CHAPTER 15: Justice is Served Cold

Disclaimer: I don't own VM if I did then Logan and Veronica wouldn't have broken up at all along with Lilly and Cassidy would still be alive.

*Thoughts are in italics*

-Mac's Point of View-
"Okay I am dressed now I want to know what's going on?" I ask as I walk back into the room I see Veronica and Logan sitting together on the bed. Cassie is in one chair to the side of the bed and Cassidy and Dick are sitting on the couch next to on the other side of the bed. Seeing no other place to sit I decided to sit on the end of the bed. It's only now that we are kind of in a circle.
"Mackie I am so sorry!" I hear Cassidy say. Obviously something happened that Dick and I don't know about.
"What's going on? Why did Logan say we all needed to talk?" I ask as I fold my legs under me.
"Well first off you need to know that what is said in here we are going to handle as a family." Logan tells us. "Because what happened tonight affects all of us." Dick and I give him a confused look then he proceeds. "First off Dick you better be happy to see your little brother and sister because they both about jumped off the roof of the hotel." I look at Cassie and then to Cassidy. What the hell happened?
"What?" I hear Dick say barley above a whisper. "You guys what's going on?" I could tell that Dick was getting scared.
"Cassidy was going to jump I told him that if he was jumping so was I" Cassie explained to us.
"I am so sorry Dick." Cassidy said crying. I don't think I have ever seen him this upset before. This was starting to scare me. I couldn't handle watching Cassidy cry anymore so despite how mad I am at him I go over and squeeze in between the brothers and grab Cassidy's hand trying to calm him down.
"You should all hate me. Especially you Mackie." I quickly realize that the note he had left for me was actually a suicide note.
"What happened? Why did you leave me in the room with nothing?" I asked as I started to cry.
" I knew if I left you with any cloths you would come looking for me. I couldn't let you see me like that. I didn't want you to be there when I killed myself." At this point I realized that he didn't do that to hurt me. He was trying to protect me.
"Beaver why did you want to die?" I hear Dick say but Cassidy didn't have a chance to answer before Veronica yelled at him.
"Don't call him that. He has a name Dick." This caused her to receive a very confused look from the oldest Casablancas.
"Okay… Cassidy why did you want to die?" Dick asks his brother. I notice that Cassidy looks at Veronica. Okay now this is really scaring me.
"Cassidy you need to tell them what you told me. Everything." Veronica tells him he just simply nods at her and then starts to tell us.
"Well first of all…" he stops and takes a deep breath. "I raped Veronica last year at Shelly's party."
"What?" I see the color drain from Dick's face. As I notice that he looks over at Logan quickly. I didn't know that Veronica had been raped
"After you and Logan left me in that room with her and told me that she would be an easy way to lose my virginity. I thought of all the things that had ever happened to me. I don't know why but I guess I thought that it was normal. I knew that Dick had drugged Madison to get her to have sex with him so I went for it. Afterwards I felt bad about it and decided I would never tell anyone."
Veronica was crying, heck everyone was. None of us knew how messed up he was and that wasn't even the worst of it. Because what he told us next shocked me even more.
"There's more." He says as he looks at his siblings and for the first time since I had sat next to him he looked at me tightened his grip on my hand. "I was molested by Woody Goodman for the 3 years that I was on his little league team." He tells us. Okay that helps to start to make sense of everything that happened with that stoner guy earlier.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" I hear Cassie ask as I look up and see her whip a tear from her eye. Then I made the mistake of looking at Dick. I don't think I have ever seen him so upset. He was trying to fight back the tears, I could tell but the minute he saw me looking at him he started to cry as well. I just slipped my hand into his and gave him a tight squeeze.
"I told dad. God I told him several times in those three years. Every time he would say I was lying. Saying I was trying to just get attention." He tells his siblings. I can feel Dick's hand starting to tighten around mine.
"I think that we need to talk about what to do." I hear Logan say. Now I was confused. What was he talking about?
"What do you mean Logan?" I ask him as I realize for the first time that I am also crying but this time it wasn't because of what Cassidy did to me, it was because of what had happened to Cassidy.
"I mean that we are all a family here and we need to decide what action is going to be taken now." Logan explains.
"I think that you need to go to the sheriff Cassidy." I tell him. "I know that it's painful but with Peter and Marco's confessions they wouldn't second guess you like your dad had."
"Okay I will." He tells me as he looks at me with a look of apology again.
"I think after that…." I hear Dick start but not finish. He gets up and kneels down in front of Cassidy. "I think after you go to the police, Cassidy," he is really starting to cry as he says the next part. "I think you need to get some help. And as much as wish I could help you through this, I can't you need professional help little brother." Dick said as he pull him down to the floor with him and won't let go of him for what seems like forever going to let go but soon Dick is crawling over to Cassie's chair. "And Cassie I know that you were trying to save Cassidy from himself but I think that you need to go to therapy also." I could tell that Dick having to truly be an adult was getting to him what I did next I wasn't expecting myself I get off the couch and walk over and sit down between the siblings and hug Dick. Yeah I was surprised to. I mean he was upset and I knew that I couldn't comfort Cassie or Cassidy but with Dick I could still help him.
"Okay then let's go to the police department right now." Logan says as he pulls Ronnie up from the bed.

