That 70s Musical- Season Eight

Short and Curlies Musical

A/N: I have turned Short and Curlies into a MUSICAL!! Some of the dialogue I lifted straight from the episode before it goes into a new direction.

DISCLAIMER: All credit to Carsey-Werner for That 70s Show, and the music belongs to James Taylor.

The basement had never felt so empty. Donne sat on the couch snuggled into her boyfriend trying to appear interested as he detailed the virtues of Styx. Hyde sat on his chair scratching at his moustache which was tickling his nostrils and Fez was licking Popsicle juice off his sticky hands. They were watching an episode of Charlie's Angels which Hyde was sure he had seen before, but he wasn't really paying attention to it, the flash of black hair as the angel Kelly jumped across the screen made him feel sick.

"Fez would you turn this crap off please" Fez pouted at his frizzy haired friend

"No, I want to know who the strangler is, and who does the glorious hair for those angels. I think they would all enjoy my magic hands" His eyebrows wiggled as he suggested this, by now Donna had succeeded in shutting Eric up and the two of them were staring at Hyde with curiosity.

"There in a disco man, the Angels have gone to hell" Kicking back his chair Hyde stomped back to his room slamming the door shut. Eric smirked at his girlfriend

"I never knew Hyde cared so much about Charlie's Angels." Donna rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's idiocy and went to check on her old friend. Knocking on the door she could hear a grunt before Hyde's face appeared in the doorway,

"What do you want?" Moving to shut the door Donna stuck her foot out "Jackie's right, you do have big feet", his glasses hiding the pain in his eyes at her name.

"Have you heard from her yet?" She asked this quietly knowing that despite the jiggly TV on the screen that both Eric and Fez would be straining to hear

"Nope. That's fine by me, man. Who does she think she is, giving me an ultimatum...? "Marry me or I'm moving to Chicago"? Then she takes off before I even give her an answer." His grip on the door tightens as Donna stares at him

"Well, what's the big deal, Hyde, She let you off the hook…" Donna paused looking into the face of her friend alarm clearing showing in his features no matter how hard he tried to hide it "Oh, my God! You were gonna say yes!" Hyde glared at Donna through his glasses, within moments Fez and Eric crowded the doorway

"You were gonna marry her because you love her!" Eric cheered making kiss noises and laughing hysterically. Fez turned to Donna and put on a deep voice

"Hey, Jackie, you're everything this poor little orphan boy ever needed"

"Oh, my god! I really am!" She replied batting her eye lashes a dozen times, while Fez leant forward blowing air kisses around her face stopping only when he felt a hand clamp down on his shoulder.

"Ai, don't kill me!"

"Hey, I don't love her. You know what love is? Love is for losers who are too afraid to be alone." Relaxing his grip, Fez backed away from his grip,

"Uh, no you're thinking of kittens! Hyde loves small fluffy things. Ha!" The word burn was barely out of his mouth as he sprinted for the basement door which smacked shut behind him. Eric patted his old friend on the shoulder

"So I gotta go, I'm gonna wrap you're going away present" As Donna turned to Eric Hyde sensed his chance at escape moving past his two friends he made his exit, now only a passing thought in the minds of his friends.

His El Camino was now parked in his favourite place, you could practically see the tread marks from the last time he was been there. His hands quivered slightly as he reached into his pocket for the slightly rumpled letter that lay hidden there. The flourishing script of Jackie made his insides feel like they had been set alight by Kelso's fire crackers. Staring down at the words he began to sing, emotion choking his voice.

"Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Jackie the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to"

The letter fluttered down beside him as his fingers gripped at his wallet pulling the photo of Jackie he had hidden behind his old fake ID

"I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again"

His thumb traced her outline as he had many times; continuing to rub over her mouth

"Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again"

Hyde returned to his car his keys digging grooves into his hand as he stared at the interior which still smelt of her perfume

"Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now"

His engine starting cut through the air as he drove, no clear destination in mind.

"Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now"

His car slowed to a stop, and his eyes took in the atrocity before him, at that moment he really hated the colour blue. Jackie had once said she liked Tiffany's jewellery because it came in a blue box, the colour of his eyes. He always thought that was a load of crap, but at that moment crap or not, it was the only thing he could think of.

Jackie was pressed flat against the wall of the stairs that led into the basement, creeping forward using every trick her Nancy Drew books had taught her, from inside she could hear the laughter on one ex boyfriend and his little buddy, her ex boyfriend proclaiming to not care why Fez had been in a dumpster, something that made Jackie's nose wrinkle in disgust. Not hearing anyone else she pushed the door open, her nerves sitting rather uncomfortably in her stomach.

