Rewind

Veronica Mars

A/N: hi readers. So, this is my first Veronica Mars fic, so please, be kind. While I'm familiar with the show, and love it to death, I probably know just a little bit more about Gilmore Girls, as those are the main fics I write. So, anyway. I was watching 'Normal Is The Watchword' again on DVD and I was thinking about how much the 'boyfriend swap' pissed me off. I am such a LoVe shipper, so the Duncan/Veronica just made me mad. Anyway, this is just a one shot about the bus crash, but Logan and Veronica are together. It's a bit AU but I think it's ok. This is starting the weekend before senior year starts, not the middle of the summer, or whenever it actually happened, and then goes into senior year. (Obviously for the crash) Lol. Italics are the voice overs Veronica does. Oh yeah, and Veronica and Meg are still friends, but Meg and Duncan are broken up, and the Felix thing didn't happen. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Some of the lines were taken from the twiztv website and rearranged slightly so I definitely don't own them.

Chapter 1: Normal Is The Watchword

"Veronica, your boyfriend's here." That put a smile to her face. She had been working at the coffee house since early that morning and a little visit from Logan would be a nice break. She threw the rag she was using to wipe down a table on the counter and went over to greet him.

"Hey." she said with a smile as she walked up to him.

"Hey." he replied as he leaned down and kissed her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, still smiling.

"Well, I thought I'd come see my wonderful girlfriend and offer to take her to lunch."

"I would love that, but my break is only fifteen minutes. Dinner instead?"

"Yeah. What time?"

"I get off at six. Pick me up at home around seven thirty?"

"See you there." he said before kissing her and turning to leave.

After their dinner, Logan took Veronica home, but not before getting a little kissage in beforehand. The two were kissing in the back of the canary, happy for the first time in a while.

Veronica sighed after breaking away. "I should go. My dad's probably watching us through a telescope."

"He's probably impressed with your virtue." he said with a smirk.

"That telescope is mounted on a rifle."

Logan looked up towards the window to Veronica's apartment. "Five more minutes." he whispered, holding up his hand. Veronica laughed. "He should feel lucky though. You could be out here with some pretty-boy jerk who just wants to get laid."

"Wait, are you saying you're not pretty?" she asks with a small smirk.

"No, I'm saying I'm in love with you." he said, becoming serious.

Veronica stared up at him for a minute trying to think of something cute to say, but only coming up with the truth. "I'm in love you too." she whispered. He smiled before kissing her soundly.

On Monday, Veronica walked into school with Logan and Wallace, ready to start senior year. The two had become better friends over the summer and got along pretty well.

"Man, I still can't believe you get to go on some field trip the first day of school." Wallace complained. "Meanwhile me and Logan are stuck here."

"Yeah, in hell." Logan snarked.

"What can I say? Journalism students are just special." she said, grinning. "And that reminds me. Why aren't you taking journalism this year?" Veronica asked as she pointed at Logan.

"I had to take an extra science class. No electives for me." he said with a sad look.

"Well, I'll get you an autograph." she said before kissing him lightly and going to her locker, Wallace following since his was still next to hers.

"So V, things going ok with you and Logan?"

"Yeah. They're great." She said with a smile. She was glad her boyfriend and her best friend were able to get along so well now. It was important to her that Logan got to know her friends, and they got to know Logan. The other side of Logan. The side that wasn't a psychotic jackass.

"Be careful, ok?"

"Logan, what trouble am I gonna get into at a baseball stadium?"

"Knowing you? A lot."

She laughed. "Fine. I'll be careful. And you stay out of trouble too."

"Yeah, yeah, don't hit anyone, don't get detention. Got it."

"Good." she said with a smile before kissing him.

"Have fun."

"I will." she said before giving him another kiss.

"Ahh, young love."

Logan and Veronica turned to see Duncan leaning against the bus.

"You're going on the field trip?" Logan asked.

"Yep. Unlike you, I'm still a journalism student."

Veronica chose to ignore Duncan as she gave Logan one last kiss and went to get on the bus.

"So, you and Logan." Duncan said after joining everyone else on the bus.

"It's been me and Logan for almost six months now, Duncan."

"Right." he said, taking the seat behind her. "Sorry, I was trying to forget when the two of you sprung this on everyone."

"Sprung? Are you kidding me Duncan? That party his asshole father threw last year was not how we wanted everyone to find out. Especially you. I wanted to sit down, the three of us, and tell you. I didn't want it to be 'sprung' on you."

"Whatever." he grumbled before turning to look out the window.

"Miss Dumbass".

"It's 'Dumazz,' Dick."

"Well, my name's pronounced 'Re-shard' and it stinks back here. I think someone died."

"You're free to sit closer to the front"

"That's ok. I don't think that's gonna help. Thanks anyway.".

'Ah Dick, always the class act' Veronica thought with a small smirk on her face.

After hearing Woody Goodman talk for a while about his coaching, and his daughter Gia, plus watching Dick try and cozy up to her, Veronica started talking to Meg as they got in line for the buffet.

"So Meg. Any chance you and Duncan might get back together?" Veronica asked.

Meg glanced at her ex boyfriend eating. "I don't know Veronica. He's starting to get love handles from all that food." she said with a laugh. "Why? You interested in him again?"

Veronica nearly chocked on her food. "God, no." she said. "I mean, sure I loved him at one point, but now I have Logan, and Logan is...well, I love him."

"You do? Oh wow Veronica. That's so great."

"Yeah." she said with a smile. "It is."

Meg nodded before looking spotting someone. "Hey, isn't that Terrence Cook?"

