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 smiles in relief. That wasn't so bad. "Now, back to the girls. "I don't keep any of them in my employ longer than two years. The only exemption ever is Emily and I stopped feeding from her over a year ago. I found I needed someone to look after the girls, someone that is more in tune with them than Robert or myself. I only employ beautiful, smart women but even they have troubles at times. Modern women don't always listen to me or Robert just because we're men." Josef laughs. "Thankfully those days are over."

Logan is surprised. "They're not frightened of you being a vamp enough to do whatever you say? I would think that would make an impression."

Josef nods his head in agreement "We could go that route but it's not my style. It's easier to employ Emily to watch over them and make sure everyone is happy. People who use fear and intimidation to dominate others are cowards. Especially when the people involved are weaker and smaller and not anywhere near your equal. That isn't to say those things don't have their place. Sometimes you just have to kick some ass to make a point, but if you do it right, it's not necessary all that often."

Logan nods. His respect for Josef increases. He knows what it's like to be the target of someone who holds all the power and abuses it.

Josef smirks at Logan. "Besides, fear would taint the taste of their blood. What I'm looking for isn't the taste of fear, that's for sure. Now, I pay Emily to be the den mother to the rest of them and make sure that things run smoothly in their lives. If anything is making them unhappy or there is a problem, Emily alerts either Robert or myself and we deal with it."

Logan shakes his head and looks at Josef warily. "How many of them are there living in the east wing?"

"At any one time there is between eleven and fourteen. Right now, we have an even dozen, one just left. Emily will be on the lookout for another to replace her. There are services that do that but I have better luck with Emily's choices. She knows what I like. She also knows I won't tolerate discord so she looks for girls that will live with the others in harmony. When you meet Emily, don't be put off by her appearance. Now that she's not in rotation she is doing some of the things that she couldn't do before, like dying her hair and such."

Josef makes a sour face. "There's nothing worse than the taste of hair dyes in my meals. She's a good judge of character and very sharp. Now back to what started this. You are too never, ever to go into the east wing. No one is allowed into their living quarters but Robert and me"

"And Beth and Shannon?" Logan asks.

"Yes, that just started. Now and then Emily babysits for Beth and Mick so they can have some time alone. So, Shannon and Beth are allowed entrance, but not Mick, ever and once Beth is turned that will be the end of that also. I have an obligation as their guardian to make sure that they have privacy and a safe place to live. There are no excuses for breaking this rule, not too much alcohol, not anger at me, and not getting lost. The entrance is clearly marked and you can't miss it. No one ever breaks this rule. Unless the house is under siege, you have no reason to ever go into that wing of the house."

Logan thinks about it and wonders just how far Josef would go. "Or what?"

Josef watches his son and realizes this is a test of sorts to see what lengths Josef would go to punish him for such an infraction. Josef smiles, "I will tell Veronica, and believe me once you meet any of the girls you will see why V will not be amused. You'll be lucky to survive."

Logan narrows his eyes at Josef. "Blackmail. You're getting pretty good at this parent thing."

Josef shrugs. "I think back and it seems that was the general way of dealing with kids, even in the best families. Any other option is out of the question." Josef smiles at Logan softly. "Logan, please, just don't."

Logan smiles and nods his acceptance.

Josef continues. "Other than that, unless a door is locked you are welcome to go where ever else in the house you would like. If a door is locked, it's most likely Robert or Chef or someone else's living quarters and for obvious reasons those places are off limits as well. Are you hungry? I hear growling noises. We can talk some more in the kitchen while you dig around for something to eat."

Logan nods. "Yea, I am. That sounds like a good idea. I'd like to see more."

As they enter, the kitchen they both lean against the counter, arms crossed, watching a very shapely, jean clad, bottom sticking out of the open refrigerator. Neither of them says anything, much preferring to watch and wait. The view is very nice. Just as the girl straightens up and begins to turn Josef clears his throat to let her know that they are there and not startle her. Logan watches as her eyes dart back and forth between them out from dark eyes and dark purple hair. She lays several containers down on the counter and looks at Josef. "I can tell the difference because I know you so well. If I had to guess, based on his looks and the fact that you both stood there watching my butt for the last couple minutes without a word, I'd say he's your son but I thought that was impossible."

"Emily, this is Logan, Logan, Emily, the den mother I told you about. Yes, Em he's my son and I had no idea this could happen until it did. He's going to be living here"

Logan looks at his father in awe. "Are they all like this?"

Josef smiles broadly. "Yes. You see now why Veronica would not be amused."

"Like what?" Emily asks somewhat puzzled.

Josef crosses the room and taps her on the nose. "Drop dead gorgeous, even with purple hair."

"Oh, that." Emily says annoyed. "Who's Veronica, girlfriend?"

Logan winces. "Yes. Can we not introduce her?"

Emily laughs. "Oh, don't worry. Before we're done with her she will love us all." Emily winks at Josef. "It's in our job description."

Josef laughs. "It will be fine. I've never known anyone to intimidate V and as long as you behave, you have nothing to worry about. Besides that girl is damn fine looking in her own right."

