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Disclaimer I do not own that 70s show or picture by kid rock and Sheryl crow however that would be cool if I did…. Especially owning Danny!

Chapter 1- Hyde

Livin' my life in a slow hell
Different girl every night at the hotel
I ain't seen the sunshine in three damn days
Filling up on cocaine and whiskey
Wish I had a good girl to miss me
I wonder if I'll ever change my ways

Hyde had been back in Point Place for a few days; in his mind that was a few days too many. He hadn't been back here in three years and as he walked down the familiar streets he felt numb. It was exact same feeling he had three years ago and it made him feel uneasy. Soon his feet had guided him outside of the house that he and his friend had spent most of their time while they were growing up. He stood there staring at the house allowing the memories to wash over him, the more memories he remembered the more he regretted coming back home. The more he regretted; the more he thought about why he left in the first place.

Flashbacks to three years before the gang minus Jackie have just graduated.

" Ok now Jackie who do you choose? No more excuses you can't keep stringing us along like this you have to choose? Kelso or me?"

He stood there silently pleading with her, he had never felt this way about anyone, not that he ever showed it or even said it but it was obvious wasn't it. She had to know how he feels about her; he wouldn't have wasted all this time with her if he didn't really care about her. She had to know that, right. It was then that there eyes met briefly and in that brief moment Hyde had a sinking feeling to his stomach and knew what her answer was…

" I choose Michael!" she said it so softly as if she was feeling guilty.

At that moment in time everything that surrounded Hyde disappeared. He was so stunned he did not hear the major girlie scream that had escaped Kelso's mouth or Donna calling Jackie a "dumbass", to him there was nothing there; a war could have broke out and he wouldn't have noticed. It was weird! He expected to feel upset or angry but he didn't he just felt completely numb, almost dead inside. As if those three words caused the finally piece of love or feelings that he had to be removed from his being.

End Flash back

It was soon after that day that Hyde decide he needed a change of scenery, so he decided to find out if that internship that Ray had offered to him a few weeks prior was still available. He had turned it down because it was in New York and he was still with Jackie and didn't want to leave her. After her little "I choose Michael!" fiasco he felt like an idiot for turning down such a great opportunity. Luckily when he spoke to Ray the guy who had a place on the internship got jailed for possession and therefore the job was there if Hyde wanted it. He remembered how at the time he thought the poor sucker who got jailed must have been covering for a cheerleader like he did a few years before, " poor bastard…" hopefully he was smart enough not to date her. He was soon snapped out of his reverie by car honking it horn and the driver shouting at him

" Hey dumbass, get out of the way and off my drive way before I press my foot so hard on the gas that I park my car in your ass!"

Hyde stepped out the way and followed the car up the driveway " After all these years you still greet me with a warning for my ass. You would think you weren't happy to see me red."

" Now Steven when have I ever been happy to see you kids, over crowding my house, steeling my beer. I am just glad that one of you have finally got the message." With that red pulled him into a manly hug "it's good to see you"

"Good to see you to Red" Red hadn't changed much except for more wrinkles and less hair. After Hyde left he kept in contact to make sure Red was better after his heart attack and just to let his surrogate mom and dad know that he was alright.

"Now Red why are you making all that noise you'll wake up the baby. Oh My God! Is that Steven Hyde?" (Kitty laugh) " Look at you, you've became all hairy again" (referring to Hyde's Beard. Hyde looks like he did when he and Jackie started going out.) She ushered him in the house and started mothering over him as if he was only gone a couple of hours. He sat there telling them about New York and how he used most of the rent money they gave him back on a deposit to help him and a friend start up their own restaurant. The rest he used to get settled and on of course some … incense, well that's what he told the Formans. They had been talking for an hour when the reason why he left Point Place walked through the doors.

" Mr. and Mrs. Forman that's …Steven?"

I put your picture away
Sat down and cried today
I can't look at you While I'm lying next to her
I put your picture away
Sat down and cried today
I can't look at you while I'm lying next to her