Welcome To Neptune
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the OCs and the storyline.
Lucas sat on the couch and tapped his foot. He sighed and checked his watch.
"Natalie! Will you hurry up!" he called up the stairs.
He heard a door shut upstairs and Natalie came down the stairs at the same time that Logan came out of the kitchen. Lucas looked up at Natalie and his mouth opened slightly. He was used to her wearing jeans not the skirt she was wearing now.
"Where did she get legs like that?" Lucas thought.
Logan wasn't having the same thoughts.
"Get your ass back up those stairs and get changed!" he ordered.
Natalie stopped and said "Why?"
"Well you look like I should slap a for sale sign on you!" Logan said.
Natalie sighed and walked back up the stairs. Lucas watched her go until Logan walked over and slapped him across the head.
"Ow! What was that for?" Lucas said rubbing his head.
"That was for any thoughts going through your head!" Logan said.
Lucas stood up when Natalie came down the stairs again.
"Is this better?" Natalie asked gesturing at the three quarter length shorts she was wearing.
Logan nodded and said, "Have fun at Tom and Carter's house."
As they walked out the door Lucas asked Natalie, "Do he call you a hooker often?"
"Sometimes," Natalie grumbled as she walked out the door.
-Later-
Lucas propped himself up on his elbows and looked at his friends who were sitting on the grass beside him. They sat in Weevil's back garden while Weevil was in the house.
"I mean, he called me a whore! What kind of guardian does that?" Natalie said.
"One that wants to protect you…in an insulting way," Carter said.
Natalie sighed and replied, "Come on. Tom, you're on my side right?"
Tom snorted and said, "Bitch please, I'm Switzerland."
Carter pushed Tom in the shoulder while Natalie smiled widely. Lucas smiled too, glad that something cheered her up.
-Veronica-
Veronica stopped her car and parker in front of Weevil's house. She got out of the car and after locking it, she walked up to the house.
She knew that Lucas was probably in the back garden but she also knew that he and his friends were going to the park soon and she hoped that they would go out by the back gate. She stepped onto the porch and knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, Weevil's face greeted her. A scowl came on his face and he shut the door again.
But Veronica put her foot between the door and the doorway and said, "You should know by now that I'm not going to leave before you see me!"
She heard Weevil sigh and the door opened wider. Veronica watched as Weevil walked away from the open door and took it as an invitation to come in.
She shut the door behind her and followed Weevil into the kitchen where she saw him leaning against the kitchen counter.
"What do you want Mars?" he asked.
Veronica replied, "I wanted to talk to you. I know you're pissed at me-."
"That would be an understatement," Weevil interrupted.
Veronica sighed and said, "I talked to Logan."
Weevil looked at her and said, "Well at least that's something."
Veronica smiled. "Yes he was happy to see me…for about five minutes."
Silence filled the room.
Veronica sighed and said, "I didn't come here to still in silence why you ignore me. I came here to talk to you!"
"Then let's talk V!" Weevil said, "What have you got to say to me?"
-Lucas-
Lucas frowned when he heard a car stop on the street. He shook his head. After so long looking over his shoulder, he had to learn to keep control of his senses. It was a few minutes later that he looked up and at the window of Weevil's kitchen.
His eyes grew wide when he say his mother standing in the kitchen. She was talking to Weevil but stopped when she saw him outside.
"What are doing here?" he mouthed to her.
Veronica didn't respond because at that moment Weevil turned around to see what she was looking at. Lucas looked to his friends quickly.
-Veronica-
"Who are you looking at?" Weevil asked when he turned back to Veronica.
Veronica replied, "Your kids. Which ones are they?"
Weevil sighed and said, "The girl with the dark hair and the boy beside her with the red shirt."
Veronica nodded. "Come on V. Let's talk," Weevil said folding his arms.
Veronica smiled. "You're still calling me V?"
"That's not the point," Weevil said, "The point is that you still haven't told me why you left. In fact you haven't told anyone."
"That's harder to explain then you think," Veronica said.
"I don't see how it could be. You left because you were scared, are I right?"
It was more of an accusation then a question and it was meant to be a blow to Veronica's pride.
Veronica sighed and replied, "Yes, I was scared."
Weevil frowned. "What is wrong with you? We've all been talking. Wallace, Mac, all of us and we all agree that you've changed."
Veronica folded her arms and frowned.
