You turn the TV on, still dressed in your Felix The Cat pyjamas and fresh out of bed. The TV takes a few seconds to change from the black screen to the program but as soon as sound fills your ears its clear what the woman on the news said.
"…and Logan Echolls will be released on bail today after being arrested for the assault and attempted murder of Duncan Kane and Richard Casablancas Junior. It's only one of many top stories we've followed with the Echolls family. It was only a few years ago Aaron Echolls was put on trial for the murder of Lilly Kane…"
Your phone vibrates on the coffee table and awakes you from your stupor. You place down your steaming cup of coffee and read the caller ID.
Weevil.
"Hey." You say, a smile on your face.
"Hey V, what are you doing today? Thought we could hang out, get a bite to eat maybe?"
"Aww geez Weevil, didn't pick you for the caring type."
"Just looking out for you." He pauses. "It's better you out with me then staying home watching TV all by yourself right?"
It suddenly clicks why he's doing this. He doesn't want you to know Logan is out on bail.
"Oh right. This is about Logan. Thanks Weevil, but I already know. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. I plan on having a day to myself today to clear my head and stuff."
"What if…"
"Logan comes around? He won't and if he does, you'll be the first I'll call. Bye Weevil."
You hang up before he says anything else and pick your coffee back up. Turning the channel to another station with the news you watch and listen to the rest of the top stories.
"…3 people died and 4 were injured. Witnesses say it was a horrific accident. In other news Logan Echolls, son of the late Aaron Echolls was let out on bail today after he was arrested 2 days ago for the assault and attempted murder of two of his class mates. He said this in a press interview held 15 minutes ago."
You want to change the channel and not hear what Logan has to say about anything but you find yourself entrapped in the goings on. Logan approaches the hoards of reporters and microphones, his lawyer by his side, dressed in a suit looking every bit as handsome as you remember him.
"Mr Echolls, Mr Echolls! What provoked you to go on a murderous rampage!?" A reporter yells.
"I'm not obliged to answer that. In fact all I am allowed to say is that I did not intend to kill Mr Kane or Mr Casablancas and apologize. I was not in the right mind and have been battling with emotional distress for awhile now. Thank you."
As Logan walks away from the rampaging press and hoards of questions you turn off the TV and war with your mind whether or not you should call him.
Before you can find the answer your cell rings and Logan's name displays on the caller ID.
To pick up or not to pick up, that is the ever lasting question.
You pick up.
"Hello."
"Veronica."
"Logan."
"I'm sorry, so sorry Veronica. Can I come over?"
"I think that's best. We need to talk."
"I'm around the corner. See you soon. I love you."
You hang up and await Logan's arrival.
The door opens and Logan walks in, still wearing his suit.
"Felix The Cat, Veronica? A little old aren't we?"
"For Felix? Never." You wittily reply.
He sits beside you and smiles. God you've missed him. You've missed his smile, especially when he's smiling at you. You've missed that distinct, Logan scent and his alluring eyes.
"I'm sorry. I was just so angry at them, Veronica. What they did to you…it was…I just…I couldn't let them get away with that. I love you so much, I want to protect you."
"Logan…"
"No, Veronica, please. Just listen. You mean the world to me, you're all I have left now, my dad's gone and I don't talk to the rest of my family. I love you, god Veronica what I wouldn't do for you."
Logan stops and gets down in front of you on his knees, pulling out a velvet ring box and bearing a smile on his adorable face whilst blushing a little. You don't know what to do.
"Marry me, Veronica Mars. Be my wife, my Mrs Echolls. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want to love and cherish you. I want to spoil you and protect you and love you more than anyone else has."
Thirty seconds pass. Logan looks at you expectantly. He wants you to jump up and down and scream yes and kiss him and love him and then make love with him for hours on end until you're both too tired to move and then you fall asleep in his arms.
Sorry Logan, you don't get your happy ending.
"I'm sorry. I can't."
"What? Veronica, I don't mean now, or next year or 2 years, I mean one day. We can be engaged for 50 years it doesn't matter. I just want you to be mine."
"No. Logan, I'm sorry. It's over. I can't do this anymore." Tears fall down your cheeks.
"Hey, please don't cry." He says, reaching out to wipe away the tears.
"Don't. We're over. I don't want to be with you anymore. I can't take this epic tale anymore. We're too epic for me Logan. I need to feel safe and stable. You can't give me that. We can't do that together. I think you should leave now."
