The wonderful shows Moonlight and Veronica Mars are owned by companies and people other than me. They are just places I go to play.

This is a Moonlight / Veronica Mars crossover. It follows Possession, which followed Who Are You?

This takes place a couple of years after Possession.

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Josef leans back from the table watching them eat their breakfast. Mick has gone back to his freezer. Josef glances at Shannon and sees the little girl watching him. He flashes his fangs at her and she giggles. Beth rolls her eyes at him. "You're going to have to stop doing that when she gets old enough to form complete sentences. We don't need her telling the entire world that daddy and uncle Josef have fangs."

Josef laughs. "We'll just tell people she has an over active imagination."

Beth shakes her head. "You will not. She'll start to think she's crazy. No, you've got another couple years and there will be no more flashing fangs at the baby." Josef does it again just to hear her laugh.

Josef turns to Logan. "Now that we've got some things taken care of, it would probably be helpful if you and I went to my place today. You might as well move in as best you can on such short notice. But before we go, there are a couple other things we should talk over."

Logan looks at Josef warily.

Josef continues when no one stops him. "The best way to do this is to just have one very big party at the house this weekend. That way we are together in front of anyone who matters in the community. I'm not going to lie to you. It's probably going to be crazy but it's the best way to go about it. Vanessa, Frank and some of the family are coming in tonight. I'd like to have a family dinner in a nice vamp/human friendly restaurant with Mick and Beth and Veronica, if she'll agree."

Veronica shrugs and motions for him to continue.

"Word would spread from there and by the time Saturday rolls around it wouldn't be such a shock to the community at large. Before it's all said and done I don't want anyone to question the family commitment to your safety."

Logan looks at him puzzled. "Then why do I have to move into your place? Josef it's not that I don't want to, but I wouldn't mind living here with V."

"Long term that might be ok but I think for several months at least, you should live at my place just until we can make sure things have calmed down and everyone's gotten the message. You don't have to live like a prisoner but I think it would be safer if the bulk of your time were at my place, at least for a few months. Can you live with that for now?"

Josef notices that Logan nods with some reluctance.

Josef turns to Veronica. "Do you think you'd like to go to dinner Thursday night with Mick, Beth, me and the rest of the family?"

Veronica nods. "Yes, Vanessa and Ashley seemed very nice. I think it would be fun." She laughs. "I'd like to see what a vamp/human friendly restaurant looks like. You don't want me at the party on Saturday?"

"No, I think it's best for your safety and ability to go back to Neptune to see your dad, if you're not seen by all those vamps. The problem is that Mick and Beth will be there and I don't think you should be alone so what you can do is stay up in Logan's wing of the house and hide out while the party is going on." Josef sees Logan perk up at the suggestion. "That way we won't have to worry about you during the party. You can come to the house any time you want after that when the place won't be crawling with vamps. I just think that so far, you're relatively out of the loop on this and it would be best if we could keep it that way. If you're at dinner with Mick and Beth, you're just another female human with the clan. You could be anyone as long as you two aren't necking in the hallway."

Logan snorts. "You take all the fun out of it."

Beth smiles, "He really is your son."

Josef turns to Veronica. "When are you going to move in?"

"I'm not sure. I don't even have much in the way of clothing with me." She turns to Logan. "When they broke in and trashed the house they hadn't gotten to the bedroom so our stuff in there was fine. Josef, did Mick say anything to you as to why they would make such a mess?"

Josef shakes his head. "No, you'll have to ask him about that."

Veronica shrugs. "I still have to see about our house and I also have to get some furniture for my new apartment. Most of the stuff at the house was trashed."

Josef and Beth look at each other and both of them start to laugh.

Veronica tires to figure out what she said that was so funny. "What?"

Beth smiles at her. "You know that Mick is ninety years old?"

Veronica nods. "So?"

Josef grins at her. "He fixed this place up pretty much the way it is before Beth moved in. You would agree he has good taste?"

Veronica nods. "Yea, so?"

Beth continues. "You know, he buys nice stuff and then can't stand to get rid of any of it."