"Is Steven here?"

It took Kelso and Fez a few moments to grasp that it was her, Fez wrapped his arms around his 'goddess' proclaiming that wishing on a curled chip really can come true, Kelso shook his head at her, his hands holding a grey blanket,

"No, he went to work. Oh, but before he left, he was chucking everything you ever gave him all around the basement. It was like a hailstorm of stuffed animals and Abba records. Wait, what are you doing here anyway? I thought you left for Chicago"

Jackie sat on the couch with a huff, feeling a small amount of relief that Steven wasn't there, she crossed her arms, propping her legs on the table

"My stupid mother is too busy whoring herself out in Mexico, to bring back my car. How do you say- My mother has crabs in Mexicanese?" She looked to Fez "You're foreign, help!" Fez's face clouded over and his eyes narrowed

"I'm not Mexican! It has been five years and you selfish sons of bitches still don't know where I come from!" He stomped to the door taking a dramatic pause, he tossed his head to the side "Good day"

"Fez-" Jackie started to say

"I said Good day!" The door opened and closed quickly, Jackie shook her head and closed her eyes as the basement door opened again quickly

"Hyde is coming, Jackie hide under this blanket!" Grabbing the blanket from Kelso Fez threw it over Jackie who tried to flatten herself on the couch, after a few minutes she heard the twitches of laughter coming from her two friends, pulling the blanket off she glared at them as Fez grinned evilly

"I got that out of the dumpster" He turned to Kelso and nodded

"BURN!" He sang out operatically before high fiving Fez "The stinky blanket burn, very nice Fez", Jackie jumped away from the blanket patting at her hair

"Oh, that is disgusting. Oh, this blanket smells like dog" Fez's eyes were glittery

"That's because when I found it, it was wrapped around a dead dog" Jackie shrieked once more jumping towards Kelso who was staring out the basement door window

"Get down, he's coming!" Jackie dropped and the blanket fell over her once more and the boys snickered, careful not to touch it she slithered out fire burning in her green and blue eyes,

"I am gonna kick you both in the nads!" She yelled "And your eyes Michael!" Her ex boyfriend jumped behind his smaller friend who was inching towards the door

"Well it will have to be later because he is coming down the stairs now" Jackie smoothed her pony tail down and crossed her arms over her chest

"I'm not falling for that again guys, I'm not Eric" She stood defiantly as the two boys opened the door waiting as Hyde entered before racing after him

"Kick us now Jackie!" Michael yelled as the door slammed shut behind him.

Hyde stood still breathing heavily his unhidden eyes resting on Jackie

"Why does it smell like Kelso buried Schotzie in here?" His eyes narrowed "I thought you left town", her mouth opened and closed, her throat was as dry as cotton

"Wouldn't you know it I've lost my courage
Isn't that funny, me lost for words
Not that it really matters, 'cause I know you know
And you would have told me yourself if you could"

Her eyes were filled with tears and from deep within his pockets Hyde's hands encircled the small ring box that lay there. He made to move towards her but she just raised a hand, halting his movements.

"Remember the first time, we met each other
You were in your world and I was in mine
Breaking down the barriers, we broke all the rules"

Hyde snickered remembering the very moment this small girl had entered the basement her face dripping with disdain as Kelso introduced her as the girl he really wanted to do it with. She had frowned and kicked him in the shin before bolting, returning only to say good bye to everyone else, the girl was not without manners. Her gaze lay on the couch and her fingers brushed her lips and he knew she was thinking of that kiss on the couch, hungry and urgent.

"But wasn't it good, wasn't it fine
While I took for granted, you took your time
Longing for love oh how we tried
It's over now that's understood, but wasn't it good"

She let the unshed tears trail down her cheek making no effort to wipe them away, her mascara probably leaving traces down her face. Hyde's fingers itched to wipe them away but he stayed rooted to the spot. He shoulder were hitched up and defensive, her arms wrapped around herself, only coming undone as her hand trailed lightly over his chair.

"So long together, two would be lovers
Caring for flowers that just wouldn't grow
And in all of our tomorrows, we'll have yesterday

And wasn't it good, wasn't it fine
While I took for granted, you took your time
Longing for love, oh how we tried
It's over now that's understood"

Her voice broke slowly and she allowed her eyes to meet Hyde's as her mouth formed the last few words.

"But wasn't it good"

Reaching forward she cupped Hyde's face with her hands looking into his eyes waiting for him to say anything, but he didn't. Sighing she let her hands dropped and she walked to the door her eyes looking around the basement seeming to take it all in, opening the door she fell instantly as the weight of three boys and one lumberjack sized girl came down on her.