Tinkerbell and the Pirates Chapter 1: Meeting Friends
A/N: This fanfic has taken me ages! I have had the idea for Veronica Mars to somehow cross over with Once Upon a Time, and for Veronica and Killian to become friends. Hope you enjoy!
Veronica Mars pulls her car into the underground parking lot of a ten story high building in Los Angles. Drawing out a piece of paper from her bag, she hops out of the car. She had been living with her Dad and Alicia for the last two months back in Neptune, and had seen quite a few of her old high school friends, including a couple months pregnant Mac who was married to a very happy Dick Casablancas. Wallace had come over from New York to see her, taking a break from his basketball season, and she also saw Weevil, who was now working for her Dad, at the Sheriff's Department. Deputy Weevil. Yeah it sounded funny to her the first time too, but then she realized how committed he was to stopping crime in their small town of Neptune. The only person she hadn't seen yet was Logan. He was working in LA now, being a manager to a famous band called "The Pirates".
One night Logan called Veronica and asked if she wanted to meet up and talk. He sent her an airplane ticket to LA and off she went. Logan was waiting for her at the airport when she landed. As soon as he saw her he pulled her into a bear hug, she hugged him back just as hard. They pulled apart and Veronica was crying. He took her to his house and they talked all night about trivial things, until they came upon the subject of why Veronica wasn't working for the FBI anymore after working there for more than six years.
"Hey, It's alright Veronica." Logan had said pulling her into a hug. "Hey, why don't you come round to my office tomorrow at about noon, and we'll have lunch. I'll even introduce you to the band." Logan said, smiling down at Veronica.
"Yeah, that would be nice." She replied, wiping away her tears then she smiled up at him.
The automatic doors, which led to the lobby area, open for Veronica as she approaches. Walking up to the front desk Veronica asks where she could find Logan.
"Mr. Echolls' office is on the eighth floor, you can't miss it." The secretary says, smiling warmly at Veronica. "He is with a client at the moment, but he said to wait for him in his reception area until he is finished."
"Thanks." Veronica says, walking towards the elevator. When she reaches the eighth floor and the elevator doors open she walks into the sitting room. There was a reception desk on the other side of the room, where a young woman sat painting her nails a deep shade of red.
"Hello? I'm here to see Mr. Echolls?" Veronica says, walking over to the beautiful brunette, who looked up when she spoke. Putting down the nail polish the woman smiles warmly at Veronica.
"Hi, I'm Ruby. And you must be Veronica Mars. Logan has talked so much about you, I feel as though we've already met." Ruby, who was no older than twenty-three, squeals.
"Yep, I'm Veronica." Veronica says, feeling uneasy as to why Logan would talk about her so much to his secretary. Ruby was wearing tight skinny jeans and a loose red top with a wolf pendent necklace. She gets up from her desk and walks over to a door that would have led to Logan's office, and knocks. She opens it slightly, saying that Veronica is here.
Logan then comes walking out of the room and smiles at Veronica.
"Hey Ronnie." He says.
"Hey." She replies, also smiling.
A man walks out of the room Logan just left and stands next to him.
"Logan, who's the blond?" The man asks, with an Irish accent.
"I'm Veronica Mars." Veronica says introducing herself to the young man, who looks her up and down and smirks.
"Well, love, you are gorgeous aren't you?" He says. Veronica glares threateningly at the man. The man chuckles, glancing to his manager, and trusted friend, standing next to him. Logan slaps his hand into his forehead and sighs. This was going to be fun. He thinks to himself.
"Killian, shut up. Veronica, please ignore him and follow me to my office." Logan says, gesturing towards the room he just left.
"Sure." Veronica says, following Logan into his office.
"Killian I'll see you and the others in about an hour at Jefferson's place." Logan says over his shoulder.
"Yep, see you then. Until next time Miss. Mars." He smirks at Logan, and chuckles at the look that is thrown his way by his friend. Veronica gives the flirt another death glare, and then follows Logan into his office.