You count four tears escape Logan's once bright eyes. Just four and then they stop. They stop and he sniffles and places the ring box in his jacket. He gets up, opens his mouth and then closes it and leaves.
---
With your bags packed, a plane ticket in hand and Weevil and Wallace by your side you are ready to board your plane to Australia. Australia, a far away place from here where Logan won't be and you won't have everyone to deal with. You can be someone you're not. Someone new and exciting.
"Are you sure you want to do this, V?" Weevil asks.
"No. But I have to. Neptune has my history and I want to start new."
"Then move to L.A, or Kansas but not Australia." Wallace pleads you.
"Aww, I'm going to miss you too Wallace."
"I'm serious Veronica."
"So am I. Australia is far away and different and new, where no body knows my name or who my ex boyfriend was. Who I am or was, who Lilly, Duncan or Dick were or are. I need this."
The announcement for your flight goes over and you hug Weevil and thank him for everything. He leaves and you're left with Wallace. You say your goodbye to Wallace and hug him, telling him that you'll miss him and he starts to walk away.
"Wallace!?" You yell.
"Yeah?" He turns around.
"Whatever you do, if Logan asks, you don't know where I went, right?"
"Right." He says sadly.
You wave your goodbye one last time and go through to board your plane to Australia.
Goodbye Neptune, hello Down Under.
---
Several hours later you're on the plane and a lady sitting behind you taps your shoulder and you awake from your day dreaming.
"Excuse me are you Veronica Mars? That girl who was raped by Duncan Kane? Logan Echolls girlfriend right?"
"Yes." Unfortunately.
"Oh my god. How awful for you dear, that must have been a horrific time for you and then your boyfriend goes and tries to murder the boys. Oh dear, I hope your parents helped you through your hard time." She says sympathetically.
But she doesn't know that your mother left you and your father is dead and at the moment you're so furious and upset and tired that you're going to tell her so she'll pity you and feel awful for ever starting a conversation with you.
"Well actually a few years ago my mother left after having an affair with my best friend's dad and just a month or so ago my dad died after being in a car accident. So no, they weren't there to help me through my hard time and in fact I went through it all alone." You snarl.
"I'm sorry. Didn't you have friends to comfort you?"
"My best friend Lilly Kane died a few years ago, Duncan, who was my boyfriend awhile ago raped me, Dick Casablancas hates me, Logan was in jail, Wallace was away. So I turned to a former PCHer, criminal, Weevil." You smile fakely and hope the lady will just leave you alone.
She does. The lady turns around and whispers to her friend how rude you were being and then continues to doze off like every other person on the plane. But you can't sleep. Every time you close your eyes you are reminded of how alone you are, with no mom or dad or boyfriend. You are all alone.
And if that wasn't bad enough you're now moving to Australia where no one will know your name or your life and you won't have any friends. You have to find a job to support yourself due to the little money you saved and a place to stay.
Life sucks for you.
---
Your plane lands and soon you're outside the Melbourne airport waiting for a taxi. You have no idea where you'll go, but the first step is to catch a cab to the city and find somewhere.
Eventually one arrives but as you go to grab the door some selfish guy pushes in front of you and goes to get in.
"Excuse me but I had this taxi first."
"Sorry mate but I was quicker to the door. You can have the next one."
"Look mate I'm having a bad day/week/year/couple of years, I'm not in the mood to play nice so unless you plan on having a black eye I suggest you get out of the cab so I can get in and go to where ever the hell I am going."
"What part of the US are you from?" He asks stupidly. As if you hadn't just threatened to hurt him.
"California. Now will you get out?"
"Where ya heading?"
"The city."
"Hop in. I'm off that way too."
You get in the cab with the strange man, sitting as far away as possible.
"Names Daniel, but everyone calls me Danny boy."
"Veronica." You reply.
"What brings ya down under V?"
"It's Veronica." You sound it out like he's four.
"Okay, Veronica, what brings you to Australia?" He asks again sounding less like an idiot than before.
"Time for a change, where no one knows who I am."
"That bad in good old California then?"
"Yes."
For awhile you both sit their in silence.
"Where exactly are you heading?" He asks.
"I'm not sure. I haven't planned anything I was just going to stay in a hotel tonight and figure the rest out later."
"Well, look, this may be weird but I live in an apartment building with 2 of my mates and we have another spare bed in the place and if you want you're welcome to stay, save that money for something else maybe."
