Title: Home Sweet Home

Author: Modern-Insomniac138

Pairing/Character: Logan/OC Friendship, LoVe eventually, a little V/D, Beaver/OC, Ensemble

Word Count: 3,170

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Carly Hayes is a freshman at Neptune High, and she's an old 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!

July 22, 2002

"Hey! Move over, DK!" Logan Echolls yelled at his best friend, Duncan Kane.

"Dude, chill." Duncan said as he made room for Logan on his bed.

"Yeah, that's what your mom said." Logan said smirking as he took a seat next to Duncan and snatched the television remote from his hand.

Duncan looked over at him and said, "Dude, so not funny."

"Sorry man, but I just had to say it." Logan said smiling as he started flipping through the channels. "Hey, when's the whole crew coming?" he asked.

Duncan looked at the clock next to his bed and answered, "Dick and Sean should be here soon, and Luke's coming in an hour. He's got a "doctor's appointment".

"Yeah right, everyone knows that Luke's taking drugs for god's sake. I've never seen a mortal being go to the bathroom that many times in one day! It's either drugs or Mr. Winkey got a little excited during chemistry class." Logan said smirking.

"Dude, it's probably because of Veronica. Man, she got hot this summer." Duncan said smiling.

Logan looked over at him in surprise and asked, "You think she's hot?"

"Yeah dude, were you listening to what I'd just said?" Duncan asked sarcastically.

"Yeah, I did, but I didn't know she was your type." Logan answered.

Duncan looked over at him in confusion and asked angrily, "So you think she's your type?"

Logan hesitated for a moment before answering, "Of course she's not my type." Logan cringed at what he'd just said. Ever since he was twelve, he had developed a huge crush for Veronica, but soon Lilly and him started dating and everything seemed to change, but his feelings for Veronica still lingered around in his mind.

"Okay, whatever, dude." Duncan said as he rolled his eyes.

"Hey guys!" a young 14-year-old Dick Casablancas said happily as he and Sean entered the living room.

"Hi guys, what's up?" Sean asked as he plopped down on the bed next to Logan.

"Nothing, so where do you guys want to go, today?" Logan asked.

"Well, I was thinking about sneaking into the cheerleading camp right outside of Neptune." Dick answered smirking.

"Yeah, me and Dickey here were thinking of getting some hot cheerleader ass." Sean said smiling.

"Dude, do you think that a couple of hot, varsity cheerleaders would want to score with a couple of 14-year-old geeks?" Duncan asked.

"Yeah, but Duncan, think of it this way. Do you think that a couple of hot, varsity cheerleaders would want to score with rich, adolescent boys from the 09er zip?" Sean asked.

"Point taken." Duncan answered.

"So, when can we go?" Dick asked impatiently.

"We're still waiting for Luke." Logan answered flatly as he kept his attention to the television screen.

"Ah man! Dude, that camp closes at nine! It's going to be like a five hour drive!" Dick shouted in frustration.

"How are we supposed to get there, anyway? Nobody here can drive, yet." Logan said.

"Dude, no problems. I hired a chauffer." Dick said slyly.

"Nice." Duncan said as he and Dick high fived each other.

"Yeah, so can we go now?" Dick asked.

"Why are you in such a rush?" Logan asked.

"Well, the chauffeur is waiting outside in the car." Dick answered.

"So... keep him waiting a bit. For the money you're probably paying him, I think a few minutes of waiting won't hurt." Logan answered.

"Yeah, but..." Dick started in frustration.

"Logan, I think that Dickey here's a little too excited." Sean whispered smirking as he pointed at Dick' s pants. Logan looked over at Dick's pants and threw a pillow at him.

"Ew, Dick, please! I seriously do not want to see that bulge in your pants!" Logan shouted in disgust as Dick turned bright red.

"What bulge?" Sean asked sarcastically. All the boys laughed.