"Wow, in the flesh." Veronica said as she and Meg approached him and Goodman. "Excuse me, Mr. Cook?"

"Yes?"

"Hi, uhm, I just wanted to say that my dad is your biggest fan. He even keeps your rookie card vacuum sealed.

"Well, thanks. Tell him it's an honor." He said, shaking her hand.

"Wow, when my dad finds out about this, he's never gonna let me wash this hand."

Terrence laughed. "So, who's your favorite player?"

"Well..."

"Tell him V. Be honest." Meg said.

"Let me guess. Johnny Damon, right?"

Veronica sighed and smiled. "He's so pretty."

Everyone around them laughed and Dick approached. "Hello ladies. Just come to tell you we're not taking that stank-ass bus back. Dumbass said it was ok that I'm having my dad send a limo. You two in?"

"Well..." Veronica said.

"I'm in." Meg said. "That bus was really gross."

"Alright, sure Dick." Veronica said.

"Great." he said, walking away.

The limo pulled to a stop to fuel up at a gas station and Meg and Veronica got out to get a drink. As they were heading back, Veronica saw a very familiar biker, fixing his bike.

"Weevil." she said.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he asked. "Shouldn't you be running for homecoming queen or something with your rich white boyfriend? I mean, did you like your little taste of being an outcast? Your year of living dangerously? Was it just a thrill Veronica? As soon as they'll accept you, you run back to the 09ers?"

"Shut up Weevil. You know nothing about me, and nothing about them."

"Sure I do V. I know that me and my boys have been in jail so many times because of 09ers calling us on crimes we didn't do."

"And who got you out most of those times, Weevil?" he was silent. "That's what I thought."

"Veronica, maybe we should go." Meg said.

"Sure." she said, turning to leave with Meg.

Weevil just shook his head at the retreating girls before starting his bike, and riding away.

The girls got back into the limo and it pulled out of the gas station, heading down the road a little ways before slowing as a big cloud of smoke and a broken railing came into view. The limo stopped and everyone inside jumped out.

"Oh my God." the new girl, Gia, said. "It didn't even stop. It just went over the edge. The bus went over the edge." she cried, tears streaming down her face. "They're all dead."

"Oh man." Veronica whispered.

This is Neptune. Nothing happens accidentally.

Logan was watching t.v. after school when a breaking news story came on.

"And a Neptune high bus, coming back from Shark Stadium crashed today. But it wasn't just an ordinary crash. The bus ran over a cliff this afternoon, all have been announced dead. Later on this breaking story tonight."

"Oh my God." Logan said as he felt his heart race. "Veronica." he said, not above a whisper.

He was frozen for a few moments before scrambling for his phone, quickly dialing her number.

He got her voicemail and he panicked. "Hey it's Veronica. Leave a message."

"Veronica? God I hope you get this and you weren't on that bus. Call me, please. I love you."

He hung up, and tried calling again a few minutes later, but still he got her voicemail. He decided he wanted to do something instead of just sitting there, so he left his house and drove to the crash scene, the thought of her dead killing him.

The sheriffs department had arrived shortly after the crash, and Don Lamb was currently bombarding Veronica with questions.

"So what exactly happened?" he asked.

"I don't know." Veronica said for the hundredth time. "We decided to take the limo because the bus stunk, and we stopped for gas. Meg and I went to get a drink. On the way back to the limo I saw Weevil. We talked for a few minutes before getting back in the limo and leaving. Then it stopped here, and we saw the bus in the water, broken into a million pieces." she said, tears forming. Veronica was not one to cry. She always appeared strong, but right now, she was definitely living up to the marshmallow stereotype. The thought that she might have been on the bus had she said no to Dick made her sick, and easily formed the tears that were present in her eyes.

"Ok. Thanks Veronica." Lamb said as he went to question someone else.

Logan was getting closer to the scene when he called Veronica again. Once more he was directed to her voicemail and he silently cursed as his fist pounded on the steering wheel. He finally arrived and stopped his car abruptly, getting out of it and slamming the door shut. He practically ran to where the sheriffs department cars, news vans, and various other vehicles were parked. He saw a head of blonde hair but when he got closer and saw that it was long and sleek, not short and choppy, he noticed it was Meg, not Veronica.

"Meg!" he called as he got closer. She turned around to face him, and he saw the tear stains on her face. "Veronica?" he asked, sounding scared.

"She's over there." Meg said with a smile. "She's ok, Logan. We weren't on the bus."

He sighed a breath of relief, and his heart soared when he saw her talking to some news reporter. He quickly walked over to her and saw that she too had been crying. He knew she must not be ok, since crying was a very un-Veronica action. He'd only seen her cry twice. At Lilly's funeral, and when she found out his father used to beat him. As he got closer, he slowed down.

"Veronica." he said quietly. She heard him and turned to face him completely, before going over and hugging him tightly, and crying a bit more. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer than she already was. "I thought you were gone." he said into her hair.

She looked up at him and gave a small smile. "I'm not going anywhere." she said before kissing him.

A/N: like it? love it? hate it? I hope you like it, and don't hate it. So, this took me a few weeks to write completely and as I wrote it I got to thinking. I could turn this into a multi-chap story as a re-do of season 2. Now, I know several people have done that, but I was thinking of sticking to the original mystery of the bus crash, but keeping Meg alive, having no baby, the Felix storyline still nonexistent, and completely LoVe, which would still make it a slightly AU story. I'd probably stick to what happened in the episodes, but I'd change it around a bit to fit what I want, and add a little to it. So, tell me what you think. I'd be so appreciative if you review. Also, please remember it's my first fic, so I'm excited to know what you think. Thanks so much!

Review please:)