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Disclaimer: Veronica Mars belongs to Rob Thomas.

Duncan and Veronica were never together the night of Shelly's party. Therefore Veronica does not know how raped her, and Duncan and Meg are still together. Logan and Veronica never kissed at the Camelot, they never dated. So Logan wasn't on the bridge and Felix wasn't murdered. The paternity test results were different, and Keith Mars never survived the fire.

Filling the Void – Ch. 4: Mysteries Solved

LOGAN POV

I watched Veronica as she finished telling me what she remembered at Shelley's party and then immediately walked away. Just a moment ago we had been back to our usual routine of snarky comments back and forth. Her wit and sarcasm is what she hides behind. I walked down on the beach and sat down. Staring at the glistening waters, I soon became lost in my memories of what happened at Shelley's party.

Flashback

I was walking towards the pool when I saw a group of people surrounding a lounge chair. As I neared the commotion, I laughed at the scene in front of me. The one person I hate was lying in the chair, and Dick and Sean were giving her shots. I decided to join in the fun. Soon we had a very drunk Shelley on top of Veronica, trying to get them to make out. But Duncan just had to 'save the day' and get Veronica out of this mess. He shoved us all away and helped her to her feet. I immediately felt bad and got a drink for him. But before giving it to him I slipped a bit of the GHB I had into the drink, hoping that he'd have a little fun.

End Flashback

My thoughts were then interrupted by Duncan plopping down next to me in the sand.

"Logan, what did you say to Veronica?"

"Well, I sorta asked her what she remembered from Shelley's party. I mean I know it's probably hard for her but I want to, well I need to figure out what happened, and I just need to know what she remembers. Hey, you helped her out of the chair that night. What happened after that?"

"I took her to one of the guest bedrooms and left her there. I came back about an hour later to check on her. She was sleeping. I don't know if, if it happened before or after I left her there. God I should have stayed with her or something. This is all my fault!"

"DK, this is in no way your fault. You couldn't have known that someone drugged her. Plus with the, uh, 'information' your mom gave you, well I don't see why you would have stayed there."

We sat there for awhile, both reminiscing on that night. A night that we might have thought was fun but one that had been life-changing for Ronnie. Thinking about Veronica, I decided that we should probably go check up on her. So we got up and drove back to the Neptune Grand. But when we entered the door the sight that greeted us was definitely unexpected. I hadn't thought that what I had asked her would have taken such a toll on her. But there she was, sitting on the couch clutching the newspaper with tears rolling down her cheeks. I went over and took the paper from her. The obituaries section was the one that had caused her to cry like this I guess. As I skimmed the names of the deceased, one name made me gasp as I realized how much pain she must be in currently.

VERONICA POV

I looked down at the paper and couldn't believe my eyes. How come I didn't know this sooner? Why didn't anyone tell me? Is this what Jake and Duncan were fighting about? All these questions started running through my head but were quickly forgotten as my mind went blank. I didn't hear or see anything that was occurring around me. Tears starting to run down my face, smearing my mascara. My hands were gripping the paper tightly causing my fingers to ache. All I wanted to do was take some white-out and cover the name that now stood before me and make it not true. But I knew that I would still believe it. Since my mind was blank I didn't notice when Duncan and Logan entered the room. I could hear a faint "Veronica" being said. Someone tried to take the paper from me and when they did I collapsed into the couch. Strong arms soon surrounded me and then I felt myself being laid onto my bed. The tears were still coming and were now ruining my pillow. All I wanted was to wake up and see her there. And my dad. But I knew that after falling asleep that when I woke up they'd still be gone. My heart would still ache. The section of the newspaper was still engraved in my head:

Lianne Mars

Lianne Mars, 43, formerly of Neptune, CA,

died Thursday, June 25th, 2005 in Barstow.

Arrangements pending.

I shut my eyes trying to get it out of my head. After I don't know how long – seconds, minutes, hours – I eventually fell asleep. I had both dreams and nightmares that night. Reminiscent dreams about my past and the family that used to be so happy. And nightmares about a sad, lonely life that I was sure to live now that I had no one left.

