A/N: This is my first That 70's Show fanfic ever. So, I warn you there may be some mistakes that I just didn't realize. I apologize now for that. I've become increasingly obsessed with the show as of late. I used to watch it occasionally, but for some reason now I'm just madly in love with it. I hope you guys enjoy this story.
Disclaimer: I do not own That 70's Show or any of the characters. However, in this fic there will be a few OC's which do in fact belong to me.
One Step at a Time
"Jackie, you really don't have to leave." Donna said as she watched her best friend pack her bags.
"Yes, I do." Jackie replied. "I just can't stay here anymore. Not when-" She stopped short of her speaking, but continued to pack.
"But you can't just run away like this." Donna continued to try and convince Jackie to stay.
"I'm not running away, Donna. I'm doing something with my life." Jackie said closing her suitcase. "I have nothing left here." She continued and Donna frowned.
"What about your friends?" She asked and Jackie smiled sadly.
"You guys will be fine without me."
"No, we-"
"Donna, seriously think about it." Jackie cut off any on coming argument. "We can't just stay in that basement smoking pot for the rest of our lives."
Donna nodded in agreement; she so knew. She knew that Jackie was right. They couldn't be together forever. Well, not in the way that they were used to. They had to grow up at some point.
"Yeah…" Donna trailed off. She looked at the two suitcases Jackie packed; she knew the girl had a lot more to pack. "So, need help packing all your other stuff?"
"No… This is all I'm taking." Jackie said and Donna almost did a double take.
"Are you serious?" Donna asked; her friend always needed more than this.
"Yes, I am." Jackie said very seriously.
Donna once again could only nod. I don't want her to go. She thought crestfallen. Eric had already left for Africa and now so was Jackie. A boyfriend and a best friend were now going to be away from her. It hurt. It hurt a lot.
"Hey, Jackie…" She said walking up to the brunette. "I'm sorry I had invited Sam to a sleepover when it was supposed to be just me and you. I just wanted… I don't know. I guess I'm just a real bitch." She said bowing her head. Jackie would have none of this.
"No you are not!" She said taking Donna into her arms and embracing her into a hard hug. "You are the best person I know. If anyone's a bitch, it's me." Jackie said allowing a few tears slide down her cheeks.
"No, you're not." Donna said holding Jackie tighter. "Hey, I have a great idea." She suddenly said happily, pulling away to look Jackie in the eyes. "How about we go pull a prank on that slutty stripper who stole your man?" She suggested joyfully and the smaller girl laughed.
"As tempting as that sounds, no." Jackie said wiping her tears away. "The better woman has won so there's no reason for the loser to keep fighting."
"Oh, Jackie, you're not a loser." Donna said reassuringly. "That woman is just a dirty whore who probably has diseases… and you know what, that's Hyde's problem." She said as she felt tears burning in the back of her eyes.
"Donna, please don't cry." Jackie said despite the tears that once again formed in her mismatched eyes.
"I can't help it." Donna said trying so hard to hold back the tears. "I'm going to miss you so much." She said quickly hugging her again.
"It's going to be okay, Donna." Jackie told her in hopes of reassurance, but not even she could be so sure of what could happen in the future.
It had been a quiet afternoon in the Foreman household. Most of kids weren't there, much to Red's delight. The stripper was out working, so Hyde was happy to not have her nagging him. Kitty was in the kitchen baking cookies while Red and Hyde sat at the kitchen table eating their lunch.
All the peacefulness ended when Fez came bursting into the house.
"You son of a bitch!" He yelled at Hyde.
It became dead silent in the room for a moment. Everyone stared at Fez as if he were crazy. Well… crazier than they usually thought he was.
"Okay… what did I do?" Hyde asked confused.
"What did you do!" Fez shouted. "What you did was drive Jackie away!"
"What are you-"
"And all for some dirty dirty but sexy whore."
"I really don't-"
"Oh, my precious flower, gone forever. Gone forever because of one mindless idiot."
"Seriously, Fez-"
"My beautiful goddess gone out into the cold world alone. If only I could be there with her to fulfill her needs… and mine." Fez said with a dreamy look and a goofy grin.
Once again, everyone stared at him as if he were crazy.
"What the hell are you talking about, man?" Hyde was finally able to ask.
"Jackie left." He answered simply.
Their jaws dropped.
"What do you mean Jackie left?" Kitty asked stopping with her cookies.
"She just left. Donna and I brought her to the train station today." Fez said sadly.
"She just left without saying goodbye?" Hyde asked not being able to stop this strange feeling inside of him.
"Oh no. She said goodbye to me, Donna, and Bob. She called Kelso and… Oh!" He then pulled an envelope out of his pocket handing it to Kitty. "She said it would be too hard for her to say goodbye to you in person." He said lowly.
Fez and Hyde stared each other down for a moment.
"She brought nothing for you." Fez stated. "Good day." He began to leave.
"Fez, man, wait-"
"I said good day!" He yelled then left.
Hyde sat there silently as Kitty read the letter to Red. He couldn't hear her, his mind was paying too much attention to the hole that was growing in his heart. The hole that began to form when he saw Jackie and Kelso together and assumed the worst, when he randomly got married in Vegas. It became bigger and bigger the more he saw Jackie's pain. Some part of him had begged for him to stop the nonsense and go back to her, but he had been so angry that he thought she deserved the pain.
Now she was gone.
Gone, and he no idea where she was. There was no way he could protect her from anything bad that could happen. He could do nothing and he knew that Jackie now preferred it that way.
Hyde finally realized that he royally screwed up this time.
A/N: Reviews give me the fuel to continue!