Logan's office is brightly lit and has nice, comfortable furniture, as well as a widescreen television set.
"Wow." Veronica says as the door closes behind her, "he seems like a douche."
"Yeah, he grows on you when you get to know him." Logan replies, sighing.
"You've really got your hands full with that one." Veronica says, as they both take a seat, Logan behind the desk and Veronica on one of the comfortable chairs in front of the desk.
"Yeah, well. He isn't that bad when you get to know him."
"How about the other members of the band?"
"Jefferson; the drummer, is pretty cool, maybe a bit crazy but you know guys that age, they are all pretty crazy. Sean; plays guitar, pretty quiet and mellow guy, he's the one who breaks up all the fights and never takes sides. Sean is the youngest at twenty-one years old; the others are about twenty-three. Victor; the base player, he is flirty and kind of a lady's man, reminds me of a younger Dick. Snow; only girl in the band, she plays the keyboard, she is Sean's older sister and all the guys love her to bits, she kind of mothers them, and me." Logan says, smiling. "And then there's Killian Jones, the guy you just met outside. He is the lead singer and lead guitar. He is the biggest flirt I have ever known, but he is a good kid." Veronica raises an eyebrow at Logan's description of Killian.
"He sounds like a younger you." She quips.
"Yeah, well, I couldn't sing back then nor can I sing now." Logan quips back without a pause. Just like old times. "Oh, and the hilarious thing is that all of them have been nicknamed by the fans as different fairytale characters." Logan says, laughing out loud. "Jefferson is the Mad Hatter, Sean is Prince Charming from Cinderella, and his girlfriend is called Ella so that is even more entertaining. Victor, he is studying to become a doctor, so he is Doctor Frankenstein, Snow had been named Snow White. Her real name is Mary Margaret, but we all loved her nickname so much that we use it all the time. Killian is Captain Hook, because he is the 'captain' of 'The Pirates'. Get it?" Logan says smiling.
"Yeah, that's creative." Veronica says. "So who are you supposed to be, or haven't the fans nicknamed you?"
"No, they haven't nicknamed me, but the band has. Apparently I'm Jasmine from Aladdin." Logan replies, grinning. Veronica burst out laughing.
"Because you look great in a bikini?" She manages to say after she has controlled her laughter.
"No, because I'm fiery." He says, "but I would so look great in a bikini, don't you thing?" He quips, making Veronica laugh more.
"I was going for Hercules, but hey what can you do?"
"So, Logan. Why am I here?" Veronica asks as she settles herself more comfortably in her chair, after fully recovering the act of breathing.
"Well, I heard about the accident and I thought you might be looking for a job, a well paying job in fact."
"What do you want me to do here? Become you assistant. Because I'm not that desperate, Logan." She says with a laugh.
"No. Not an assistant. In the passed year the band has been gathering fans all over the world and their security has to be amped up. So I was wondering..."
"You want me to become their personal nanny?"
"No. I want you to use your physical FBI training and keep them safe."
"Logan, I got shot in the shoulder a two months ago. I can't be a security guard."
"In a couple more weeks you'll be fighting fit again Veronica, and then you'll need a job that pays. And this job pays, I assure you. And you won't be a security guard you'll be a personal bodyguard. They need someone to keep them safe when I'm not around, someone they trust, someone I trust."
"You still don't get it I shot a man and killed him. I – I don't know what I'm doing with my life." Veronica says, her voice wavering, tears threatening to spill.
"I know. But you loved your FBI job, and this job is like it, except you aren't expected to shoot anyone." Veronica just fiddles with her hands worry filling her eyes.
Maybe getting back to a working job would be good for me. She thinks. Keep me busy and it might be interesting working with these guys, and girl, even though their front man is a bit of a jerk. Veronica makes up her mind and stands up.
"Where are you going?" Logan asks feeling panicked, thinking he scared her off.
"We are going to lunch aren't we? I really want to meet the band. And besides I am SO hungry!" Veronica says, smiling at her old friend.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter for this fic. Remember to review! :)