"Of course she is." Logan says defensively. She's very beautiful but I sort of have a track record that isn't exactly something to be proud of." Logan shakes his head and moves to the fridge.

Emily looks over her shoulder at him. "You'll find very little in the way of junk food. Josef says the preservatives make us taste funny so unless you bring some in and put them in your room, they'll get pitched."

Logan smiles, "How about coffee?"

"Decaf and tea at breakfast." Emily says.

Emily turns to Josef. "Is that what Robert has been doing changing the west wing around? Making things ready for Logan?"

"Yes."

Emily snorts. "And here I thought from the stuff Robert had them hauling in, you were starting your own frat house."

Logan looks at his father and smiles. "I guess I'm going to have to investigate that wing first."

"Logan we need to talk about that. Mick seems to feel that you might not like having a whole wing to yourself at first. You're used to living with V and having people around, if you would like, I can make room for you in the north wing with me. You could use a couple of rooms in that wing."

Logan thinks about the trouble Josef seems to have gone to, for him and shrugs. He figures he can manage by himself. "Naw, that's ok. Before V and I moved in together, I lived alone for the most part. If I need company, I'll come find you or call Veronica. I'm good."

"In that case in your wing there is a small kitchenette that we put in for you."

"Hey," Emily interrupts.

Josef smiles at her. "I'm not tasting him and I can't very well let you eat stuff the other girls can't. I can live with the purple hair but not the rest.

Logan watches as she moves to Josef and stands very close to him. "Josef, you know if the hair really bugs you, I'll dye it back. I never want to do anything that makes you unhappy. You know that."

Josef runs his fingers through her hair. "No. It's fine. Actually, the cut bothers me more than the color. I loved it long."

She smiles warmly at him. "Alright. I'll let it grow out, just for you."

Josef kisses her cheek. "Thank you."

Logan wonders if Josef has the same relationship with all the girls or just Emily. The easy way they relate to each other seems so natural and comfortable.

Josef turns to Logan and continues. "What I was getting at was that there is a fridge and a microwave and a coffee maker for your own use. I didn't mention this before but the wing you are using is also off limits to everyone but family, your extended family and Robert. We periodically have guests of the vampire variety around here and I want to make sure no one thinks they can get into your living space any more than they could with the girls. Your privacy and safety are as important as theirs is. Robert will come through on Tues every week supervising a crew that does windows and vacuums that kind of thing. They'll pick up laundry at that time. If you need something before that ask him about it and he'll show you were it goes. He runs this place but he's not anyone's maid. You're expected to pick up after yourself."

Logan laughs. "I may have grown up with a maid but believe me Veronica broke me of most of my bad habits the moment she moved in. I know how to pick up after myself."

Emily smiles, "You'll find that the smelling ability of a vamp is somewhat annoying. If you inadvertently leave a wet towel in a corner and forget about it, the thing will go sour in about twenty-four hours. You won't smell it but they'll start walking around wrinkling their noses and sniffing everyone to find the smell. It's like living with a blood hound."

Josef looks at her indignantly. "I admit to a superior smelling ability but I have smelled you often but never looking for a bad smell and never finding one I might add."

Emily laughs. "You don't because Robert always gets to us first to find out who the offending party is. He never lets it get to the point where you smell anything bad."

Josef watches as Logan fixes himself a sandwich. He sits at the breakfast bar next to Emily and the two of them watch him happily munching away on their sandwiches. "Are you good for a while? I'm going to go have a bite and then get to my freezer. It's was a long night and it's getting to be a long day."

Logan nods. "Go. I'm fine. You've told me the don'ts. Now let me find out the rest for myself. Emily can point me in the direction of anything I need to find."

Emily turns to Logan. "We have a really nice pool and a sauna oh, and a state of the art movie theater, lots of great stuff. I'm sure you'll like it here."

Josef turns, leaving the two eating and talking. He heads up to his room. He has a couple of his favorite girls come to see him. He feeds and then flips out his phone and punches up Beth's cell.

Beth looks down and answers. "Josef? Is everything ok?"

"Yes it's fine. I just thought of something. If Veronica or you need to go shopping for either party, please let me pay for whatever you need. This whole thing is my doing and I'd like you to put anything you need on my account. Will you let me do that Beth?"

Beth smiles, she knows Josef isn't so much worried about her as he is Veronica. "You just want to pay for V's stuff and you know if I agree she will be more inclined to let you pay for her stuff as well."

Josef laughs. "You know me to well. Come on Beth, I know you aren't strapped for cash but she won't agree to let me buy her something if you don't. It's tooth and nail with that girl when it comes to money. If she wasn't so desperate to be in L.A. with Logan she probably wouldn't have let you give her the apartment."

"Alright Josef, this time. I'll agree to make your case if she balks. "

Josef nods. "Does everything with her have to be so hard when it comes to letting me buy her stuff? I've got more money than some countries, it's not like I'm going to notice buying her a few things."

"Josef, you, and I know Veronica has a tendency to think that everything has a catch. She knows you mean well but, it just seems to go against her instincts to let other people pay for things."

