So here's a new story. My first Veronica Mars story. This is based very loosely on season 1 of Veronica Mars, so some scenes may seem familiar.

However there are very important changes made to the story, which in turn changes a lot. Lily and Logan were brother and sister, with Aaron and Lynn as their parents. Duncan Kane is an only child, and so is Veronica. Veronica dated Logan and Duncan dated Lily. Lily was murdered before the summer, and this story is set when Veronica is starting school again after that summer. Please read on, i have really great ideas for this. I have already written a lot of this story, which is a LoVe fic, even if they take their time. :) please review if you can!

'Come on honey! You are going to be late for your first day back!' Keith Mars' voice boomed through the house.

A short, skinny, blonde haired girl walked through into the living room, dragging her feet along. 'I think I'm coming down with something.' She dramatically threw her hand to her forehead.

Keith chuckled. 'I doubt it. Now get out of my house!' He joked, handing her her bag and pushing her out the door.

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Veronica Mars pulled slowly into the school parking lot, searching for a space to park. Leaving the roof down on her car probably wasn't the best idea she had ever had; all she could feel were her classmate's eyes boring into her.

Seeing a space coming up just ahead, she focused on that and sped up a little. Suddenly she had to slam on the breaks as a yellow x-terra sped into the space right in front of her. Veronica sighed heavily and slammed her horn.

'Jackass!' She shouted.

'Snooze you lose!' What a comeback. Veronica sighed again and continued to look for a space.

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Walking down the hall Veronica felt liked she had turned black the way people were staring at her. She felt like she was walking in slow motion, she couldn't move fast enough. She headed straight for the toilet closing the door behind her and leaning against it, letting her breath out.

'Veronica?' a sweet voice came from further in the bathroom. No one had seen her, but no one ever used this toilet except Veronica, Lily, and their friend Meg.

Lily…

Lily Echolls was Veronica's best friend in the whole world. She was one of the most popular girls in school, therefore making Veronica popular. Not any more…

Just before the schools broke off for summer, Lily Echolls was brutally murdered in her own home, out by the pool. Her murder case was unresolved, well, to Veronica it was. A man called Abel Koontz had been found 'guilty' and he confessed straight away. But something was telling Veronica it wasn't him.

'Veronica?' The voice stirred through her thoughts.

Veronica moved into the bathroom, smiling awkwardly when she saw her old friend Meg standing there.

'Oh my gosh!' She gasped. 'Veronica what have you done?'

'What?' Veronica just shrugged, trying to shake her off. She hadn't spoken to Meg since Lily died, she had kept her distance, and Veronica hadn't wanted to talk to her anyway.

'Look at yourself!'

Veronica turned and looked in the mirror. Maybe she did look a little different, but Lily's death had forced her to change.

Her once long golden curls had been turned into a short and straight style, finishing just below her chin. Her bright blue eyes had dulled down, the whites red bloodshot, and all heavily lined with black eyeliner. Her once tanned skin was now white as a sheet, bags deepening her eyes and her cheekbones standing out on her face. Her clothes that once clung to her, now draped over her, drowning her bony figure. She looked a mess.

'What's wrong with how I look?' She lied. 'And why would you care?' She added harshly.

'Veronica, I'm sorry I didn't come to see you after… my dad, he just-'

'Wouldn't let you, I get it, I know how it goes.'

'Veronica-'

'Drop it Meg' She snapped, leaving quickly.

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Veronica sat, picked at her food as she glared over at the table she used to be a part of. The 09er table. The group of the richest people in town, they all had rich parents, and therefore it made them the most powerful people in the whole school. Veronica had sat their because when your father was the local Sheriff, that sort of gave you an in. Who was she kidding? The only reason she sat there was because she was best friends with movie star Aaron Echolls' daughter, and she dated his son.

Veronica's stomach rumbled. She hadn't eaten probably ever since Lily died. She was restless, she never felt hungry.

Veronica watched as a boy yanked a girl down onto his lap and started kissing her hotly, stopping just to glare at Veronica, give her a thumbs up sign, and then continuing with his public make out.