"Well, Logan, you don't have to worry about anything, I mean you have a hot girlfriend!" Dick reasoned.

"Yeah, Logan, Dick's right. I mean your girlfriend is freaking Lilly Kane!" Sean exclaimed.

"Guys, can "guy talk" about my sister go down to a minimum, please." Duncan said.

"Sorry dude." Sean said.

"Yeah, whatever." Dick said rolling his eyes.

"Hey, Donut! Luke's here!" Lilly yelled from downstairs.

"Okay, Lilly, just send him upstairs!" Duncan yelled back.

"I guess you got your wish, Dick. Oh, and I think your friend just got a little excited, again. I guess Luke has that effect on people." Logan said smiling.

All the boys laughed as Dick glared at Logan.

Present

"Wow, that was a great movie, wasn't it?" Carly asked as Beaver pulled up into her driveway.

"Yeah, it was." Beaver said as he parked outside her house.

"Well, I think that when it comes out on DVD, we should totally rent it." Carly said smiling.

"Yeah, I guess we should." Beaver said as he turned off the engine.

"Hm... well, I had fun tonight." Carly said.

"Yeah, I did, too." Beaver said smiling weakly.

"Are you okay? I mean tonight you've been sort of quiet." Carly said worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Beaver answered quietly.

Carly looked down at her feet in disappointment and Beaver looked over at her. "So Carly, what do you want for Christmas?" he asked.

"Anything, I guess. I mean you don't even have to give me a present." Carly answered.

"Yeah, well, I want to." Beaver said.

Carly looked over at him and smiled. "You know, we should watch Star Wars." Carly said suddenly.

"What?" Beaver asked.

"Star Wars! We should totally watch Star Wars!" Carly exclaimed happily. Beaver just stared at her blankly.

"Oh please don't tell me that you haven't seen Star Wars?" Carly asked incredulously.

"I know what they are, but I haven't seen them." Beaver said as he shrugged his shoulders.

Carly looked at him open-mouthed and in shock. "What?" he asked defensively.

"Oh nothing, just one day I'll have to turn you to the dark side." she said winking. He laughed and asked teasingly, "Oh and how will you do that?"

She quirked an eyebrow at him, and he quickly blushed. "So what's up with Star Wars that's got girls' panties in such a bunch?" he asked playfully.

"Cass, what can I say? Is it the epic space battles, the lightsaber fights, or a leather clad Anakin Skywalker?" she asked teasingly. He just rolled his eyes jokingly and asked, "Are you sure it isn't Obi-Wan Kenobi that's got girls' getting all hot and bothered?"

Carly blushed furiously as she hit him playfully in the arm. He quickly retaliated and started tickling her. They both started laughing. "Oh... my... god... please... stop..." she pleaded as she tried to breath from all the laughing. "No way, I'm going to show you whose boss!" he shouted playfully. Carly laughed as he pinned her against the passenger side door and continued to tickle her. He smiled as he watched her laugh, but he abruptly stopped as he noticed the position they were in. She noticed that he had stopped tickling her and she slowly opened her eyes to find herself staring into his eyes. She just stared at him as he leaned in closer to her face. Their lips barely inches away from each other when a loud knocking on the car door disrupted them. They both scrambled to regain their composure and Beaver jumped back into the driver's seat.

"Carly! I think the date's over." Logan called from outside the car. He had Dakota sleeping in his arms.

"Okay, Logan, I'll be right out." Carly managed to choke out. She looked over at Beaver and shot him an apologetic look. He weakly smiled and said quietly, "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Cass." she said smiling as she exited the car and followed Logan inside her house.

Once they were inside, Carly started heading toward her bedroom. "Carly, stop!" Logan barked. Carly stopped walking and turned around to face him.

"Yeah?" she asked.

"I want you to wait out here while I tuck in Dakota. I think we need to talk." he said flatly as he moved past her to Dakota's room.

