Mixed Up
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: Some of words I got from Twiz, this chapter is Logan's journey to being a member of the Mars family. Sorry for the wait and I hope you enjoy.
AN2: One more chapter until the clash of the Mars and Summers family so I hope you stay with this story and remember, the more you review the more incentive it is for me to write.
Chapter 5 Broken and Mended
"How are you?" Veronica asked Wallace softly as she sat down beside him on her bed.
It had been almost two weeks since Alicia's sudden death and the boys were holding up as well as could be expected. Her father had emerged himself in house hunting searching for a bigger space for their larger family.
A two bedroom apartment was not nearly big enough for a family of five.
Veronica also knew it was her fathers way of working through his grief. Things were slow at the office so he had jumped into real estate.
So until a place was found Darrell was staying in Keith's room and Wallace had gotten the couch in the front room.
Veronica had spent her time now that school was over to comforting Wallace and supporting Logan.
"I'm good." Wallace told her unconvincingly staring up at her ceiling. Veronica raised her eyebrows and Wallace's mouth twitched into something that could have been a smile.
"I'm better," his voice held amusement in it "now shoo blondie and go check on your boy toy; we'll talk about our feelings later."
"You'll let me braid your hair?"
Wallace gave her an actual smile "If it stops you from hovering then yes."
Veronica bounced off the bed reassured that he was okay "Then I'm off," she tossed him her teddy bear "don't brood too much without me."
She grabbed her bag from where she had tossed it on the floor and looked back at Wallace one last time before she left to meet Loan for lunch at the Neptune High.
"I don't remember untying you." Veronica looked at Logan inquisitively "Did you chew through the ropes again?" She came to stand before him.
"Careful Ronnie," Logan warned playfully "our sexual escapades are hardly a subject appropriate for these sacred halls." he indicated the high school he had just exited.
With his mothers death, Aaron's arrest, and his own trial Logan had been forced to attend the dreaded experience of summer school if he hoped to be a senior with the rest of his class next year.
Veronica often came to eat lunch with him although they rarely ever got to the eating part and Logan preferred to just skip ahead to the making out in the back seat of his Xterra.
Lately Veronica had felt lunch was overrated.
"So what delinquent activities are you responsible for today?" Veronica asked him teasingly as his arm slipped around her shoulders and they headed towards the parking lot. She slipped her hand through the one around her shoulders.
"The usual," Logan smirked "Vandalism of school property and public intoxication," He leaned down to kiss her pressing her body into his car with his larger one muttering into her ear "and later debauchery."
Veronica bit back a moan slipping out of his arms "Let me know when your done with that."
He sighed leaning against his, as she had fondly named, jackass yellow vehicle. "You're a tease Mars." He pulled her towards him by the loop of her pants "I don't know why I even put up with you."
She grinned up at him saying cheerfully "Cause I'm cute and perky."
"Perky." he breathed out the words his eyes dancing with the suggesting pulling her closer to him "I like that." His arms moved around her small waist and she smiled up at him. "Now," he said firmly "for some lewd acts in public."
Veronica sighs pulling away from Logan's mouth "I should go, because my dad is probably watching us through a telescope." Veronica looks over her shoulder back to where her apartment is and Logan's eyes follow her gaze.
They're parked in front of her apartment complex in his car.
Logan's arms are still around her "He's probably impressed with your virtue." he whispers in her ear his lips going to her neck.
Veronica closes her eyes for a moment and when he goes to kiss her again she pulls back her voice light as she looks back behind her "And that telescope is mounted on a rifle."
Logan grins holding up his hand and whispering to an imaginary Keith "Five more minutes."
Veronica giggles, yes actually giggles at that for once in a while light hearted and turns back to look at Logan.
He continues with the joke "He should feel lucky. I mean, you could be out here with some pretty-boy jerk just looking to get laid."
Veronica looks thoughtful "Wait. What are you saying? You're not pretty?"
"Ah," Logan suddenly becomes serious looking deep into her eyes "what I'm trying to say is I'm in love with you." He looks at her completely vulnerable having given his declaration and is relieved when Veronica's face lights up.
She pulls him down on top of her whispering "The things guys will say to get past second base." She pulls him down into the seat and they start to kiss moving farther down.
The mood is shattered when the back window of his Xterra is as a volley of bullets fly into the spot they just where and glass reigns down on them. Logan instinctively covers her with his body as motorcycles sped off.
"Are you okay?" Logan asked her softly an edge to his voice as his hands shakily brush the glass off her body, his hands that a moment ago were touching her in passion are now touching her in fear.
"I'm fine." Veronica tells him burying her head in his chest her body shaking "we're fine Logan, we're fine?" she looks up at him scared.
He pulls her close to him his voice reassuring "We're fine." as he presses a kiss to her temple his eyes looking at the shattered window that had once been his back window.
Those bastards had taken it too far is the thought prominent in his mind as he feels her shake against him.
"Veronica." he hears Keith yell as he rushes out of the apartment Wally on his heels and Logan gently picks Veronica up getting out of the car with her in his arms. He lets Veronica go and she stands up holding Logan close to her as they face Keith Mars.
"Dammit Logan what were you thinking?" Veronica yelled at him her fists clenched "Why can't you just let it go, let things get back to normal?"
Logan looked at her furious by that suggestion "They shot at you." he yelled back and Veronica cringed.
They stood facing each other like two wary cats both knowing the other had the the power to hurt them the most.
Veronica's eyes filled with tears as she told him her body drained "They shot at you Logan, not me." She laughed bitterly "They were aiming for you."
Seeing the pain in her eyes Logan weakened. With the help of a couple of the 09ers Logan had retaliated by burning down the community pool were the 09ers swam. Every 09er had a pool in their backyard so the only ones it would affect were Weevil and his.
Logan Echolls alibi had been a cell courtesy of Neptune's own Sheriff Lamb for public intoxication and defecating on a police car.
When your girlfriend was a private eye it was easy for her to see through his manipulations. Logan Echolls was not smarter than Veronica Mars.
Logan wrapped his arms around Veronica's waist hanging his head on her shoulder and she sobbed into his chest "I can't lose you too Logan, I can't." She knew all too easily how someone could be taken away.
"You won't." Logan promised her softly his throat tight and his heart heavy wondering if he could keep that promise, his eyes were haunted as he told her "I'm not going anywhere."
"Tell me again," Logan ordered the lawyer pissed off "and this time get your head out of your ass and use English you dick."
"Essentially Mr.Echolls, the bastard had the audacity to look calm "In light of your recent activities the court has decided to revoke your emancipation. You are to placed in the custody of one of your sisters or a suitable adult until you are of legal age."
"Your telling me second hand slut or some dickwad foster parent are my only options/" Logan stood up furious at the turn of events his life had taken.
Before the lawyer could answer Keith Mars came into the office with Cliff looking like he had swallowed something sour "Haven't been called that yet." Keith sighed as Cliff handed the lawyer some papers.
"What?" Logan looked at the man confused wondering if Veronica had told him about this.
Cliff addressed the lawyer "I believe my client would be a suitable foster parent for Mr.Echolls. As you can see his paper work is all in order and the judge has already approved the placement."
Logan looked at Keith stunned and the older man sighed telling him "I really don't like it when Veronica is not happy and for some reason you make her happy." Keith shrugged :It was her idea, and her birthday present for the next five years."