Veronica, Logan, Duncan Triangle- Fan fic Part 3
A/N: Just to warn you. I am a LoVe shipper, but love DuVe as well, at least when they're together. So this is a mixture of both. Veronica is with Duncan, but there are moments with Logan. It's set in Season 2 between episode 6 and episode 7. Enjoy
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Veronica Mars or any of the characters. But c'mon we need a movie already!
Previously on Veronica Mars...
Veronica wondered why there was still a knocking noise in her head. And then she realised, that's why; it was inside her head. Groaning she stumbled back into a bedroom and got into the bed. But when she rolled over, the sight of a smiling Logan Echolls was not one she expected to see, ever.
But as Veronica opened her mouth, someone spoke for her...
"What the hell Veronica?!" Duncan yelled; his fists clenched as he looked on at Veronica lying in bed next to a smiling Logan. Stuttering, Veronica attempted an answer, but Duncan just got angrier,
"Why are you in with him? What's happening? Why were you even out of bed in the first place?" Duncan yelled at her, causing her to swallow and frown at her boyfriend; who was getting even more furious as Logan's smile grew.
"Wow, your first fight," Logan grinned folding his legs and grabbing a cushion. Seeing Veronica's stony gaze, he continued with a wide smile, "Well, don't mind me, continue."
But Duncan ignored Logan and just continued like Logan had wanted and expected him to,
"Veronica, I trusted you, I didn't think you'd ever end up back with him." He said exasperated. At this Veronica started to fight back,
"I didn't end up back with him, I got knocked unconscious in a lift and so forgive me if my memory is a little fuzzy, and it was a mistake Duncan! Why are you getting so upset over this? I don't see what the problem is, I got the rooms confused, and that's all!" She finished, crossing her arms and watching as Duncan's mouth fell open.
"Veronica, you were in bed with him! And how hard is it to get the rooms to right way round?" He yelled once more. This time the volume and sharpness of his words causing Logan to listen. Jumping up, Logan stood topless in front of Duncan between him and Veronica. "Don't talk to her like that." He said sombrely, forgetting his sarcastic phase and looked dead on at Duncan. Opening her mouth in surprise, Duncan did the same but this time to fight back. But Logan intervened once more, and stepped closer to Duncan,
"I'm serious man; you know she doesn't deserve that." He said glaring at his friend with a mixture of fury and persistence. Duncan backed down, holding his hands up in defeat, and stormed out of the room.
Turning round for the first time to face her since they had been in the bed, Logan still attempted to avoid her gaze. Mumbling he reached to her left, and picked up one of his iconic t-shirts before pulling a matching shirt out from underneath a cushion,
"We should get ready for school." He said before turning and getting ready to leave, but Veronica, falling back into their usual banter answered him.
"Logan Echolls, eager to get to school? I've really gotta check the skies, I don't remember there being pigs flying there last night." She said before smiling slightly and shaking a little bit; as if she was trying to forget what had just happened between her and Duncan.
Logan got ready for school, and picking up his backpack he wandered into the living room, where he witnessed a more relaxed round 2 of the Duncan and Veronica fight.
"Look, I'm sorry, I overreacted, and Veronica please just listen." Duncan pleaded as he tried to grab Veronica's hand. But Veronica just shook him off and gathered up her stuff,
"Duncan, we'll talk when you get back from Napa." She sighed, but before she could leave, Duncan stopped her again.
"Look, Veronica, I know you're annoyed, and you have every right to be but hear me out." Sighing once more she turned round, and heaved a big sigh,
"What Duncan?"
Looking nervous, Duncan looked into her eyes,
"Veronica, I'm sorry, please. I know you're ignoring me and I was stupid and foolish, but please even though I've gone to Napa, stay here tonight, with Logan, I don't want anything happening to you whilst I'm gone." He said grabbing her by the shoulders.
