I have never written a Veronica Mars story and I am bit fuzzy on some details. So just bare with me on this. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't own anything.
Chapter 1. Showing up.
It was a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon, but Veronica felt anything but bright and sunny. She was at the carnival taking place on the main lawn at Hurst College. Her dutiful boyfriend Piz by her side.
It wasn't a bad way to spend one's Sunday afternoon. If one didn't mind the smell of fried greasy food and frat boys running around in Togas drinking beer.
She really wanted to try to make this relationship work. Nice and normal. Not crazy and suicidal. She was glad to be off the crazy rollercoaster ride.
It was the effort that counted right? She showed up. And showing up is half the battle right? To be present in the relationship? To not be running away?
But Veronica was anything but present in her conversation with Piz. She glanced at the run of the mill cheesy carnival games remembering when her parents used to take her to such carnivals. Back when they were a family. Back when her life made sense. No one was being murdered. Or shot at. Or being arrested.
Veronica scanned the area while trying to look interested in what her boyfriend had to say about his latest comic book find as they walked the lawn.
To everyone else they seemed like a happy couple on a date but of course appearances can be deceiving.
She saw Dick talking to a buxom brunette a few feet away and tried to avoid him, however, she failed miserably.
"Hey Ronnie!"
Veronica grimaced.
"Hi Dick" she grumbled. But the time she responded she had already lost his attention. Her eyes followed to where he was staring. Logan. Of course.
But it was a happy Logan. Looking carefree with a beer in his hand and his trademark grin. He was talking to a few classmates about something light hearted she guessed from the grins they all shared. He was not the sad suicidal out of control Logan she had come to know. It was a complete 180 from the boy she had witnessed only days ago. He almost resembled the boy in high school she knew. Surrounded by friends. The center of attention.
The boys made eye contact and Logan closed the distance between them.
"Well, look who it is Mr. I Don't Have Time For My Best Friend Because I Have Been Banging Some Hot Blonde Chick In My Suite All Weekend."
Veronica winced, something unfortunately Piz noticed.
"It's not like that, man" Logan said shaking his head not looking at Veronica.
"Like hell it is. You locked me out of the suite all weekend and I saw you in the lobby Friday night getting into the elevator with a very curvaceous blonde chick. I didn't get a look at her face but from the back she looked damn fine. Plus with the lights off who cares what her face looks like?"
Dick knew the revelation that Logan had been with another girl would hurt Veronica. He wasn't that stupid. He wanted her to hurt. She hurt his best friend and for that Veronica Mars would have to pay.
Veronica shook her head and quietly said to Piz "Let's go, I want to get a drink."
And as she took her first step she heard a familiar voice call her name.
"Veronica Mars, is that you?!" And with that she turned around and saw someone she never thought would step foot in Neptune again.
The knockout blonde that Dick was speaking about.
The woman Logan had been spending time with.
No other than Katherine Kane.
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