Title: Home Sweet Home
Author: Modern-Insomniac1138 (former pen name: SWChick57)
Pairing/Character: Logan/OC Friendship, LoVe eventually, a little V/D, Beaver/OC, Ensemble
Word Count: 3,280
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Carly Hayes is a freshman at Neptune High, and she's an old family friend of the Echolls Family. Slight AU. Season 2.
Disclaimer: I do not own Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas does. Though I wish I owned Logan… Oh well!
March 2, 2002
"You two are beyond in trouble!" Cecilia Hayes shouted as she turned around to take a glimpse at Logan and Carly. The two trouble makers sat silently in the back seat of her black "Range Rover".
"God, I'm on a date with Jeremy, and guess who calls?" she asked sarcastically.
"Uh, mom?" Carly answered sheepishly.
"No duh, dumbass! Mom calls me and she's hysterical! Her, dad, Aaron, and Lynn think that somebody kidnaped you two. They are planning to call the fucking police to look for you guys! I tell her to calm down, and that I'll go look for you two. First, I'm worried, then I start to think. Who are we talking about here? We're talking about Logan and Carly, the same kids who thought it was funny to rub tomato sauce on their shirts and tell everyone that they had been shot! Then, I'm not worried anymore, I'm pissed off. I have to tell Jeremy that I've got to go to look for my brain dead little sister and stupid as hell neighbor. So I get in my car and start driving around looking for you two. Oh, and where do I find you guys? I find you guys laughing and having fun at the beach, while everyone is worrying that you two are hurt or in danger. This little stunt of yours is beyond low!" she yelled angrily.
Carly looked at Logan who was staring at the floor. Logan and Carly had snuck out of her house. It was the Hayes' Annual Charity for the Children Event. That meant that Logan and Carly would be bored out of their minds. Every year they would just sit down in the corner, while all the adults got loaded and wasted. No other kids attended the annual hell hole, but their parents forcedCarly and Loganto go every year.So they decided that this year they would sneak out and have some fun. They walked to the nearest bus stop, took a bus to the movie theater and caught a late night horror movie. After, they went to the beach and hung out. It seemed like everything was fine until they see Cecilia running over to them. She looked pissed. Now they were on their way back to Carly's house. They had some major explaining to do.
Everyone was silent during the rest of the car ride home. Once they got to Cecilia and Carly's house, they were greeted by some pretty upset parents.
"Oh my god! Where have you been? Are you okay?" Julia Hayes asked worriedly as she hugged Carly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." she answered.
"Logan, are you alright?" Lynn Echolls asked as she hugged her son.
"I'm fine, mom." he answered as he stared at the ground.
"Cecilia, where did you find them?" Mark Hayes asked.
"I found them at the beach, dad." she answered.
"The beach? They went to the beach? Cecilia, go upstairs, we've got to talk to Logan and Carly alone." he said fiercefully.
"Ugh, I find them, and I can't even stay for the fun," Cecilia muttered as she walked up the stairs.
"What were you two thinking? You two could have gotten hurt! We thought that somebody kidnaped you both! We cancelled the party once we found out that you were missing! You didn't even tell anyone a single thing about where you were going! Did you think it would be fun and exciting? Well, it sure as hell wasn't for us! How could you two sneak off like that? We were worried sick!" Mark Hayes yelled angrily.
"I can't believe the two of you would do something like this. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I can't imagine why you would pull such a stupid stunt like this. What do the both of you have to say for yourselves?" Julia asked.
"We thought it would befun to go out and have some fun. We'rereally sorry, mom." Carly replied.
"Logan, you are unbelievable. You are 14, and you aren't a baby anymore. You should have known better. You should have set a better example. Youkeep telling me that you are older and that you don't need to be treated like a kid anymore. Honey, if you don't want to be treated like a kid anymore, then stop acting like one." Lynn saidrubbing herforehead in frustration.
"I'm sorry," Logan whispered.
"Yeah well sorry doesn't cut it Logan! You are older, and you are supposed to be more responsible. What if Carly had gotten hurt? You don't know what position that could've put me and this family in!" Aaron growled as he grabbed Logan forcefully by the arm.