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The funeral was short. Not too many people showed up. Although Jake helped me plan and pay for everything. I could tell that he was sad that my mom died. Maybe they really did still love each other. Even though Celeste wasn't there I'm sure she wasn't too happy with the fact that Jake helped pay for the funeral. However I'll bet she was just jumping for joy inside after learning that my mother had passed away. I'm just glad that I haven't had to see her throughout this whole ordeal. Seeing her look down on me like I'm some sort of scum usually wouldn't be so bad, I'd always have a quick-witted comment ready to retort into her face. But at this time I wasn't witty or snarky or sarcastic or any of the things that are usually me. I felt like I was alone in the world. But I quickly realized that there were still a few people who were a part of my life. My BFF Wallace of course, my brother Duncan, Meg, and surprisingly, Logan. They were all there for me during the weeks after. Although after what my mother did to my dad and I, it didn't take too long for me to start get back to normal. Yet I feel as though the grieving over my mom included my dad as well. Because I would think of all the happy times we spent together, and try and forget about the pain I felt after coming home the night my father died to find her gone with the $50,000 check. And forgetting the pain I felt when I tasted the water only to find that it was vodka and realizing that I'd wasted my college money on her. But now school's starting again tomorrow. I'm relieved to have something to focus on and keep me from thinking about all of the pain I've experienced in my life. So as I fall asleep tonight, I try and remove all of the bad thoughts from my head and focus on producing a bright future for myself, as I know my dad would have wanted me to.

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BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Ughh" While I'm still tired from the lack of sleep I got last night, I haven't gotten a good nights sleep since the night he died, I'm excited to get up and go to school. After showering, getting dressed, getting ready, and grabbing a bottle of water and my messenger back I'm out the door and heading to the Le Baron.

I arrive 20 minutes early and head to my locker, putting some stuff in that I don't need. Then I head out to the quad and listen to my ipod, a gift from Duncan for my 18th birthday, and wait until the bell rings for everyone to get to class. My day is a blur up until journalism. There I actually have people to talk to: Duncan and Logan. And that's when our new journalism teacher, Ms. Dumass, announces that we're taking a field trip to Shark Field to see Woody Goodman. Hmm… it doesn't sound too horrible, I guess I'll go. She hands out our permission slips and then the bell rings. Well, who am I supposed to get to sign my permission slip. Maybe my dad, Jake Kane. Hah. Come on Veronica, school is supposed to be keeping your mind OFF all of this crap. So, off to lunch! I still sit at the same table with Wallace. While Duncan, Meg, and Logan are nice to me, the rest of the '09ers still don't like me. Although all of the insults and gossip have seem to have ceased since I found out that Aaron Echoll's killed Lilly, and then I lost both of my parents. But I don't want their pity. I still don't care about them. All they seem to care about is who's dating who, what new styles are out, what parties they're going to this weekend. Blah, blah, blah ---

"Earth to Mars!"

"Oh, sorry Wallace. Lost in my thoughts again."

"Yeah, you seem to be doing that a lot. But, uh, can I ask you a favor?"

"Hey, that's my line! But yeah, ask away my brotha."

"Well it just so happens that I got kicked out of sports for the rest of the year because I seem to have failed my drug test."

"What? But… you don't do drugs… right?"

"Come on V, you know me? Plus there was like five other people who failed too. All of 'em are starters."

"Hmm… any of them an '09er?"

"Yeah, one, but you won't believe it."

"Shoot."

"Meg Manning."

So I asked Wallace a few more questions. I guess my chances at stopping my detective work were over. Sadly, Wallace is no longer an office aide, however he was able to get me the master key and a whole bunch of passwords. Man he's good. But I decided to question all of the people who failed their tests. I started off with my good friend Meg.

"So Meg, I heard you got kicked off the cheerleading squad."

"Yeah, but you know me, I'm a major stoner," She said playfully, "I was out there cheering "Lets go! Lets go! L-E-T-S… uhh…."

We both laughed and talked about why someone might have done this to her. Then I went off to question the others and then snuck in, using my new master key, to check the records to see when the 'switch' was made.

Later, I'm staring at a white board, trying to make sense of everything. Then Wallace and I started writing down the names of who would replace each person that failed the test. I had a feeling that this involved that company 'Boatloads of Fun Corp.' but I didn't know how to prove it. Luckily, Duncan, being the son of a businessman, was able to help me out. Then I 'invited' them all to Java the Hut and with a little bugging Mr. Clemmons was able to hear what he needed to get everyone back onto their teams.

However what I didn't know was that this little mystery was a piece of cake compared to what I would later have to deal with.

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