Prompt #547 – Serenade – One Change (9) – slashluv18 – Veronica Mars

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Title: One Change (9)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #547 – Serenade
Warnings: None
Pairings/Characters: Logan/Veronica
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,504
Summary: Logan just can't quit her.

Veronica opened her locker door. She tried to not think about what she had seen this morning as she walked up to the main door that led into the school building.
It wasn't any of her business.
'Who cares if Caitlin was flirting with Logan? If Logan wants that slut, he can have her.'
She closed her eyes. Even she didn't believe her own words. It had been nearly a week since their confrontation by the beach and no matter what he had said, she hadn't believe he really meant it. She expected him to try to serenade her, to not give up. She didn't think he'd actually be done with her because Logan very rarely gave up when he wanted someone or something.
He hadn't approached her again, and if she walked towards him or near him, he turned his back on her and acted as if he didn't see her.
The pain always came hard and fast, but she knew she deserved it. Logan was always in trouble, though, and she didn't think getting in trouble over a planted bong would bother him that much.
'Have I really changed that much? Am I the coldhearted bitch that he accused me of being?' She knew she changed. A girl's best friend dying would do that, and then there was her exile from the 09'ers. Still, she liked to believe she was still the compassionate and forgiving girl she had been before Lilly's death.
She stared unseeingly into her locker. 'Forgiving? Who am I fooling? Logan did everything he could to get me to forgive him and I pretty much spat in his face.
And now, he wanted nothing to do with her. It was Veronica's own fault, but that didn't change the fact that she wanted to grab Caitlin's fake blonde hair and rip it out of the bimbo's scalp. Painfully slow of course.
"Hello?" a voice called, jolting her out of her musings.
Veronica looked to her left. "Wallace?"
"I've called your name like five times. Where have you been?"
"Just thinking," she murmured.
"I can tell. Want to share with the class?" he asked with a waggle of an eyebrow.
Veronica opened her mouth to respond, but it snapped shut when she saw Logan and Duncan walking down the hallway. Caitlin clung to Logan's arm like a leech and indignant fury once again rose within her.
She averted her eyes. It would do her no good if Logan knew she was jealous.
Wallace looked where she had looked. "Oh. So, have you talked to Echolls at all?"
"No, and I don't want to talk about it with you."
"Okay, okay."
They were silent for a moment.
Veronica took a steadying breath. "So, what's up? I'm assuming you came over to me for a reason."
"Yeah, I was just wondering if you had any plans for tonight. You know? With it being Friday night and all?"
"I'm thinking about taking Backup for run, and then maybe I'll catch a movie. Why?"
"Wow, that's kind of boring. How about we do this instead?" He took something out of his pocket as she closed her locker.
She took the pink sheet of paper from him and read it. "You want to crash an 09'er party?" And since Wallace wasn't native to Neptune, she had to explain what an 09'er was and how their parties worked. And of course, how to understand the code of the flyer.
"So, how about it Mars? Are you up for it?"
Veronica wanted to say no, just on principle, but she knew Logan would be there. And frankly, being able to see him kind of appealed to her. Even if he was done with her.
And there might be a way for her to fix things before she lost him to that heinous bitch. Still, it wouldn't do her any good to give into Wallace so easily. He would most likely figure out her reasoning for wanting to go, and then he'd have ammunition to use against her.
She smirked. "Maybe. Convince me to go."
~
Logan would be lying if he said he didn't enjoy the look on Veronica's face when she arrived at dog beach and saw Caitlin pressing herself against him.
He wasn't dating the bleach blonde wannabe, and in fact, he did tell her to find someone else to hump so desperately, but that didn't mean he couldn't use Caitlin's persistence to work for him.
If Veronica was so set against anything happening between them, then fine. She better get used to seeing him with other girls, though.
And with the way her eye was twitching as her hands curled into fists at her sides, she didn't like it one little bit.
When Veronica caught him staring, she turned and began speaking with the other kid she had begun hanging out with at school.
Logan watched her; he couldn't help himself. He knew he should steer clear of her, just give up, but Veronica was hard to ignore. Even if she was bad for his heath.
Suddenly, his fantasy of walking over to Veronica, pulling her into a kiss, and pushing her down onto the sand to have his with her was interrupted by Duncan and some other guy, who Duncan introduced as Troy.
Logan nodded, but his gaze kept drifting back to Veronica.
Caitlin obviously noticed it because she stomped off in a huff.
And then there are motorcycles, and Logan and Weevil faced off.
Veronica watched, her hand in her bag, and Logan just knew she had her taser ready in case trouble started.
And then there were police sirens, and he wasn't sure why he did it, but in the commotion, before Veronica could escape with everyone else, Logan grabbed her arm and pulled her.
The black kid (he had to learn the kid's name) watched, but he didn't interfere. There was just a look of warning in his eyes.
Veronica fought him. "I will taser you," she threatened.
"No you won't," he volleyed back. He didn't believe that one hundred percent, but he at least hoped she wouldn't.
They got in his yellow monstrosity, and Veronica stopped fighting. She simply crossed her arms and stared out of the window.
When he drove out of the parking lot, he glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes and could practically see the wheels turning in her head.
He stayed silent, waiting.
It would only be a matter of time before she couldn't help herself.
And just like he knew...
"You know, ditching your girlfriend for another girl makes you a very bad boyfriend."
"Caitlin isn't my girlfriend. Although, she wishes she was. Just can't seem to shake her, and me telling her I liked real blondes doesn't seem to faze her."
"You sure didn't seem to mind her pressed against you."
He rolled his eyes. "One: I've pushed her away more times than I didn't. Two: I can ignore her pretty easily, and I'm hoping that makes her see that I'm not just playing hard to get or coy. And three: is it so bad to admit that you might be jealous?"
Veronica kept staring out of the window. "Guys don't usually play hard to get or coy. That's a girl's thing."
"You're just going to ignore the third point, aren't you?"
"I have no right to be jealous."
Logan nodded. "You don't, and I'm glad to hear you admitting that. I was ready for you to blame me for your jealousy."
She finally looked at him as he pulled into the parking lot in front of her apartment complex. "I do that a lot, don't I?"
He shrugged. "Everything bad that happens to you seems to be my fault. Or at least in your mind. And I admit, some of the bad things did start with me. But not everything."
"Sorry," she muttered.
He took her hand. "So, what are we going to do about your jealousy?"
"I thought you were done with me? Why are you holding my hand?"
He laughed bitterly. "Believe me, I wish I could be done with you, but I seem to have trouble quitting you. You're like a drug, and I'm addicted."
"Addiction isn't a good thing," Veronica sadly whispered.
With the parents they had, they both knew that better than anyone. "I know, but I can't seem to go cold turkey where you're concerned."
Veronica leaned forward and kissed him. It was a gentle caress, and Logan didn't try to deepen it. He allowed her to take the lead and simply closed his eyes and enjoyed something he never thought he would get to experience again.
When Veronica ended it, her eyes were wide. She blindly reached for the door handle while still staring at him, and when it was open, she jumped out and fled to the safety of her apartment.
And Logan was left wondering if letting the kiss happen was a mistake. 'Did everything just become ten times worse?'