AN: Hey guys, I've been watching That 70s show again and totally fallen for Hyde... again. I never really liked Jackie and Hyde together because I felt like she tried to change him and play with his feelings a lot which wasn't unfair to our favourite rebel. So I thought why not write a fanfic? I hope you guys enjoy it and please review.

Chapter 1

Todd Rundgren was coming to the end of his encore, finishing the show in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jen looked around the arena to see all the fans dancing in their seats, carefully holding their ignited lighters as they did. A smile was constantly on her face as she lifted her arms in the air, giving Rundgren the 'rock on' gesture. Her dirty blonde bangs were stuck to her forehead with sweat at dancing all night, glad she put the rest of her untamed curly hair in a ponytail. Dark blonde tresses of hair were sticking to her white 'Utopia' tee, she had bought in the arena lobby. As Todd finished his epic guitar solo, she started to stomp her mahogany fringe clogs on the floor to cheer him on.

Her old loner ways were coming through, she had come to the concert by herself as none of her 'friends' would be caught dead at this gig. Since coming back to Point Place, she had somehow gained a popular status. Jennifer believed it was because she had lost the braces, the acne had cleared and her boobs had grown. Blooming into a swan, made people want to get to know her but it was all skin deep.

Being alone did have its upside, she could headbang and be free to rock out to one of her favourite artists. It would have been nice to have people to share this night with but she didn't know anyone that would want to come. Except maybe the old gang.

The applause continued well after Rundgren and his band had left the stage, people chanting for one more encore. The lights coming on upset the fans letting them know their amazing night was over.

Jen grabbed her rust red fringe jacket off her chair, ready to exit the arena and go home back to boring Point Place. She hoped that this concert high will continue for another couple of days.

The blonde had only been back a few weeks and already missed the buzzing happy atmosphere of California. However the happy vibes back east did nothing to fix her parents marriage. After their divorce, she left with her mother to come back to Point Place where her mom was surrounded by friends like The Forman's and Pinciotti's.

The Kings used to live in the same cul-de-sac with the other two families, meaning Jen had plenty of friends to hang out with as she grew up. Jen had met the each person of the gang in different ways.

She had known Eric all her life as her parents, Jason and Melissa, were good friends with Kitty and Red. Kitty met Melissa at work, as they both worked as nurses at the hospital. Jason was actually one of the rare people that Red tolerated, it had nothing to do with the fact that he owned a garage and could fix Red's car at a discount. Through Eric she met Michael Kelso, the young man that would provide unless amounts of entertainment. The brunette would always tease her about her looks, but more like a big brother would annoy his little sister. She met Donna when the redhead moved in next door to Eric and Jen, when they were six. Jen liked Donna the moment she punched Eric for staring at her. The two became best friends over the years, almost like sisters, enjoying hanging out or playing basketball with the guys but also having some girly time.

When she hit puberty that's when everything went downhill. Her parents got her braces to fix her crooked teeth, spots started to appear all over her face and her boobs refused to grow. Every day at school she would get bullied for the things she couldn't help, the awkward stages of becoming a teenager. Luckily for her she had a saviour, Steven Hyde. The curly haired boy had met Eric at school, both of them seeing the ongoing ridicule that Jen faced. One day Hyde had had enough, he stepped in threatening the popular kids with bodily harm if they didn't leave Jen alone. From that day, the mystery that was Steven Hyde intrigued her. They would go on to become best friends; Hyde teaching her the ways of rock'n'roll and Jen teaching him the ways of girls. Steven Hyde was every important to her; being her very first kiss and her first crush. That's why when her parents were having trouble and decided to leave to California around her 14th birthday, it was so hard to leave him.

But now she was 17 and back in Point Place, with her new looks and attitude. Her parents divorced had messed her up, having to see her father and mother separately and listen to them bitch about the other really brought her guard up. She didn't want to leave her dad in California but when Melissa told her she was going back to Point Place, she jumped at the opportunity. She had been back only for a few weeks but a lot had changed.

People at school couldn't believe that she was the same Jennifer King that had left for California. The popular crowd began to talk to her, especially the cheerleaders about life in sunny California. That's when she met Jackie Burkhart, the stereotypical popular rich girl at high school. Jen and Jackie got on fairly well but more so when she found out Jackie was dating Kelso. This could be her in back with the old gang, but according to annoying brunette Jen couldn't clique jump.

The blonde hadn't really seen any of the gang as the Kings had to move into a new home off the cul-de-sac. Her pulse picked up when she thought about her old friends, especially the frizzy haired rebel.

Whilst reminiscing about the old times, she didn't realise she had made it outside into the car park. Making her way towards her bright orange Ford Mustang, her father built and fixed for her, she pulled out a cigarette. With the cigarette in her mouth, she used her silver zippo to light the white stick, enjoying the smoke entering her lungs. Coming to her car, she noticed a familiar Vista Cruiser parked next to her rocking back and forth. Through the window, she could clearly see two people heavily making out in the back of the car. Jen grimaced at the public display of lust, leaning against her car whilst she smoked her cigarette.

As she leant against her car, she heard a distinct voice in the sea of excited fans talking about the concert. She lifted her head, making sure not to look at the humping couple in the car, to see the friendly face of a tall redhead coming her way.

