By: chosenfire28
Spoilers:
BtVS-post season 5, but Joyce didn't die. Buffy still defeated Glory and saved Dawn without having to take a dive off the tower. Faith got out of the prison and lives with the Summers, friends with Buffy. Spike is now a human/vampire hybrid(Sunlight, breathing, heartbeat, super senses, strength, speed, healing, occasional blood)
Veronica Mars- post season 1, Alicia died(car accident) over the summer and left custody of Wallace and Darrell to Keith. Tension between the PCHers and Logan (09ers) over Felix's murder. Pairings: Buffy/Spike, Veronica/Logan, Keith/Joyce, Faith/Lamb, Dawn?( either Weevil, Wallace, or Duncan)
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon owns Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rob Thomas owns Veronica Mars, sadly not me.
Summary: Keith Mars and his household(Veronica(18), Wallace(17), Logan(17), and Darrell(7)) merge with his new wife Joyce Summers and her family(Buffy(20), Dawn(16), Faith(19), Spike(140+), and Willow(20)) and wackiness ensues.
AN: This chapter is another flashback, this one is set in the VMverse and focuses on the Logan and the death of Alicia Fennell. I hope you like it and if you do let me know and if you don't let me know why and what would make it better.
Chapter 3 Help Me
"I'm going to find out whose framing you and I'm going to make them pay." Veronica told Logan firmly fire in her eyes.
"And how exactly are you going to do that?" Logan demanded "The knife has my fingerprints all over it and everyone has assumed like father like son." Logan told her bitterly.
"Your not him." Veronica's voice was soft but firm "You'll never be him."
Logan swallowed his voice chocked with emotion doubt in his eyes "How do you know that?" The same blood ran through his veins, everyone had always told him he was his father's son through and through.
He got up from where he had been sitting beside her on the couch in her front room, Keith was at the office and told Veronica he would be home late so she had invited Logan over.
Logan stalked across the small living room clearly agitated "Everyone seems to think I'm the same type of bastard as him."
He had tried to call Duncan over the summer and every time he did they told him Duncan wasn't in. The last time he had call Celeste had told him Duncan didn't wish to speak with him and to never call again. He had tried to call Duncan's cell and had been stunned when he found out DK had blocked his number. His best friend wanted nothing to do with him.
"Everyone else is wrong." Veronica's told him firmly standing up beside him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she leaned her head on his chest "I know you Logan, I believe in you."
Logan slammed the door of the limo shut as he got in it his face grim despite his recent acquittal of the murder of Felix Toombs. It didn't matter, no one believed he was innocent. His father's money had paid for the best lawyers and with the lack of evidence they couldn't charge him with anything.
To them he was just another rich white boy throwing money in the right direction to make the problem disappear.
"You okay?" Veronica asked him softly her hand slipping into his. She had stayed with him throughout the whole trial offering her support.
He looked over to her face that was filled with concern and smiled softly squeezing her hand in reassurance "I'll be fine." They both knew it was a lie but they desperately needed to believe it.
He kissed her forehead softly letting himself relax, things weren't okay but with her he could pretend.
"I'm sorry to inform you Mr. Mars but Ms. Fennell didn't make it." the doctor told Keith in sadly looking at him in sympathy.
Alicia Fennell had been driving home from work when her car had been hit by a drunk driver. She had been brought in in critical condition and the doctors had worked hard but had been unable to save her.
At those words Veronica wrapped her arms around Wallace and he buried his head into her shoulder gasping his body wracked with sobs.
"Mommy mommy." Darrell screamed loudly racing towards the doctor. Keith caught the seven year old boy lifting him up into his arms whispering soothingly into his ear "It's okay buddy, It will be okay." silent tears streaming down his face.
That night Wallace spent staying up all night on the floor in Veronica's room. The tears dried on his face and Veronica's arm around his shoulders.
Darrell slept with Keith curled up in a little ball the older man staying close to the child to be there when the nightmares hit and the crying resumed.
"We are here to read the last will and testament of Alicia Sharon Fennell," the lawyer intoned his assistant passing out copies to the party gathered in the room.
He started reading "I, Alicia Fennell. Being of sound mind do leave the whole of my possessions to be split evenly between my two sons Wallace Michael Fennell and Darrell Austin Fennell to be held until their eighteenth birthday. Until they reach legal age I leave them in the custody of Keith Mars." The lawyer closed the folder "Any questions?"
Keith looked over at the boys and Wallace shook his head "No."
Keith sat down in his office the door cracked so that he could watch Veronica teach Darrell how to focus her camera. Wallace had a file in front of him a phone to his ear talking to one of the clients about their case.
Veronica had been the one to suggest bringing the boys to the office to distract them. Darrell could play with all the cool gadgets and Wallace could use Veronica's own form of therapy and bury himself in cases.
Keith watched them for a moment then unfolded the letter Alicia had left with the lawyer.
Dear Keith,
Everyone knows life is short and if mine is shorter than I would have liked I don't want to leave this world knowing those I love aren't taken care of. My parents died soon after Wallace was born and our family was never large. I have an Aunt in New York but we stopped speaking after my mother's death. You are the only one I would trust to care for Wallace and Darrell, I know that would love and protect them because you are a good man. You are also a good father who has raised a strong and beautiful daughter and I know you'll do a good job. Please don't grieve long, you taught me how to love again and for that I am truly thankful. I'm sorry he couldn't make things work and as a friend and the woman that is trusting you with her children I am telling you to find someone. Find a woman you can love and who will love you back and don't let her go. You deserve to be happy. Please watch over them for me and tell them I love them and that even though I'm gone I will always be there with them, in their heart. Take care Keith and good luck, I have a feeling you'll need it.
Love,
Alicia