Veronica shakes her head. "I have no idea where you're going with this."

Josef shrugs. "Well, you sort of have a built in furniture show room here. Every one of these apartments has furniture in it that Mick has bought over the years and still likes well enough that he can't stand to get rid of any of it. You wouldn't know it unless you open any of the other apartments but Mick is a bit of a pack rat when it comes to furniture. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you went through all five apartments and found the pieces you liked the best too put in the apartment across the hall. Granted none of it is pink and frilly but I suspect that's not really your style anyway. You could replace what you want as you could afford it. You would of course have to get the one piece of furniture he never had any use for until he met Beth."

Veronica looks at Beth a little puzzled and sees a bit of a blush creeping up Beth's cheeks, it dawns on her, and she laughs. "So, I have to get my own bed."

Josef laughs and nods. "Yes, all those apartments, all that furniture, and no bed."

Logan smiles, "I'll buy that for you. Consider it a house warming present."

Josef smiles, "You can buy it online. I just happen to know of an online furniture store, named Fitzgerald's. I can guarantee they'll deliver the bed to you." Josef winks at Beth, who can't stop laughing.

Veronica kisses Logan and she turns to Beth. "Do you think Mick would mind if we used his computer to order a bed?"

"No, of course not, go ahead." Beth tells them.

Veronica turns to Logan. "We'll do that and then I'll spend the day picking out furniture and at least get things moving in that direction while you go with Josef to get settled in at his place."

Josef turns to Veronica "Before you go, will you let me do a couple more thing for you? Will you let me have someone go down to your place and put things back in order? I have people who are very good at that and because of the world we live in, do it often. At least then, you can put off going back to the house until we're sure there's no more danger. They could also pack up your clothing and anything else you want right away and bring it along."

Veronica reluctantly agrees. "I'm just afraid they will toss something that is important when they clean up the mess."

"They won't. I'll give them yours and Logan's cell numbers and before they toss anything, they will give you both a detailed inventory. They will even send you an email to your phone with pictures if that's what it takes. You just have to make sure you dad knows they are coming so we don't have a problem on that end. It will be a lot easier to close the house up when it comes time."

"Alright. I'll call him and give him a heads up right after you leave. I have to talk to him about being away longer than I thought anyway. I think the whole moving away needs to be in person though. I can't drop that on him over the phone. I'll wait on that until things are figured out here and I can leave."

Beth smirks at Josef and turns to Veronica. "I bet if you pick out the furniture today while Mick is sleeping, he would be more than happy to move it for you when he wakes up. One thing about vamps, they make great furniture movers."

Josef shakes his head. "Good grief all that power and we're reduced to moving furniture for women."

Beth sees the smile he's trying to hide and suppresses a grin of her own.

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Josef smiles across the seat of the car at Logan who has his head back and his eyes closed. "Are you ready for this?"

Logan nods without opening his eyes. "I think so. I've been in fishbowls before. Between Aaron, my mother and my own stupidity, I pretty much know what to expect. Once the novelty wears off it should be ok. My experience with notoriety is that it will have about a seventy-two hour life span once the party is over on Saturday. At least with your people, there won't be any newspaper articles, TV specials, or YouTube video about how odd I am."

"Logan that's the way it has to stay too. There can be no mention of Mick being Josie's father. Vanessa says you and Josie aren't the only ones with vamps for fathers, but unless someone else steps forward it's just you."

Logan nods. "I know and believe me I'll do whatever I have to make sure no one knows about Shannon. After the party, there will be those that will be curious but for the most part people will, with any luck, get bored move on. I'm hoping vamps aren't any different than humans on that score."

"I'm sorry. If there was any other way to do this, I would be the first one to agree to it."

"I know. It's ok. Now that V is staying in L.A. with me, even if we can't live together it's not so bad. I'll get through it, but Josef at some point; even if it takes a while, my plans are to be living with Veronica again. Long term there has to be a way to work that out."

