A/N: Okay, here is chapter four. I think I took some lines from the actual series and put them in here just to give Veronica a somewhat same persnikityness. You might see them randomly, but I tried to change them up a bit. If you do see them, know that I do not own them! Okay, here is the new chapter! ENJOY and REVIEW!

Chapter Four

One year later...

The first day of school was here and Veronica wished every minute that it would never come. The past year was the most eventful year of her life, no joke. Her boyfriend broke up with her about a month before his sister, and her best friend, was almost murdered. She had been sleeping with her boyfriend's father, a long time move star, now in jail for attempted murder. Yet that was only the beginning. That was only within a couple weeks.

The day Lilly woke up, Logan's mom commited suicide and her mother left, who had been having an affair with Lilly and Duncan's dad Jake. Her parents had filed for divorce and she hasn't seen her mother since. Logan lived at home alone for a few months, before his sister decided to move back in. Duncan refused to talk to Veronica, mostly because she knew of Lilly's sexual affiars and he assumed she knew about Aaron as well, although Lilly had told him several times that she didn't. Even Logan still talked to her even through she knew Lilly wasn't faithful.

After Lilly was released from the hospital, she was sent to a private school for the remainder of the year. It was an all girl school and it was on the other side of the country. She needed to clean herself up, and she was only to be there for the remainder of her junior year. Logan and her wrote to each other all the time, trying to be a normal couple and make the nearly dead end reletionship work.

The only thing she hadn't lost was the relationship with her dad. Veronica and her dad were able to remain in their house, especially after he solved the Lilly Kane case. Veronica remained popular, but was it really worth it. She had the same friends, but she heard whispers behind her back. She knew what they were about. People thought she was like Lilly, but in fact, she was the oppisite. Her dad was one of the only people not to betray her, but how long would that last.

By the end of the year, Veronica was so thankful to have it over she actually went to Shelly's party. Worst idea she ever had. She was drugged and after that she was fed shots by guys to get her to make out with some other girl. She woke up the next morning, her underwear discarded on the floor and a searing pain through her thighs. But that was all in the past now and she had changed after that party. She cut her hair so short and outcasted herself. She didn't join the pep squad and she cut off ties with most of her friends.

By the time junior year was about to begin, she didn't talk to anyone. But once Lilly came back, that all changed. Lilly was popular, which made Veronica popular once again through association.

Talk about a pain. She thought to herself as she got ready for her first day back to school. Maybe that's how its meant to be. Maybe she's supposed to be popular, best friends with Lilly and maybe, just maybe, she was supposed to be with Duncan. Maybe the past year will be corrected by this coming year and everything would return to normal. Maybe. Maybe not.

"How did you sleep last?" Keith asked his daughter as he placed her breakfest in front of her. Veronica shrugged and picked up her fork. She picked at her breakfest for about two minutes before she responded.

"Not well. I made a how to survive high school list." Veronica said, a smile on her face she began to eat her eggs.

"Well isn't that productive." Keith said, his usual smile on his face. "This year will be better. Lilly is back and everything has calmed down." He said, trying to reassure his daughter. Veronica smiled while shaking her head. She looked down at her watch.

"Oh! I have to go. Lilly will be outside any minute!" Veronica said, jumping out of her seat. Keith watched her grab her school bag and rush out the door, a car honking just as she opened it. He waited to see long blonde hair hit her back as she ran down to the street, but she cut it at the beginning of the summer. Of course, she had begun growing it back, so that it now was close to her shoulders, but it definatly made her look different.

Veronica climbed into the front seat of Lilly's convertable. Her parents had gotten it for her when she returned from the private school. The ride was mostly silent at first, just the music playing, but it didn't take long before the girls were talking and acting like everything was normal.

"What do you think life would be like if you had been killed? What if Duncan didn't get home from practice so early?" Veronica asked and Lilly smiled her usual smile. She waited a few moments before responding.

"Well I don't know what it would be like if I died, seeing as I would be dead, but I am pretty sure our neighbor would have never said he saw Aaron's car. Since no one else knew about the affair, no one would know he killed me and they would pin it on someone else." Lilly said, picking, what Veronica thought, was a likely senerio.

"My dad would probably assume it was your father." Veronica said laughing.