Looking into his eyes, and breathing a big sigh she pondered what to do and walked towards Logan,
"I'll consider it." She sighed and walked to the door before opening it and slamming it behind her.
Laughing a bit uncertainly, Logan walked towards the door after Veronica, turning round as he went,
"And that's why I love that girl, so considerate." He said with a smirk before pulling open the previously slammed door forcefully and following her towards the lift, all the while calling after her,
"Ok, alright Veronica you just go to the lift, and wait for me there, no need to hang about in the hallway."
Standing there with her arms folded, Veronica tapped her foot as she kept the doors open for Logan,
"You took your time," She mumbled as he got into the lift and the doors closed. With a smirk he answered,
"I'm sorry; I got held up, y'know with your moping boyfriend."
Kicking him, Veronica let a smile creep onto her lips, as the doors slid shut. Reaching the Car Park, Veronica walked towards her car, before Logan called out to her,
"Mars! Where's the logic in taking two cars from the same place to the same place?" He smirked, "C'mon, you can sit in the front." He smiled, dangling his keys in the air as she shook her head and let a small laugh escape before jogging over to the passenger door of Logan's Xterra, and pulling it open.
"Ok Echolls, but if you crash or run over a sweet little old granny, I will deny all involvement with you and the big bird." She sighed sarcastically and with extra emphasis as he put the car in reverse and sped out of the underground car park.
As they drove along, Veronica gazed out of the window, whilst Logan drummed his fingers on the steering wheel,
"So..." He said turning to look at her, whereas she kept gazing out of the window.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" He shrugged, as she just turned to him and looked at him with that little head tilt and that patronising look in her eyes, before turning on the radio and flicking to the news. Rolling his eyes, Logan took the handbrake off and kept on driving before turning and seeing Veronica sitting there with a confused, but amused look on her face. Smiling, Logan gave in,
"Ok what now?"
Smirking, Veronica answered, her voice heavy with sarcasm,
"I thought it would be on the news, y'know if hell froze over."
Rolling his eyes, Logan heaved a sigh,
"Ok, haha, funny." But swivelling in her seat, Veronica continued the playful banter that had fallen into.
"No, but seriously, Logan Echolls, offering to talk about my feelings, offering me a lift, standing up for me and not minding being seen with me entering school, I mean, if I was any other girl, I'd probably faint with happiness." Veronica faux-grinned, "Man! Did someone spike your morning coffee?" She exclaimed, ever-so-slightly genuinely happy. Laughing, Logan sighed before resting his chin on the palm of his hand, and placing his elbow on the car door,
"Remind me why we're going to school on a Sunday?" Logan sighed with boredom, checking that the light was still red before rolling his head back and whacking it against the head rest.
"Because, now we're seniors we have to set up for the initiation week for people in junior high tomorrow." Veronica sighed, inspecting her nails and looking a lot like Lilly, well to Logan at least. "I've told you this at least five times in the past week when you were bugging Duncan and me about it." She finished turning to look at him, but all he did was open one of his eyes and look at her slyly,
"Whatever," She said rolling her eyes, "Just keep your eyes on the road."
Five minutes later, Veronica was clinging to the car, as Logan smiled and sped down the road to the school, before turning sharply into the school car park.
"Jesus Logan, you don't have to kill us. I was kidding earlier."
Laughing he pulled into the car park of Neptune High and killed the engine,
"So, I suppose I'll see you in Newspaper," He said as he opened the car door and as she did the same. Slamming the door in unison, they walked round the car towards the school.
"Yeah, I guess." She shrugged, before turning to him, "Y'know, I won't stay tonight if you don't want me to, I mean I'm sure you're just dying for Kendall to come round tonight." Looking up at him, Veronica sees a confused expression on her ex-boyfriend's face,
"Veronica, it's a free country, you can stay there if you want. I don't mind." He smiles at her before smirking and continuing in a low voice, "We might even be able to pick up from where we left off this morning before Duncan interrupted." Smiling, Veronica looked as if she was contemplating it but when she went to open her mouth to speak, instead she kicked him where the sun don't shine and waltzed off to the flagpole where Wallace was waiting for her.
