Chapter 2


Location: The Hub

After the movie

"That movie was so awesome!" exclaimed Hyde.

Jackie, Eric, and Fez rolled their eyes.

"Yea right," said Eric sarcatically. "That was the worst movie I've seen in a while."

Jackie and Fez nodded in agreement. "I fell asleep," stated Fez.

"Yeah we know, we could hear you snoring," joked Eric.

"It wasnt that bad," said Donna shrugging.

Everyone turned to look at her. "How would you know Lumbarjack? You and Randy were sucking each other's faces off the entire time."
"Not the entire time," deffended Randy.

"Oh I'm sorry," said Jackie rolling her eyes. "27 minutes after the movie started."

"Hey! That movie was boring as hell!" Donna exclaimed. "That's right! I'm glad I started making out 27 minutes after the movie started! And I'd do it again!" Everyone gave her a look and she slowly went back to eating her fries.

"Anyway," started Jackie bring back up the old topic. "That movoie was boring and confusing I didnt get it."

"I'm with you on that one sister!" exclaimed Fez high fiving her.

"And they had the worst fashion EVER!"

Eric reconized it as the beginning of the conversation they had earlier and said, "Yea..socks and ties..we get it." Before she could start.

"Well you guys could learn from that!"

"Learn from what?" asked Donna.

"Don't ask, she'll get into it again."

"Into what?" asked Randy

"Bad fashion," answered Eric.

"Well, we certainly dont want to hear about that," Hyde said rolling his eyes. "So please dont talk about it. I want to finish my mean without barfing."

Jackie glared at him and before she could get in a burn Fez said, "You know guys, the waitress over there is pretty hot. I'm going to go talk to her."

"Good luck buddy," said Hyde patting him on the back. "Don't screw it up like you did last time."

Jackie turned to Eric to explain it to him. "Last time Fez went up to this lady and pinched her butt and the girl turned around. Fez got so nervous he said "...We need drinks at table 3..chop chop'." Eric started laughing.

"Chop Chop?" He asked and Jackie nodded. "Well...that's not a way to get a girl Fez."

"Oh yes?" Fez asked angrily. "Well how would you get a girl?"

"Well," Eric started sitting up straighter. "First I wouldnt pinch her butt. I would start up a nice conversation with her, then compliment her, then I would ask for her number. Oh and a little hint...dont start the nice conversaton by saying something about her boobs or soemthing like that. So ..dont do that. I think you should give my way a try."

Fez thought about it for a while until he said, "Well...I guess it cant end up any worse than last time."

"Sure it could," said Hyde. "But lets hope not, now go on."

Fez got up and walked over to the girl.

"10 bucks he blows it," bet Donna.

"He probably will if he used one of his pick up lines," said Jackie. Jackie put on her best Fez voice and said, "Hey sexy mama, wanna get down in my pants?" They all chuckled a little.

"Oh no!" exclaimed Hyde in a whisper. "Here it goes."

They watched as Fez talked to the girl. They were surprised when she smiled. "Woah!" Eric said surprised. "Has this ever happend before? I mean while I was gone."

"No," answered Donna. "Never."

They watched a little longer and after a minute or two Fez walked back over to the table.

"So?" asked Hyde. "How'd it go?"

"I have a date in 96 hours!" Fez smiled widely.

"Yeah...ok," said Jackie with a confused look on her face. "So..3 days?"

"No," said Donna. "4. 96 hours is 4 days."

"How was I suppose to know that?" asked Jackie.

"Everyone knows that!"

"So," said Jackie changing the subject. "Fez, where will you and this lady be going?"

"A movie and then dinner," he answered still smiling. "I said she could pick the movie and dinner as long as we go to the candy store afterwards."

"Candystore?...How romantic," Hyde said.

"Eric!" exclaimed Fez excitedly. "You must be a good luck charm! You come back and I get a date! Its a frickin MIRACLE!"


Location: The Basement

Back from the Hub

"Well," said Donna standing up with Randy. "I think I'm gonna go back home."

Everyone bid them a goodbye and then continued listening to Led Zeppelin.

"I'm gonna go get a beer," said Hyde standing up and walking up the stairs.

"I'm going to get some candy," said Fez following Hyde up the stairs to get some candy.

As soon as they were gone Jackie turned to Eric, who was sitting on the back on the couch, and said, "I cannot believe you helped Fez get a date. You werent really a lady's man back in the day. But you told Fez what to do, he did it, and he got a date. You must've been quite the charmer in Africa."

"Oh yeah," he replied jokingly. "All the ladies wanted a piece of me but I said "no..i'm here on buisness and i'm going back a virgin.'"