Josef nods. He doesn't blame Logan for looking down the road expecting his life to be his own again. "We'll get you settled in today. Vanessa will be in tonight. Which actually works out pretty good because then you can spend some time with her before dinner tomorrow night. The more comfortable everyone is the better. I'm counting on the wait staff and any other vamps in the restaurant to talk, a lot. Maybe the whole thing won't be such a shock by the time Saturday rolls around."

Josef pulls through the gate and Logan opens his eyes as he feels the car slow. He looks up at the mansion and lets out a low whistle. "And to think I thought we actually had money when I was growing up. Apparently, I was wrong. This is money."

Josef snorts. "Well, here goes nothing. There is no turning back from here."

Logan nods and gets out of the car. He grabs his duffle bag and follows Josef into the house. When they get inside the mansion Josef stops in the large entryway. "Well, you wanted to know what my home is like, this is it. We can do it one of two ways. I can give you a tour up front or I can tell you what's off limits and you can investigate on your own at your leisure.

"What is off limits and why?" Logan doesn't want Josef mad at him for going somewhere he shouldn't right off the bat.

Josef starts to walk again to his study and Logan follows him. Josef moves away from his desk, instead choosing to sit on the couch in the area he has set up for just such conversations. A couch, a table, and a couple chairs are set up in a grouping by a fireplace. It makes for a much less formal setting than having people sitting across from him at his desk like errant schoolchildren. Josef smiles to himself. Mick is the only one who doesn't mind the other, isn't intimidated by the office arrangement. Josef motions for Logan to sit and he faces his son. "Before we start, do you want something to drink?"

"I'll take a bottle of pop if you've got it."

Josef moves to the bar and laughs when he opens the fridge. He wasn't sure if he and Robert covered this. "Apparently, Robert listens when I talk. There is a six pack of your favorite beer in here and a six pack of pop."

"Of course I listen to you, especially when it comes to family." Robert moves into the room.

"Logan this is Robert, Robert my son, Logan."

Logan stands up and shakes hands with Robert. "Nice to meet you."

Robert nods. "It's nice finally getting the chance to meet you as well. Are you hungry? Meals for humans are sort of haphazard around here, in that showing up isn't required. We have a chef that I swear is part short order cook with the patients of a saint. He does cook actual meals on a schedule but if you miss a meal or show up late, you will always find goodies in the fridge. We have a microwave, an oven; you can do whatever it is humans do with their food. Are you a picky eater? My understanding is most young men are not. If that's the case, I'm sure you'll find plenty in the kitchen to eat. If you want something specific for a meal and tell the chef ahead of time he will make it for you and if he thinks it's something the others will like he'll make lots of it but probably with somewhat if a tilt on it because he's classically trained. If you need something and your dad is asleep or at the office you can always call me."

Logan looks at Robert curiously. "What do you do?"

"Robert takes care of this place and makes sure everything runs smoothly. Like making sure there is beer and pop in the fridge down here for you."

Robert smiles, "I've worked for your father, for what, two, almost three hundred years?"

Josef nods. "Yes, and I don't know what I'd do without him making sure that everything gets taken care of around here."

Logan looks curiously at Robert "You don't seem too surprised to see me. Most people at least give us a double take."

"Your dad gave me a heads up when he found you. I'm the only vamp besides Mick, Weevil, and Ryder that knew about you." He smirks at Logan. "But truthfully nothing that your father does fazes me anymore. I have and appointment tonight, I'm interviewing a new grounds keeper, so I better finish preparing for that. I will see you around Logan. I'm sure it's going to be nice having you here."

Robert leaves and Logan turns back to Josef. "You were going to tell me what was off limits."

Josef sits down across from Logan. "First off the entire east wing is off limits to everyone but the girls, Robert, me and recently Beth and Josie. No one else breaches the security of their living quarters."

"The girls?" This is the first Logan's heard about girls.

"Ah yes, the girls. We've danced around this discussion for some time. You know that blood isn't just a food choice for me; it's the only choice. I require blood to live. You know and understand that right?"

Logan nods. "Yea, we've seen you and Mick drink blood since we met."

