To answer some questions: Yes, this is before the first season, and the rape is NOT included. But, this is also at the end of the year, and through the summer vacation as well. Anyway, it is going to pick up and I assume I'll have between 15-20 chapters, that I will be updating usually everyday or every other day until it is finished. I have been getting some good reviews which I do appreciate. I love Dick and Veronica separately and I think they'd be cute together, so let's get started!

Chapter 3 - Free Birds

I looked up knowing he must have thought I left in a hurry, and I was his step-mom. He got closer and found out it was me, and sat down next to me, but not too close.

"I don't want this to be weird..." he said. "But... it has to work."

I look over at him as I slid my hand across the pool tiles and grabbed his. He smiled at me and kissed my cheek. "It has to work, I guess." I said to him, and kissed him real fast. I started thinking when me and Dick were just sitting there holding hands.

"I don't want to have to ignore you in school, but I'm going too." I said to him. "Because, I know that's really what you'd want, and I don't know this is all already surreal as it can get, so I mean... it would just make it weirder... and I.." He stopped me.

"Let's just play it by year." He said, and kissed me.

I finally got the nerve to go but Dick picked me up and took me to car and wouldn't stop kissing me until I acted like I saw Beaver, and shut the door. I kissed the window and waved bye and headed home at almost midnight. Not to forget that my dad was really pissed when I showed up almost 2 hours after I told him I was going too, and was in the mood to take away my keys, but decided against it. I had school for the rest of this week which was Tuesday-Friday and then it was summer vacation until the end of August. But, still, that was a long time since it was going by slower than anything. My alarm clock woke me up at 7:15, and I was rushing. For some reason I felt compelled to look pretty at school, maybe it was Dick, maybe it was just being happy for once in a long time. I rolled into the parking lot a good 2 minutes before the first bell was going to ring, and swiftly walked into the door.

"Aw, Veronica! You look pretty." I saw Meg on her way to class.

I guess when you wear a skirt matched with something Hollister that you tend to get told you look cute. I had almost all of my classes with Dick, but yesterday I had basically avoided him in all of them asking the teacher to go to the library or the gym to 'take pictures.' Today was different, even though me and Dick weren't even going to talk. I walked into the class, and automatically Dick whistled. I guess, wearing a skirt wasn't that good of an idea.

"Nice." I said, and sat down.

I could feel eyes on me the whole time during the test and I kept looking back and seeing Dick winking at me, and licking his lips. Then if someone else would look around he would put his head down and I would turn around. I hated that it was like that, but at the same time I really didn't care. Yeah, it sucked that me and Dick had to play the whole 'I hate you' card, but it would be an eruption that would ruin what we started to have if we would come forward with anything. Madison and her posse and Logan and his posse would tear us to shreds and make it so hard for me and Dick to even like one another, that going through all of that makes just keeping it on the side between me and him seem amazing. I walked out of class, knowing Dick was staring at my ass, but I kept walking. I went to my locker, and Dick threw a piece of paper at my back, me knowing it was for me, everyone else thinking he was being a jerk to me. I opened it up.

"Hey hottie-patatie... if that is how you spell it. HAHA. Anyway meet me in

The janitors closet during lunch.. We need to talk!"

There was Dick for you, didn't know how to spell, but damn was he compassionate! I figured that I would think about stopping by the janitor's closet, but then again, maybe if I played hard to get this would be much more fun. It was always Dick making the moves, so I had an idea up my sleeve that might get him good. Lunch time came around, but I didn't go to the janitors closet. Instead, I looked around for Meg at lunch so we could hang out over the weekend. I was still in my short skirt and Hollister top, so even though they wouldn't admit it, the 09ers were looking at me when I went to get Meg.

"Like, oh my God Madison, there's your boyfriend's rapist." Carrie said laughing.

The word boyfriend coming out of Carrie's mouth linking Madison to Dick stung me like a wasp. I glared at her.

"Aw, poor Veronica really likes him, too bad he'd NEVER touch her. Unless you know, she drugged him." Pam was laughing hysterically.

"Gheez girls, I know. I am so disgusting. Especially Carrie with my pizza faced zits, and my tub of lard. I need to get some proactive and some slim-fast. I'll come talk to you after school Pam... we can have a chat in private. I definitely don't want your super-sweet friends thinking you're helping me out, what was your number again? 555-TWAT? K, thanks hun!"

"Uh. I can't believe she just said that to us. Madison, are you like, going to just sit there?" Pam said to Madison.

"What? She like, didn't say anything to me, so psh... I don't even care. Like, it's your fault that she retaliated, Dick wouldn't touch her again anyways, it was a stupid thing. Who even cares, let her go screw someone else so we can laugh again." Madison said.

I turned around quickly, ready to shout out to Madison, but instead turned back around being the bigger person as Meg hooked arms with me and we headed to my car to cut the rest of school. We headed to the mall to shop, this was something that beyond common belief I enjoyed doing. I had totally forgotten about the whole lunch-date I was supposed to have with Dick when my cell-phone vibrated with a new text message.

"Why did you ditch me at lunch to call out Pam and Carrie?"

I texted back.

"I'm sorry. I just didn't want anyone to get any ideas. Maybe we should just stop talking to each other. It's obviously causing issues already. I don't want to make you mad. Besides, I think Madison misses you."

He never texted me back after that, I think he got the point. Obviously him and Madison were still together, and I had pretty much made a fool out of myself for even going to his house the other night and starting what we did. I hated myself for being that vulnerable. I still had Meg and my dad, and I was going to try enjoy the summer as much as I could, even with these strong lingering feelings. I can't beat Madison.

Next Chapter(s):

What will Dick think about the text V sent him?

Are they done?