Repercussions
by JacquiJack

Summary: After a furious Jackie and a confused Eric spend one drunken and regretful night together, the repercussions are severe and threaten their friendships and relationships with the rest of the gang. WARNING explicit sex, language, underage drinking, and mild drug use.

A/N: Yeah, this was basically gonna be an excuse for some J/E smut, but then it got me thinking about a deeper plot. I have a basic idea of how this will end, but I mean, it's VEEEERY BASIC!!! So I'd love to get some feedback on how you guys would like it to turn out.

Chapter One
 Trouble In Paradise

"FUCK YOU, STEVEN!"

Jackie stormed through the basement door, ignoring Fez sitting on the couch watching TV. Hyde burst through the door ten seconds later, looking just as furious as his petite girlfriend.

"What the hell is your problem?" he asked her, standing just in front of the TV and blocking Fez's view. Intrigued, Fez swiftly turned it off and sat back in his chair. Watching these two fight was just as good as watching a rerun of a Scooby cartoon.

"What's my problem? What the hell is your problem, Steven Hyde?!" she screamed, shoving her finger in his face. "What the fuck was that about?"

"What was what about?" Hyde threw his hands up in the air in despair. "Like so many times before, I have no idea what you're going on about."

Jackie was seething at this point. "You think I'm that dumb, do you? Little Jackie Burkhardt, she's a pretty cheerleader who takes exceptionally good care of her hair, so she must not know when her boyfriend's chatting up a certain female next-door neighbor!"

Hyde just sniggered. "You thought I was 'chatting up' Molly? Look, I have no idea where you're at, so –"

"I heard you Steven!" The anger heard in her voice moments ago had disappeared, and was replaced with hurt. Tears stung her eyes as she shook her head and walked to the washing machine. "Look, don't lie to me, okay? I've been lied to so many goddamn times in my life, don't you start." She finally let one tear stream down her cheek, but her watery eyes still held the cold stare. And the seething voice had returned. "I HEARD you! I heard you flirting with that blonde slut and when she asked if you had a girlfriend, you said 'No'."

Realization dawned across Hyde's face. "Oh," Hyde said, his eyes sinking to the floor. "Look..."

"So, you don't have a girlfriend, do you? Well then, answer me this." Jackie took a step towards Hyde. 'What am I to YOU?"

Hyde didn't respond, but his eyes looked into hers. This only aggravated her more.

"If I hadn't been there you would have been in her room faster than Fez would grab an M&M." The look in her eyes was so cold it could have brought on Hell's first Ice Age.

Fez's ears perked up at the mention of candy. "This slut of yours has M&Ms in her room? Well, Hyde, I couldn't blame you. Having a candy whore..."

Jackie whacked him across the head. "Dickhead!" she spat at him. She turned to Hyde, trying with all her might to hold her tears back. 'Be Zen', she thought to herself.

"Look, I would not have slept with her, okay?"

"Oh sure, Steven, sure. Of course you wouldn't have." Her voice was dripping with sarcasm. "But I mean, it's not as if you have a girlfriend or anything to tie you down..."

"Look, it was a slip of the tongue, alright?!" he burst out, then straight away regretted it after seeing the look on Jackie's face.

"Oohooho, that was a burn, Hyde!" Fez said gleefully. Needless to say, he was frogged by the Zen master two milliseconds later.

"Saying 'no, I don't have a girlfriend' was a slip of the tongue?" she repeated, not quite believing her ears. Of course, she should have expected this from him. Steven was like a droid. A sex droid or something. Has no emotions or feelings, doesn't give a fuck whether they hurt someone, only existing for the physical lovin'. God, why was she with this dick in the first place?

"No, it's just I..."

But Jackie didn't need to hear it. She'd heard enough. She stormed out of the basement, whacking Fez on the head just one more time to tell him how much of an inconsiderate jerk he was.

"AYE!" Fez whined.

Hyde sighed hopelessly and flopped in his chair, muttering things under his breath.

"Oh Hyde, you really must stop this talking-to-yourself business. It really is creepy."

For the fourth time in the past two minutes, Fez was hit. Hard. "Get bent, would ya?" Hyde snarled.

Fez put on a sarcastically scared face. "Oh no, I've made Mr. no-I-don't-have-a-girlfriend-you-whore Hyde mad."

All Hyde had to do was raise his fist and Fez bolted up the stairs as fast as lightning. He knocked into Donna on his way up, but didn't notice. Donna looked behind her quizzically at the foreign kid, who had now completely disappeared, and laughed. "So, what candy has Fez lost now?" she asked Hyde as she turned on the TV and plonked on the couch.

