Story: Tears fall down and hit the fire.

By: Pigy190

Universe: Veronica Mars post season three.

Summary: A few weeks after Logan beats the crap out of Piz and Parker breaks up with them, the group finds themselves at a frat party.

Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters. Though I would dearly love to own Logan Echolls.

~*~Veronica~*~

Sometimes Veronica wondered why she did this to herself. Forcing herself through hell to prove to people that she didn't care what they say or do. She did care though, quite a lot, especially when she looked over and saw Logan Echolls all over some 09er worthy girl. Of course, that's why he was with her, she could live in his beloved district in Neptune and his children could all go to Neptune High and be the big jackass, grandchildren of the man that killed their dad's girlfriend. You'd think Logan would want to get out of Neptune after the tabloids printed that he was only here because people here feared that if they pissed him off he'd just kill them like his dear old dad.

'Aaron Echolls. The man that ruined my life when he killed my best friend, Lilly Kane. Lilly would be proud of me for showing up to this party. She would have drug me to it, had she been able to. But Lilly Kane will never party again, not buried 6 feet under. God Veronica, now you're getting all poetic,' she thought as she pushed her way to Wallace, glaring at him for making her come to this stupid frat, beach bash.

'Wallace, the reason,' she rem embed, 'I'm doing this to myself.'

"Hey Supafly, enjoying the party?" Wallace asked as she reached him. Veronica glared again as Wallace laughed at her.

"Yes, Wallace, I enjoy watching drunk girls throw themselves at frat boys. I thought we were done going to stupid things like this. Why are we here?" She asked as Piz walked over to join them.

"So that you can spend some time with your best friend and your boyfriend," Wallace said gesturing to him and Piz. Veronica forced a smile as she looked at Piz. He still looked horrible after his run in with Logan. Piz looked over to where Logan is currently feeling up a random girl.

"Isn't he with Parker?" Piz asked. Veronica shrugged.

"Who knows who cares? She's furious with me," Veronica said.

"How come?" Piz asked.

"Because he beat up you and Gory for me," she said softly. Piz and Wallace looked at her in surprise.

"She's mad because he beat the shit out of some no-good, blackmailing jackass that caught you and Piz on film and spread it around? Man that girl has some issues!" Wallace proclaimed. Veronica laughed.

"Well, Parker will be Parker. Speaking of Parker, isn't Mac supposed to be here?" Veronica asked.

"Yeah, but I haven't seen her," Wallace answered. Veronica made a face.

"Well, while we're waiting, since I'm supposed to hang out with my best friend and my boyfriend how about we dance!" Veronica said with fake cheer. Piz and Wallace laughed and follow her to the crowd of dancers.

~*~Mac~*~

Mac got to the party later than she had planned on. Parker was being a pain trying to get her to stop being friends with Veronica. Something about "You're my roommate! You're supposed to side with me!" two years of friendship and a lot of hell be damned. Mac rolled her eyes for the thousandth time that day.

'Stupid Parker,' she though. 'Maybe I can room with Veronica until the semester is over.' She sighed rather loudly causing people in the immediate vicinity to look at her funny. She glared at them and made her way onto the crowded beach looking out for any sign of Veronica, Piz, or Wallace. Instead of finding her friends, she found herself face-to-face with none other than Logan Echolls, the very reason she was having some trouble with Parker.

"Logan," she said coldly.

"Mac!" Logan basically shouted, completely drunk. 'As usual.'

"Have you seen Piz or Wallace?" she asked, purposely not mentioning Veronica. No reason to alert him to her presence here if he didn't already know.

"Nope," he answered laughing. "But if I see them I shall tell them you are here." He turned to leave.

"Wait," she said and grabbed his arm. "Have you seen Veronica?" she asked hoping that he would laugh it off and say that she'd never come to a party like this.

"Ronnie's here?" he asked. Mac shrugged.

"She said she might show. If she does she'd be with Piz and Wallace," Mac answered carefully. Logan's eyes grew darker.

"She's here with Piz?" he asked. Mac swallowed and nodded. "Why?"

"They're dating," Mac answered. 'Does he really think just because he and Parker broke up Veronica and Piz did?' she wondered. It became apparent very quickly that yes, that is what he'd thought.

