I do not own Veronica mars or any of the characters besides Rachel she is my pride and joy! I hope you enjoy the story, it is a prequel to my first story 'The Greatest Love' I hope you like them both. Long Live the King Rob Thomas!
A couple of weeks had passed as the group sat in Logan's living room watching horror movies and eating every kind of junk food they could get their hands on. Of course the rumors had been rough, and so had been the snarky comments from the 09ers but Rachel went through it like a pro. I guess after being beaten for a week straight you tend to not get hung up on stupid little comments.
"Start the movie already!" Wallace yelled from the floor Georgia propped between his legs.
"Hey pass me some of the popcorn" said Mac as she leaned over grabbing the bowl from Veronica. She sat back down and Beaver's hands wrapped around her.
It was a couple fest, Carmen was on Weevils lap on one couch and Casey and Meg did the same on the other side, Wallace, Georgia, Cassidy and Mac took the ground, while Veronica and Logan took over the love seat.
Duncan laid down on the couch, and started the movie, Rachel was in the bathroom again, it might be a side effect from the birth control Duncan thought. She had started a week ago after the first scare they wanted to be more protected. She came down the stairs, and looked over the group; Duncan looked up and saw a tear stream down her face.
He got off the couch and walked over to her moving his hands up and down her arms "What's wrong baby" he cooed.
Everyone turned around to see Rachel, "its just I never had very many friends growing up and I never thought I would have this many" she said, she stopped crying and gave Duncan a nod. He lay back down and she lay on her side in front of him. He moved his arm around her waist and she held onto it, and squeezed it every time something popped out. The night was fun they watched the movies, talked and laughed, then everyone went home and Logan walked upstairs.
"I will pick you up for school tomorrow" Duncan said giving her a kiss on the tip of her nose.
"yes, but you have to come in this time, I never know how long I am going to be and I hate making you wait in the car." She said looking into his eyes.
Duncan looked nervous, his hands were shaking a little and he shifted his wait between his feet.
"Duncan is something wrong" she said touching his arm.
"yeah I just wanted to ask…..never mind" he said shaking it off.
"are you sure you can ask me anything" she said looking confused.
"I just wanted to ask…..would you……go to homecoming with me" he said looking defeated. That wasn't what he wanted to ask, and she could see it.
"Yes I would love to go" she said with a smile. "are you sure that was all" she pressed it just a little bit further.
"Nope that is it" he said. She gave up and gave him a kiss as he walked out the door.
"God I am an idiot" he said to himself getting into his car.
"Get your butt moving were going to be late," screamed Duncan from down stairs.
"My alarm went off late you and Logan go I will see you first period" she yelled back.
Logan and Duncan left, he thought he mide as well take Logan and Veronica's car was in the shop so they picked her up. They got to school and veronica sped up catching up to Wallace. Logan held back whispering to Duncan "did you ask her?"
"no I chickened out again, o by the way we have to go to Homecoming now" Duncan added.
"nice we want to have another Limo party?" asked Logan remembering the last time.
"I will ask the girls, I am not sure though I thought that would be the perfect time to ask."
They walked into school and Veronica and Duncan walked into History class. The bell rang and a couple minutes later Rachel showed up. She looked sick; she was wearing her PJ bottoms and a t-shirt her hair was in little pony tails. Her face was drooping from lack of sleep.
"Are you okay?" he said rubbing her shoulders with his hands. Dick then came in and sat in his seat two in front of her.
"Oh Dickypooh did you have to drench yourself in cologne… o god I am going to be sick." She said jumping up from her seat and running out of class.
Duncan got up and looked at the teacher, he nodded and Duncan went after her, he ran into the bathroom and held back her hair as she threw up.
"I hate the flu" she said heaving again.
"I will take you home you need some rest" he said walking her to the sink. She washed out her mouth and dropped in a mint.
"I am fine it usually goes away around noon" she said with a smile.
"How long has this been going on?" he asked worried.
"Like three days, what you worried I am contagious" she said giving him a kiss.
"Never baby, if kissing you means I get sick, I will take the illness." He said with a grin.
They walked back into class and sat down. They made it to lunch, Veronica walked out of school to see Duncan, Logan and Wallace sitting at the table.
"Hey where is Rachel?" she asked worried that she had gotten worse.
"Present" a hand popped up from the other side of the table, she was laying down on the bench her head is Duncan's lap.
"What are you doing?"
"Trying to get the world to stop spinning" she said closing her eyes.
"So you're still sick?"
"Yeah it is the weirdest thing one moment I am fines the next I am throwing up" she sat up and looked at all the food on the table. She got queasy again and lay back in Duncan's lap. He was smoothing out her hair with his hand and rubbing her stomach.
After school Veronica, Meg, Mac, Georgia, Carmen and Rachel walked through the mall scouting out the best place to get some dresses.
"One, two, and three" the girls screamed in unison jumping out from their dressing rooms looking over each others dresses.
Georgia was in light pink strapless that went to her knees. Mac had on a floor length black velvet dress with one strap. Carmen had a violet knee length with a white and violet embroidered chest and a slit on the side. Veronica went with a floor length Red strapless, with sequins. Meg was a vision in white princess dress, with a tight top and carnelian stuffed skirt. And Rachel had on a baby blue dress, with a corset top and a light flowing skirt the sleeves were sheer and came out in Juliet style cuffs.
They bought their dresses and were walking out of the store when Rachel stopped and found a dress that made her giddy. She ran back in and tried it on, she showed the others and they loved it.
"But you already have a dress" said Meg, this one was way to simple and elegant for a high school dance.
"I know but Duncan is taking me out to Le Chez tonight for our four month anniversary and I want to look great." She said looking over herself in the mirror again. Veronica and Meg stole a glance and smiled, like there was a plan.
They walked through the mall and separated ways, they each had errands to run and all that were left were Veronica and Rachel. They walked past the food court and Rachel turned to Veronica.
"You know what I have been craving?" Rachel started.
"What is with you and these cravings? For the past few weeks you have been saying it, god if your not too busy throwing up your stuffing it in" Veronica laughed starting to walk away. Rachel was frozen in place and was looking forward in shock lost in her thoughts.
"What?" veronica said snapping Rachel out of it.
"Veronica, remember when we went grocery shopping?"
"Yeah"
"How long ago was that?"
"About a month ago why?" Veronica was confused, and then she started snapping things in place.
"Hey grab me some of those" Rachel said pointing out the tampons, "I haven't had my period in like a month, I know it is coming soon." She said taking the tampons and putting them in the cart.
All the nausea, the heightened smell, the random bursts of emotions, the bathroom visits, the cravings.
"Rachel you what happened to those tampons?" asked Veronica in shock.
"I never opened the box" admitted Rachel suddenly getting sick again and throwing up in a trash can.
"We have to go to the clinic" veronica said and they rushed to her car.
Veronica knew the woman working there and she put a rush on the results in an hour Rachel and Veronica were sitting in the office. Rachel was crying and Veronica was holding her hand. The doctor came in and said with a smile "congratulations Miss Rembok you are pregnant."
HEHEHE how will this end? well thanks for the Revies and keep them coming, now i recently updated my other story to match this one. PLEASE READ IT it is called 'the greatest love' remember this is the prequil to that one.