Hyde just stared at the television set blankly, not really paying attention. "Hyde?" Donna asked nervously. "What's up? Did you and Jackie have another fight or something?"

Hyde sighed again, and switched positions so he could face the redhead better. "I told Jackie that saying she wasn't my girlfriend was a slip of the tongue."

Donna raised her eyebrows at him. "You SAID that?!" she finally said in astonishment. "God Hyde, I thought you were smarter than that."

Hyde punched the armrest of his chair angrily. "Don't you think I know that? Look, Jackie just interpreted what I said the wrong way." He paused, and added as an afterthought, "As usual."

"Well, no offense Hyde, but we are talking about Jackie Burkhardt. And besides, I can kinda understand where she's coming for. I mean, it sounds like you're still sleeping around with random chicks, and keeping your relationship with Jackie a secret."

"I know, I know. But I didn't mean it like that. I meant that, you know, this is the first 'relationship' I've had that's actually lasted more than one night and actually involves feelings. And sometimes I do say 'no' when chicks ask me if I'm taken. But it just comes out out of habit. 'Cause I'm a partier, y'know? And then as soon as I realise it, I back out of it and make up some excuse."

Donna nodded understandingly. "Yeah, Hyde, I get it. But I'm not the one you should be explaining this to."

Hyde nodded reluctantly. "Yeah, I guess. But it's not just that."

"No?"

"Jackie's always assuming that I'm gonna hold her hand as we walk through the cosmetics section at Wallmart, and if I don't, well then, I obviously don't give a shit about her and am cheating on her. But, fuck man, that's just not me. And no girl can change me into some pretty boy like Kelso."

Donna laughed at that one. "Yeah. So... there's trouble in paradise?"

"You could put it that way. But I wouldn't even call it paradise."

"Really?"

"I wouldn't call paradise some place where you feel smothered 24/7."

"Jackie's smothering you?"

"Yeah. It's always 'Steven, comb your hair!' Or 'Steven, buy me this scented candle'. She's always watching me and criticizing me for every little thing that I do and I need a break."

Donna raised her eyebrows. "You need a break from Jackie? You're calling it quits?"

Hyde moved his hands to his unruly hair and stood up, pacing around the basement. "No, not quits. I don't know. I just need to get away from her for a few days. I need to clear my head. I need to... just get away from all of this."

"So, what you're saying is you're gonna run off a few days?" Hyde nodded. 'Well, where are you gonna go then?"

Hyde shrugged, having not really thought about it. "I dunno, it was gonna be a spur-of-the-moment kinda thing."

"Are you planning to tell Jackie?"

"Donna, then it wouldn't be spur-of-the-moment."

"You moron, she's your girlfriend. She has to know."

"And she will... eventually."

"TELL HER, HYDE."

"Not now, okay? She's pissed off enough as it is."

Donna sighed. She didn't want to appear as the bad guy to Hyde, but Jackie was her best friend. An idea popped into her head. "What if I tell her that you and me are going away to Madison for a few days?"

"Do you really think she'd buy that?"

"Well, she'd have to, 'cause it'd be the truth."

Hyde took a double take. "The truth? You and me are really gonna take off to Madison together?"

Donna shrugged. "Why not?"

"Well, your girly boyfriend, for one thing."

"What about your girly girlfriend?"

"She and I are fighting, dammit! I have a reason to get away from her for a while."

"Yeah, well so do I."

"Really? Are you and Forman fighting or something?"

"No, not fighting. It just, things are really weird between us. I mean, I know we're getting married and everything, but it's like we're getting sick of each other."

"Getting sick of your boyfriend isn't good, even if your boyfriend is Forman."

"Shut up, Hyde. I'm sure everything between us will work out eventually, 'cause it always does, right? I just think a few days apart from each other will do us both some good."

"Yeah, whatever. Hey, let's get going now, and then call them at a diner later on. I don't really wanna face either Jackie or Eric right now."

Donna sighed. "Fine then. I'm gonna get packed. Hopefully Jackie isn't home."

Hyde sniggered. "After what happened between the two of us, I doubt she'll be anywhere within a five-mile radius of this house."

Donna nodded. "Yeah, well, I'll met you here in ten, okay?" Hyde nodded as well, and Donna left through the back door.

Neither of them noticed the person crouching on the stairs, hidden from view.

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