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SlayerKitty00
: I looked back at my previous chapters, and I can't seem to find what you're talking about. As for Wallace and Veronica, this is how I see them. Always teasing each other.
Raven-goddess-of-underworld-21
: woohoo good to know it kicks butt. It is my first official story.
rhapsodyenigma
: Yes Logan will be in this chapter, so fret no more.
barelyalive
: I hope your not thinking this is a Veronica/Wallace fanfic. I mean in a way it is, but only through friendship. Maybe I should specify in my summary. And yes it is a LoVe fanfic.
twisted3ljw
: thanks buddy. muah love ya. P.S. this fic is for you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know who Veronica Mars is. LOL maybe that's a good thing, seeing how Veronica took over my life. I wouldn't want it any other way.
So please, ENJOY!
Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters.
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"Watch it...Oh hey Veronica. Didn't see you there."
"Hello Trina. You here to see your father?"
"As if you care."
Veronica opens her mouth to say something, but Trina interrupts her.
"How do you even know he's here? I just got the phone call last night. What are you snooping on us or something?"
Veronica gives her the you-are-so-clueless look.
"No, I'm not snooping. I was there last night when your dad was sent here. He was the one, after all, who tried to kill me."
Trina laughs. "You? Why would daddy dearest go after you? It's not like your anyone special."
"You know what Trina, I don't have time for your snarky comments. I have better things to do with my time then socialize with you. Come on Wallace let's go." She starts to limp away.
"By the way Veronica, have you seen Logan lately?"
Veronica turns back around. "Why would you care where he is?"
"I was just wondering if you knew why Logan was here at the hospital...not visiting daddy."
"Why would Logan be here if not to see his dad?"
"What are you dense or something? Maybe it's because he's a patient here. Seems to me he had a little incident on the Coronado bridge."
"What do you mean incident? Is he ok? Where is he? You know what, never mind."
Veronica grabs Wallace's arm and limps away.
"It was nice talking to you Veronica. We should do this more often."
Veronica snorts.
"Where are we going? Don't you want to see Logan? I mean I know you guys aren't exactly...how should I say this, 'friends' right now, but don't you want to see if he's ok?"
"Of course I want to see him. Where do you think I'm going?"
Wallace shrugs.
"I'm going to the nurse's station to ask them what room he's in. You really think I would want to stick around and talk to Trina more than I have too?"
Wallace laughs. "All right you got me there."
They reach the nurse's station, and Veronica asks for Logan's room. The nurse tells them, and they make there way there. Outside of Logan's room, Veronica turns to Wallace, and says, "You think I can go in there alone? We have a lot to talk about. I don't know how long this will take."
"Yea, sure. Just call me when your ready and I'll come back and get you."
Veronica kisses Wallace on the cheek and thanks him. Then she turns to the closed door, and just stares at it. Knowing this just might be the toughest conversation yet. She takes a deep breath, knocks on the door, and limps in.
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Logan looks at the door to see who came in. Thinking it would be Duncan, though not knowing how he found out. We haven't talked in days. Not since he found out Veronica and I were dating.
Were
Speak of the devil. Wonder how she found out I was here. Wait a minute what am I thinking, she's a detective of course she knows I'm here.
Then why is she limping?
She stands at the end of the bed, just staring at me, and I can see a bruise on her face. She finally speaks, though I barely hear her.
"Hey."
That's it, just one word. That's all she can think of saying to me after she accuses me of killing Lily. I look away, and when I look back, she's close to crying. I hope its sorrow she's feeling. For all the pain she's put me through. Finally, I speak.
"Hey."
She limps over to the chair that's beside me, and sits down. After fully examining me, she finally asks, "What happened? Why are you in the hospital?"
I give her a confused look. "You should know, isn't that why your here? Did you investigate me? Know that I was trying to go out like my mother did?"
Veronica crinkles her nose and tilts her head, and gives me a confused look. "Go out like your mother? What are you talking about?"
Her eyes get really big and she gasps. She starts yelling at me. "LOGAN ECHOLL'S DON'T MAKE ME FIND OUT YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? HUH? WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID LIKE THAT? DON'T YOU GET IT?" She whispers, "I need you."
Did she just say what I think she said? That she needs me? After accusing me of murder? I start laughing out loud, but have to stop because it hurts my ribs to much.
"Logan...there's something you need to know. It's about Lily."
I try to laugh again, but it turns into a coughing fit. "Lily? My Lily? What about her?"
"I know who killed her."