Carly gulped nervously as she took a seat on the couch in the living room. She quietly waited a few minutes before she saw Logan approach her.

"Hi Logan." she said smiling weakly.

He just stood in front of her, and stared at her. "So are you and Beaver always so noisy when you two make-out?" he asked.

"Logan, we weren't making out." she answered.

"So, I just imagined what I heard?" he asked.

"We were just joking around and then he started... tickling... me." she trailed nervously as she realized what she had just said.

He stared at her incredulously. "Tickling you? God, I hope that's not some new word meaning him having his hands in your..." he started before Carly yelled to stop him.

"No! No! It means exactly what it means." she shouted.

"Carly..." he started as he looked at her in frustration.

"You don't believe me, do you?" she asked.

"Well, what am I suppose to believe, Carly? I mean you and him are always hanging around each other, and I've heard so many rumors at school. Plus, I just heard you a few minutes ago!" he reasoned.

"Oh my god! We haven't even kissed yet; let alone what you and the whole school's thinking! I don't care what my whole class thinks; I don't care what the whole school thinks, but to have you think that is just hurtful! Logan, it's me you're talking about here! Carly Elizabeth Hayes! For god sake's I blush every time someone says the word sex!" she shouted loudly.

"Carly, you're 14, now. I just don't know what to think." he said sadly.

"Thanks Logan for believing me." she said sarcastically as she got up and stomped to her room.

As Carly got ready for bed, there was a knock on her door. "Come in." she said as she threw all her dirty clothes into her hamper. "Hey Carly." Logan said as he entered her room. She didn't answer him, she just kept putting away her clean laundry and folding the clothes that she had previously worn as he took a seat on her bed.

"Look, I'm sorry if I offended you." he said.

She didn't say anything.

"Carly, you're growing up. I mean I worry about you everyday. It seemed so easy to protect you when you were 5 or 11-years-old, but now you're..." he started.

"A teenager." she finished flatly.

"Yeah, a teenager. I'm just really over protective. I mean you're my Carly. My little baby Carly and it's just kind of weird that you've got yourself a "boyfriend" and I'll never know what you two do behind closed doors." he said.

She just stayed silent. Logan looked down at the floor and sighed. He bite his lip as he realized that he had to tell her what he had been dreading to tell her for the longest time.

"Carly... can I tell you something?" he asked quietly.

She just waved her hand in response. "Okay, I'll take that as a yes. Do you know Kendall Casablancas?" he asked.

She looked up at him and answered, "Yeah, she's Cassidy's step mom."

"Okay, well... a few months before you moved back, and um... after Veronica broke up with me, I..." he started nervously.

"Just spit it out!" she shouted.

"I had an affair with her!" he shouted back.

She just looked at him dumbfounded at what he had just said. "You and Kendall had an affair?" she asked.

"Yeah, we did." he answered. "Look Carly, before you moved back, I was a complete idiot! I did a lot of stupid things that I wish that I could take back, but I can't. I mean, by the time I was 15, I had already smoked my first joint, I had snorted cocaine, I had lost my virginity, and I drank more than a legal person should drink. I regret all of it, but that's the thing, I regret it all. I don't want you to regret anything in your life. I want you to understand that I'm a total ass and I don't want you to be the next ass in Neptune." he said.

He looked up at her and this time, she met his gaze.

"Carly, I'm just protecting you from being me." he said.

She looked at him in sympathy and took a seat next to him. "Logan, I understand. If I were in your position I guess I would've freaked out, too." she said smiling weakly.

"Thanks for understanding, but aren't you mad about all the stuff that I've just confessed to you?" he asked in disbelief.

"No." she answered as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Why aren't you mad?" he asked in shock.

"Logan, are you and Kendall still..." she started.

"No! We aren't anymore! I cleaned up that mess a month before you moved back." he said finishing her sentence.

Carly just smiled and said, "Well, there's your answer."

