Hey all! Sorry it took so long, but writing is hard! Yeah, I know you all are probably going "no! really? I had NO idea!" but it is! I know some good stories who died suddenly because of the writing disease. Let's take a moment to honor them. Wait. Wait. Wait. Okay, moment over! On with the fun!
I hope you'll like this chapter. I personally think it's cute,but I'm not very objective. It does have lots of LoVe.Thanks for everyone who reviews my story, I love you guys! And I'm glad you're liking this so far! I never thought I'd post a story of minehere, not to mentionlet itgo on for15+ chapters! And I never thought I'd get such amazing feedback from anyone… and… and… and… Does anyone have a virtual tissue please?
Okay, I'll stop giving you a headache now, enjoy!
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"What?" Veronica asked, "Come again?"
Keith sighed deeply; this was going much worse than he thought. He had expected his daughter to be mad and start yelling at him. That he could have handled, somehow. Instead, she chose to act as if he was completely incoherent.
"I was thinking about moving out of Neptune."
"Why?"
Because this town is rotten and we've been through enough here and if that boy gets his hands on you I'm going to shoot him a new one. "I want you to have some peace," he finally answered and looked to Lianne for support.
But she was just being irritably quiet, as usual. Her hands were crossed and she was giving him the most disapproving stare he had ever been unfortunate enough to receive. Even Veronica's stare seemed pale in comparison (for now, anyway, while she still thought he was out of his mind). Who would've thought the mother and boyfriend would band together against him?
"Peace?" Veronica repeated, "Did you take some of my pain killers?"
"Veronica…" he warned, trying to sound as stern as possible.
"Sorry," she spat, "I just don't understand what the hell you're talking about."
"Honey, the town is already flooded with journalists and the trials haven't even started yet."
"So?"
He exhaled deeply, "They'll come after you too, Veronica. It'll be just like last year, only much worse. I don't want you to be in the middle of all of that."
Veronica had to admit that he had a bit of a point. Maybe it really wasn't the healthiest thing for her to be involved in a massive murder trial. But it wasn't like being involved in a massive murder case was an example of a normal teenage life, so why start with normal now?
"Besides, I'd like you to see a therapist as well," Keith, blurted out quickly.
She almost shouted out a triumphant 'ha!' Now this was what she called a bargaining chip. "What? A shrink? No way! I'm fine!"
"Nobody can go through what you went through and be 'fine'," Lianne butted in, "we just want you to talk about it with someone, get some help."
"Mom, I'm not crazy!" Veronica cried.
"Veronica, please don't make this hard," Keith asked, "it'll be good for you."
"Hello Mars people, how's it going?" Logan greeted cheerfully from the door.
Veronica could feel that silly girly smile arise inside her. It always seemed to make an appearance when Logan was around. Coincidence? I think not. Edge, Veronica, you're supposed to have an edge. Wipe that stupid smile off your face!
"Logan," Keith said icily.
"Keith," Logan replied with his sunniest smile, knowing how much Keith hated it when he called him by his first name. "What's going on?" he asked while taking a seat next to his – wait for it, wait for it – girlfriend.
Veronica tried her best to be as hysterical as possible without it looking too suspicious, "Dad decided we should move out of Neptune."
"What!" Logan exclaimed, both shocked and angered, "What the hell are you talking about?"
"That's not all," Veronica added, pouting, "he thinks I'm crazy, too!"
Logan shook his head gravely and wrapped a supporting arm around Veronica, "You're not crazy, baby," he soothed.
They were both trying very hard not to laugh.
Keith looked desperate, the last thing he wanted was to set his own daughter against him, "No, honey, I don't think you're crazy, this'll be good for you."
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"What are you saying?" Veronica frowned.
Logan shrugged, "I… overheard your parents saying that it might be a good idea for you guys to move out of Neptune," he said. "I thought you'd maybe have one of those Veronica Mars ideas."
She smiled, "Give me some time."
"I'll give you anything you want," the words were out before he had time to reconsider. Why couldn't he keep his mouth shut sometimes? Now Veronica was gonna freak out and find some way to bail on him. Again (and AGAIN!). He should really start learning from his past history, damnit.
But Veronica just bit her lower lip and blushed. No, seriously, she BLUSHED! Didn't last long, though. Two seconds later she was already shaking it off and explaining to him what they were gonna do.
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"No, no way," Veronica said determinedly, crossing her arms, "I'm not going to see a therapist."
Keith sighed, "Yes. Yes, you are."
"Then I'm not moving out of Neptune," she said, "you choose."
Lianne grinned knowingly. Everything suddenly made perfect sense.
"I choose?" Keith repeated, "Since when do I have to choose?"
"Dad, it's not fair!" Veronica whined, "at least let me have something!"
Keith rolled his eyes, "No, Veronica, I'm moving, and you're coming with me… and you're seeing a therapist. You'll thank me for this when you're older."
