Title: Stick It 4?
Author: Melissa
Characters: Veronica, Wallace, Logan, Ms. Dent, Keith (no conversation from him)
Pairing: Duncan/Meg, LoVe (now)
Word Count: 1,453
Rating: PG-13
Summary: What if Veronica had a secret no one knew about? What would happen if someone found out?
Spoilers: Takes place at the beginning of Betty and Veronica. It goes AU during her meeting with Clemmons
A/N: The title is taken from the gymnastics movie, Stick It. Italics are Veronica's thoughts and flashbacks. Thanks to my awesome beta, Erika. Also everyone on FFnet, so sorry for the delay. The website has been wiggy lately so I haven't been able to update. So sorry. So as a treat, I have two chapters! Enjoy and show your appreciation by clicking the pretty purple button at the bottom!
Veronica and Wallace's combined laughter was enough to wake Keith, who was relieved that, other than the broken leg, his baby girl was okay. After assuring him that she was okay many times, Keith finally put his mind at rest and went to go get the doctor.
Finally, Doctor Walsh came into Veronica's hospital room to talk about what happened. She was a 5'5 red head in her late-20's who had just graduated from Johns Hopkins two years ago.
"So Veronica how's your head? Any pressure?" Dr. Walsh asks politely
"Eh. Not too bad, just feels like a gorilla has decided to sit up there. My leg hurts like a son-of-a-bitch though." Veronica replied whole-heartedly "Could you possibly prescribe some pain-killers?" she asks, giving Dr. Walsh her famous head tilt.
"Now how can I resist that head tilt?" the doctor replies with a warm smile.
"Don't let her flip her hair though. She'll own you." Wallace replies and the three laugh at his remark.
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When Veronica returned to school the next day, Friday, armed with a wheelchair and an afro basketball-playing bodyguard, she was greeted with an applause and many "Way to go, Veronica!" and many "Get well soon!" shouts from the non-09ers. Certain 09ers such as Meg, and Casey come up and ask to help her to a class, or lunch but Veronica shrugs them off, giving them a warm 'thank you' smile.
After Veronica was escorted to homeroom 15 minutes early by Wallace to avoid the rush of students, she was shocked to see Logan appear in the doorway holding a balloon reading 'Hope you feel better!' and a pink teddy bear. He places the balloon, anchored by a decorated rock, next to Veronica's wheelchair and placed the teddy bear on top of her books.
"Uh, thanks?" Veronica replies, a confused expression marring her delicate features. "What is this about, Logan?"
Wordlessly, Logan leans down and catches her lips with his. He runs his tongue on the seam of her lower lip and she opens up as he kisses her greedily. Veronica pulls away and looks at Logan, confusion still present on her face.
Logan just shrugs and walks away, murmuring softly, "I'm glad you are okay." Veronica stares at his receding figure, her face filled with shock, confusion and last but not least, lust, as the bell rings and the rest of the room is filled with noisy students.
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When Wallace comes to escort Veronica to her next class, he sees the balloon and the teddy bear and smiles.
"Now, girl, who the hell gave you that?" he asked as Veronica wheels herself down the hallway and he carries their books. Wallace thinks hard and remembers what happened after Veronica fell and blacked out.
"Logan?" he guesses.
Veronica frowns and halts in the middle of the hallway. "How did you know?"
"Girl, you should have see him when you fell. I have never seen anyone whip out their cell phone so fast. He looked like he was dying on the inside when you fell. I think he thought you were dead."
"Why does he care so much about me though? I know I helped him find out about his mom and all but I never thought he'd kiss me…"
"He KISSED you?" Wallace asks, interrupting Veronica. "Damn girl. What's going on in that little blonde head of yours? First you join cheerleading and fall off of a pyramid and now you're kissing your tire iron welding enemy?"
"Uh, hem. One, I was black-mailed to join cheerleading and two, Logan kissed me once."
"Blackmailed, how did Clemmons black-mail you?"
"Well… After he told me he was recruiting me I was adamant and refused."
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"No way."
