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A Cartwheeling Catastrophe

Three weeks later

November

Veronica

"Hey, what are you doing with my lap top?" I had walked out of the bathroom to find Logan staring intently at my computer screen.

"I'm taking this online purity test."

"Have you failed it yet?"

"Ha ha Ronnie."

"That didn't answer my question."

"I'm not done yet. I'll tell you my score when I am."

"So what kind of questions does it ask?"

"Things like, have you ever done it in a car, in a moving car, have you ever done reverse cowgirl. Those kind of questions."

"Hmm. Who posted it?"

"You have to ask?"

"It was Mac, wasn't it?"

"Yep."

"What are her intentions with this thing?"

"I'm not sure I should tell you."

"That bad huh?"

"I think you should just ask her yourself."

"I will. So what's your score?"

He looked up and smiled. "I'm not telling."

"Oh come on Echolls, spill it. I already know you're far from pure."

"Fine, its thirmmmm." He pulled the cough cover up.

"Did you just say thirty?" I started laughing, its not like I was surprised.

"No, 36 thank you."

"Wow, that's higher then I was expecting."

He looked at me pretending to be offended. "What are you trying to say Ronnie?"

"Please, I know how slutty you are. I was expecting like a 12."

"Ronnie, I'm a bad boy, I'm just not that bad."

"Riiiight Logan. This is coming from the same guy that hooked up with, Susan Knight and Carrie Bishop all in the same night at Shelley's party last week."

"Gee Ronnie, you almost sound jealous." He said while smirking at me.

"Logan, you know I'm not jealous. I'm just reminding you that you have terrible taste in girls."

"At least I don't repeat my mistakes."

"Now how can you argue with that? Are you sure it was a 36?"

Mac

When I saw her coming I knew that she wanted to know about the test.

I didn't think she'd be mad. Its just one of my get rich quick schemes. I need a new car and I'm not from the 09er district like the rest of my friends. And even though I'm sure that one of them would buy me a car if I asked, I'm not one for charity. So I'll do it on my own. And Wallace is covertly working on this with me. He's an 02er as well and he's in need of some quick cash at the moment. So it seemed like a good business opportunity and believe me, she'll understand. There was a time when she was in the same boat.

But that's the thing about Veronica, she doesn't flaunt what she has now. She doesn't even touch the money that the Kane's give her, she just leaves it in the bank. She's one of the few people in this world that didn't allow money to change her.

"Hey Mac." She was smiling.

Ok, here goes. "What do you want to know V?"

"Now what makes you think I want to know something?" She had that mock offended look on her face, the one that Logan does so well too.

"You have your 'I'm investigating' look. You want to know about the test don't you?"

"Yeah, I saw Logan taking it." She looked around the quad, almost everyone was on their laptops taking the quiz. "And it looks like he wasn't the only one."

"Yeah, its been pretty popular."

"So what's the angle?"

"What makes you think there is an angle?"

"Just give it up Mac attack."

"Fine. Everyone is taking the test today, right? So tonight, I'm posting a second site."

"What will this one be for?"

I gave her an evil smile. "For people to purchase other peoples scores."

She started laughing. "I knew there was a reason we were friends. I actually kind of can't wait to come to school tomorrow."

"Yeah, me neither, this should be good. You're not gonna out me are you?"

"Nope, I'm just gonna sit back and enjoy. But you need to do me a favor."

"Ok…"

"Erase Logan's score so that no one can buy it."

"No problem. Is there anyone's score that you want to see?" She looked at me, obviously thinking really hard and I knew what was going through her head. "How about this, I'll pull it for you and if you want to see it just let me know."

"Deal. So did you take it?"

"Yep."

"What did you get?"

"V, I'm dating Dick Casablancas. Do you really think I'm gonna tell you?"

"That bad huh?"

"No, just a lot lower than it would have been two months ago."

She smiled again. "Let me guess." She put her fingers up to her temple and started moving them in circles with her eyes closed. She looked like one of those fortune tellers from the fair. "I'm seeing a 75."

How the hell does she do that? "Are you sure you're not psychic?"

"Nope, not psychic, I just know Dick."

"Very true, very true. So are you gonna take it?"

"Um... no. Why bother? I don't need the test to tell me that I'm a boring virgin. I already know that I'm a boring virgin."

I smiled at her.

"Virgin yes, but boring…never."

"Thanks Mac."

"Anytime Bond."

Logan

By lunch the purity test was all that anybody was talking about.

Ronnie and I were sitting at our usual table with everyone except Meg. Her and Cole finally came over to our table to join us 15 minutes into the lunch period.

