Howdy y'all! I know, I know, I'm not forgetting my TSCC stories, I'm just taking a break, and doing a 70's show fan fic, so sue me! I am really excited by the Jackie Eric paring, and this is what I hope will be the first of many Jackie/Eric stories, my favorite couple. Just for reference, this is in an AU, where Jackie has broken up with Kelso, and will never get together with Hyde. This story takes place during "Eric's Depression" where Donna broke up with him. As I said it's AU, so eps after this involving those parings, (all), will not exist.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything in the That 70's show universe, that goes to FOX, whom took away Dark Angel, TSCC, and Firefly, from us way too early. Let's take a moment to mourn them, then try to get them back! ( minute later) Okay, now on with the story!!!!!!!

Jackie was standing outside of Eric's room, wondering what the hell she was doing there. Wasn't Eric the one always calling her "Devil", and burning her left and right? So why should she be trying to help him now, after Donna broke up with him? The answer was simple, even with all that they did to each other, they were still friends, and Eric hadn't come out of his room in the past few days. Frankly, he was scarring all of them except Donna.

She had broken up with Michael days before Donna did Eric, but he knew it was over and was ready for it, Eric wasn't. So that's why Jackie Burkhart, primadonna, rich bitch, and Devil stood outside Eric Forman's room, he needed a friend.

"Come on Eric! quit being such a dork!" she yelled pounding on his door. "Go away" came the small and devastated voice of one of the most upbeat people she'd ever known.

Not taking "no" for an answer, Jackie opened his door, and was shocked at what she found. She found Eric Forman, ERIC FORMAN! Trying to cut his wrists. "Oh my God!" Jackie yelled out, and ran to take the knife from his hands.

"Eric! Why are you trying to do this to yourself?" she asked once she wrestled the knife from his hands. "He just looked to her, and she noticed the eyes that had once held life, and joy, were now lifeless and pained. "I just want to end it Jackie." Was all he said before turning, and jumping out the hitherto unnoticed open window. "No! Eric!" she yelled, but was to late as he ran down the road and out of site.

Knowing what he must be planing, Jackie raced down to the basement, to the group, minus Donna. "Guys!" she yelled, getting their attention, "Eric's run off." Had they not been sitting, all but Hyde would have been on the ground, Hyde was standing up in a second. "What do you mean Jackie?" he asked, and she told them what she'd caught Eric about to do, then seen him do.

Hyde knew that Forman was a dumbass like his father had said so many times, but never this far. "Okay, let's get in the cars and look for him." He said, taking over the lead of the search for Eric. Jackie stood there, and made a silent vow to never let anything happen to Eric, and felt a feeling she'd never felt before, but she knew once they'd found Eric okay, it would be gone, and she'd never be happier. "Jackie, you need to tell Donna." Hyde said, shaking her out of her thoughts.

"No, he's doing this because of her, she probably wouldn't even care." Jackie said to him, coldly. "What's up Jackie Hyde asked, and all waited for her answer. "She's the reason he's doing this, she's why he's trying to kill himself, and I think seeing her, or her even knowing about it will only drive him further." They mulled that around for a few minutes, before Hyde and Kelso spoke at the same time. "That's probably true." Was all they said.

So they headed to the Vista Cruiser, and El Camino to find Eric, not telling Donna or Eric's parents, and it didn't help it being winter.

They drove for hours, before finding a slight hint of Eric, just as they were going to give up. "Look," Jackie yelled, "his shoe." She'd spot that ugly shoe from a mile away. "He has to be here somewhere." Fez said, in a moment that didn't include candy. Jackie looked around nervously, and alert before seeing Eric's form over a bridge. "Over there!" she yelled pointing to the skinny geek, just as Hyde saw him.

He thought he heard their voices, but no it couldn't be, he thought. They'd never come to look for old broken Eric Forman. He took one last look at the surroundings of Point Place, and started his fall.

Jackie watched in slow motion as Eric started to lean ever so slightly in the direction of the river. She just knew that they'd get to him to late, they'd get to him as his feet went over the edge. And her heart broke, this was supposed to be the happiest member of the group, and here he was, trying to commit suicide.

Hyde's eyebrows went beyond his aviator glasses, as he saw Eric lean in, and he heard Jackie's stifled cry, one of heartbreak. He always knew that there was more to Eric and Jackie's burning than meet the eye. He knew also that they didn't know just how deeply they cared for one another, and was determined not to let Eric succeed with his plan. So he took a chance, and jumped out of the Camino, at high speed, giving Jackie the wheel, and went towards Eric.

Fez and Michael watched in the Vista Cruiser as Hyde gave Jackie the wheel of his prized El Camino, and jumped out of the speeding car and into Eric.

Hyde rolled after he hit Eric, and came to a stop about twenty feet from where he jumped out of his car. He slowly stood up, using the bridge wall as a support, as the others came over to see what happened. They looked down, and what they saw, surprised them.

Eric felt his feet slip, just as a heavy form hit him in the shoulder sending him flying. He thought he heard an "Eric!" when the weight hit him, but had no time to dwell on it, as the ground came rushing up. And in the next second, he only saw darkness.