"Excuse me, Veronica?"
"No way. No way in hell! I'm not doing. I'm not joining the cheerleading squad."
"I'm sorry to tell you this Veronica but you have no say in the matter, what-so-ever. Ms. James and I have reviewed your permanent file and to say its lacking in extracurricular activities would be an understatement. I know that you did do soccer as a child and before the passing of Lilly Kane; you were also on pep squad. Aside from joining journalism this year, you do nothing else at Neptune High. You are lacking in school spirit and pride. Its your choice but I'll tell you this, if you do not join the cheerleading squad, you have a low chance of being excepted in a good college. I know how much you want to get out of Neptune and as I understand it, you would like to attend Stanford, correct?" Veronica nods mutely "Stanford looks highly on school pride and extracurricular activities. It would be in your best interest to join."
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"You got to be kidding me right?" Wallace asks, eyebrows raised.
"Wish I was. Well, this is my stop." Veronica halts outside the doorway of the journalism room and tries to maneuver herself through the narrow doorway. She parks her wheelchair in a place closest to the door and Wallace places her bag by her wheelchair and her books on the empty seat beside her.
"See ya later, V." Wallace retreats out the door, giving her a mock salute.
"Bye Wallace." Veronica replies, reaching into her bag to pull out her laptop. She pulls up some article for the Navigator she was assigned to proofread and begins to scan the piece for mistakes. A few moments later, Ms. Dent arrives and smiles sympathetically at Veronica.
"Hello Veronica. Great job at the rally yesterday. I had no idea you were a gymnast. Such a shame what happened to your leg. How's it feeling?"
Veronica looks up from her work and smiles at Ms. Dent. "Thanks. It still hurts like a female dog but my doctor prescribed some painkillers for the pain so I'm doing just fine." Ms. Dent walks over and sits in a chair beside her.
"I know that you're going to be unable to do your gymnastics for some time now…
"Three months, actually. Just in time for the summer." Veronica interrupts grimacing.
"Yes, so I was wondering if you would like to cover some out-of-school stories due to the fact you won't get to go out much. I can assign you a partner so you can have a ride and not have to worry about being stranded somewhere. Would that work for you?"
Veronica gives Ms. Dent one of her most sincere smiles. "That would be great, thanks."
Just then the bell rings and the rest of the class starts filing in including Logan, who sits in the chair directly in font of her.
"Alright class," Ms. Dent announces, calling the class to order. "Due to the unfortunately accident at the pep rally yesterday, Veronica will be out of commission until mid-May. To lighten her spirits, I'm going to be sending her on a series of out-of-school assignments. I'm also going to assign her a partner. Who will be…" Ms. Dent pauses, glancing at her class attendance sheet. "Logan Echolls!"
As Ms. Dent retreats back to her desk, she fails to notice Veronica's dumbfound expression and Logan's secretly pleased smirk.
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'Sometimes I wonder if there is a God. If there is one, I swear he must hate me a lot.' Veronica ponders as she rides in her wheelchair down the vacant hallway.
School had ended 10 minutes ago but Ms. Dent had requested that she and Logan report to her classroom after school to receive the week's assignment. By the time Veronica reaches the room, Logan and Ms. Dent had already begun working on the article.
Veronica! Glad you could join us. Is your leg sore? Ms. Dent asks in a motherly tone.
Nothing some of my prescription painkillers can't fix. What have you assigned us to do this week?
There's a new boardwalk opening up at the beach tomorrow. It is going to have shops, restaurants along with an amusement park complete with a roller coaster, Ferris wheel and some other small rides. I would like you and Logan to check it out the opening day. Of course, Logan will have to do the rides due to your predicament but I would love for you to check out the shops and restaurants. Perhaps even go in a few and give them a small review. Meanwhile, Logan, I would like you to ride the roller coaster, and some of the other rides, and critique them by giving them stars ranging from 1-5 and also write a small review of one or two sentences. Is that okay with you two?" Ms. Dent asked, glancing at Veronica and Logan. Veronica and Logan both nodded, as they thought about the next day.