Meg was looking around at all the computers with a confused expression on her face. "Am I missing something?"

"You haven't heard about the purity test yet?" I asked.

"Um no. What's it about?"

I smiled at Mac and she told Meg about her little scheme.

"Oh, so you're capitalizing on peoples indiscretions. Very shady Mac."

Mac just smiled again and so did Wallace. "I try." Was her only response.

Dick smiled and put his arm around her. It was plainly obvious that he was extremely proud of her for her latest endeavor.

Meg looked over at Cole. "Did you take it?"

"Um…..yeah."

"What did you get?" He looked away nervously. "You know what, on second thought, I don't want to know." She wasn't smiling anymore.

And he recanted quickly. "It doesn't really apply anymore."

She smiled at him again "I know and I think its sweet. Oh hey, there's Shelley I'll be right back."

When she walked away Cole banged his head on the table and Dick started chiding him. "Yeah Cole, I think it's sweet too."

"Fuck you Dick. Can someone describe second base to me? I've forgotten what its like. Is it beautiful there?"

He got a reply almost immediately when Casey answered him. "Like fucking heaven."

Casey

Fuck.

My filter didn't catch it.

It was like verbal diarrhea.

Everyone just stopped and stared at me with their mouths open and I immediately looked over at Logan.

He was getting up from where he was sitting three people over and walking over to me. He did not look happy.

Shit, I'm gonna die.

But he didn't get a chance to say or do anything, because V took matters into her own hand.

From her seat right next to me, she smacked me upside the head. "Yeah, well heaven's a place that you won't be visiting again for a very long time buddy." She did not look happy.

But Logan sure did. He started laughing so hard he couldn't even stand up and then everyone else was laughing too.

Yeah, I totally screwed myself.

Logan

I don't think I could be more proud of her.

Veronica

He is so lucky that I got to him before Logan did. Logan would have ripped his tongue out.

He definitely wouldn't be visiting 'heaven' again for a long long time. Although its not like it will be too much of a shock for him. After Logan and I'd had our talk that night he had backed off a little. He started letting Casey and I have real dates more often. But he only ever guaranteed us an hour alone at the most. Like I said he only backed off a little.

He didn't talk to Casey for two days after that night and Casey felt like shit about it. Him and Logan have been friends for years and he really thought he was going to lose their friendship. Of course he didn't, but that night changed the relationship between both Logan and I and Casey and I.

Logan and I once again got closer, which I didn't even think was possible. When I woke up the next morning in his arms I felt better than I had in months.

And now, even if we don't start out that way…I wake up I his arms every morning.

Casey and I, well that's a very different story. We're still getting along great, but the physical aspect of our relationship is almost non existent these days. I mean we still make out, but during our times alone it hasn't gotten past kissing. The few times that Casey has tried to get back to his so called 'heaven' I've stopped him. And I know it bothers him, because he thinks he did something wrong. But I keep telling him that he didn't, I'm really just not ready for our relationship to be at that level yet.

When I explained that to him he understood and I know it made him feel better. He doesn't want to push me because he respects me and that's important. I know its hard for him, I know how he feels about me and I know he would love to show me how he feels. But like I said, I'm not ready. I just don't feel as strongly for him, yet, I might never.

And honestly my apprehension doesn't really have anything to do with Casey.

And I know this is a horrible thing to say, but every time we make out.

I can't help but feel like I'm betraying Logan.

Of course I wouldn't dare tell Logan that.

He'd throw a fucking victory party.

Logan

Every night after she falls asleep I immediately pull her into my arms. I still don't know why I do it, I just do it.

She doesn't know that I do it consciously and she never gets upset. She doesn't say anything about it actually.

Ever since that night things have gotten even better with us, I didn't even think that was possible.

But things between her and Casey have hit a stand still.

I only know this because Luke told me.

I guess she's barely letting him kiss her these days and its practically killing Casey. He thinks he's gonna lose her and I feel a little bad about that, because I know it's my fault.

You know what, that's a lie. I don't feel bad about it at all, even if he is one of my best friends.

Actually, if I didn't think Ronnie'd kill me for capitalizing on her boyfriend's misfortune, I'd throw myself a fucking victory party.

Veronica

Um, where are my clothes?

I turned to the other girls in the locker room. "Where are my clothes?"

Nobody answered and a few of them just smiled.

"Where the fuck are my clothes?"

Still no answer.

So there I was, standing in just a towel with nothing to change into.

Oh this is so not ok.