"I know. Beth, try to see if you can get her to let me do this for her." He hangs up and goes to his freezer.

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Logan wanders back through the hallway to the entrance they first came through. He knows he left his duffle bag by the door but it's gone. Logan turns to Emily. "I know I left it right here."

Emily points out the entrance to his wing of the house. "I'm guessing Robert saw your bag and took it up to your room. Take a look. Before you go, can I ask you something?"

Logan shrugs. "Sure, you can ask."

Emily smiles, If that isn't a Josef answer she doesn't know what is. "When did he find you? How long have you two known each other?"

"Two and a half years. Why?"

"No reason. I'm trying to pinpoint something in my mind. Josef has changed in little ways over the last couple of years. Nothing most people would notice but when you do what we do, you get to know someone pretty well. Josef has always been wonderful to all of us girls but...I can't really explain the difference, but now I have my answer. I wondered what had changed in his life. I thought the old guy was going a little mushy in his old age."

Logan smiles, "Josef has sure made my life better. You're probably right about my bag. I'll talk to you later."

Emily nods and watches him go. She laughs to herself. This should be interesting, a human version of Josef living in the house with them. She wonders idly how much like his father he really is. She knows Josef will want to talk to all the girls about Logan but she thinks that she should make them understand that he is off limits. They certainly don't need the drama around here.

Logan opens one of the double doors leading to his new home. He can't wait for Veronica to come visit. She may not want to live here but that doesn't mean they can't have sleepovers. He grins at the thought.

Logan walks slowly down the hallway and opens the first door. He finds a large suite. It has a couch, tables, and chairs. It reminds him vaguely of the living room when he was growing up. Same idea, except hanging on the wall is a huge plasma TV. He picks up the controller off the table and turns it on. He starts flipping the channels and realizes it has every station available. He goes from rugby in England to Football in Indiana. Logan finds competitive surfing in Australia and leaves the TV on.

There is an entertainment center built into the wall. He opens it and finds games, game consoles, and a Blu-ray player. He smiles and plops down on the couch in front of it, to play some Grand Theft Auto. He laughs when he remembers teaching Josef to play this. Josef may have lightning fast reflexes but until he got the hang of the controls, Logan beat him pretty good. Once Josef's muscle memory kicked in and he knew exactly what to press when, it was no contest. Logan smiles and remembers he's going to have stage a contest between Josef and Mick.

He moves on to look the rest of the room over. He finds a computer center off to the side by the bank of windows that look out over the grounds. There is a note hanging from the screen.

I put everything I could think of into this, both in hardware and software. Your linked into Josef's T-1 line so your connection should be plenty fast. If there is anything else you can think of you want, let Josef know and I'll fix it up. Josef insisted that you might want the latest in an MP3 player but I know how people like what they have. I programed the software so it should work with whatever you already have, or the cutting edge player Josef bought you. Ryder

Logan looks over the layout and sees a new player.

He shakes his head. He boots up the new computer and clicks through the menus. He sees everything from World of Warcraft to the latest games; a couple of which Logan knows isn't out on the market yet.

He finds a bar in the corner. The liquor choices are slim but Logan thinks ruefully that's probably a good thing. A couple of six packs of beer are chilling in the fridge and that's fine. He grabs one and finds an opener on the bar.

He finds the kitchenette that Josef described. He's not going to do any fancy cooking in there but then that isn't really his thing anyway. He'll be happy if he can make V coffee when she comes to visit and nuke some popcorn when he's watching TV at night. He looks through the cupboards and finds a selection of coffee, popcorn, and different types of snacks. Robert may not eat but someone clued him on junk food for humans.

He opens a door off one side of the suite and finds a bedroom that has a queen size bed and another TV. He walks around the room and finds it has a balcony. He opens the door and walks out in the sun. The view from his room is beautiful. It overlooks the sunny side of the grounds. He goes back in and continues his sweep of the room. Logan sees a panel on the wall and realizes it's an internal stereo system. He heads back to the living room and finds the main control panel. He flips off the TV and begins to play with the stereo pumping music through the rooms. He finds the speakers in each room built in to the walls. He spends some time teaching himself the controls. He realizes he can be transfer and controlled the music from the computer. He sets up a different play lists, one of which is full of Veronica's favorite music.

He finds another door off the bedroom that leads to a huge bathroom with a shower plainly made for more than one person. The shower stall has faucet controls with temperature settings on each end of it and it dominates the center of the bathroom. Images of Veronica in the shower start to run through his head and he lets out a groan of frustration at not having her here with him He continues through the bathroom and finds a large Jacuzzi type bathtub along one side. He sighs. He will be so glad when the danger is over and Veronica can come visit him. Visions of her in the shower keep dancing in his head.

He moves back into the living room to play some more GTA. He tries to think of what they could possibly have missed. He knows he saw a couple more rooms across the hall he hasn't even gotten a chance to look at. Hard to imagine what's in them.

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A/N: I don't usually go into much description on houses and such, but since Logan was moving in with Josef it seemed important to point out how much Josef had done to try and make Logan happy.

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