"Aaron! As much as we're angry with them.They are just kids. We all should be lucky that they're alright." Lynn said calmly as she pulled Aaron's hand off of Logan's arm.
"I don't know what ran through both of your minds," Mark said shaking his head in disappointment.
"You two don't know how much you cost us tonight. This was a charity event that now we have to reschedule. You don't know what it felt like to announce to everybody that you two were missing. We had to send everybody home. This was such an embarrassing night," Julia said disappointedly.
"I'm so sorry, Julia. Logan should have known better." Lynn said sadly.
"You don't have to apologize, Lynn. Carly is just as much at fault as Logan is. They both should have known better." Julia said frowning.
"Well, I think we should be going now. Logan has to get used to staying in the house for a very long time. Thank you for having us. We're sorry the night had to end so soon." Lynn said sighing.
"I'm sorry, too. Good night." Julia said trying to smile.
"Good night," Lynn said as she gathered her things.
"I'm sorry Mark, for all the trouble Logan has caused tonight." Aaron said shaking Mark's hand.
"It's okay, I guess they are just a couple of kids who are going to be grounded for a very long time." Mark said sighing.
"Yeah, well good night everybody." Lynn said waving good bye.
"Bye," Julia said trying to muster up a smile.
"Come on, Logan." Aaron said angrily as he dragged Logan out the door.
Logan glanced back at Carly. They both smiled apologetically at each other. Once the Echolls left, Carly was grounded with no entertainment fortwo months, and she was sent to her room immediately. Later that night, while Carly was sleeping, she heard something banging her window. She went over to see what it was. She found a very shaky Logan outside her window. Luckily for him, her bedroom was on the first floor.
She opened the window and asked sleepily, "Logan, what are you doing here?" It was too dark that she barely could see his face, but she could tell it was him.
"Can I sleep here tonight?" he asked weakly.
"Logan, what's wrong?" she asked worriedly.
"Please, can I stay here tonight?" he asked urgently.
"Okay, come in. Be quiet, I am grounded, you know." she said helping him in.
"Thanks," he mumbled.
"It's fine. Logan, I'm serious, what's wrong?" she asked as she closed her window.
"I just got in a fight with my dad." he said sadly.
"Oh, okay. What kind of fight?" she asked curiously.
"Carly! I just want to get some sleep!" he said loudly.
"Shh... okay. Let me get you a pillow and a blanket." she said walking over to her closet.
"Thanks Carly. I'm sorry that our night of rebelliance got both of us into a lot of trouble." he said taking a seat on her bed.
"Logan, don't you dare apologize. This was the best night ever! Sure, I'm grounded, but I'm always going to remember this night. I had so much fun." she said smiling as she made a place for him to sleep beside her bed.
"Tonight was awesome. So, how long did you get?" he asked.
"Two months. You?" she asked as she finished setting up his sleeping area.
"Two and a half months." he answered yawning.
"Well, we're both lucky that we didn't get the rest of our lives!" she said taking a seat next to him. In the moonlight, she could see his face. There was a small cut on his cheek.
"Logan, what happened?" she asked worriedly as she touched his cheek.
"Oh nothing," he said pushing her hand away.
"Come on Logan, don't shut me out." she said.
"I just fell, that's all." he mumbled.
"Are you sure that's it?" she asked clearly not believing his story.
He hesitated for a moment, then answered quietly, "yeah".
"Logan, you know you can tell me anything." she said.
"Yeah, I know." he said sadly.
"Okay, well you should get some sleep. You're going to have to wake up early tomorrow morning and go home, so my parents don't find you here. Good night Logan." she said as she tucked herself in.
"Good night Carly." he said as he laid down beside her bed.
"Logan?" she asked sleepily.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"Do you think we could ever do this again? Minus, the sneaking off part." she asked.
"Definitely," he answered quietly.
"Good," she whispered smiling as she drifted off to sleep.
Present
Carly ran to her locker. She knew that she was late for her lunch date with Beaver. When she finally made it to her locker, she found Beaver slumped against it. She slowly walked to where he was and sat down next to him.