My locker was completely empty so I started searching the locker room and low and behold I found them. In the toilet.

Fuck. Not cool.

'Hey Veronica, did you find your clo…oh. People here can be so horrible."

"Um yeah. So does this towel make me look fat?"

Meg laughed. "Um no, do you need something to wear?"

Oh this is just great, I mean at least gym is my last class but still. Walking through the quad in Meg's cheerleading uniform, with the entire school staring and catcalling is not my idea of fun.

It's not like I could have just walked out in my towel. Definitely not.

Logan would have had a coronary and Casey probably would have salivated himself to the pointed of dehydration.

Although, now that I think about it, the uniform isn't much better.

"I'm sorry V. I usually have some sweats in my locker."

"Oh no, this is perfect. I just have to resist the urge to do a cartwheel."

"Yeah, that might be good, because Casey looks like he might throw you on the ground right now and if you showed off your gymnastic ability there would be no saving you."

I looked over to see Casey and Logan walking, well running, towards me. Casey got to me first.

"Um, is there something I don't know? Or is this an early birthday present? Because I'm prepared to thank you exuberantly." He had a huge smile on his face and he leaned in to kiss me just as Logan got to us.

"Nice try Case, but no." I said.

Logan took off his coat, put it over my shoulders and then zipped it up for me. It was so big on me I could have worn it as a dress, so in Logan's mind, the crisis had been averted "What happened?"

"Someone tossed my clothes in the toilet."

Logan didn't looked pleased. "Who?"

"I don't know but I'm going to find out."

Logan

I took her home immediately so she could change. I wasn't thrilled with who ever had done it, but it wasn't me they needed to worry about, it was her.

The rest of the night passed without much excitement, but the next day when we got to school it was a damn mad house.

People were fighting, yelling, pulling each other's hair, I had to give Mac props, she is the master of creating bedlam.

But the scene in the quad was nothing compared to what we found when we got to Veronica's and Meg's lockers.

Cole was yelling at Meg and there was a large black 48 scrawled on her locker. "I knew when you came back from Spain last summer, there was something different about you. Should have guessed you slept with that Hobby Air guy. You couldn't shut up about him."

Meg had done a student exchange program for two weeks during the summer while her and Cole weren't together.

"He was our tour guide." She was almost in tears.

"Oh. Was sex included in the package or was that extra?"

I could have killed him, this was bullshit, there was no way that score was real.

"I did not have sex with him. I haven't had sex with anybody. This is crazy; I didn't even take the test."

Cole picked up the paper and read aloud. "Have you ever slept with someone who spoke a language you didn't know? Have you ever had a fling while on vacation? Do you lie to protect your reputation? It all makes sense, every question here. You turned me into a joke. Thanks." He turned away from Meg leaving her in tears.

Veronica and I went over and V pulled her into a hug. "I-I didn't even do anything." Meg stuttered.

"I know."

"You believe me?"

"Meg, not only are you one of my best friends, but you're also the last good person at this school. I'd believe cartoon birds braided your hair this morning. Don't worry, we'll clear your name and make somebody pay."

"Really?"

That's when I spoke up. "Of course we will, unless there's a fairy godmother already on it."

Meg smiled for the first time that day. But when she shut her locker the only thing I saw was the number 14 and it was written on Ronnie's locker.

"What the fuck?"

That's when the girls noticed it and Veronica was visibly angry.

"I think we need to talk to Mac."

Mac

"Oh Meg, I'm so sorry, you to V. I swear I didn't have anything to do with those scores. I should have checked for all of ours."

Meg was still near tears. "Mac, its not your fault."

Veronica agreed. "She's right, but what happened? Neither of us took the test."

"Well, the best I can tell is that someone hacked into your email and took the test for you. I just don't know who. But I promise to keep trying."

Meg smiled a little. "Thanks Mac."

V looked at me with a serious expression. "The next time you and Wallace want to make some moolah, do me a favor and lock the rest of us out of the system."

"No problem….But speaking of Wallace."

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Do you know why he needs the money?"

"No why?"

She told me that his mom had been having troubles with their renter and they were hurting for money since he was refusing to pay rent. "Have they called the police?"

"Yeah, Sacks came over and said there wasn't anything they could do. That's why Wallace has been staying with Luke."

Veronica smiled. "I'll call Don, I'm sure he'd be more than willing to help out."

Meg

This could very possibly go down as one of the absolute worst days of my life and Veronica's hasn't been much better.

We've been getting random calls from guys all day and they have been forwarding porn to our emails like its going out of style. By lunch I was ready to run home and never come back.