"Donna?" She asked the red head, who was only a few yards away from the car. Donna stopped animatedly talking to Eric behind her and faced the direction of the voice. Confusion filled her eyes as she stared at the cool smoking blonde leaning on an equally cool car. The ginger girl then saw the gold 'Jennifer' necklace around the slim girl's neck.

"Jen?" Donna squealed, a grin appearing on both of their faces at finally seeing each other after so many years. Jennifer quickly stomped out her cigarette before pushing herself off the car to embrace her old friend. "Mom said you were back."

"Yeah, hopefully for good. It's so good to see you." Jen replied releasing Donna to get a good look at her. The teenager hadn't changed much, she was as tall as Eric and her ginger hair had gotten longer. Jen had missed her best friend, no other friend could compare to her in California. No one else was the perfect combination of tomboy and girly girl that could put up with Jen's craziness.

"It's good to see you too. I missed you." Donna admitted to the other redhead. Jen smiled back at Donna, about to admit the same thing when Eric Forman jumped into the conversation.

"Jen? Wow, you look …. Wow … I mean…" Eric rubbed the back of his neck trying to form a sentence that complimented Jen but didn't hurt Donna's feelings. He didn't want to ruin this like he did with most things. It's like all the words in his brain disappeared as he kept mumbling, trying to form a sentence

"Different?" Jen tried to help Eric out, knowing all about the crush he has had on Donna since they were little. Eric clicked his fingers, pointing at the girl, nodding his head grateful that someone had come to his rescue.

"Yep, that's the word." Eric stuttered. He mouthed 'thank you' over Donna's shoulder to Jen. Jen smirked at Eric, who was now leaning against the Vista Cruiser which she now recognised as Red's old station wagon.

"Red finally give you the keys?" Eric nodded proudly, trying to use his weight to stop the wagon from rocking any more than it was.

"Yeah about time too." Jen silently laughed as Eric used his 'macho' voice, as his strict father wasn't here to reprimand him. Eric tried his hardest to appear tough but everyone knew that he was a bit of a coward when it came to his father. But who wouldn't be? Red was terrifying.

"You know you got two people getting it on in the back of it?" Jen nodded to the back of the car, where the windows had steamed up.

"Yeah, that's just Kelso and Jackie." Eric said not impressed by their antics. He hit the back window as he spoke trying to stop the two from progressing further. The group saw Kelso's hand raise to wave them off, not stopping his attack on Jackie's lips.

Jen's blue eyes went to the two people standing behind the lanky teenager. One was a brown haired foreign looking fella who she had never met before and the other was Hyde. She realised she was staring at the curly haired boy but he just looked so good. Steven Hyde had grown into his untamed afro, which suited his chiselled face. He was dressed in a rust red striped shirt with a maroon patchwork jacket and a pair of old tan corduroy flares. After checking him out, she realised she had been caught by the man in question. His steely blue eyes were looking back at her, as he wasn't wearing his trademark aviators. Jen had never seen his face so naked before. She opened her mouth to address Hyde when the stranger in front of him introduced himself.

"Hello, pretty lady." The boy said with a slight lisp, grabbing her hand and kissing the top. The blonde tried not to laugh at the gesture, admiring the guy's confidence and his chivalrous behaviour. "My name is Fez." This Fez guy was dressed in a powder blue suit with very tight trousers. She averted her eyes, already seeing too much of the newest addition to the gang.

"Hi Fez, I'm Jen. It's nice to meet you." Jen tried to take her hand back but Fez had a mean grip on him. Fez looked like he had more to say but he was pushed forward towards Donna by the rebel behind him. She looked at him with her eyebrows raised, seeing that his troublesome ways hadn't changed.

"Hey braceface." Hyde greeted her in his 'whatever' tone of voice, using her old nickname. Both of his hands shoved into his coat pocket, trying to keep his zen in check. It was his turn to check her out, realising that the old nickname was totally redundant. She no longer had braces or the pimpled skin or the big black spectacles she used to wear. Her body had changed too. Her boobs had got bigger, she had curves in all the right places and the flares she was wearing made her legs look longer. Jen was no longer the nerdy looking outsider she was when they were younger.

Him and Jen had a close relationship when they were younger so it killed him when she went away. But if going to California did this to her, he didn't mind. He always knew she was beautiful but to see it on the outside was totally different.

"Hey Curly Sue." Jen countered, using his old nickname, a little smirk appearing on her face. Hyde rolled his eyes, he hoped that Jen had forgotten but clearly she hadn't.

"I see your music taste has improved."

"Uh, my music taste was always good." Jen argued with Hyde. Hyde was about to counter back with how she used to listen to ABBA all the time, when Eric jumped in.

"Guys, we got to go. Red said not to take any trips out of town and I don't want to give him a reason to get suspicious." Eric was getting jittery at the thought of feeling Red's wrath. He quickly got in the car, trying to usher everyone else in. Jen smiled and nodded at the others are they followed Eric's lead, none of them wanting to leave their old friend. Donna was the last to get in, facing to turn to say goodbye to Jen.

"I guess, we'll see you at school." Donna waved goodbye before getting in the Vista Cruiser, after Eric was pulling her shirt. Jen nodded, waving goodbye at the car full of her old friends. She smiled to herself, finding it funny that life always found a way of bringing them back together.