"They're still dating?" Logan choked out. Mac nodded. Logan looked around for the girl he'd been with previously, failing to locate her. "I have to go," he mumbled. Mac watched him leave feeling horrible. She hadn't meant to ruin the party for Logan but she also knew that giving Logan false hope would get her murdered by Veronica. Speaking of, she needed to find her best friend. Being alone at a frat party wasn't a good idea.

"Mac!" Someone called from the dance area. Mac spun around to see Veronica waving like crazy. Relieved, Mac made her way over to her friends only to be stopped by yet another annoying guy from high school.

"Mackie!" Dick Casablancas exclaimed. Mac rolled her eyes.

"Hello, Dick," she said.

"Have you seen Logan?" he asked. Mac nodded.

"He took off that way saying he 'had to go'," Mac said pointing in the direction Logan had disappeared in.

"Sweet. Thanks, Mackie!" he said rushing after Logan.

"It's MAC!" she yelled after him.

"And that's Dick, do you really expect him to be anything other than a jackass?" Veronica asked coming up beside her friend. Mac laughed.

"Not really," she answered. Veronica hugged her friend.

"I'm glad you came! This wouldn't be a party without you!" Mac said. Veronica laughed.

"Well, I'm glad some people don't think partying is all throwing yourself at some random guy," she said. Mac, Wallace, and Piz joined in her laughter.

"By the way, V, I ran into Logan on my way to find you," Mac said. Veronica looked at her friend expecting an explanation.

"And you're surprised? This has been his scene since middle school," she said.

"He kinda lost it when I told him you were still with Piz," Mac said quietly. Veronica rolled her eyes.

"I'm not going to break up with Piz just because he and Parker broke up! I told him I'm done with him and I want him out of my life," she said slightly angry.

"I agree with you. Oh and one more thing, do you think I could crash on your couch for the rest of the semester? I tried to get a different room since Parker and I aren't getting along anymore, but the RA said it was too late in the year," Mac explained.

"Of course you can! It'll help to have you closer, Q," Veronica said.

"Very true, Bond, very true." The girls giggled while Wallace and Piz looked at them like they were crazy.

"Well on that note, I thought we were dancing, V," Wallace said. Veronica and Mac laughed again and let themselves be pulled onto the dance floor.

~*~Logan~*~

Logan glared as he watched Piz and Veronica dancing. His Veronica.

'Not anymore. She wants nothing to do with you remember?' a voice in his head said. Logan growled and tried to squish that stupid voice. The voice reminding him he lost Veronica.

"Hey," a voice purred in his ear. Logan spun around to see the girl he'd been flirting with earlier. He couldn't remember her name. She was just like every other girl he'd been with.

'Every girl but Veronica," that stupid voice piped up. 'Shut up,' Logan thought back. He forced a smile.

"Hey," he said wrapping his arms around her as she snuggled up close to him. She was about the same height as Veronica, she's blonde like Veronica, but she's thinner that Veronica and she doesn't smell like Veronica. And no matter what she will never be Veronica. In high school he had always thought that stories about girls ruining you for other girls was a bunch of crap, now however, he knew just how true those stories were.

Veronica Mars had ruined him for any other girl.

"Logan?" she purred. "Are you ok?" Logan almost scoffed. Like she really care.

"Yes," he answered. He watched as Veronica kissed Piz. All he wanted to do is go over and beat the living shit out of him-again.

"Logan?" she asked getting annoyed. Logan smiled down at her.

"What do you say we leave this dump and go have some real fun back at my place?" Logan asked smirking. The girl smiled, finally getting what she wants. His car is on the other side of where Veronica is. The shorter route would take him around Veronica, but Logan knew he'd regret it if he talk to her tonight. Even if all she did was tell him to fuck off.

"Well, lookie here," he said once he reached Veronica and Piz. "It's Ronnie and her sex partner. Going home to make another tape?" The girl he's with laughed shrilly making Logan cringe internally.

"Go away, Logan," Veronica said without looking at him. Logan smirked.

"I'll take that as a yes. Go, Ronnie!" he cheered. Veronica turned and glared at him.

"Fuck off, Logan. Actually better idea, stay, I'm leaving," she said grabbing Piz's hand and pulling him away.

"Too scared to face the truth, Ronnie?" he called after her. Veronica turned and looked at him one last time.

"Only my friends can call me Ronnie," she said. "It's Mars to you." Logan looked at her like she'd slapped him in the face. Before he could retort, she was gone.

"Are we going?" the girl asked. Logan looked down at her.