We were all sitting at our normal table and everyone was on edge.

Logan and Casey were on either side of Veronica looking like they might decapitate the next guy that so much as looks at her. And I had both Wallace and Luke with me showing very similar looks.

Lunch was almost over when I heard Cole talking to Steve Wacker from a few tables over.

Steve was laughing. "So now it comes out. Meg was one of those Britney Spears virgins, huh. And you were her noble Justin, just keeping it all on the down low."

That got everybody else's attention at our table and the boys looked ready to kill.

Cole pulled out his best Bill Clinton. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

They both laughed. "Come on, man, we know you did. The sweet ones always turn out to be the freakiest."

"No, man, Meg's a good girl, really good. Good at everything she does and she does do everything. The girl is a good actress though, I guess she learned it from the biggest poser of all."

He was looking straight at Veronica.

Of course that makes sense, her fake score was lower than mine and she is just as pure as I am. He meant that she had taught me all of her tricks, but unfortunately for them, I wasn't the only one that figured that out.

Before V or I could do anything Logan had Cole by the throat and Casey was right behind him closely followed by Luke, Dick and Wallace.

I watched in awe as Logan and Casey beat Cole to a bloody pulp and Wallace, Dick and Luke exacted the same revenge on Steve just for laughing at what Cole had said.

It was like Friday Night Fights and we had ringside seats.

It took Mr. Clemmons and five other teachers to pull them away and Veronica, Mac and I just watched as all five of our men were escorted to the office.

All of this over a stupid purity test.

Veronica

I probably should have been mad, but I wasn't.

For the first time ever I was glad that Logan let his fists do the talking because Cole deserved it. It sucked what he said about me, but what he was saying about Meg was just cruel.

When I left school that day Logan was waiting in his truck for me.

When I got in I smiled. "Hey Sugar Ray, what's the verdict?"

He looked over at me and smiled slightly. "We're all suspended for three days."

"Well, I guess it could have been worse."

He stopped smiling. "They called my dad." And just like that my smile was gone as well. The last time Logan got suspended was two weeks before my dad died. He'd shown up on my doorstep with cuts and scrapes covering his back and two broken ribs.

So it was worse, much worse….

Logan

I didn't take her home, we went to Casey's with everyone else. I was too afraid of what was going to happen when we got home.

I wasn't sure that I even wanted her to come home with me that night at all. I didn't think he'd touch her, but I wasn't positive.

Finally around 10 she was tired and asked me if we could leave.

I swallowed my pride and looked down at her. "Maybe you should stay here tonight."

She looked shocked. "You want me to spend the night at my boyfriend's house?"

"I'm not sure if it will be safe for you to come home tonight. He might be waiting."

She grabbed my hand and smiled. "And that's exactly why I am going with you. I refuse to leave you alone in that house with him."

I couldn't help but smile. Tiny little Veronica wanted to protect me, this is exactly why I love her. "Are you sure?"

"If I wasn't I wouldn't be going with you. Lets go."

We said our goodbyes and left shortly thereafter, but the entire drive home, the only thing I could think about was that I should have made her stay at Casey's.

I didn't want her to witness what was about to happen.

Veronica

When we got home all the lights were off.

We walked into the living room and both jumped ten feet when we heard Aaron's voice.

"Hello son... Veronica, might I have a word with Logan please, alone."

I grabbed Logan's hand again, staying in place. Aaron was not happy with him and it was painfully obvious, I was not leaving him.

Logan leaned down and whispered in my ear. "Its ok Ronnie, just go to my room and lock the door, don't open it for anyone but me. Ok?"

I squeezed his hand in compliance. "Goodnight Mr. Echolls."

"Goodnight Veronica."

I walked away hesitantly and went straight to Logan's room locking the door behind me.

I sat there for 30 minutes and I could hear everything and every time I heard the belt connect I jumped, my heart aching.

I was in tears by the time Logan finally knocked on the door.

When I opened it he was standing there with his shirt in his hands. He was trying so hard to be strong, but I could tell how much pain he was in.

I walked with him over to the bed and sat him down as I went into the bathroom for the first aid kit.

When I came back out I sat down next to him and he laid his head in my lap as I cleaned the wounds made by the belt buckle. I was crying again by time I was done but he was still just silent.

I helped him lie down on his stomach and when I laid next to him, he pulled himself over and rested his head and upper torso on mine with his head directly over my heart. And then he curled his arm around my waist and I put both of my arms around him.

That night I was the one holding him.

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