Drunk Logan
Chapter 13

A/N: Hold onto your mittens, kittens! Things are about to pick up.

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"Hmmm. Mmhmm. Ronnie," Logan moaned in his sleep.

Roused from her sleep by the sound of her name, Veronica shifted a bit. She opened her eyes and could see that the sun was rising outside the window. She could feel Logan spooned up behind her. She couldn't believe how comfortable she was, physically and emotionally. She never wanted to leave the tranquility of the moment.

Wanting to be closer to his warmth, she snuggled further into him and closed her eyes again. She felt Logan's arm tighten around her waist and she relaxed even more, until she felt his pelvis pressing into her and heard the groan that passed through his lips.

Veronica was instantly awake and more conscious of Logan's body than she had ever been. There was the obvious sign of his early morning arousal, but her awareness didn't stop there. She could feel his steady breathing into her hair and the solidity of his chest pressed firm against her back. His bicept cushioned her head and his other arm was nestled under her arm, leading to his hand that lay flat across her stomach, with just his pinky and ring finger in contact with the bare skin between her tank top and shorts. Her bottom leg was straight and her top leg was angled, while his top leg was nestled on top of her bottom leg and behind her top leg. She was amazed that his large frame was draped over her much smaller one and she didn't feel claustrophobic.

She did, however, feel very self-conscience. Oh, how every part of her was filled with desire. She thought about how ironic it all was. Here he was trying to be a friend to her and comfort her when she felt that she'd been taken advantage of while unconscious. She, on the other hand, while he slept, was thinking of all the things she'd like to do to him. She would have laughed if she thought it wouldn't wake him.

Logan began to move. His hand stroked her stomach, his other arm unfolded and wrapped around her body hugging her close. She could feel his pelvis moving behind her again and she had to stop herself from getting into a more accessible position.

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"Mmmm." Logan couldn't be happier. He was in a much better mood than he had been when he woke on Monday. He had Veronica safely tucked into him and his arms were around her. He could smell her shampoo, feel the skin of her stomach, their legs were tangled together and her sweet little butt was...

"Whoa!" Logan said as he flew backwards and settled on his back.

Veronica jumped and turned her body to see if he was okay, but he suddenly sat straight up and brought his knees up to meet his elbows. He was breathing heavier than normal.

"I'm sorry, Logan. Did I scare you? You forgot I was here, didn't you? Are you okay?" Veronica was trying to soothe him, while masking the disappointment she felt at the loss of contact. It hurt knowing that when he discovered her in his bed, he couldn't move away from her fast enough.

"No, uh, yeah, I-I'm fine. I'm gonna go to the bathroom and clean up a little. Then we need to get ready for school." He was already walking toward the bathroom, but added "we're still going, right?"

"Yeah," she replied half-heartedly.

It was still early and she wasn't sure why Logan was in such a hurry to start his day. She had never taken him for a morning person. She figured that since it was early and she couldn't do anything to get ready until the bathroom was free, she might as well snuggle back in for as long as she could.

She reached the inches over to where Logan had been laying and it felt so warm that she scooted herself over to his spot. Laying her head on the pillow he had used allowed her to inhale the smell that was Logan. She didn't know if it was the hair product he used, cologne, his natural smell or all of the above, but what ever it was she loved it. She giggled to herself as she thought about a campaign to bottle the smell and how she could advertise it; although, she was pretty sure it wouldn't take much advertising. She knew that once people smelled it, word-of-mouth would easily take over.

She laid on her stomach and wrapped both of her arms around the pillow to draw it into her. Her chest was laying on it and her face was pressed into it as she inhaled deeply, hoping to embed that fragrance into her senses.

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"Hey, you okay?" Logan had come out of the bathroom and seen her face down in his pillow. He thought she might be crying.

Veronica's head shot up.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She was sure she was blushing and wanted to escape to the bathroom to cover it. She jumped out of bed and passed by Logan with her head down. "I'll just go get ready now that the bathroom is free."

Logan froze and didn't say anything while he tried to recover from seeing her in her tank top and shorts without a bra.

"Come on, God. I am trying to be a good, here." Logan started to get dressed.

'She will run scared if she figures out that I have feelings for her. It'll ruin our run at a new friendship.'

'Wait a minute, did I just say that I have feelings for Veronica? Do I really? Ah, crap. I do. I thought that maybe I was wanting to protect her from any more danger or feeling guilty for how I've treated a great friend. Nope, I am crazy about her. How in the world did this happen? When did this happen? Where was I when all this happened? More importantly, how am I going to deal with it?'

Logan knew that he had gotten lucky when she agreed to try to be friends with him again. Anything more than friends would be a miracle. Not only that, but she would never go for him. Sure, it gave him a little hope that she had admitted to having had a crush on him at one time, but that was a long time ago. She had gone out with Duncan, class President, future U.S. Presidential Candidate. Granted he may be her brother, but she had loved him and the innocence that they shared.