"Yeah, let's go," he said forcing a smile. Logan lead her to his car, looking back only once and spotting Veronica and Piz at the campfire. Logan wished he was the one sitting next to her. Not headed off to sleep with yet another nameless blond in hopes of replacing a one of a kind girl, Veronica Mars.

~*~Veronica~*~

Veronica rolled her eyes as Logan left. He was really starting to get on her nerve. Last week, he had been in love with her and wanted her back, this week it was like they were in high school. HE was the one that lied. HE was the one that slept with Madison. HE was the one that moved on to Parker first. And HE was the one that beat up her boy friend for no reason.

"Veronica. Earth to Mars!" Mac said waving her hand in front of her friends face. Veronica raised her eyebrows at her friends lame joke.

"Oh haha, Mac, like I haven't heard that before," she said. Mac giggled.

"Where were you just then?" she asked. Veronica shrugged.

"Oh you know, just thinking," Veronica said smiling.

"We're at a frat party and you're thinking? Aw man!" Wallace said. "I'm out of here!" He got up and walked off to flirt with some girl who'd just waved at him.

"Does he know her?" Veronica asked.

"Yeah, I think she's in one of his classes," Piz said. Veronica smiled.

"Good for him," she said. Piz and Mac smiled.

"Yeah," they chorused. They started at the fire in silence until they were interrupted by Dick.

"Mac, can I talk to you?" he asked. Mac nodded and got up to follow him.

"How long before she finally sees that he's not the Dick she knew in high school?" Veronica asked Piz smiling. Piz smiled back at her.

"Hopefully before the night is over," he said. Veronica smiled and laughed. They lapsed back into silence. After 20 minutes, Piz finally broke the silence and turned Veronica to look at him.

"Look, Veronica," he said. "I don't think this is working out." Veronica stared at him in shock.

"What?" she asked confused. "Where is this coming from?"

"I see the way you look at him, Veronica. And the way he looks at you. You both love each other and you belong together. I really like you, Veronica, but I'll get over you whereas you and Logan will never get over each other," Piz said. Veronica stared into the fire.

"I'm sorry, Piz," Veronica said. Piz smiled at her.

"Don't be sorry," he said. "Go find Logan. Tell him the truth." Piz got up. "Do you need a ride somewhere?" Veronica shook her head.

"I drove," she said. Piz nodded.

"I'll see you later, V. Don't wait until it's too late." He smiled at her. Veronica smiled back. She watching him walk away until she couldn't see him anymore. Veronica looked around to find Mac making out with Dick. At least someone was happy. She got up and walked to the parking lot looking for Logan, hoping he was still around. It took her only a few seconds to realize that the parking lot was devoid of Logan's yellow monstrosity.

'What did you really think he'd be conveniently waiting for you?' she thought. 'You know he's off in bed with the girl he was all over.' She sighed and walked back to the fire, staring out into the oceans. She knew it was her fault that she wasn't happy. She was the one that didn't trust Logan. She looked around the now empty beach. Mac waved to her as she headed back to the parking lot with Dick. Veronica smiled and waved back at her friend.

'Even Mac and Dick are happy. Why can't I just trust Logan. Everyone, including him, says he loves me,' she thought. She turned her gaze back to the ocean standing over the now dying fire.

She thought about the last two years since Lilly Kane had been killed. Ever since that day her life had spun out of control.

"Wow, Veronica, I never thought you'd be the one to be at a frat party," Lilly said. Veronica smiled at her friend.

"What are you doing here, Lilly? I thought you were free to go once you were avenged," Veronica said. Lilly laughed.

"I'm not free until you happy, V. You were like my sister and that sister needs to go after her boy and have some fun!"

"It's not that easy anymore, Lilly," Veronica said. Lilly laughed again.

"It's always that easy, Ver-oni-ca!" Lilly sang. "If I were still alive I'd kick both your butt for the stupidity you're displaying." Veronica laughed again and watched as Lilly disappeared.

"I miss you, Lilly," she said watching as her tears fell and hit the fire.

A/N: I just went through and spell checked everything since I realized that WordPad does not do spell check. I have not changed any of the content, but I am going to continue the story. :) I changed the ~*~ between each pov to make it easier to understand who's pov its in. It's not ask important in this chapter, but it will be in the following chapters. Yes, I am going to continue and am currently writing chapter too.

Please keep reviewing. It helps me be motivated to write more if I know people actually want to read more.

Thanks,

~Pigy190