Veronica, Logan, Duncan Triangle- Fan fic Part 4

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, Rob Thomas does. But c'mon we need a movie already!

Previously on Veronica Mars...

"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.

Sliding into the seat next to her, Logan was going to murmur some words of comfort or help; she'd been knocked unconscious by who knows she'd had her first proper argument with her boyfriend, and then a screaming match with her comatose friend's parents, but Logan wasn't sure if she'd appreciate his help right now. This morning, was probably just one of those random times when they came together for the sake of the summer. Bottling up all his courage he opened his mouth to speak, but Veronica spoke first,

"I might take you and Duncan up on your offer," Breathing out, Logan settled back into their normal banter,

"Wow, not as innocent as I thought Miss Mars," He leered, before watching her roll her blue eyes and smile a teary smile,

"No about the sleeping over bit tonight? That is, if you'll still let me." She finished. Looking a bit confused, Logan played with the pencil in front of him,

"Why wouldn't I let you?" He mumbled, but Veronica shook her head, and continued,

"Hey, Veronica Mars" She said pointing her thumbs to her face, "Train wreck." She said slumping down into her chair and laughed at the iconic smirk on his face. Getting a glare from their new journalism teacher, Veronica smirked at Logan who looked down at his half finished welcome to the school front page story, before glancing back at Veronica who was smiling at him over the top of her photos of "happy" students eating in the quad.

Sighing in frustration, Veronica put her head in her hands, and peeked through the gaps between her fingers to see a grinning Logan,

"Why are you so cheery?" She half snarled, half joked, still keeping her hands on her face.

"Why are you so grumpy?" He retorted quickly with a flash of his pearly white teeth once more. Rubbing her face and eyes, Veronica groaned,

"Touché." She bit her lip, before mumbling to Logan, "I'm getting outta here," She said, mumbling under her breath before raising her hand and waiting for the teacher to acknowledge her.

"Erm, I was meant to deliver these forms to the office, but I was like totally spaced this morning, so can I run them there now? It's for Mr Wu." Veronica cooed in her Sweet Valley Voice, whilst tilting her head and fluttering her eyes at the teacher, who swallowed the blatant lie and let Veronica, go.

Five minutes later, Logan was randomly doodling all over his piece for the latest issue of the school's newspaper, when it occurred to him that Veronica was taking a long time. Grabbing a random piece of paper, he shoved his hand up, muttered an excuse about Veronica forgetting some of the forms and running out after her. But when Logan turned the corner, he saw Veronica pacing up and down, before pressing a few buttons and placing the phone hesitantly next to her ear. Not wanting to intrude, Logan backed against the wall, but still listened in,

"Great I got your machine!" Veronica chuckled half-heartedly, "Look, I guess I overreacted, and we need to have a talk when you get back on Tuesday or whenever it is. What I really think I'm trying to say, Duncan, is I'm S..." But before Veronica could finish, Logan had pushed himself off the wall and grabbed the phone from her,

"She'll call you back," He practically snarled into the phone, before hanging up and staring at Veronica. Veronica just looked at bit confused, before crossing her arms, poking her head out a little bit, smirking and going,

"I think this moment requires a 'What the hell Echolls?" She said smirking, and holding her hand out expectantly, before going, "Hey Logan, psst!" She faux-whispered, "This is the part where you give me my phone back and leave me to get on with what I was doing." She smiled, before realising his stony glare wasn't breaking to reveal his trademark smirk.

"What?"

Logan looked astounded, "I don't believe you; you have one little fight with him and you phone him back to tell him you're sorry, even though he started it! And I was beginning to feel sorry for you today. If it had been me, it would've been a 'See ya Logan, have a nice life,'!" Logan practically yelled. Now it was Veronica's turn to look shocked,

"You have no idea what you're on about Logan! For all you know, I could've been calling to break up with him!" Veronica retorted just as sharply, knowing that her excuse was totally unfeasible. Logan just laughed cruelly,

"But you forget Veronica. I know you; I know you better than you'd like me to, and I know that a phone call is not how you'd end a conversation. Cos, you see a phone call is heartless. You like to do things more personally; face to face." Logan sneered at her, and took a step towards her so she was backed up against the wall, "When you do it like that it hurts more. It's your own way of telling a person that you might have loved them once but now the relationship was so self-destructive that it had to end, cos you couldn't even bear to be with the person any longer." Logan swallowed and stared into her shocked eyes, before smirking, "But hey, it's Duncan Kane, wonder boy! Why shouldn't you be together?" Logan said widening his eyes and wiggling his fingers, before turning and walking off. But Veronica's voice stopped him,

"I thought we were all trying to be friends." She said quietly, letting her words hang in the air for a few moments before continuing, "Not like we used to, but enough so that we can get on well long enough, and not kill each other in the process." She shrugged, "And that goes for you and Duncan too." But then Veronica returned to her usual state,

"But hey, I forgot you're an OPJ, it's in your nature." Veronica said slapping herself on the forehead, "Stupid, stupid Veronica." Now it was Logan's turn to shrug,

"What's an OPJ when it's at home oh mighty Veronica?" He toyed with her, just causing her to push past him and shout the answer over her shoulder.

"An obligatory, psychotic jackass!" Before spinning round, her blonde hair twirling, "Look up those words in the dictionary, I'm sure everyone one of them will have Logan Echolls written after it!" She taunted him with a sneer.

And that's when the shot rang out.

A/N: Merry Christmas everyone! And a Happy New Year!