Veronica glowered. Logan Echolls. He had been what she thought was going to be her first love, he may just have been. But she was never to find out, as after Lily died, he turned against her, everyone did. He now hated her as much as she loathed him. He had tried as hard as he could, along with his fellow 09ers, to make Veronica's summer, and general life, hell.

Now he just flounced about, making out with girls in front of her and making snide comments at her. And also, according to this morning, stealing her parking spaces.

Logan was Lily's brother. He loved her and would have protected her with his life and more. Veronica could tell he just hated the fact that he wasn't there when she was murdered.

'Don't you just wish you were here Ronnie?' Logan snarled at her from where he was sitting. Veronica realised she must have continued watching them as her mind wandered. She stood up and walked over to him.

'I know, I want you, I need you, take me back Logan.' She mimicked sarcastically, turning to walk away.

'Hey Ronniekins!' Logan called after her. She turned. 'Nice hair.' He smirked as everyone around him burst into a fit of laughter.

The fire inside Veronica burned as she grabbed the nearest cup of coke and threw it over him, soaking him and his love interest. The gang ooohed as Logan stood up.

'You are a bitch.' He growled.

'Maybe I am.' Veronica commented back, grabbing someone's food tray of the table and throwing it at him with all of her strength, knocking him back slightly.

And with that she turned and walked away.

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Keith Mars sat in his cramped office, flicking through various photos and records, but he got nothing. He needed a clue, a link. Something that would jump out and say 'look at me! I can help you!'

Something just wasn't right. Abel Koontz could not have murdered Lily Echolls. Who even was he? They claimed he was an Aaron Echolls fan and had once been pushed aside by the famous actor, and he was getting revenge.

But how could he get into the secure house? The gates we security coded and there were CCTV cameras at the entrances. Sure enough, Aaron and Lynne had been out at the time, and Logan was in Mexico, but that doesn't mean the security stopped.

He heard the latch on the door open and he quickly cleared everything up, stuffing and locking it in his bottom drawer of his desk. He knew the last thing Veronica needed right now was to know that her father was still fussing over her best friend's murder.

It was because of it he had been fired from Sheriff, and because of it Veronica had lost all of her friends. Just because he refused to believe that Abel Koontz was capable of murder, it had to have been someone else.

'Good day at school?' Keith shouted from his chair, while Veronica sat down at her desk outside.

'You could say that.' Veronica smiled, remembering the look on that bimbo's face when she got covered in coke.

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Veronica walked across the school grounds, deliberately causing herself to be late so she didn't have to take people staring at her.

'Little help here?' A timid voice called out.

'Wallace?' Veronica turned around to see this voice taped to the school flagpole. She smirked, walking over. 'Now who did you piss off?'

'Logan.' Wallace sighed. 'I think he said something about you being trash. I called him out on it because he did used to like you, and then I was here, for the whole school to see.'

Veronica smiled softly. She didn't know Wallace very well, he had moved here last year, but Veronica was too involved with her 09er friends to notice him at all. However the thought of him defending her was kind of comforting. She pulled her penknife from her pocket and started working on the tape, finally setting him free.

'Thanks.' Wallace said gratefully, jumping down. 'I didn't think anyone would have the guts to cut me down just in case they were forced to join me.'

Veronica nodded. 'It's nothing.'

The bell rang and the pair nodded at each other, both going their separate ways, and in the first time in two months, Veronica thought she might have found a friend.

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Veronica was walking to her car when a yellow x-terra pulled up along side her. Leaning out of the window, Logan put on a fake smile.

'Hey Ronnie, we were thinking about going to the mall, but there's been a change of plan and we are going to go catch some waves. You are totally welcome to come if you want. I'll take my shirt off to seal the deal, I know you want me for my body.'

'Shut up Logan.' The boy next to him cut it. Logan scoffed and drove away.

Duncan Kane. Lily's ex-boyfriend. They used to make a good foursome, Veronica, Logan, Lily and Duncan. Since Lily died, Duncan seemed to be the only 09er that still had a soft spot for Veronica.

Not that Duncan had actually shown this soft spot, he just didn't seem to treat her like dirt the way everyone else did. They had always been good friends and Veronica was sure she caught a glimpse of sympathy in his eyes as Logan drove them away.