-Dick's Point of View-
How could I have not seen this happening? I know how I didn't realize this was going on I was always too for him. Maybe if I hadn't been, maybe he would have come to me and let me know what was going on. He was 10 years old and that sick bastard was taking advantage of him. Logan didn't let me go with them to the police station. It was probably for the best I know that our honorable mayor was locked up in there somewhere and if I saw him right now they would have me locked up and he would be in the hospital. I can't believe I let this happen. Mac had stayed with me while they went to the sheriff. She said that she was worried about me and that while she agreed that Cassidy needed to be helped that I would probably be a good idea for me to also go after what we found out.
"Dick are you awake?" I hear Mac ask me. When had been lying on the couch since we got back to the house. It was weird; we really hadn't been a part since I found her in the room. When we got back to the house I had thrown myself on the couch and I was shocked when Mac lay down next to me.
"Yeah I am awake. What you thinking about Mackie?" I ask her as I start to sit up on the couch.
"I just wanted to thank you." She whispers. "I mean for coming to rescue tonight when Cassidy left me."
"Mac, can we talk about something a little serious?" I ask her
"Yeah. What's up?" She asks me.
"Well I know it's so soon but are you going to forgive Cassidy and stay with him?" I ask her.
"Do you mean am I going to stay with him through this problem or do you mean am I still going to be going around and saying I am his girlfriend?" she asks me to clarify it.
"Both." I tell her. I am not sure if this conversation is such a good idea at this point. "I mean if you want to talk about it at all."
"Dick, of course I am going to be there for him during this time. But as far as being able to fully forgive him for what he did to me last night. I am not sure that I can. It really scared me when I got out of the shower to find everything gone" she started to tear up again. "I haven't been so scared in my entire life." I wipe away a tear from her check. "Then when you were the one that came to my rescue. I have never been so happy to see you in my life Dick." I can't take it anymore. I know in my head that this isn't the right time. But I also know that I can't keep it to myself any longer.
"Mac you know that I will be there for you no matter what. You know that right?" I tell her hoping that she doesn't take this in a bad way and freak out and leave.
"Dick I know that. And I will be there for you and Cassie, and even Cassidy" she tells me as she gives me a confused look. But I didn't get to finish telling her the truth before the door opened and Logan came in with Cassidy, V, and Cassie.
"What did the sheriff say?" I ask them by the look on Veronica's face it wasn't good. I knew that I should have gone.
"That idiot told us that if it was so bad then maybe Cassidy should have come forward years ago. Even though he did when he tried coming clean to your dad." Ronnie tells us.
"That jackass. I think I need to go down and see the asshole." I start yelling but stop as soon as I notice the look on Cassidy's face. "But I think first we need to go to the hospital."
We quickly all get into the cars. Myself, Cassie, and Cassidy in one car with Logan, Mac, and Veronica in the other. Logan had told us that he thought it would be a good idea for the three of us to have a personal conversation and private goodbyes before we officially had Cassidy admitted to the hospital. I had called ahead to find out what we needed to do. Thankfully Neptune General had a program available that anyone could enter at any time and stay as little as 5 days. While we all know that Cassidy was having issues dealing with all of this and we didn't know how long it was going to take just that he needed help.
"Cassidy I want you to know that while we all think that you need this, I don't want you to think that I am throwing you in there to get rid of you." I tell him. "I'm not dad."
"We know Dick." Cassie tells me she had instead on sitting in the backseat with Cassidy. I knew this was going to be harder on her than me. They hadn't ever been apart for more than a day or two. "You understand that don't you Cassidy?" she asked him. All he did was nod. I had to laugh a little bit. It reminded me of when we were all younger and Cassidy would never talk to anyone. I don't think he talked to anyone but Cassie until they were four. As we pull into the parking lot and I turn off the engine I look back at my siblings and know nothing will ever be the same. We all slowly all get out of the car and I get Cassidy's bag and we all start to walk toward the doors. My arm around Cassidy's shoulders and Cassie holding his hand we walk as a united front toward the door. When we reach the reception desk I pull away from them and tell the receptionist all the information she needed.
"I need to have my brother admitted as soon as possible." I tell her as I look back at Cassidy, and see he is starting to cry a little
"His name sir?" she asks me as she types all the information onto her computer.
"Cassidy Casablancas." I tell her "How soon can we get him some help?"
"Well for tonight he will be put into a room. In the morning he will meet with the doctor and then probably tomorrow afternoon you will receive a call at the doctors thought of treatment" she finishes as she hands me a paper and tells me that before he can be admitted that he had to have a parents signature. Thankfully I was 18 now so I could sign for him instead. We both gave Cassidy a hug and told him how much we loved him and then they took him away. When I watch him being taken away from us me and Cassie lost it. Thankfully by that time we had realized that the others had arrived.

