have given you express permission. Understood?" They all mumbled various positive answers and he finally left the room.