Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars or any of the characters.
Hey everyone. Considering it's New Years Eve and I'm here writing this chapter just means that I'm sick and partying isn't really on my mind. Plus the fact that it's snowing like crazy out and it's really slippery.
Lol. Ok so I had every intention of finishing this story then, but I ended up going out for New Years. And now 3 days later and I finally finish. Oops, sorry for the delay.
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"The truth? Apparently you didn't hear what was just said." Logan spats.
"I haven't heard the whole truth yet. There are still too many gaps. I want them filled, and I want them filled now!" I curl my hands into fists and place them on my waist. One hand still clutching the rock as I wait for one of them to spill.
"Look. This is getting us no where. All were doing is blaming each other. Try calming down. Take some deep breaths." Good old Duncan. Trying to be the peace maker. What he's saying is true, but we can't stop now.
I turn to Duncan. "You lied to me! This whole time. You used me from the moment you met me! So don't you dare tell me to calm down! Tell me your side of the story, and I want the whole truth! None of this telling me bits and pieces crap!" I can feel my cheeks start to burn from the effort of yelling while trying to hold myself back. Great, just what I don't need. What I need is to keep my emotions in check, and so far that's not happening.
Duncan sighs. "Look I'm not going to repeat myself. You heard what I said to Logan and you came up with your own conclusion. This is getting us no where. I know I didn't kill my sister, but me saying it isn't going to prove anything."
"What are you saying? How are we ever gonna solve this then?" I try to keep the anger out of my voice, but it's no use. Inside I feel like I'm dying. This betrayal I'm feeling. The both of them have been using me this whole time. Oh god, that means Logan has been using me this whole time. I bite my bottom lip to keep from crying out as I resist the strong urge to rub my chest as my eyes well up again. Please Logan say it isn't true. I never knew a heart breaking could be felt physically.
I Look over at him. He's just standing there and staring daggers at Duncan. "You did it didn't you?" It comes out sounding like a whisper, but he hears it loud and clear. He looks over at me. His eyes look empty. Void of any emotion. His face too. How could I miss that?
"You did it. You went to meet her earlier than you were supposed to. You argued, and when she laughed at you, something snapped in you and you killed her. It was an accident, but you still did it. You freaked and ran, but you ran into Duncan by mistake. Later, you didn't want to look guilty, so you went to there house like you were going to meet her, in case that letter was ever found or Duncan said something about seeing you. Then when he told you about the new evidence to prove Abel Koontz innocence, you panicked. That's when the two of you came up with the idea to use me." My voice betrays me as it cracks occasionally.
Logan still hasn't said anything, and he continues to stare at me with no emotion. He's really starting to scare me. Duncan turns to him.
"That's what happened isn't it? I never wanted to believe it, but I was always curious as to why I saw you leave the house, only to find Lilly dead. I never wanted to even think that. But it's true isn't it? How could you Logan? You killed my sister!" Duncan's voice gets higher and higher as he yells at Logan who still hasn't moved. Duncan gets up into Logan's face and pushes him.
Logan finally seems to snap out of his stupor. "Don't touch me."
Why? You gonna kill me too?" Duncan lets out a manacle laugh.
"Yea. That's exactly what I'm going to do. You don't think I can just let the two of you walk away. That would just be crazy of me." Logan smiles. I cover my mouth with my free hand. He's really snapped. He's not the person I knew and loved. This is more like a puppet. A shell of his former self. His true self. The one I know and still love. God help me, but I still love him.
Duncan laughs nervously. "Very funny man. How about we put this all behind us. We know the truth, and everyone thinks you're old man did it. That way everyone's happy." I think Logan is starting to scare Duncan. He went from being mad at him to trying to joke with him in a matter of seconds. Logan won't stop with the look on his face. Now he looks almost serene. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his pocket knife. Duncan steps back until he's in front of me. He wouldn't really...he couldn't hurt us...could he?
"Whoa man. What's with the pocket knife? You're not going to do anything, stupid, are you?"
Logan smiles. His teeth flash in the moonlight. I look around, but all I can see is sand, water and tiny lights from the party. The party that is too far away. No one will be able to help us. Shit. Now what? Maybe I can reason with him. Hope that some part of him did love me. Oh god!
"Logan listen to me. This is crazy. Do what Duncan said. Let us go. No one's going to say anything. Were your friends, and the police think they have the evidence that Aaron killed Lilly. Problem solved. Now let us go." I look up to the sky. Wallace, my guardian angel, please protect me. I love you. Lilly, please look after you're brother. We really need it right now. If anything happens, I guess I'll be seeing you soon. Sooner than I wanted too.
Logan laughs. I snap out of it and look at him like he's truly lost it. "You really think it's that simple? That you'll walk away and everything will be fine? Now who's the crazy one? No. I have to get rid of the evidence. That means I have to get rid of you two. They'll think you guys went for a drunken swim together, and drowned. Problem solved. Now, who's first?"
My jaw hits the ground. He serious? I can't believe he's serious. He's really gonna kill us.
"Please Logan. Don't do this." My voice quivers as I try begging. He's really gonna do it. He's really going to kill us.
