A/N: Sorry about the long wait. I had a chapter all ready to go when I went on vacation to visit my sister. Then I came home and found out my computer crashed and that I lost everything. I wanted to cry! But I worked my ass of to get this chapter out so I better get lots of loving feedback! haha... ENJOY and REVIEW!!
Chapter Twelve
"Have you visited Meg yet?" Veronica asked, forcing a smile for her brother. He shrugged, not really sure what else he could say. It's been a week and she still hadn't changed.
"She's still unconsious." Dick said, looking away from Veronica, who sighed. He had been distant all week, but who could really blame him. He was probably the only one that had the exact same emotions as her. "I'm really glad you weren't on that bus." Dick said and Veronica looked a bit shocked at first. It had been the first time that he ever mentioned her and the bus in the same sentence. Being who she was though, she quickly recovered.
"Yeah, because if I wasn't here who would have this emotional talk with you." Veronica said jokingly and Dick sighed, showing slight frustration.
"Verionca, I'm being serious and I don't do that often." Dick said, pushing hair that had fallen in his face away.
"I know, Dick. I just don't like to think about. I don't know how to feel about the accident and that worries me." Veronica said, which Dick picked up on quickly.
"I understand." Dick said, but Veronica held up a hand.
"No offence, but what you feel is nothing compared to mine. You feel sorrow for your girlfriend and the rest of them. You feel joy that you guys got off the bus and that I never got back on." Veronica said and Dick raised an eyebrow.
"Okay? Your point?" Dick asked, not sure where she was going with this.
"I feel the same joy and sorrow you do. I am also relieved that I got off the bus and guilty because if it wasn't for me, Meg wouldn't have been on it." Veronica said and Dick sighed once again.
"Veronica its-" He began, but Veronica cut him off once again.
"The conversation is over. New subject." She said and he opened his mouth to speak. Veronica gave him a stern look and he shut his mouth. Before either of them could change the subject, the front door opened and closed as Wallace walked into the house.
"Your home early." Veronica said, looking at the clock on the wall.
"Practice was cancelled yet again. First it was because everyone found out that someone messed with the drug tests. Now the bus crash has the coach freaked out for some supernatural reason." Wallace said dropping both his school bag and basketball bag.
"Freaked out?" Dick asked and Wallace nodded, sitting down on the couch next to him.
"Supernatural?" Veronica asked and Wallace rolled his eyes.
"He thinks that if we start practice again we will upset the spirits of those who died because we are moving on to fast. He also hinted that he would like to wait until Meg wakes up before he starts up again." Wallace said and Veronica nearly dropt her water bottle.
"What? No offence Dick, but that could be months." Veronica said and Dick nodded, agreeing with her.
"Most of the team gives him a week at the most before he cracks and we start up again. If not, were going to the principal." Wallace said and Veronica smiled.
"Alan Moorehead. He's creepy. Like Rooks creepy." Veronica said, shuddering.
"Don't mention that guy." Dick said and Veronica smiled cheesily at him, before pinching his cheek.
"Is he really worse then Clemmons?" Wallace asked and Veronica laughed.
"I'd rather spend a day with Clemmons then Moorehead." Veronica said, still smiling.
"Seriously?" Wallace asked, not sure if she was being sarcastic or not.
"Yeah. He's not that bad, you just have to know how to rub him the right away." Veronica said and Dick open his mouth to say something, but she stuck up her hand. "In a complete non-sexual way." She said and Dick laughed.
"Actually I was going ask if you have every authority figure wrapped around you petite finger." Dick said and Veronica look jokingly taken aback. She then looked at her hand.
"My hands aren't that petite are there?" Veronica asked in a ditzy kind of way.
"So that's why you don't like Moorehead. Because he isn't wrapped around your finger." Wallace said and Veronica tilted her head back and forth before nodding.
"Yeah, thats pretty much true." She said and the guys rolled their eyes.
The three spent pretty much the rest of the friday laying around and watching television. By the time seven o'clock rolled around, they were pretty bored and pretty much sick of chips and soda. By seven fifteen, Wallace finally gave up on sitting around and called the new girl, Jackie, to see if she wanted to do something. He left about five minutes later, leaving Veronica and Dick to pretty much stare at the wall. As if on cue, the doorbell rang and Veronica jumped up to answer it, not caring if was for her or not, it was just something to do. She swung the door open and Lilly pushed past her.
"Don't tell me you two are just sitting here!" She said completely dramatically. Veronica smiled at her as Duncan walked in behind her. "We have to get ready!" Lilly exclaimed and both Mars kids looked at her like she was insane.
"Ready for what?" Dick asked, standing up.
"Logan's life's short party." Duncan said and Veronica laughed.
"That's this week?" Veronica asked, amused that both her and Dick forgot about event.
"Yes. Now let's go Ms. Mars!" Lilly said, dragging Veronica off to her room to get ready.
