Once again I do not own Veronica Mars, but I wish I did!
Now for Chapter 2...
After the movie the group of friends head to the cafe across the road for a quick bite to eat.
'FOOD!' Veronica exclaims excitedly as she rushes ahead to the cafe.
'You'd think she would be full after all that chocolate and popcorn she ate,' Duncan mumbles as he chases after her. As Logan begins to follow them Lily stops him, 'Oi Echolls wait up.'
'If you are going to tease me Lily I don't want your help,' Logan grumbles clearly embarrassed.
'Chill lover boy, of course I'm going to help! She's my sister, duh!'
'What about Casey?' Logan asks anxiously.
'Oh please. He's too boring, Ronica needs something more exciting! She's not yellow cotton, she's red satin!'
'Well what do I do, Lil?
'You need to take it slow. Ronica has never had a boyfriend let alone kissed a guy. Unlike MY fabulous self! Trust is one of her major issues and you need to focus on your friendship first. I'll work on the rest.'
'Okay, now all this girl talk has made me hungry. Let's eat!'
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The rest of the night was uneventful. After dinner the friends decided to call it a night because of school the next day.
As Lily, Duncan and Veronica arrive home they hear familiar voices from their living room.
'UNCLE KEITH!' the three children exclaim as they run up to give him a hug.
Keith Kane was Jake's brother and he lived in LA working for a large security firm. He didn't have any children of his own so he treasured his visits with his nephew and nieces.
'What are you doing hear?' Veronica asks after the excitement had worn down.
'Just finished installing a new security system for the big Echolls mansion down the street so I thought I would pop in. But it's after 10 and you kids should be in bed. School the next day.'
The three children groan as they realise how late it was.
'Don't worry we can catch up more at breakfast. I thought I would stay for a few days,' Keith says.
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The next day
As Veronica was listening to Mr Hailstone go on and on about Antarctica, a small folded piece of paper landed on her textbook. She glances at Logan and sees him with a smirk on his face pretending to be listening to Mr Hailstone.
She reads the note:
What's up Ronnie? Enjoy the movie last night? PS. Antarctica is boring! I should have stayed home!
Veronica scribbled a response and chucked it at Logan when Mr Hailstone turned his back.
Yeah it was great, apart from you trying to steal my chocolate! And don't you like spending the day at school with me Echolls?
Oh believe me Ronnie I love spending the day with you. Just not learning about a place made of ice! How would I be able to surf there?
Veronica giggles as she reads Logan's response.
'Veronica Kane and Logan Echolls,' Mr Hailstone says loudly causing Veronica to jump.
'Yes?' Veronica asks.
'As I said you two are partners for the research project, were you even listening?' Mr Hailstone says with a laugh.
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Logan walks over to the Kane's that afternoon to work on the assignment with Ronnie. He had spent the past few hours after school doing some research so he could impress her.
'You are such a nerd!' Veronica laughs from her position on the bed as she flicks through Logan's notes. 'I can't wait till I show Duncan,' she says as she jumps of the bed and makes her way to her bedroom door.
'Don't you dare!' Logan says as he chases after her.
Just as Veronica makes it to the door she feels two strong hands grab her around the waist and drag her down to her bed.
Veronica tries to squirm out of Logan's grip but he holds her down and starts tickling her. 'Say you're sorry,' Logan grins as he tickles her sides.
'Never!' Veronica answers causing Logan to tickle harder.
After a few seconds Veronica finally gives up.
'Fine, I'm sorry, you are a genius and not at all a nerd,' she says. She tries to keep a straight face as she apologises but she can't keep it in and bursts out with laughter causing Logan to join in.
After the laughter dies down they realize Logan still has his hands on her waist and their faces are only inches apart. He wipes a stray hair from her forehead and they both begin to slowly lean in.
'Anyone hungry?' Celeste enters the room, oblivious to what she was interrupting.
Logan and Veronica jump apart pretending to ignore the moment they shared and head down to the kitchen as Veronica fills her mother in on what the assignment is about.