"You know, you're pretty cute when you look lonely." she said smirking.
"I thought you stood me up," he said sadly.
"Well I don't know how many girls have stood you up before, but I don't ever want to be one of them. Sorry I'm late, Mr. Wright's algebra class ended even after the bell rang." she said staring at Beaver.
"It's okay, I understand the pain. I had him when I was a freshman. I'm just glad that you're here. It would have looked really pathetic if a freshman stood me up." he said frowning.
"Yeah, but don't worry, Carly Hayes does not flake out on a date." she said putting her hand over her heart.
"When was this a date?" he asked smiling.
"Sorry, was that a poor choice in words?" she asked getting a little embarrassed.
"No, actually, it was the perfect word." he said smiling.
"Yeah well lunch is going to end sometime, so I think we should go." she said.
"Yeah, let's go." he said getting up. Before Carly got up, Beaver extended his hand to help her up.
"Wow, he's a gentleman too? I hit the jackpot!" she said smiling as he helped her up.
"Well you're very lucky!" he said picking up his lunch.
"Just give me a second," she said opening her locker to get her lunch.
"Ready?" he asked as she closed her locker, with lunch in hand.
"Ready," she said as they started walking to lunch.
Once they made their way to lunch, they spotted a clear table to sit at.
"So, Carly, tell me about yourself." he said taking a bite out of his sandwich.
"You really want to know?" she said taking a sip of water out of her water bottle.
"Yeah, I really want to know." he insisted.
"Well Cassidy, my full name is Carly Elizabeth Hayes and I was born on January 7, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. My mother is Julia Carolina Vasquez Hayes and my father is Mark Robert Hayes, who are recently divorced. My father was born in New York and is Irish, Italian, and German. His mother, Charlotte Hayes, founded Hayes Cosmetics in 1976 and then died in 1994. He never knew his father. Now after my grandma died, my father inherited the company and is now a multi-millionaire thanks to lipstick and eye shadow. My mother was born in Spain and is Spanish and Filipino. She moved to Minnesota when she was three years old. She then moved to Los Angeles immediately after high school, in hopes of becoming a model. There, she met Lynn Lester, a.k.a. Lynn Echolls, Logan's mom. They became really good friends, blah, blah, blah. Lynn and my mom became Hayes Cosmetics models, got married to handsome, rich men, had some kids, and now Lynn's dead and my mom is taking care of my late sister's daughter while reading "Life After Divorce". Does that satisfy your need for facts about me, yet?" she asked sarcastically.
"Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of what's your favorite color, but yeah." he said taking another bite out of his sandwich.
"Well, I need to save some facts about me for another time." she said smirking.
Beaver laughed a little as he took a sip of soda.
"Hey Beaver!" somebody called out. Beaver and Carly both turned to see who it was. It was non other than Dick Casablancas, who was walking toward them.
"Who's Beaver?" Carly asked confused.
"It's just my nickname." he mumbled.
"Funny nickname," Carly said as she took a bite out of her apple.
"Hey Beav, why aren't you sitting with us?" he asked curiously, then he realized that Carly was there. "Hey, who's the chick?" he asked smiling at Carly. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
"Hi Dick, this is Carly Hayes, she's a new freshman. I wanted to sit with her today." Beaver answered sheepishly.
"Oh well, hola Carly Hayes. Hey, wait a minute, doesn't your dad own Hayes Cosmetics?" he asked.
"Yeah, why?" she asked.
"Well, why aren't you two sitting with us? I mean Beaver, dude, she's an 09er like us." he whispered to Beaver.
"Like who?" she asked curiously.
"Like... never mind. When you two feel like you're both ready for the cool crew, come and sit with us. Don't worry we don't bite." Dick said as he started to walk away.
"Thank God, I thought he would never leave." Beaver said sighing.
"Yeah, me too." she mumbled. After a few moments of silence Carly asked, "What's an 09er?"
Beaver almost choked on his food at the question. "What? You don't know what an 09er is?" he asked in disbelief.