All of a sudden, Logan pounces. He lands on Duncan who gets pushed up against me and the three of us fall to the ground as the rock tumbles out of my hand. The weight of the two of them on me has me seeing stars. Reals ones in the sky, and one's in my head. I groan in pain as someone's elbow digs into my ribs, sending shooting pains throughout my body and making it harder to breath. I put my hands under Duncan and try to push the two of them off of me. But instead I get a pain on my cheek as Logan slashed out with his knife and cut my cheek. Panic continues to take over as Duncan and Logan continue fighting on top of me as I continue to fight for air. I try a different approach. I put my hands on the sandy ground, and try to wiggle my way out from under them. My head snaps back as someone else's elbow makes contact with my other cheek bone. Lightning hot pain surges throughout my body. I raise a hand to my cheek, and the slightest touch almost causes me to black out.
Finally they roll off of me. Air rushes back into my deflated lunges as I gasp for oxygen. I turn to my left side and see the two of them rolling around fighting for control over the knife. I try getting up, but it takes me a minute. Finally I succeed.
"Hold on Duncan, I'm going for help." I don't know why I bothered, I don't think he heard me. It's not like he was able to answer me. I turn toward to party and start running as fast as I can in sand. Slowly, I can start to hear a few wisps from the sound system in the wind. Then the sound started to sound steadier. The people looking more real. I'm about to yell out for help, but instead let out a startled yelp. Next thing I know, I'm eating sand. I try not to scream as my body lands on my right wrist and I hear it snap. Too late. A scream escapes me anyway. The strong arms behind me whips me around. Now I'm looking up into the crazy eyes of Logan who has me straddled. Pure panic takes over as I see the crazy look in his eyes. Oh god, what happened to Duncan?
"You bitch! He spits out into my face." I winch. "I told you that you can't get away from me. Now you're going to die. Just like Lilly did. Just like Duncan did." No! Please tell me it's not true. Duncan can't be dead. My eyes open wide as pure terror takes over and my limbs feel like they weigh a thousand pounds each. Logan takes on hand and grabs both of mine. He holds them behind my head as the other hand waves the bloody knife in front of my face. Almost as if he's taunting me with Duncan's blood. I cry out. Duncan really is dead. And now it's my turn. Where are you Wallace? Why aren't you hear to help me? You too Lilly. You were supposed to protect your brother. But what good did that do? Now he's dead. Just like I'm going to be.
Not wanting to give up, I try twisting out of his embrace. He drops the knife and smacks me in the face. The sudden impact throws my head back and once again leaves me gasping for air. When my eyes finally focus back onto him, he smiles. "Welcome to hell." He plunges the knife down into my stomach.
It's like everything slowed down. I saw the knife sink down lower and lower in slow motion. I watch as the blade sinks into my flesh. Luckily I think time slowed down enough for me not to feel the pain. All I can hear is the breath leaving my body.
Time speeds up as he takes the knife out of my stomach. He lets go of my hands. My face is wide open with shock. I look down at my stomach, and theres blood everywhere. I place a hand on my wound, then bring my hand up close to my face. Almost as if I'm shocked at what I see. I look back up in time to see Logan fly off of me. I turn my head to see what happened, and I see bodies rolling around on the ground a few feet away from me.
I feel a cold hand on my arm, and I look over. At first the image is blurred, but then comes into focus. It's Wallace. I smile and stick out my hand to touch him. Wallace. My Wallace. He came to me. He really did come to protect me. I stroke his cheek with my bloodied hand. Still all I can hear is my breathing, but that's OK because Wallace is here. He reaches out and strokes my cheek. My eyes follow his hand as he leaves a trail of light where he stroked. I look back up at his face, but I can't seem to see it. It's all black. I start to panic. No Wallace! Where are you? I look back down at my cheek, and his hand is gone. There's only blackness again. My last thought was of losing Wallace all over again.
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This is the end. Well not technically. There should be one chapter left. The prologue. Thank you everyone who stuck with me from the beginning. I took a lot of risks with this story, and I hope you like the way it turned out.
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Gabster07: Lol well I hope this chapter clears it up for you. It was supposed to be confusing because I didn't want you to know who did it.
FanFicFairy514: I'm glad you aren't confused anymore, even though I wanted you to be. But now you'll find out who killed Lilly :(
Twisted3ljw: I'm glad you liked it. I'm glad I went in this direction as well. I came a long way from the beginning. I tried to confuse everyone cuz I want the killer to be a surprise...or someone they didn't want that person to be. Well Uncle Wayne is gone now, and I had some yummy maritini's...hehe Christmas Eve just shows you how good they were.
QueenCate: I know how much you don't like LoVe, so I'm glad I'm able to please everyone. I'm glad you stuck it out and gave me a chance. As for Logan and Duncan confessing the way they did, well there best friends and they've had a few drinks in them. Plus Duncan REALLY wanted to know the truth from Logan. YaY! I'm glad you loved it! As for the rock, I started out with it as something that was sent over, i.e. Logan kicked or threw it over. I wanted her to be discovered. But as I wrote this chapter, I kinda had it as something she can hold onto emotionally.
Simply Lily: Apparently Duncan can utter a word of truth. Lol. Yea I think you need to give Logan more than a disapproving glare...
I'm glad you love the twist :D Lol I guess I did go crazy...or more like :cough:Logan:cough: did. Sorry, didn't I mention I was sick. Well I should go take care of that cough now.
Ivory Black: Thank you :) Well let me know what you think of this chapter.