Now she was dating Troy and he was almost as squeaky clean as Duncan was, if that was possible. He knew that given an option, she would never choose to date him. He was messy and emotional and got into trouble almost as often as he changed his underwear. Even if she could get past all of that, the fact still remained that her dead best friend had been his first love and had introduced him to the world of sex.

Yeah, he had a snowball's chance in Hell. 'Man, I woke up in such a good mood and now all I want to do is crawl back in bed and avoid the world. Unfortunately, Veronica is set on going to school and I can't let her face Duncan alone. Not yet.'

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Veronica walked out of the bathroom and she looked great in her low-rise jeans, vintage t-shirt and cropped jacket. She had a belt with a large belt buckle and had donned her kick-ass boots.

"I thought maybe we could grab some breakfast before school since we seem to be ready so early." Veronica suggested as she walked into the room.

"Sounds great. Let's go."

At breakfast, Veronica had suggested that Logan drop her off a block from the school. Although he wasn't happy about it, he finally relented. She had told him that she didn't mind being seen with him, but really wanted to avoid anymore rumors about her virtue right now.

Although he agreed, he planned to make an extra effort to keep her in his sights as much as possible. He wanted to protect her and he was going to have trouble doing that when they couldn't be around each other at school. If it were up to him, he'd be glued to her side all day. She'd be lucky to get a minute to go to the bathroom by herself. Even then, he'd station himself outside the door.

The day had gone as well as it could. Logan was looking forward to lunch. He would be able to watch Veronica the entire time, then they'd be in Journalism together where he could act as a buffer between her and Duncan. He was just ready to take her back home and keep her in the cocoon he'd created for them. Movies, food and bed sounded like the perfect life, at least for the time being.

Logan walked into the quad and headed for his lunch table filled with 09ers. He sat where he could easily face Veronica's table without anyone being suspicious.
"Logan, Dude, are you going to give us the details of your hot little blonde?" Dick was obnoxiously loud and he now had Logan's full attention.

"What are you talking about?" Logan couldn't figure out how Dick had found out about Veronica.

"You know, yesterday morning. The word is that you left here before school started and...that you had a hot blonde laying in your lap. Dude, you get all the action. So, give it up. Who was she?" Dick was leaning forward awaiting the juicy piece of information.

"Shut up, Dick. You know better than to believe the rumors around here." It didn't matter that Dick and everyone else had believed the rumors he'd spread about Veronica.

"Yeah? Well then where were you yesterday? You weren't in school." Dick was really pushing it now. Logan kept telling himself to keep cool. What he really wanted to do was knock Dick's butt on the ground and tell him to shut the heck up.

"I had other things to tend to." Logan didn't care what rumors were spread about him. He'd spent his entire life having truth and rumors about him splashed all over the tabloids. It's not like it was the first time his sexual exploits were fodder for Neptune High's rumor mill. He just had to keep Veronica's name out of it. Normally she would have no problem dealing with all the rumors, she had hardened herself against it all. She was dealing with too much right now and he didn't know how much more she could take.

"Yeah, Man. Go for it!" Dick was laughing and then kept talking with the rest of the group, but Logan was tuning him out now.

Dick's comments had made Logan lose his focus. He looked back over to her table expecting to see her, but when he didn't, he started to get concerned. He frantically scanned the quad with his eyes.

When he finally spotted her, his heart broke a little. 'Why do I keep forgetting about Troy. Of course, she's with Troy again. She's dating him, Logan. Get it through your head.' He really didn't want to think about where they were going. He just saw the back of them as they were walking away. Troy had his arm wrapped tightly around her and she was looking him in the face. He couldn't see her facial expression, but he knew that she probably had that cute little glint in her eyes and that beautiful smile was gracing her lips.

He was so jealous, he could barely sit still. He stood up hastily and began to walk in the direction they had gone. Somewhere in his consciousness, he heard his friends questioning his actions, but he didn't care. When he turned the corner of the building, he didn't see any signs of them. He began to go looking for them, but then stopped suddenly.

'What am I gonna say when I find them? Oh, I was just walking behind the school for no reason and with no one and just happened to run into you?' He rolled his eyes and then his hands tightened into a fist. 'What if I walked up on them making out? I don't think I could handle watching her kiss him and seeing his hands on her. Yeah, I'll just see her later.' He turned around and headed back into the school.

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Veronica walked into the quad at lunch and was hoping to see Logan on her way to her table. Normally she would be trying to avoid the 09er table at all costs, but today she was planning to sit facing their table. She just wanted to be able to look up and see Logan whenever she wanted. They had spent so much time together in the last week, not to mention the straight 24 hours that he hadn't left her side except for bathroom breaks.

She knew it was unreasonable that she had grown too attached to him and his support in such a short amount of time. She craved his strength and she should have been ashamed of herself for being so weak. When she saw him, he was turned away from her talking to Dick. She could see enough of his profile and his body language to know that he was irritated, although Dick was laughing loudly. She wondered briefly what had upset him, until she felt a hand wrap around her arm. She jumped and turned to see Troy looking back at her.