"Fine," Veronica said, raising her chin, "You can move, I'm not going anywhere."
"Oh, you're gonna stay in this hospital forever?" Keith asked sarcastically, completely oblivious to the hole he just dug for himself. Lianne's smile widened and a muffled snigger escaped.
Veronica and Logan exchanged looks, "Well, Keith, with all due respect…" Logan started to say.
"I'll be eighteen soon…" Veronica continued.
"…and I'm gonna be living all alone in that big house of mine… no one will mind if Veronica comes to live with me… …" he finished with a wicked smile.
Keith turned completely pale.
"So," Veronica said viciously, completely losing the dramatic façade, "it's either therapy, or Logan and I move in together a lot sooner than expected."
Logan smirked and slowly caressed Veronica's arm. And though there wasn't really anything obscene about the gesture, it was still filled with so much sexual energy that it practically screamed 'PREMARITAL SEX! DO NOT LEAVE US ALONE TOGETHER! SERIOUSLY, IT WON'T END WELL!' which was exactly what he was going for.
Keith almost stumbled, as if he knees weren't offering their usual support anymore. Even Lianne's grin faded a little.
TKO, parents.
"Fine," Keith said at last, voice was a little ragged, "we'll stay here, but you're sure as hell going to therapy, young lady!"
"Ok!" Veronica chirped. Logan's touch was sending little, electrifying waves through her body and she really hoped her parents would leave. Like now!
Apparently, Veronica was sending 'get out, get out, GET OUT!' vibes that were strong enough to reach her parents because they nodded nervously and stumbled away, presumably to take some morphine and try to forget about what they had just witnessed.
Logan laughed, "Good work, Mars," he said appreciatively, "sometimes you scare me."
"You weren't too bad yourself," Veronica cooed. She raised her head a little and kissed him hello, "It was good that you told me what they were planning…"
"Mhmm," he answered while locking lips with her once again.
Logan shifted their bodies so that she was positioned under him without breaking the kiss or breaking any expensive medical equipment. After five days of visiting her in this hospital, he was really perfecting this swift body-shifting thing to an art. Still, he couldn't wait to do it in the comfort of his own bed. "Aw, Ronnie, when are you getting out?"
Veronica sighed, "I don't know. A few days, I hope."
"Yeah, so do I."
She leaned backwards and he took it as an opportunity to snuggle her neck. "I can't wait to take a bath and put on something really sexy."
"Maybe we can just skip that last part altogether?" Logan asked suggestively, raising his head to meet her eyes.
Veronica raised her eyebrows in a 'you-never-know' way and they resumed their kissing.
A nurse came in and forced them to move to a somewhat more formal position (which just meant snuggling in a more decent manner, to be honest). She glanced at Logan and huffed good naturedly, "Can't I ever walk in here and not find you two in the middle of a cheesy make out session?"
Logan chuckled, "What would you have us do, good nurse Betty?"
"I don't know. Why can't you ever just be watching TV?"
"Ooh, there's a Dawson's Creek re-run at the WB channel!" Veronica said with excitement (she was kidding, I hope), "Joey's finally going to choose between Dawson and Pacey!"
"Very funny," Nurse Betty scoffed, as Logan made a hilarious thrilled-girly-girl face and the couple gasped at each other, "I was talking about maybe something a little more educational. There's a program about the industrial revolution on the history channel, why don't you watch that?" she suggested before leaving the room.
Veronica laughed, "That nurse is whacked."
"Not as much as you are, Sugapuss."
She covered her eyes, "God, aren't you ever gonna let that go? What was I supposed to do?"
Logan mocked deep concentration, "Hmm, how about go to the British dude and just ask 'say, is there a room here that costs 1,200 dollars a night?'"
"What fun would that be? And besides, wouldn't that have been a slight bit suspicious?" she asked, nibbling at Logan's neck playfully.
"Oh, stop pretending it wasn't just about being engaged to me."
"Pfft. Give me a break…" she started to protest but he shut her up with one of his toe-curling kisses.
They'd been "dating" for only few weeks, but had already needed to use that method for shutting each other up more times than they'd like to admit. It was one of the few flaws in Logan and Veronica's relationship. And maybe they should be a little worried, but not right now.
They could just kiss it away anyhow.
Wallace walked into the room just then, eyes shut. "I'm here, please stop whatever it is you're doing!" he pleaded.
"Hey!" Veronica chirped, pushing Logan off, "What's up?"
Wallace smiled, "Nothing much, just dropping over today's homework."
"Hi Wallace," Logan greeted, "see, I do know your name."
Wallace frowned and glanced at Veronica quizzically until finally registering what Logan meant. "I'm swooning on the inside," he remarked dryly, "but you're still not getting any tardy slips, man."
Logan faked a disappointed groan.
Wallace rolled his eyes and handed Veronica a stack of papers. She glanced at them, "Whose handwriting is this?" she pointed at her history homework, "and this? And this?" she continued as she looked through the rest.