Duncan is sitting in the living room with Meg and Lily watching a movie as they enter. Lily is sprawled out on her stomach on one couch whilst Meg and Duncan are on the other large couch.
'Oh hey man, I didn't realise you were here,' Duncan says he has fist bumps Logan.
'Yeah Ronnie and I were just working on our Antarctica assignment but thought we would have a little break,' Logan replies.
Lily, who was watching the conversation from her seat gets an evil glint in her eyes as she forms an idea. 'You guys should come watch the movie, it has only just started, she says.'
Duncan recognises her look of mischief and tries to think what she could possibly be planning.
'Yeah okay, it's not due for a few weeks and we will easily get it done seeing as thought my partner is a ner-.'
'Sounds good!' Logan exclaims loudly cutting Veronica off from finishing what she was saying.
'Move over Lil,' Veronica says as she makes her way into the living room. The couches could easily fit three people but the way Lily was lying caused it to be a lot more squishy.
'No, I'm comfortable. Don't be such a drama queen, I'm sure Logan doesn't bite,' Lily answers as she watches Logan and Veronica try and get comfortable. As Logan has a much taller frame than Veronica, he rests his arm around the back of the couch and Duncan hits play on the remote.
Halfway through the movie Duncan notices Lily signalling to Logan to rest his arm on Veronicas shoulders. Veronica, who is completely focussed on the movie has no idea what is happening around her.
As Logan slowly rests him arm around Ronnie's shoulders Duncan realises what Lily is planning. His best friend has a crush on his twin. And as Veronica leans back and rests her head on Logan, Duncan sees that his twin likes him back. But she probably doesn't realise yet.
Veronica falls asleep near the end of the movie and Logan just watches her. He softly strokes her hair and Lily sneakily snaps a quick photo from her phone. Logan turns a shade of red when he notices he has been caught staring.
'So, you like my twin?' Duncan whispers breaking Logan from his trance. He is carefully not to wake her as he turns his head to face Duncan.
'What...umm nah man...we're just...umm yeah I like her,' he stutters before admitting the truth.
'I knew it!' Meg squeals from the couch, causing Ronnie to wake up.
'Ahh did I fall asleep? Oh my god it's 5:47, I have soccer training at 6!' Veronica jumps up and runs upstairs. A few minutes later she comes back down dressed in her training uniform.
'Those knee socks will be the death of me,' Logan thinks as he watches her put on her boots.
'Sorry Logan, we will work more on the assignment tomorrow, bye Meg!' Veronica yells as she leaves the house.
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'Veronica Kane.' Logan says as he walks into the classroom with a smile.
'What's up Echolls? Sorry about leaving so quickly last night.'
'Oh yeah about that. I will send you the bill for the dry-cleaning after I got all of your drool on my shirt when you fell asleep on me,' Logan jokes with a wink as he takes his seat just in time for the bell to ring.
Veronica hides her blush as she recalls the position she was in when she woke up. 'Stupid soccer practice, I could have lay in his arms all afternoon! And I wonder what would have happened if my mom came into the bedroom a few minutes later. One minute he was tickling me and the next we were about to kiss,' Veronica thought as she also takes her seat.
Once again Logan's mind also travels back to yesterday afternoon. 'I almost kissed her. She almost kissed me too. Does that mean she likes me?' Logan wonders. Bored as always he decided to write her another note to his favourite girl.
So, are you going to Dick's birthday party tonight?
Veronica smiles as she realises how distracting he could be in class.
'Big 13! I wouldn't miss it for the world. Apparently he has this big-shot DJ from LA coming!'
Logan decides he may as well take a chance...
'Save me a dance?'
Veronica's heart skips a beat as she reads his note and takes a moment to decide what to write back.
'Only if you promise not to stand on my toes with your big clown feet! But yeah sounds good :).'
Logan grins as he reads her reply and tries to focus for the remainder of the lesson, counting down the time till the party.
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So that's Chapter 2. I think I have some ideas but it won't be all fluff. Might not be able to update for a week. I have exam block coming up but I will try!
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