"No, I don't. What is it?" she asked
"An 09er is a rich kid, you know, people who live in the 09er zip code." he explained.
"Oh, so that means, I'm an 09er?" she asked.
"Yeah, but don't worry being an 09er isn't some kind of disease, It's just a name. People call me an 09er. I'm pretty sure they called your sister one, too. I mean, that's what I heard." he said as he got up to throw his trash away.
"Huh, that's interesting." she muttered to herself as she took another sip of water.
Soon lunch ended and Beaver and Carly both said their good byes and went off to class. They promised to meet for lunch the next day. The rest of the day was a blur to Carly, she was just excited to meet Logan afterschool. It's been a while since they both have talked to each other. It's been a damn good while.
"Well, your homework is very simple, just answer the historical fact sheet, and write notes for chapters one to three." Mrs. Marshall, Carly's history teacher, said before the bell rang.
As Carly made her way through the crowded hallway, she spotted Veronica Mars. She saw that Veronica was holding hands with, Duncan Kane? Carly remembered Duncan, he was Logan's best friend and Lilly Kane's brother. She guessed that Veronica and Duncan were dating. After she got her skateboard and her needed books from her locker, she made her way to the front of the building. She didn't see Logan anywhere, so she decided that she was early and just waited.
"Hey Carly," she heard someone call out. She turned around to see that it was Veronica Mars.
"Hi Veronica," Carly said smiling.
"So how was your first day at Neptune High?" Veronica asked.
"It was pretty okay." Carly answered.
"Good to hear, hey can I ask you something?" Veronica asked.
"Yeah, sure" Carly said motioning for her to continue.
"Is your dad Mark Hayes?" she asked casually.
"Hm, your practically the tenth person who's asked me that today, but yeah, he is." Carly answered.
"Just wondering, I heard people talking that you were the "Hayes Cosmetics heiress". I just wanted to know if that was true." Veronica said.
"Yeah, it is." Carly said staring at the ground.
"Well, I knew your sister, Cecilia. I was sorry to hear about her death." Veronica said sadly.
"You knew her?" Carly asked a little confused.
"Yeah, but only through Logan." she answered.
"Hey! No wonder you looked so were familiar! I remember you're one of Logan's friends. I used to see you, Logan, Lilly, and Duncan hang out all the time." Carly said.
"Yeah," Veronica said sadly.
"I also recognized your name from all the magazines and newspapers. You and your dad solved the murder of Lilly Kane. I can't believe that it was Logan's dad. I've known Aaron practically my whole life, and he didn't seem that much of a psycho. You think you know somebody, and thenone day you find out thatyou don't know them at all. It's really sad." Carly said quietly.
"Yeah, really sad." Veronica whispered. After a few minutes of silence, Veronica said smiling, "So, I saw you at lunch today. Wow, on your first day at Neptune High, you already scored with Beaver Casablacas."
"It was just lunch." Carly said turning a little red.
"So that's what you crazy kids call it these day." Veronica said smiling.
"Yeah, anyway, I saw you with..." but before Carly could finish, she heard someone calling her name loudly. Her and Veronica looked to see who it was. It was Logan, who was sitting in his yellow Xterra.
"Carly, come on!" he yelled honking the car's loud horn.
"Logan, I'll be there in a minute!" she yelled. "Sorry Veronica, as you can tell, I've got to go." she said.
"Yeah, well I'll talk to you tomorrow or something. Bye." Veronica said staring at Logan intently. Logan, instead, was staring intently at his steering wheel.
Carly looked at Veronica, who seemed dazed by Logan. "Okay, bye." Carly said a little confused as she started walking toward Logan's car. She turned around to glance at Veronica who was still staring at Logan.
"Huh, that's interesting." Carly mumbled to herself as she got into Logan's car.
Author's Notes: Once again, thanks for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated. Go LoVe! Hey ANiME-AsIaN-ChiCK69, I made Carly's mom half Filipino. Go Asians! Also, I changed my pen name to Modern-Insomniac1138. I changed my pen name because I just didn't like my old one anymore. So sorry if there's any confusion.
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