"But Eric...you're not a virgin."

"I mean like..an African virgin. No sex in Africa." He smiled. "I bet after you and Hyde broke up a sea of boys came swimming for you."

"No..they all wanted Donna. It's weird..right when I turn single its like Attractive Girls are out and Lumbarjacks are in." Eric laughed a little bit. GOSH..she loved that smile. "You know Eric..something's different about you. Oh my God..did you finally hit puberty?"

"Oh..ha-ha..laugh it up." He smiled slightly. He watched her laugh and thought to himself, 'She looks really good. And her laugh dont sound like nails on a chalkboard anymore. It was actually..bearable.' Then he snapped out of it. What was he thinking? He couldnt be attracted to this girl...

After she finished laughing she looked him over again. "But seriously...something really is different about you." It was so frustrating that she couldn't get it.

"Is it a good or bad difference?" he asked.

"It's good..i think," she answered. "It can't be a hair cut because your hair is a little bit long that when you left.Your voice hasnt hit one note lower or higher. This is really confusing. Help me out here Eric."

"You know Jackie, I think its just because you havent seen me in a year. People change."

"You're right. I myself have just gotten more beautiful."

"Oh..and i see you've grown a slightly larger head."

"And you've become an even bigger smart ass if possible." They laughed a little. Then Jackie smiled. "You know..this is nice. You and me having a normal conversation." He nodded. "I mean you're actually mature enough to not throw in a burn like everyone else." He smiled. Then he noticed that her shirt had come down a little almost showing the top part of her breasts. It was official. He was attracted to Jackie. Where was Hyde with the drinks...or Fez with his candy.

Oh no..it had happend. He was looking over Jackie like a wild animal in the jungle would look over one of their species that they wanted to ..produce with. What has the world come to?

He had to stop somehow. He needed to say something before his little soldier stood up. "So..uh..Jackie. What color socks are you wearing?"

She looked surprised at the question. I mean come on it was a pretty random question. "uhh Black and purple..why?"

"Oh..just wondering...HYDE!" He was overjoyed to see Hyde coming down the stairs with Fez. "Fez! So Great to see you two. Come and join us. What took you so long?"
They looked at him strangely. Hyde raised his eyebrow. "What are you talking about? We were barely that long."

"Well..i guess time slows down when you dont have beer." Eric grabbed a bear from Hyde's hand.

"Well," started Fez. "Me and Jackie best be off."

"Ok..see you guys tomorrow?" Eric tried to sound casual.

"Yeah," answered Jackie smiling as she and Fez walked out.


Later

Location:Eric's Room

Eric was lying down on his bed thinking about the day. It'd been a year since he's been there and everyone seemed so normal..but things were different. It was so weird.

And what was the thing with Jackie? He had discovered she was hot when she started dating Hyde but he still hadnt liked her. She was Darth Vader and he was Luke. True she had been a little better but by little he meant..not really. He just excepted her more because she was dating Hyde. And yet tonight, they got along like they were old buddies.

Well...Eric wasnt stubborn..ok yes he was..but he was man enough to admit he had a small crush on Jackie..or a big one..whatever.

"That's weird," he said to himself after thinking that. "I dont have the sudden urge to throw up."

He felt his eyes droop as he fell asleep waiting for the next day to come so he could sit down on his ass and do absolutely nothing all day. He hadnt dont that in a long time.


Next Day

Location:The Basement

"Come on Eric, PLEASE"

"No Jackie!" He was sitting on the couch watching tv..or he was until Jackie had come in and turned it off and demanded he take her to the mall. "Why can't Fez take you?"

"He's getting a manicure for his date." She sat down beside him. "Eric..please." She put on the saddest face he had ever seen.

He hesitated. Damn she was so adorable when she did that. He rolled his eyes. "Fine, but I'm not staying longer than an hour."

She smiled and clapped her hands excitedly. "I knew I'd get my way!"

"Yeah Yeah," he said placing a hand on her face and playfully pushed her away.

She laughed. Eric smiled. What a nice laugh. He had just pushed her face out of his face and she was laughing...That's a nice quality.

"You know Eric," she started. "While we're at the mall you should buy a new jacket and get rid of that horrible sweater vest."

"Hey hey hey," he said deffensively. "I like these things. They're cozy."

"Well...somebody's foot should get cozy up your ass if you wear that thing again."

"You've been hanging around Red way to much."

She got up and grabbed her purse. "Come on, this should be fun."

"By fun do you mean torture?"


Location:The Mall

Eric was sitting in a chair outside of the dressing room. So far she had tried on 6 dresses, 4 pants, 5 shirts, 2 skirts, and one pair of shoes. She had liked none of them but the shoes. Eric's head was about to seriously explode.