Could your luck get any worse than it has been? Answer: No.
"Sure. Why not? What have I got to lose besides my life?" You joke.
---
When you walk inside 'Danny Boy's' apartment you are very surprised to find it immaculately clean and fresh smelling.
"Hey guys, can you come out here for a few!" Danny yells through out the apartment.
You hear deep male voices, a lot of stamping and then laughing as the two males show up out of a room dressed in a pair of boxer briefs each. They blush immensely when they spot you but still come forward to greet you.
"Veronica Mars this is Nathan Coz, or Cozzie and Ryan Elfman. Cozzie and Ry, this is Veronica Mars. She's from California."
Nathan (Or Cozzie) shakes your hand with a big goofy smile. Ryan just nods and says hey.
"You a friend of Danny's then?" Ryan asks.
"Actually-"
"Yeah, she is. Known her since I was a kid." Danny interrupts.
"Yeah." You mutter.
"Like a beer?" Nathan asks you.
"No thanks, I'd like some soda though, if you have any."
"Ha ha, soda. God you Americans crack me up." Nathan laughs as he pulls a can of coke out for you.
You sit down on the cool red sofa, placing your luggage beside the sofa and your bag on your lap. You watch as the three boys communicate and talk about sports amongst naked girls.
"So, Veronica, we were actually going to go out and have a few drinks with some mates. You're welcome to come along with us and meet everyone." Nathan says, finishing his beer off.
"Um sure. I guess so." You reply. "Can I get changed first? I've been in these clothes for hours and hours."
"Yeah, there's a spare bedroom two doors down the hall on the right. It's yours babe."
Babe. Logan sometimes called you babe.
---
Danny, Nathan and Ryan sit around a bar with three girls and another guy laughing and having fun whilst you sit on the end drinking some sort of alcoholic beverage. You've not been introduced to the girls yet but from what you can see they are the classic slut type. Just like girls back in Neptune.
"Oh, shit. Veronica, we forgot to introduce you to the girls. This is Amanda, Ellie and Tess. Manda, Ellie and Tess this is Veronica Mars."
"Hi." You politely greet the three girls.
Amanda and Tess give you dirty looks but Ellie genuinely smiles at you and moves down a few places to sit beside you.
"So, how'd you know Danny?" She asks.
"We've been friends for a long time."
"Oh that's cool. Guess you're staying with them then?"
"Yeah."
"That's so awesome because like Danny is my boyfriend and I go over there a lot. Maybe we can hang out, I'll take you shopping in Melbourne, we have some pretty cool shops 'round here."
You try your hardest to enjoy her company but you miss your friends. You miss hanging out with Wallace, bantering with Weevil and doing your detective work.
"Thanks. Can you excuse me, I have to make a phone call."
You get up from your seat and tell the boys you'll be right back. You make your way out the back of the bar and pull your phone out of your bag. You have three missed calls, seven text messages and three new voicemail messages.
All three missed calls are from Logan.
All seven text messages are from Logan.
All three voicemail messages are from Logan.
You read the text messages.
'Babe, answer ur cell pls'
'Tlk 2 me'
'V where r u I tried ur house but no1 was there. Call me pls'
'Wallace said u've not been home where did u go'
'V I'm worried u won't answer my calls or my txts r u in trouble pls call me when u read this'
'Veronica r u ok?'
'Bby where r u? Pls just call, I'm worried ur hurt. I luv u'
You dial the voicemail number and listen to all three.
"Hey it's Logan, I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry you freaked out about the proposal it was stupid and I'm sorry. We don't even have to be engaged Veronica, I just love you so much I was scared I was going to lose you. I guess I still did. Call me back please, I love you."
"Hey Veronica, it's me again. Just calling to know where you are. I saw Wallace and asked if he'd seen you but he said you hadn't gone home yet. Are you with friends? Just let me know where you are and if you're okay. Love you."
"Babe, I'm getting worried. Are you in trouble? You haven't answered my calls or texts. Please let me know if you are okay Veronica, I can't stand not knowing. I love you."
You place your phone back in your bag and sit down on the dirty ground outside. You're getting dirt all on the back of your jeans but you don't care. Tears form in your eyes and you try so hard not to let them escape but they do and soon you're sobbing to yourself.
"Veronica?" A voice asks from the backdoor.
"Yeah, I'm…I'm coming in now."