Around a half hour later, the two girls walked back out to see a very impatient Duncan and Dick. They both stood when the girl's got back in the room. Duncan walked over to them.
"Finally." He began with. "You look great." He added as a compliment to his girlfriend. Veronica rolled her eyes and smiled in response.
"Can we go now?" Dick asked and with that they left.
The five arrive at Logan's about a half an hour later. They walked right in and half of the 09er population was already there. Lilly immeditaly went off to see if Madison decided to show up. She never got a chance to bitch her out at the beach party, so she decided now was her opportunity. Duncan and Dick immediatly walked off with Cassidy and his girlfriend Mac, leaving Veronica alone. She looked around, debating who she wanted to talk to when someone came up behind her.
"Let's talk." Logan said, dragging her off to a different room. He peeked out the room to make sure no one noticed and then shut and locked the door. "Do you blame us for what happened to Meg?" Logan asked and Veronica was a bit taken aback.
"I feel bad about it. I keep trying to tell myself that it would have happened either way, but I can't think of any senerios." Veronica said, not looking Logan in the eyes.
"I usually try to picture her getting into a fight with Dick or Lilly." Logan said and Veronica raised an eyebrow.
"I think I might use that." Veronica said smiling and Logan nodded.
"What are we doing?" He asked and Veronica looked at him confused.
"Like in general? I believe we are talking." Veronica said, not sure where he is going.
"No I mean between us. What do we have?" He asked, sitting down on the bed and Veronica shrugged.
"I don't know. I mean were with other people, but we keep meeting like this and-" She said, but was cut off when Logan began to speak.
"Do you want to end it?" He asked and Veronica took a step back, not sure how she felt.
"Why? Do you?" She asked quickly. She knew it was all wrong, but she didn't want it to end.
"I think I'm falling for you and I know it now. I feel nothing but maybe friendship towards Lilly. I never felt so strong for anyone as I am feeling for, not even when Lilly and me were in the prime of our reletionship. I think about you all the time and I picture you when I'm with Lilly. I can't go on with her and I want to be with you more then I could I want anything else." Logan said, looking directly at Veronica, who remained silent for a while.
"Logan." She said quietly, trying not to let him see the tears forming in her eyes.
"You don't feel that way do you?" Logan asked, his voice suddenly lower.
"I don't know." Veronica said slowly, prounoucing each word clearly. Not to make sure he heard it, to make sure she did. Logan nodded and then got up. He walked over to the door and left the room. Veronica watched him leave, not sure if she wanted to cry because she may have ruined everything or run after him. Then she thought of Duncan, but nothing came to mind when she thought of him. Only his name. She sighed, wiping her eyes and walking back out to the party, on the hunt for her actual boyfriend.
Duncan stood next to Dick and Cassidy. Veronica walked right up to him and Dick and Cassidy seemed to understand that she wanted to talk to him alone so they left. Duncan kissed her forehead and she winced. Did she love Duncan as much as she made herself believe?
"What is it babe?" He asked and Veronica looked up at him.
"Do you love me?" She asked bluntly and he looked a bit taken aback.
"Of course." He said, before smiling at her.
"I want you to tell me how you feel." She said and Duncan raised an eyebrow, before setting down his drink.
"You've been watching to much television." He said jokingly, but Veronica didn't laugh and he noticed this. "I love you. What else is there to say. I think that pretty much covers it." He said and Veronica nodded. He raised an eyebrow at her.
"Do you love me?" He asked and she wasn't sure how to respond.
"I'll let you know when I find out what love it." She said and he nodded, apparently happy with her answer.
"I'd rather you do that then tell yourself that you love me when you don't." He said, kissing her forehead. She then sent him off to find Dick and Cassidy again. She then looked around once he was gone and noticed Lilly on the other side of the room, flirting with some guy, Logan no where in sight. She walked out of the kitchen and towards his bedroom. She found the door closed, so she assumed knocking was the best choice. When she didn't recieve an answer she opened the door.
She found Logan, laying on his bed, staring at the ceiling, his hands under his head. She smiled to herself, before shutting the door and running over to him. She climbed on top of him, kissing him immediatly. He kissed back with out thought. The kiss was passionate and full of lust and maybe love, before she pulled away.
"Veronica?" He asked and she smiled at him. "Weren't you with Duncan just a few minutes ago?" He asked and she nodded.
"I asked him how he felt about me and he said he loved me and that it should cover it. He then asked me and I said I don't know." She said and Logan scooted up, so he was half sitting up.
"Why are you telling me this? No offence, but I'm not one of your girlfriends." He said and she smiled at him.
"Logan, I think I do love you." She said and he just stared at her. He then pushed her onto the bed and kissed her deeply. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. She arched her back into him and he placed one of his hands under her back, pulling her even closer. Yet there momental bliss ended when the door opened and there was a gasp, which made them push apart quickly.