He looked at her in confusion as she continued, "Logan, nobody pushed you to break things off with her. You could be still doing whatever you were doing with her, but you're not anymore and that says a lot about your character. You did it on your own free will and that's very honorable."

"So we're cool?" he asked smiling.

"Yeah, we're cool, but I just want you to trust me." she said pleadingly.

"I do, it's just Beaver that I don't trust." he said.

"Why?" she asked curiously.

"Because he's a guy, and guy's will do anything to get in between a girl's legs." he answered.

"Hm... doesn't that sound familiar?" she asked sarcastically.

"Carly, just promise me that you won't do anything stupid." he said looking into her eyes.

She smiled weakly as she said, "I promise."

He smiled and she asked, "Hey Logan?"

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Are you sure that you're not on drugs right now because you're really acting like some gay football player moment?" she asked teasingly.

"Shut up, Care Bear." he said as he threw a pillow at her.

"Jeremy Maran..." Veronica whispered to herself as she typed the name on her computer. It had been a few days since Carly had asked for her help. She was now at her dad's office and she wasn't having any luck in finding Jeremy. This was now her 46th try. "Huh, no Jeremy Maran?" she asked herself in confusion as the computer search came up empty.

"Hey baby." a voice said, which brought her back to reality.

"Oh, hi Duncan." she said smiling weakly as she sat up from her chair. He walked over to greet her behind her desk and she quickly closed her laptop.

"You know, it isn't good to keep secrets from your lover." he said smiling.

"Yeah, well, it's a high profile case that I'm working on. The client is very big on discretion." she said.

"Oh well, I'll just have to pry the information out of you then." he said as he leaned in for a kiss. She quickly turned her head away before his lips met hers. He let out a sigh of frustration.

"Duncan, I just think that this is a very inappropriate time for kissing. I really need to get back to work." she said.

"God V, what the hell is your problem? You haven't let me kiss or touch you in weeks!" he yelled angrily as he moved from behind the desk.

"Duncan..." she started.

"No, Veronica, just tell me why you've been a bitch!" he shouted angrily.

She looked down at the desk and started playing with a pencil as she said, "Duncan, I think that I need some space right now."

"What does that supposed to mean?" he asked.

"I just think that I need to be alone for awhile." she answered.

"Are you breaking up with me?" he asked in disbelief.

She just remained silent.

"Answer me!" he growled.

"Yes, Duncan, I'm breaking up with you!" she shouted firmly.

He looked at her in total shock, but then his shock was replaced with complete rage.

"You stupid bitch! After all I've done for you, you're still going to break up with me! Is this about Logan?" he asked loudly.

"Duncan, calm down! This isn't about Logan; it's about you being a complete asshole! Duncan, all you expect me to be is…" she started.

"To be what, Veronica?" he asked angrily.

"To be who I used to be! To be that girl before Lilly died!" she answered loudly.

"Veronica, you know as well as I do that this is about Logan! I've seen the way you look at him, lately! You're in love with him still, aren't you?" he demanded angrily.

Veronica just looked away.

"God, you're such a whore! Well you know what? Logan will never take you back! He's tired of you and your goddamn antics, just as well as I am! He doesn't really care about you; he never really ever cared about you! He was really only in it for the sex and when you didn't give it to him, Kendall did. God, it's either Kendall or you and that's not a very hard decision to..." he trailed before he found himself being slapped in the face by a very pissed off tiny blonde girl.

He held his left cheek in pain as he stared at her in shock.

"Get the fuck out! I don't ever want to see you around here ever again! Don't you ever think about coming back or so help me God, I'll let Backup rip your throat out! I don't want to see you in my sight again! Now get out!" she screamed as tears started to cascade down her face.

He just looked at her and nodded his head. Then he was gone.

Author's Notes: Thanks again for reading! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed the newest chapter of Home Sweet Home! Please review! Those reviews mean the world to mean! Also, special shout out to all my readers and fans!

Ally