"Oh man, don't ask," Wallace answered, "people have been coming up to me with these all week. Apparently, everyone always knew you were right and everyone is really good friends with you."
"It's true," Logan confirmed, "everyone's 'really, really worried' about you. Even Dick is all 'dude, how's Veronica doing?'"
Veronica laughed.
"Seriously!" Logan insisted, "He asks me that every time I see him."
"Hmm, I would have thought they'd take Aaron's side," Veronica admitted.
Logan puffed, as he always did whenever He Who Shall Not Be Named In Logan's Presence was mentioned, "No. They took the side I took, and that's yours."
He kissed her forehead. Wallace groaned and told them to stop doing the 'Smallville' thing already. Logan asked what the hell was the "Smallville" thing. Wallace pointed at their entwined hands and said it meant doing that. Logan told him to shut up.
Listening to them bicker, Veronica thought she was way happier than she deserved to be. Sorry, was that mushy? Well, you know what they say, Veronica Mars – almost got fried like a little marshmallow.
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"Aw, aren't they cute? I'm soooo happy for them. Everything's working out for the best! Things are just super-great! Seriously, how awesome is it that everyone just forgot about me?
"Yes, this is Lilly. You know, Lilly? As in the-best-person-ever? As in without-her-none-of-this-would-even-be-happening? As in should-have-her-own-show? Not that I'm bitter or anything, but hello! Lilly Kane here! How can you be feeling sorry that the stage hasn't been given to Logan again? What's so freaking great about him anyway? He's like The. Clingiest. Person. Ever. A week with him and you'll be jumping off bridges and screwing with his dad, too. Trust me.
"And Weevil? And Keith? How did they get to talk here before me? What's your damage, people?
"Anyway, I'm supposed to tell you something about REVIEWING something. I assume it's this fanfic but I'm not sure, I wasn't really listening to Lily's instructions. I was too busy thinking that Lilly with two L's is waaaay cooler. But I actually like this story, at least I get some attention in it, unlike some show I won't mention by name. Though, honestly, I like those one-shots that are totally devoted to me. When you're done REVIEWING or whatever, you should read some of those!
"Well, I'm getting bored already… why the hell would I want to be sitting here when I have full access to Heaven?
Lily: "Well, that's probably why I didn't let you write the REVIEW plea before, Hyper-Lilly, just find a cool way to end this and meet me in the third door on the left of the basement's hall. You know, the one that says 'torture'."
"That might have been scarier if I wasn't you know, dead and stuff. You know what? Why don't you take this stupid story and shove it where the sun don't shine, bitch?"
Lily: "Oh, shut up!" (pause) "hey, don't you dare put on those wings, you hear me? Get back down here!) (another pause) "hum, well folks, that'll be all. Don't forget to REVIEW! I think I'll go write a flashback that makes Lilly look really bad. evil laugh she doesn't know who she's messing with…"
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moirariordan I'm glad you're alright, darling. And yes, it's totally okay that you're liking Lianne! That's what I was trying to accomplish, after all. I wanted to write her from a different angle.
You're right, Wallace deserves a lot more love than he's getting. Especially from the show itself. I can't wait to see Veronica go on her knees and beg for forgivness in the name of the show when he comes back already…
And, of course, I'm totally happy that you liked the reunion, I was so nervous about it!
fyreangel5 Eeee! Longer reviews! Yay! I liked that line too, and it seemed like such a Logan-thing to say. He doesn't seem like a person who'd be all "GET OUT!"… I hope this chapter is amusing enough for you… I miss Wallace too! Come back! I plan on giving him as much attention as I can, but I'm not sure how to write Meg in. Though that's hardly an excuse for the show! What are you doing with her anyway? Wake up Meg!
Woody-Bennet: don't worry, you can review again and again, it's not like I don't beg for it in embarrassing ways anyway… and don't worry, I don't really do huge declarations of love well. Some people can, but I can't, so I don't really try. I just settle for good old teasing.
By the way, I had a pretty outdoor wedding at Dog Beach, and then I took Logan to Bordering-on-Schizophrenic island in Hawaii. It was awesome. But then my parents woke me up and I had to get ready for school.
Arianda: Actually, by making Lianne like Logan I was trying to make her more likable, so it's supposed to say something good about Lianne, even though I kinda hate her too. At least here she never stole Veronica's money, though… sorry if that wasn't clear and if it made doubt Logan even for a minute…
Harri BYeah, tension could have been nice. But I wanted to exterminate any chance of them getting back together. I'm overcompensating, you know…
Sailor Grape: Yes! Our little girl is on love! Isn't that sweet? Also, it's nice that I manage to make other people giggle too… I thought I only amused myself…
xXxLOLAxXx: I'm happy you like this story but Weevil did talk! Really! He got chapter 13! Also, I'm trying to make it as comfortable as possible for him down here wicked smirk.