Weevil smirked and said, "See? You're still the defensive, stubborn, strong-willed woman I know but there's something different. You are more…secretive. And you seem to be picking your battles or something."
Veronica sighed and said, "It's hard to explain Weevil-."
"Then start explaining," Weevil said before both he and Veronica heard a loud creak come from the porch outside the front door.
-Lucas-
"Let's go to the park," Carter said, "I heard there's a concert being held there this afternoon." Everyone agreed and the group of friends stood up.
Then Lucas started to pat at his jeans and said, "Oh guys, I forgot my keys."
"You need them?" David asked.
Lucas nodded, "My mom is working later and the only I can get into the house is with my keys. I'll just run home and get them and I'll meet you at the park?"
The others nodded and headed off going put by the back gate. Lucas meanwhile went out the front gate. Instead of going onto the street he went and stepped onto the porch. He creep along the porch and stopped at the front door, standing beside the wall. He strained his ears to try and hear the conversation going on.
His temper rose when he heard Weevil talk to Veronica. He hated it when people talked to his mother that way. He shifted slightly but froze when a loud creak some from the wooden board under his foot.
"Whoever that is better show their damn face!" Weevil shouted at the door.
Lucas sighed and went and stood in the door.
Veronica looked at him while Weevil yelled, "What are you eavesdropping for? I should kick your ass for listening in!"
"Don't you dare!" Veronica said stepping forward.
"Give me a reason why he should stay?" Weevil asked.
"We're talking about him," Veronica stated.
Both Lucas and Weevil were quiet, both looking at her. Weevil frowned and said, "What does he have to do with-,"
Weevil stopped talking when he saw Veronica's face. Then he looked over at Lucas. Those eyes, that nose, the over all look. It was all so…so…
"Would you mind not yelling at my Mom? It kind of pisses me off."
…Logan Echolls.
Weevil ran a hand over his face and he said, "Wait, wait. Are you saying that- Hold on."
Veronica sighed and said, "Lucas is mine and Logan's son Weevil. I left because I was pregnant with Lucas and I was being threatened."
Weevil stared at her and then he said, "And you left? You left Logan practically without a word and you took his son with you! Are you serious Veronica?"
Right now he was practically yelling in her face, not that Veronica backed down, and Lucas's temper was reaching boiling point.
"HEY!" Lucas said, stepping between Weevil and Veronica, "Don't yell at her like that!"
Weevil smirked and said, "Seriously kid? You're trying to take on a guy taller then you, twice your size and who used to be a biker? Really?"
"Watch me!" Lucas said back.
Weevil looked at him and then smirked. "Well I'll give you something. You are Logan Echolls's son."
Weevil didn't miss the little smile that came to Lucas's face. Weevil backed away and said, "I guess you better explain now."
-Later-
Lucas walked into the sitting room and sat down on the sofa. He switched on the TV and stared at the screen. Veronica walked in and sat down on the arm chair.
Lucas glanced at her and said, "Are you angry that Weevil knows about me?"
Veronica shook her head and said, "No. Actually I'm glad. It's nice that Weevil's not angry at me anymore."
Lucas nodded and cleared his throat. "What he said before…have you really changed?"
Veronica looked at him and replied, "Why?"
Lucas sighed and said, "I don't want you to change because of me."
Veronica stood up and sat beside him. She looked at him and said, "I am still the woman I was fifteen years ago, don't you worry about that. But now I've you to think about. And that means that I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe."
Lucas looked at his mother's determined face and she continued, "So I will fight for you no matter what and if keeping you safe means backing down and turning the other cheek, then damn it I'll do that! You are so more important then my pride and don't you ever forget that."
Lucas nodded and said, "Thanks Ma."
Veronica reached over and kissed his forehead, then pulling back. Lucas smiled.
-Next day-
Lucas walked with Natalie beside him as they went down the street. "So have you and Logan made up?" he asked her.
Natalie frowned at him and said, "Huh?"
"Yesterday? He called you a hooker and you complained," Lucas reminded her.
Natalie nodded and said, "Oh that. Yes, we're fine. I mean that kind of how Logan is. He always has my best interests at heart even if he insults me at the same time. I can never stay mad at him really."
Lucas nodded and then Natalie said, "Oh and Logan told me to ask you were you going to try out for the baseball team."
Lucas sighed and said, "I don't know."
"But you're good at it! You were great at the baseball game before."
Lucas looked at her and then said, "Alright, I could at least tryout for baseball."
"Great," Natalie said smiling.