"Jackie," he whined. "We've been here for eleventy billion hours."

"Relax Eric," she replied from the dressing room. "We're almost done here. And then we can go buy you a nice jacket."

"I'm not gettng a jacket," he said stubbornly. "I like my sweater vests."

"You're the only one."

"Yeah well-" He was cut off by Jackie calling his name and poking her head out of the dressing room telling him to come over there.

He got up and walked over to the door wear she opened it. She was holding her hair up with one hand and holding the tie to the dress in the other. "Could you tie this for me?"

"Yeah sure," he answered and began tying a knot. He was thinking about letting it go so the dress would fall off and he could get in a good burn and a good look at her body, but he decided against it. When he was finished tying he stepped back.

She was wearing a purple sundress that tied at the neck.

"Well?" she asked

"It looks..really good," he said honestly.

"Of course it does, it's on me. But is it good enough to buy?"

"Yes." No hesitation. She looked beautiful in it.

She smiled up at him. "OK then." SHe turned around to walk back into the dressing room when Eric grabbed her shoulders and turned her around.

"Wait one minute," he said smiling micheviously. "I just noticed something."

"What's that?"

He looked at her feet. She didnt have any shoes on, making her shorter than she usually was with her shoes on. He smirked. "You are like a dwarf without your shoes on."

She glared at him before turning and walking into the dressing room. "You know Eric," she said angrily and he saw the dress fall to her feet. Oh how he wished he was in there. "Did you ever think that I'm not too short..everyone is just too tall?"

"That's ridiculous Jackie," he replied. "That would make everybody in the world a giant." She huffed from behind the door.

"You know Eric, I think you need to stop using your mouth for talking and start using it to eat because you weigh like..80 pounds."

"It's not my fault I can't gain weight."

"It's not my fault I can't grow!"

"We call a truce right now, midget," he said.

"Fine..uh..Twig!" She walked out of the dressing room. She had her shoes on so she was to his mouth again. "Lets go pay for this."

As they were walking towards the check out desk he made sure to stand up straighter and not slouch. Then he placed his hand on his head and let it casually move over Jackie's head showing how much height difference there was and then he put it back down.

She glared at him. "Don't be a smartass."


Different Store

Eric rolled his eyes. "Jackie this is torture!"

"No Eric, this is good fashion," she retorted picking up a leather jacket from the rack. "I'm not being seen with you wearing a sweater vest." She held up the jacket. "Here try this on."

"You must be retarded." He looked over the jacket. Did she actually expect him to put that on. "I'm not getting that."

"Well I didnt ask you to get it, did I?" She tapped her foot impatiently. "I told you to try it on."

"Which I'm not going to do." He took the jacket from her hands and placed it back on the rack.

"But Eric!" she whined.

"But Jackie!" he imitated in a high pitched girl voice. Returning to his voice he said. "I've been wearing sweater vests for years. They are comfortable and they look good on me."

"No no no...these things are not comfortable. Ugly is not comfortable."

"Oh no?" he asked. He took of his sweater vest he was wearing and held it up to her. "Try this on Jackie."

"Ew! No!" She swatted it away with her hands.

"Come on Jackie," he said pushing it towards her smiling. "Put it on. I double dog dare you from pluto."

She looked at him. "Pluto huh?" He nodded. She looked at the dark red sweater vest. "Well it does match my shirt." She said pointing to her blue long sleeved shirt.

"Yeah, and I double dog dared you from Pluto...so you have to."

She looked at the sweater vest one last time. "Fine..but you have to let me buy you at least a hoodie."

He thought about it. "Sure."

She took a deep breath preparing herself for what came next. She slowly pulled the sweater vest over her head and pulled it on. She straighted it out a little bit. It was a little long for her but it was alright. She turned towards a mirror and inspected herself in it. "I look damn sexxy. But of course I always look damn sexxy."

"Is it comfortable?" he asked. "Because ...you look comfortable. Oh but that can't be...it's too ugly."

"Oh shut up," she snapped. Then she added reluctantly. "But yea..i guess its alright."

"So can we leave then?" he asked.

"Oh no...you said you'd let me get you a hoodie!" He sighed defeated. "That's right, you thought I forgot. Well Mr Forman I didn't! So come on...let's go get you a hoodie." She walked excitedly to the section of then hoodies dragging Eric with her. He smirked noticing she had not taken off the sweater vest. "What's your favorite color?"

"Blue i guess."

"Did you just say lime green?"

"Uh..noo-"

"Good," she said interuptting him grabbing a lime green hoodie. "Here you go."

