Chapter 6

Veronica hopped out of Logan's X-terra as fast as she could. She was surprised to see that her car was no longer sporting three flat tires. She turned around in time to see Logan speed out of the parking lot.

Guess he finally gave up. Disappointment washed over her. Why the hell should I care? One less problem to deal with. Good for me.

Veronica drove home and got ready for her and Wallace's movie night. It was good to just go back to normal after such a messed up week. After she picked which movies they would be watching, she called Wallace to come over.


After the tenth pass through all the channels, Logan shut off his television and tossed the remote onto the bed. How did today turn out so bad?I had a fool proof plan! That's Mars for you, always fucking things up! I have to talk to her! Logan jumped off his bed and ran his X-terra, he only stopped when he realised he had no idea where she lived. Like that's gonna stop me!

As Veronica made popcorn she could hear Wallace on the phone with his mom. "Yeah, I know…I'll be home before 10:30. Promise. Love you too."

Wallace clicked his phone shut and plopped down onto the couch. "Sorry about that."

"No prob. So anything new?"

"Actually, yeah. I heard the wierdest rumor that you and Logan Echolls are carrying on a torrid love affair. See, normaly I wouldn't believe any of those rumors, but I saw you get into hiscar after school today." Wallace frowned, clearly disturbed over the recent turn of events.

"God, I hope no one else saw that!" Veronica mumbled to herself before sending her firend a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, there is nothing going on. For some unkown reason, Logan decided that we should be friends. I set him straight and he won't be bothering me again."

The doorbell rang and Veronica jumped up to get it.

"That was fast, didn't we just order like 5 minutes ago?" Wallace asked, absently flipping through the channels.

"Who cares? Pizza is always welcome here!" Veronica swung the door open and gasped.

"Hey, I brought chinese, thought we could hang out…" Logan brushed past Veronica into her living room. He stood there staring at the boy lounging on the couch.

Raising an eyebrow, Wallace sent a questioning look to Veronica- who happened to be too dumbfounded to do anything but stare at their unexpected visitor. Why is Logan here? I thought we cleared this up earlier today?

Logan looked at the black kid staring at him with obvious loathing. What better way to earn Veronica's trust than to befriend her friends?

"Hi, I'm Logan." Logan reached out his hand and the kid took it with a death grip.

"I know, we met during your tire iron phase."

Logan blushed. I forgot this kid was there during that incident.

"We were just starting our movie night so if you would…" Veronica trailed off, trying to be polite.

"Oh, yeah, so what are we watching?" Logan put the bags of chinese food on the counter and sat down on the floor in front of the T.V.

Logan knew that Veronica had been trying to politely ask him to leave but for some reason he really wanted to stay.

"Oh, Twelve Monkeys. Its V's new favorite movie. It's the third time we've seen it this month." Wallace chuckled, the hidden message that Veronica had loyal friends not lost on the other boy.

"Hey! You learn something new each time!" Veronica laughed, momentarily losing herself in the familiarity only best friends could aspire to.

"Whatever you say." Wallace replied.

"It's true! Would I lie to you, Wallace?" Veronica asked sweetly.

I haven't seen her like this in forever. Logan watched their exchange in awe, silently taking in her change in demeanor. Wallace, got to remember that!

Before Wallace could reply to the loaded question, the door bell rang.

"That would be the pizza." Veronica stated as she began to get up.

"I got it." Logan jumped up and ran to the door.

As he paid the delivery boy, he could hear Veronica and Wallace whispering on the couch.

"Tell him to leave!"

"It's your house, you do it!"

"Like he'd listen to me!"

"Pizza, anyone?" Logan interrupted their quiet arguement.

They turned on the video and ate their food in silence. Logan felt a sense of satisfaction when he saw Veronica eating some of the chinese he had brought over. Every once in a while the best friend's would tease each other or say something witty about the movie. Logan stayed quiet, just enjoying their interactactions.

I can't believe she let me stay! Maybe the old Veronica's still there somewhere.

Around 10:15 Wallace began to pack his stuff up. "Mom will kill me if I'm late again. See you later V."

He glanced at Logan and gave Veronica a questioning look, not comfortable leaving her alone with a boy who had made it his life's mission to torment her. Understanding his unspoken question, she nodded slightly. Hesitating briefly, Wallace sent a warning glare at the 09er before walking out the door, still uneasy over leaving his best friend.

"Looks like it's just you and me."