"I think my mom would be a better bet." Lilly said laughing. Then she continued. "Yeah, he probably would and since everyone loves me, he would have been thrown out of office because my dad would be proven innocent." She said and Veronica laughed.

"Yeah, but even if you died, we could never be sure it would happen that why. But I must say, I am happy your alive." Veronica said as they pulled into the school parking lot.

"You know what. So am I." Lilly said laughing, parking her car in the closet parking spot she could find. The girls climbed out of the car and Lilly locked the doors. They walked past the PCH bike gang, but Lilly and Veronica avoided eye contact with them. The main reason was because Weevil was the leader. He used to be a good friend of Veronica's and he was Lilly's old fling.

"Whats with the crowd? Did someone deface the flagpole?" Veronica asked when they got closer to the doors of the school.

"There's a guy on the pole! He is taped up there." Lilly said laughing. Veronica stared in horror at the guy on the flagpole. He was definatly new, because she did not recognize him. He was taped up there with the word snitch across his chest.

"We should help him." Veronica said, motioning towards the flagpole. Lilly stared at her shocked.

"I may be reformed, but I know when to stay out of stuff like this." She said and the bell rang as she finished. "Listen, do what you want. I have to get to class. Later Ronnie!" She shouted as she floated off to class. Veronica nodded watching Lilly leave before heading over to the guy on the flagpole. She remained silent as she cut him down with pocket knife her father made her keep on her. It was her just in case weapon. The guy looked down at her.

"Do you always carry a knife on you?" He asked, giving her a werid look.

"My father. He gave me a knife instead of mase. What are the odds." She said as she finished cutting him down. He pulled the tape of his boxers and put his pants on. "Listen I have to get to class. Take care of yourself, this is a vicious school." She said, but as she turned around, she ran right into the PCHers. "Oh." She said under her breath.

"Interfering in our business, eh, blondie." Weevil said to her. Veronica was quiet for a second, unable to think of anything to say, but she eventually thought of something.

"Why is he a snitch Weevil?" She asked and he glared at her. Whispers between the rest of the bikers went around. Barely anyone knew they were friends way back when, and they didn't even bother to acknowlegde each others attention. They haven't since sixth grade.

"He got a couple of us arrested last night. He chickened out and said it was an accident, but they have the tapes." He said replaying the previous night from the store. Veronica nodded remembering her father saying he had a robbery at the store and then he would be home.

"If I get the tapes back will you leave him alone?" She said, using the fact that her dad was the sheriff to help somebody she didn't know. What are the odds.

"You make those tapes disappear and all of this will disappear. If not, we will not only go after him, but you as well, blondie." He said, putting emphasis on blondie, before motioning the bikers to follow him. Veronica turned and looked at the new guy.

"Name?" She asked.

"Wallace Fennel." He said as her eyes narrowed on him.

"Congratulations Wallace. In your short time here, you managed to piss off the motorcycle gang. You also have become my good deed of the year. My first and last. Watch your back, people usually won't be so helping." She said before walking towards the direction of her first class. She paused for a moment before turning around. "Welcome to Neptune." She said, before continuing on her way to class.

Veronica didn't see Wallace again until lunch a few days later. She was sitting at her usual table with Lilly, Logan, Duncan and a few other select people. Beyond the velvet ropes as she would usually say. There was no way that I would be able to help him this time, she thought to herself as she watched him sit down at an empty table. She sighed and looked down at her food. She took a deep breath before smiling and looking back up, returning the Veronica Mars everyone knows. But as soon as she looked up her smile faded and was replaced with a shocked look to the sight of someone sitting across from her.

"Um, hi?" She asked nudging Lilly in the side to get her attention off of Logan. Lilly turned to Veronica and cocked her head to the side. Veronica pointed her head in the direction of the strangely new guy. Lilly looked over and then nodded.

"Oh, he is one of Logan's friends." Lilly said, before turning around and grabbing Logan's attention. "Who's the guy thats staring at Veronica in a kind of creepy way." Lilly said loudly enough for most of the people outside eating lunch could hear. Logan sighed and stood.

"Veronica thats Troy. Now be careful because we haven't figured out if he bits yet." Logan said while kneeling down next to her, talking to her like a child. Veronica rolled her eyes and pushed, so that he lost his balance and fell to the ground. She looked up once more to see that Troy was still looking at her.