"That is the only way Mick takes his blood, always out of a glass, except…never mind…anyway, let's just say that is the way it is for Mick. That's his choice. Mick and I part ways on this subject for a variety of reasons. Unless I'm at your house or at Mick's I take my meals direct from the source, hence the girls." Josef smirks at him. "I prefer girls."

Logan sits and thinks about this for a minute. "So, they just let you drink directly from their necks?"

Josef nods. "Neck's, arms, whatever I'm in the mood for."

Logan moves in closer and looks at Josef intently. "What's it like? What's it like drinking blood from a living person?"

Josef smiles, "There is a whole host of emotions related to the exchange. It's very…. intimate. We get sustenance and they get a euphoric rush that is erotic to say the least. It does kind of depend on what emotion the vamp is reaching for. I want my girls to feel as good as I do. Over the long term, it can be somewhat addictive. The threshold seems to be three years depending on the personality. I never have a girl in my employ longer than two years and believe me I've been sorely tempted to keep some of them longer but I have too much respect and care to much for them and what they do for me to endanger them by letting them stay longer than that.

Josef hesitates and Logan watches him closely. Josef decides this is as good a time as any. "Logan, since we are talking about blood and freshies there is something else we need to discuss. I told Mick about some of our conversation about you thinking about being turned and he brought up something that I neglected to mention that is pretty important from your perspective."

Logan nods for him to continue.

"If you are turned and Veronica isn't, it's going to be quite some time before you are going to have the control to make love to her without hurting her."

Josef watches him to see if what he said sinks in. "Logan, vampires bite during sex and if it's with another vamp it's not a problem. You know, the already being dead and the superior healing takes care of that, but a human can end up dead in a hurry if it's not done with care, not to mention the risk of accidentally turning someone. Once they have things under control, most vampires bite during sex but with finesse and care it can be a bonus to both parties. The human gets that same erotic rush I told you the freshies get when we feed and the taste of blood coming from someone who loves you is something you never forget. It's an experience apart from everything else and it is amazing. "

Logan sees the faraway look in his father's eye for a moment and Logan wonders who she was, who Josef has never forgotten. "So, not all blood tastes the same?"

Josef snorts. "Not by a long shot. So many factors enter in to it, you can't even imagine. I could give you a two hour lecture on being a blood connoisseur and that would be just the highlights." Josef smiles, "Really, it's just something you're going to have to take my word for unless you decide you want to be turned. Back to fledglings, control is the issue, and fledglings just don't have it. How long it will take you to develop that kind of control depends on the person. Everybody gains it at a different rate."

Logan interrupts. "But Mick and Beth…not to mention you and my mother."

"Logan, Mick is ninety years old. He's been vamp for sixty years and even he was reluctant for quite a while because he was so afraid of hurting someone he loves. Granted Mick has a host of other issues so it took him far longer to take that chance than it does with most vamps. I'm not saying sixty years is the usual time frame, it's not. Like I said, it depends on the person. I met your mother when I was four hundred years old. Control is not an issue at four hundred. Eventually it can happen or if the two of you decide on a joint turning, then it would be fine but you have to know this to make the right decision for yourself. I know how much you love her."

Logan sighs not knowing what to say.

Josef shrugs. "There is more."

"Alright Josef, let's have it all."

"Fledglings like to do three things, it's not the only things they do, but it's what they like best."

Logan looks at him questioningly.

Josef smiles, "Eat, sleep, and have sex."

Logan grins broadly. "That doesn't sound bad to me if I could at least do one of those with Veronica."

"The thing is, fledglings have control issues. They tend to have sex at the drop of a hat. There is a reason so many people have lovers who turn them. Even if V doesn't have issues with you being turned she's probably not going to be thrilled at the prospect of not being able to sleep with you and having you screwing around."

Logan snorts. "Sounds like me before we met; you just had to add alcohol." Logan nods. "You're right. I need to know."

"I just want you to think about these things before you decide. Living here will help. I've been a vamp for a long time, and there are probably other things I've forgotten to tell you, but you'll learn on your own living here. If you have any questions about anything, you just ask. I may not give you an answer you like but I'll always try to tell you the truth."

Logan smiles, "Thank you for that."

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