-Logan's Point of View-
I don't think I have ever seen Dick so broken; I don't think I have ever seen any of us so confused or lost. As we drive to the hospital we have all decided that the actual process of having Cassidy admitted needed to be done just the three of them. I know that it upset Mac as much as it did me to not be there to say good bye to Cassidy or to be there for Dick and Cassie but we knew that they needed to face these demons alone. By time we made our way into the hospital they had just taken Cassidy back.
"Are you okay?" I ask Dick now noticing that how much he was crying "Everything is going to be okay Dick."
"I have failed him man. I have completely failed him." That's all he can get out as he runs out of the lobby into the parking lot. I turn to follow him when I notice Mac shoot me a look telling me she was going. We all slowly follow behind.
_-Mac's Point of View-
"You know you didn't fail Cassidy. He didn't tell any of us what was going on." I tell Dick as I finally catch up to him.
"But Mac I did. You more than anyone know the shit that my dad and I would pull." He tells me.
"You aren't to blame for Woody Goodman's actions though." I tell him as I walk up beside him.
"No but maybe if I would have listened a little more he wouldn't be going through this mess." He tells me.
Before I know what hits me I start to yell at Dick. "I am not going to let you take the blame for what happened to him. I don't want to hear you even say that you had anything to do with his attempted suicide or with him raping Ronnie. I know that you played a part in it but you, Cassidy and Logan have always been the 3 most important guys in my life and I can't handle you being in there with Cassidy just because you think that you….." I didn't get the rest of my sentence because the next thing I know I feel Dick's lips pressed against mine.

AN: There is Chapter 15. I will admit now that I don't know much about mental illnesses, hospitals, and all that stuff and the only stuff I do know I have learned from watching Soaps and Medical Dramas. So some of it might be farfetched so please bear with me.