"The question is can he speak?" Veronica said, looking at him. Lilly continued to laugh, first from Veronica knocking over Logan to her comment about Troy. Veronica smiled at the sound of Lilly's laugh and chuckled a bit. Troy then finally spoke.

"So you know Logan?" He said and Veronica raised an eyebrow. Not the best way to greet someone, eh?

"Yeah. He is our school's obligatory psychotic jackass." Veronica replied with, putting emphasis on the last word. Lilly covered her mouth to keep herself from bursting out in laughter. Logan looked away from his conversation.

"You rang?" He asked and Veronica rolled her eyes, before her gaze returned to Troy.

"So my names Troy Vandergraff, you?" He said, making that his second sentence. Much better introduction.

"Veronica Mars." She replied with. He smiled at her and when the silence continued she began to feel a bit awkward. I swear if he doesn't talk I am throwing my tray of food on him.

"Well now that we got that out of our systems, would you like to catch a movie on friday or something?" He asked and Veronica was a bit taken aback.

"Uh, sure." She said, smiling shyly. After she responed Troy continued to smile, while Duncan got up and left. Veronica turned and watched him leave and when his blue shirt disappeared around the corner and her eyes landed on Logan, who had been watching Duncan leave as well. He is the one that broke up with me and then ignored me. She thought to herself and she looked at Logan. She knew he couldn't hear her thoughts, but it seemed as if he could. Troy said they could properly meet later, before he grabbing his things and leaving the courtyard.

"Mars!" Dick yelled from across the courtyard. Lilly laughed as he stormed over here and Logan cocked and eyebrow as one of his best buddies came charging over, his death glare on the one and only Veronica Mars.

"What'd you do to him?" Logan asked as Dick got closer.

"I'm trying to get in touch with my past to figure that one out myself." She said, shrugging it off. She was about to take a bite of her food, when Dick walked right up to her, grabbed her up by the arm and pulled her up.

"Hey!" Logan yelled standing up and Lilly, stood, holding him back.

"Rough much." Veronica said, wincing under his grip.

"We need to talk." He said, letting go of her and walking away. She looked over to Logan and Lilly before walking off after Dick. Lilly looked up at Logan and raised an eyebrow at him. He sat down, trying to ignore her look.

"Why the sudden need to protect Veronica?" She asked, eyeing him suspisiously.

"She is your best friend and a tad on the petite side. If Duncan isn't going to look out for her, someone should." He said and Lilly sat there, contemplating what he said for a few seconds before nodding.

Veronica followed Dick across the courtyard and into the parking lot. She was pretty much jogging trying to keep up with him. He walked over to his car and opened the door. He sat down and slammed the door shut. Veronica paused for a second, before walking up to his window.

"What's going on, Dick?" She asked, pretty much impatient by now.

"What is up with that father of yours?" He asked and Veronica crossed her arms.

"Which friend did he arrest now?" She asked, growing impatient. Whenever one of her friends were stupid enough to get arrested, she always had to hear about it. How her father should mind his own business. Then when he would save them, they would be so gracious. It was a deadly cycle.

"He slept with my mother!" He yelled and Veronica raised an eyebrow.

"Your parents have been divorced for how long?" She said, not seeing what the big deal was. Then again, when she last checked her records, the ex Betina Casablances was married to some other guy now. They travel all around Europe, making it hard for her kids to visit her.

"No he slept with her seventeen years ago. When my parents were still married." He said and Veronica shut her mouth.

"What brought this one up?" She asked, trying to act like what he said wasn't true.

"Dear old Dad's last wife. They got into a fight the other night about the divorce and mine and Beaver's names ended up in it. My dad began yelling and she yelled about how I may not even be his son." Dick said and Veronica stepped back, hitting the car behind her. "You better find out what the hell is going on." He said, before peeling out of his parking spot, leaving Veronica standing there. She watched him drive off and even when his car disappeared she didn't move. She heard the bell ring in the distance, but that didn't even get her moving.

"Hey, Veronica." Logan said, coming up to her.

"I don't want to talk. Can you talk me home?" She asked, feeling sick to her stomache and no longer in the mood to attend her classes. She then began walking to his vehicle, not waiting for him to respond.