"No, I'm not getting that." He rolled his eyes putting back the hoodie. "Now..my favorite color's blue..only blue. Work with that."

She huffed rolling her eyes. "Fine." She picked up a dark blue one. "This?"

"That's much better, we can get that."

She smiled. "Good."


Location:The Forman's Kitchen

The two walked in the sliding doors. Eric was wearing his new hoodie and Jackie was still wearing his sweater vest. He hadnt reminded her to take it off because she look so sexy in something that was his. She took a seat at the table while he walked over to the fridge and opened it. "You like beer yet?"

"Nope."

He grabbed two colas and walked back over towards the table. He sat down and placed one infront of her. She thanked him and drank some. She stared off into space thinking about..whatever she thinks about. He looked at her and smiled. She was so beautiful. Thankfully she wasnt talking because that might ruin the moment. He didnt care if this was Jackie Burkhardt or not...he could stare at her forever at that moment...ok well not forever. But..for like 30 seconds..which was a long time.

"So Eric," she said suddenly snapping out of it.

He quickly stopped smiling and drank his coke so he wouldnt look weird. "What?"
"Did you date any girls in Africa?" she asked.

"No," he answered.

"Why not?"

"I wanted to focus on what I was there for so I could come back to Point Place." He shrugged. "None of them were really my type anyway."

She drank a gulp of cola then asked, "What is your type Eric?"

He was so close to answering, 'You.' but he caught himself before he could. He thought about it for a second and came up with a pretty good answer. "Well..it wasnt really about a "type"...I just never clicked with any of them."

"Yeah," she said quietly. "A click would've been good."

He was about to tell her that he felt a click with her. "Jackie I-" But then Hyde strolled in and sat down at the table.

"Whats up?"

"We're just drinkin some cola," Eric answered. "And yourself?"

"I just woke up man." He ran his hand through his untamable hair. "I've got to be as lazy as I can before Sam comes back." He looked at Jackie and raised an eyebrow. "Is that Forman's sweater vest?"

Jackie looked down forgetting she still had it on. "Oh..yeah. I guess it is."

"Why do you have that on?"

"Well we went to the mall and he said they were comfortable and I wanted to see for myself so I slipped it on and forgot to take it off," she answered and then got an excited look on her face. "Oh..do you like Eric's new hoodie?"

"You went to the mall with Jackie?" he asked Eric ignoring Jackie's question. This was strange. Eric and Jackie hated each other. "You probably wanted to kill yourself."

"Well man...it was pretty bad...Torture if you will. But i'll admit, it had its little moments I was there instead of here doing nothing. And beside this hoodie is nice."

"See!" exclaimed Jackie smiling. "Isnt that better than a sweater vest?"

"Sure, whatever-"

"Oh! I was right! Correcto Mundo-"

"Yeah ok, shut up," interuptted Hyde. He turned to Forman. "Did you happen to build some kind of lego thing?"

"Yeah," answered Eric proudly. "I built a space ship Did you see it? Isnt it awesome?"

"Well..here's the thing. It isn't awesome. More like...it was awesome."

"What happend to my space ship Hyde?...What did you do!"

"You left it right in font of my door man! You gotta learn to put those things up!"

"You destroyed my space ship!" Eric exclaimed horrified. "I spent three hours on that thing...Oh there will be hell to pay!"

"Calm down Eric," said Jackie. "You look like you're about to explode."

"That's because he is."

"Go on have your silly little laughs," said Eric insanely. "I have to start all over again."

"This wouldnt happen if you would've stopped playing with toys when you were 13!"

"They're not toys!"

"They are toys!"

"NO!"

"YES-"

"I will kill you! Sleep with one eye open Hyde!" And with that he walked out of the room into the basement to start remaking his space ship.

There was silence. "Well...i just bought a dress so I have to go home, rate it on a scale from one to ten, put it in my closet, and...well make myself pretty." SHe got up and slide open the door, stepped out, and slide it back shut.


Location:

Jackie had tried on her dress a couple of times and rated it and hung it up in her closet. She had decided she liked it and rated it a 10. Then she decided she would pass time by organizing her shoes. Fez was still out getting ready for his date. Damn. She was so bored she had no clue what to do. She had taken an hour long nap and woken up again. It was soo boring.

Then she realized she still had Eric's sweater vest on. Yes! This gave her an excuse to go see him..i mean..do something. How could she have forgotton she was wearing it? It was suppose to be uncomfortable but it wasnt. And it smelt like Eric. Jackie liked that.

"Well, I better go give this make to him," she said to herself grabbing her purse and walking out the door.


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