A/N: Okay folks, sorry for the long wait. I'm so sorry. My brain has been racked with homework. Luckily, I have all of next week and tomorrow off thanks to Spring Break (THANK YOU SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS!) so hopefully I can update more frequently on this story and my other story, LoVe Found. This chapter gets very LoVe but the next few chapters will focus on the mystery with LoVe overtones so enjoy!

Noise From The Basement

Chapter Five: I Don't Care

Logan gulped. As much as he had wanted to talk to Veronica these last few days, now he was terrified to do so. Especially seeing as she was just sobbing in his arms less than 3 hours ago. Despite his fears, he nodded and moved over to the edge of the couch so she could sit. Veronica saw this gesture and joined him on the couch. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Logan…" she said, opening her eyes and taking his hands in hers. "First of all, thank you for earlier. I feel like the weight of the world, or at least Neptune for that matter is in my hands and I have to fix everything. Ever since I solved the murder, its just… so frustrating. Everyone needs my help and even though I wanna help them it… I don't know, just rips at me, making me exhausted. And on top of everything, I need to find out why the hell someone did this to me and the 12 other girls…" she took a death breath "Its just a relief to have someone take care of me for once. So thank-you." She leaned in and gave him a chaste kiss on the cheek. As she pulled back, the terror in Logan's eyes receded and he leaned forward, kissing her tentatively. When they pulled away, he put his forehead up against hers and whispered, "You're welcome." Veronica smiled and things felt all right for the moment.

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The next morning…

"Veronica?" Keith asked sharply "Would you mind telling me why Logan Echolls is standing on our porch offering to take you out for the day?"

Veronica just groaned and stuck her head under the pillow. She grumbled something that sounded like chivalry then stuck her head out and got out of bed. She dragged her self to her closet, picked out jeans, a blue shirt with yellow lettering reading "Blue-Eyed Bombshell" and a navy blue sweatshirt. Veronica threw the clothes on the bed and shuttled her father out of the room and told him to tell Logan 'ten minutes'. She closed her door and proceeded to get dressed. When that task was complete, she combed out her hair and stuck it into a low ponytail. By the time she was finished and came out of her room, Logan was sitting on her couch looking terrified sitting next to Keith.

"Lets go." She said, grabbing her bag and an apple off the kitchen table. Logan nodded and followed her out the door with a last glance at Keith.

As they were driving on the road aimlessly, Logan abruptly pulled over to the side of the road. They sat in silence until Veronica asked, "Logan? What's wrong?"

Logan let out a deep sigh and looked at Veronica. " What are we?" Veronica gave him a 'what you talking about Willis' look. Logan clarified, "I meant what are we to each other? Are you friends, people who tolerate each other, are we boyfriend and girlfriend…" he began to trail off and looked Veronica straight in the eyes.

Veronica's mouth stood agape as she tried to comprehend what he had just said. "Are…are...are you asking me to be your girlfriend, Logan?" Veronica stuttered. Logan looked hopefully at her and Veronica responded with a hot, passionate kiss. "Yes." She said softly. She thought for a moment then said, "Lets go to the beach." Logan gunned up the engine and they drove off to Dog Beach. As they got out, they noticed that most of the beach-goers were kids from their school who stood with their mouths opened as Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls walked hand and hand along the beach.

"You know everyone is staring at us, right?" Logan asked halfway down the beach.

"I don't care. There's only you and me, that's all I need to worry about." Veronica replied optimistically and Logan snaked his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head.