"Oh, hey Troy. I was just looking for you." She smiled up at him. Sure she was lying, but she hadn't seen him since Homecoming. She hadn't even given him a second thought after he'd dropped her off after the dance. She couldn't really tell him that she had been seeking out someone else.

"What's wrong?" She saw the angry look in his eyes and it unnerved her. She had never seen Troy anything, but playful and mischievous.

"Where were you yesterday?" He asked her.

"Uh, um, I didn't feel well," she stuttered. 'That's the understatement of the year.'

"Did something happen?" She asked him as he wrapped his other and around her back to grip her other arm and led her away from the quad.

"You tell me, Veronica." She was looking up at him, confusion written all over her face. "What do you mean?" It seemed that he was angry with her, but she had no idea why. With the look on his face, the tone of his voice and the tight grip he now had on her arms, she was really nervous now.

"What do I mean, Veronica?" Troy said with an attitude that she couldn't quite place.

"See, normally I don't pay much attention to the rumors around this place." Troy's voice was eerily quiet and it gave Veronica chills. They had walked around the building and she didn't see anyone else around.

"You see, I was concerned about you yesterday when you weren't in school. Then, I heard this stupid rumor about Logan driving off before school with some blonde girl's head in his lap." Veronica's eyes widened, but Troy continued like he hadn't seen her reaction. "Now, why would I care about Logan's sex life. I don't, right?" He waited a moment before continuing.

"That is, of course, until I see that your car in the parking lot. The real clincher, though, is when I call your cell...AND HE ANSWERS." His grip has gotten excruciatingly painful now and he is shaking with fury.
Veronica knew that she wasn't in a good situation. She had not expected this at all and had not guarded herself with him. She'd let him walk her away from the other students because she didn't know what had upset him. Then, she was in shock when she figured out he was mad at her. By that time, they had already been well on their way to the secluded area they were in.

Luckily, she always had her taser with her, but she didn't want to shock him over a big misunderstanding. If she just told him what happened, minus the detail of incest, then she was sure she could get him to calm down. She would remind him that she had not felt well and when people saw her lay down in the seat, it was not foreplay.

"Look, Troy, you don't understand. It's not like that. Logan was just..." and that was all she got out before she felt the blow across her right cheek.

Veronica has heard about people blacking out when served an especially hard blow. She wishes she had fallen into the darkness and been able to sleep through the pain. Instead, she saw white. Her vision actually whited out. It reminded her of when you record a video where the subject you're recording is in front of a brightly lit background and the entire screen turns white.

The hit was completely unexpected and had knocked her to the ground. She had a second to realize that Troy wasn't done yet and she wasn't sure what he was going to do next. He was coming at her so she rolled to her side and into a ball to try to protect herself.

"I should have listened to everyone who told me what a slut you were." He yelled at her and then
kicked her butt, literally. When she reached around to grab the sore area, he grabbed her roughly by her hips and lifted her as easily as he would have a doll. She tried to grab his shoulders and push him away from her. His only response to her was when he looked into her eyes and spoke to her in a calm matter-of-fact manner.

"Of course, Logan was the one who warned me the most. I guess he really knew what he was talking about, huh?" When he finished his sentence, he pulled her to him roughly and smashed his lips to hers. When the kiss ended, he flung her backwards as hard as he could and she hit the wall behind her, sliding to the ground.

Veronica was shaking and had tears in her eyes as she watched him straighten his clothes and walk away.

"I'll be seeing you around, Veronica." Troy said lightly as he left.

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09nerLoVer: Thank you so much. Yes, he really is a protector.

2honest4myowngood: I whole-heartedly agree. Without fanfic, I would be lost. Frankly, if the CW has a problem with VM and my Logan, the can just evaporate or something!

Kaleena Mason: Well, how were those ups and downs? Thank you so much.

IluvVM: Thank you. This one wasn't quite as funny, huh? Hopefully you enjoyed it though.

xosummerxo: oops, no answers on Duncan yet. Troy, on the other hand...we should totally kill him...jerk!

Lorelei Candice Black: Well, not what I'd call a traditional breakup, but we'll assume that's the case, huh?

Sagebeth: You're right! In his defense, how was he supposed to know Troy was a massive...

SaraLyleth: The original first kiss was AWESOME!!!!!! It really could have come off as overdone...the guy spins the girl around and his lips come crashing down on hers...etc, etc, etc. Only JD and KB totally pulled it off. I have watched that specific scene probably 200 times (unfortunately, I'm not over-exaggerating). My stomach still does flip-flops when I see it!

Miss-Mars: Totally makes sense. I usually have to go back a chapter to figure out which story I'm reading before I can advance to the update.

corruptedchic: Thank you and I agree, agree, agree and agree. S1 is my ultimate, but I like pre-series, too. There are just so many options for where the story can go. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, too.

RBDFAN: hee hee hee, thanks!