Now it's my turn to just stare at her. I speak slowly, and softly. "Who, Ronnie?"
A sob escapes her mouth. I don't know if it's because of the nickname or because of Lily. I'm guessing both. She gets up from the chair, and comes over to the bed. She has tears in her eyes, and has this sad look on her face. I can tell it won't be good news, but I need to hear it anyway. She sits on my bed as I scoot up into a sitting position trying not to wince. "Was it Duncan? Did he kill Lily while having a fit?"
Veronica shakes her head no. "Out with it."
She looks me in the eye and says four words that would change the rest of my life. "Your father killed Lily."
Silence.
After what seems like an eternity, I finally say something. "That's crap. My father was a lot of things, but never a killer. How can you even think something like that? What, Duncan and I weren't good enough? God Veronica, first my mother's...gone, now you're accusing my father of murder? You're killing me."
I stop and take a deep breath.
Slowly and softly I say it again. "You're killing me."
She reaches out for my hand, but before she can touch me, I pull back. I can't even think of what would happen if she touches me. She recoils like she's been burned. Good, maybe now she'll know how I feel.
"Where do you think I got this bruise on my cheek from? Why do you think I'm limping? Why do you think my father is in the hospital? Or why Jake Kane is arrested...Along with your father. After he gets out of the hospital that is."
"What are you talking about? You're not even making sense. Jake Kane arrested? For what?"
"I'm sure it won't be long before Celeste is arrested too. After all they tried to cover up a murder."
I'm just sitting here with my mouth open as she rambles. What the hell is she talking about? What kind of crap is she trying to pull? She's looking at me as if she's begging me to believe her. But I can't. It just doesn't make sense. Maybe it's from this migraine I suddenly have. I take a deep breath.
"Ok, let's say I believe you, now what?"
"Don't you want to hear what happened? Don't you want to know why I'm telling all this to you? Logan when you go home, there will be no one there to go home to. Well unless you count Trina. Look I'm sure it's on the news by now."
She grabs the remote from the table, turns around and turns on the TV. She flips stations until she finds the news.
"Finally, the story that everyone has been waiting for. The once Beloved actor Aaron Echoll's, is now in custody for the murder of Lily Kane.
It all started last night at the Kane's party for the governor. Where Veronica Mars and Duncan Kane were believed to have found tapes of Aaron Echoll's and Lily Kane in bed together. Veronica Mars was on her way home to show her father, Keith Mars, Neptune's once Sheriff turned Private Detective, the tapes, when Veronica swerved into a tree. Seems, Aaron Echoll's was hiding in her backseat. Veronica then ran to a house across the street. Were not sure what happened next, but we do know that the owner of the house was knocked out, and Aaron locked Veronica in a freezer on the back porch and set it on fire. Keith Mars tracked his daughter down, and fought Aaron. Aaron escaped, while Keith got his daughter out of the fire, sustaining some 3rd degree burns. Aaron tried to escape, but was instead hit by a truck. The police arrived and arrested him, and right now he's at the local hospital recuperating until his trial for the murder of Lily Kane, and attempted murder on Veronica Mars.
More news on that later."
Veronica turns off the TV, puts the remote on the table, and slowly turns to me and looks into my eyes. We just stare at each other. I can't seem to wrap my mind around what I just saw. She seems to understand that I need time to absorb this information. My father, a murderer? Worse, sleeping with my girlfriend? OMG my father was sleeping with Lily!
"No, no, no. It can't be. Lily would never. My father? No, no. It's not true. It can't be! Why would they do that to me? I loved Lily. I mean I know Lily loved guys, but my father?"
I can't help it, I start rambling. I can't seem to think straight. Especially when Veronica keeps looking at me like that.
"I'm sorry. I wish this never happened. But it did. I never would have thought Lily would do that to you. I mean I know she loved you. I don't understand it either. I wish I never knew about this. But I do."
I can't help staring at her. At the bruise on her face. "Tell me what my father did to you. How you got that bruise on your face, and why you're limping."
She sighs, then says, "I'm limping from when I drove my car into a tree. And I got the bruise from when your father punched me in the face."
Just then the doctor walks in. "Mr. Echoll's, everything is all set, your free to go."
Veronica looks toward the doctor, then says that she should go. She gets up and limps out the door.
"Later, I guess." I mumble to her retrieving form.
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(A/N) I'm not sure I got the news report right, it was hard to word it. Also, the reason why this story started out recapping, is because I was trying to go for emotion. How they were feeling. Now that it's out of the way, it should hopefully get better
, being the key word.