"Are you okay?"
It's Ryan.
"Fine." You say, quickly wiping the tears away.
"You've been crying."
"I just miss Neptune. It's okay. Really, I'm fine." You squeeze out a smile.
"Is there something on your mind? I'm a good listener and I can keep a secret." He says, helping you off the ground.
"Can you keep more then one secret? I have a few."
"Sure. Do you want to go somewhere and talk?"
"Here's fine." You say, sitting back on the ground.
Ryan sits beside you; his black hair falling in his eyes as he nervously plays with his lip ring. His dark blue denim skinny leg jeans get dirty with the ground but he doesn't seem to mind. He takes off his black hoodie when he notices you're shivering and places it around your shoulders.
"I left Neptune because I've been having a bad few years. A few years ago I had everything. I was popular, on the cheerleading squad, I had a great boyfriend who lived in the 09 area and an awesome best friend."
"09 area?"
"The rich part of town."
"Go on."
"It all fell apart when my best friend Lilly Kane was found dead by her pool. My dad was a sheriff back then and I was with him when he got the call. It said something about a disturbance at the Kane residence and I was worried Duncan was hurt."
"Who's Duncan?"
"He was my boyfriend, also Lilly's brother."
"Oh."
"So I went with my dad and rushed inside. I found Duncan sitting by himself. He was really shook up and then when I went outside to see what was up I found Lilly dead beside the pool. She had a head wound and her eyes were open. It was so horrific."
"That must have been horrible."
"It got worse. My dad accused Mr Kane of the murder and was voted out of the sheriff's office, my mom then left us and I was shunned from popularity. Duncan wanted nothing to do with me anymore and neither did anyone else."
"Wow."
"Then this year I got back with Duncan and I loved him I really did but there was always this weird vibe sort of thing between Logan and I-"
"Logan is?"
"Duncan's best friend. He's an arrogant asshole who thinks money and girls are everything."
"I see."
"Anyway, Logan came over to my house one day and I can't even remember why. My dad was away for the weekend and I was enjoying the peace and quiet. It wasn't meant to happen but it did and I slept with him. It was great, better than when Duncan and I did it and it was just so right. So we kept doing it until Duncan caught us."
"Crap."
"He was furious at me and kicked Logan out. We broke up and I started dating Logan. Logan is really fucked up. His dad used to beat him and he was horrified when he found out it was his dad who killed Lilly Kane, who was his girlfriend. Not so horrified when his dad was killed though."
"He sounds…"
"Screwed up. Yeah. So Logan and I started dating but as is anything with Logan and I, it's epic and there's bound to be fights. One night we went to this party at Dick's house…Dick is an 09er-"
"09er?"
"Part of the popular crowd who lives in the 09 area. Duncan was there and he got Logan drunk and he passed out and then Dick and Duncan tried to have sex with me, Logan was so angry at them when he woke up he beat the shit out of Duncan and Dick."
"He sounds very protective of you."
"He was. Then one night I was at Logan's studying with him and I got a phone call from Wallace. My dad had died in a car accident. I don't know why but I couldn't tell Logan. So I left without an explanation and for some reason I ended up at Dick's house with Dick and Duncan. They raped me but I didn't tell anyone for awhile. But when Logan found out, furious is such an understatement. He went after them and tried to kill both boys. Dick and Duncan were both put in hospital and Logan was accused of attempted murder and assault. I had to make a statement and it was horrible."
"He sounds like a bit of a lunatic." Ryan smiles.
"He is. When he got out of jail on bail he came to my house. I was upset and angry but he proposed to me." You smile softly. "He told me he didn't want to lose me and that he wanted me to be all his. But I couldn't. I couldn't say yes. I love Logan but we're too epic for the world to cope with. It'd never really work."
"I'm so sorry Veronica. Is that why you left?"
"Yes. But please don't tell anyone else. I came here for a new beginning, a new start."
"I won't. Let's go back inside and have a few more drinks."
Ryan helps you up and gives you a big hug then leads you into the bar. You don't know, but maybe this will be your new beginning and soon you'll forgot your history in Neptune.
And if not, it doesn't matter. Logan is your past, it's over. For good.
Sorry guys for the wait, been busy. I've gone a different way then I thought I would with this story but hopfully you'll still enjoy it. For those who love Logan and Veronica together, don't worry there is hope for them in the near future. Enjoy and don't forget to review.