"I'll take that as a maybe then Mars?" Logan cried after her, his voice strangulated but a smile still on his lips.
But Veronica just kept walking to Wallace, "Hey BFF! How are you?" She cried with her sarcastic peppiness and playful punching, as Wallace just sat and looked at Logan Echolls; a boy who was currently waddling over to Dick,
"I'm surprised more girls haven't done that to him before," Wallace smirked, whilst pointing in Logan's direction. Turning to watch Logan, Veronica smiled as she looked at the fruits of her labour,
"Nah Wallace, you've gotta be realistic. If girls kick what's under those pants, then they know that he will never want to get in theirs." She smiled before spinning round and walking across the quad. However, halfway there she turned and walked backwards, talking to Wallace as she went,
"And you're wrong, girls have done it to him before; me. Now c'mon slowcoach." She yelled as she turned to walk into school; but instead walked straight into Mr and Mrs Manning. Gasping a little, Veronica opened her mouth to speak, but Meg's father cut in before she could,
"Well, I'm glad to see some people are having fun whilst my daughter's lying in a coma. Tell me Veronica, how do you live with yourself? If it weren't for you, my daughter wouldn't have been on that bus in the first place!" He yelled drawing the attention of several students, including Logan and Dick. Gulping back tears, Veronica began to speak softly, in the quietest way ever,
"Look, Mr Manning I'm truly sor...."
"NO! DON'T YOU DARE SAY YOU'RE SORRY!" Mrs Manning yelled for the first time, causing Veronica to step back in fear, "MY DAUGHTER COULD DIE BECAUSE ONE LITTLE FLOOZY COULDN'T STAY WELL AWAY FROM OTHER GIRLS' BOYFRIENDS."
And this time Veronica let tears go down her face, and fought back,
"LOOK! I AM SO SORRY MEG IS IN A COMA, BUT I TRIED TO MAKE IT UP TO HER ON THE BUS, I TRIED TO APOLOGISE, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S HER FAULT, BUT I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T GO IN THE LIMO BECAUSE I HOPED SHE WOULD! SO YES, BLAME ME ALL YOU WANT FOR MEG'S INJURIES, BUT I DID NOT STEAL DUNCAN FROM HER, I DID NOT FORCE HER TO GO ON THE BUS AND I HATE MYSELF FOR THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T HANDLE THE WHOLE SITUATION BETTER!" Veronica screamed, tears streaming down her face, and as Wallace stepped towards her, she said one final line,
"SO MR AND MRS MANNING, IF YOU WANT YOU CAN BLAME ME, COS I BLAME MYSELF, BUT THERE WERE LOTS OF OTHER THINGS HAPPENING THAT MADE THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY THEY DID, OKAY?" Veronica finished before watching as the Mannings stormed past her and left, the tears still drying on her face. Coming up behind her, Wallace put his arm round her and led her into the building.
Watching from the car, Dick let out a low whistle,
"Wow, Ronnie versus the Mannings, what a fight. Like, the devil versus the angels or Jess versus Lane in Gilmore Girls, or y'know Dr. Kelso versus Carla in Scrubs." Dick smirked turning to Logan to high five him, but Logan just stared at him,
"Dick, it's not funny." He said simply before taking out his cell and walking across the quad and into the building for homeroom.
"Hey DK? It's Logan. Look, Veronica and the Mannings just had a shouting match in the school quad, just thought you should know." He sighed as he watched Veronica hug a startled Wallace, "Enjoy Napa man." And with that he hung up and grabbed the shoulder straps of his backpack and walked towards his own homeroom, leaving a confused Dick trailing behind.
"Well, I thought it was funny." Dick mumbled, before shoving his hands in his pockets and walking off.