A/N: Thank you all for giving my fanfic a chance, here is chapter 2!

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May 17, 1976

Daria was sitting next to Hyde in Forman's basement. The guys were trying to get Eric to snatch them some beers from the grown-up party upstairs. Her mother was at that party, but her father was working late at the workshop and would rather not go to the party in work clothes. Also, whenever Kitty saw him she would become really nervous and careful about her words, and laugh her special laugh.

"If my father catches me taking beers he will kill me!" Eric exclaimed, making the guys come up with several reasons to why he should do it anyways. Hyde told him that he were willing to take the risk of being caught, but Daria thought that not even he would want to experience Red's wrath.

Once Eric left, as the brave warrior that he was, Hyde and Kelso settled down into the sofa where Daria continued to read her book.

"What are you reading?" Hyde asked, looking over her shoulder to the text.

"Probably some sappy romance novel.. Or some geek stuff" Kelso huffed in mockery, which made Hyde roll his eyes and Donna raised her eyebrow.

"It is called Les Miserable by Victor Hugo" Daria mumbled and closed her book. Not really being in the mood to read if she would be teased about it.

"See! A sappy romance novel!" Kelso shouted and stood up.

"Kelso, you haven't read it.. Do you even know the plot?" Daria asked. Kelso was dumbfounded for a second then shrugged and started to look for his secret stash of magazines.

"Don't listen to him.. He's an idiot" Hyde grunted and looked at Daria, feeling lost when watching her do simple things such as reading. She had that focusing face that made her look really cute, and Hyde couldn't believe he liked something that was cute.

"I already know that" Daria said and stood up to stretch a bit, just as she moved from the couch Kelso came back with a dirty magazine.

"Hyde check this out!" Kelso practically shouted and shoved a picture of a half naked lady into Hyde's face.

"Woah!" Hyde said, rather because of the sudden change of scenery then the actual beauty of the model.

"I know.." Kelso smirked and took the magazine back to look at other pictures. Daria sat down on the end of the couch right next to Donna.

"Men" Donna laughed and at the same time rolled her eyes. Sometimes they truly were immature.

"Boys" Daria corrected, earning a laugh from Donna and a high-five.

"What did you just call me?!" Hyde roared and suddenly stood up, pointing an accusing finger at Daria. He moved to stand in front of the girl making her look like a tiny doll in comparison to the teenage anarchist.

"A boy! A teeny weeny, horny boy!" Daria shouted, grinning from ear to ear that he took an offence of her words.

"You will eat your words Bones!" Hyde said and picked her up like she was nothing, holding her by her thighs. Daria's face became so red, a tomato would look pale in comparison.

"Make me" She mumbled, feeling really embarrassed of their position. Hyde was about to make a move when Kelso interrupted.

"Looks like you and Daria are a thing huh?" Kelso said and laughed. Making Daria even more embarrassed.

"Shut up Kelso!" They said in unison as Hyde let her down on the ground again. Just then, Eric came down the stairs, holding five beers in his hands.

"He's alive" Kelso exclaimed, switching the subject fast so that Hyde would let go of the murderous look on his face.

"Good news! My dad is thinking of giving me.. The vista cruiser" Eric stated, handing out the beers to everyone.

"You are getting a car?" Hyde asked, sitting down on the couch with Daria. Her face not as red anymore.

"Ooh, have I told you how attractive you are, Eric?" Donna teased, opening her beer.

"No" Eric tried and failed to tease back.

"You told me he was cute" Kelso said, once again ruining the moment.

"No I didn't" Donna said, trying to look away from Eric. Clearly as embarrassed as Daria was a moment ago.

"I remember because you told me not to say anything in front of Eric" Kelso said, truly, he was an idiot.

"Let's focus on what's important people… Forman stole something, to Forman!" Hyde said and raised his beer. Everyone followed suit and did the same. Daria giggled at everyone's proud gases.

"You know what's sad.. This is the proudest day of my life" Eric cried out, making Hyde comfort him.

The rest of the night was not very eventful. They talked and pretty much did nothing for a couple of hours. It was those hours you would later cherish when you would be caught up with schoolwork or other stressful matters.

"I will get going, it is getting kinda late" Daria said, even the party upstairs had started to calm down.

"I will walk you" Hyde said and stood up too, the rest of the gang would certainly tease Hyde about his obvious crush tomorrow.

"O-okay" Daria said while checking her bag so see if she bad everything. Hyde held the door like a gentleman and together they walked outside.

For being May, the weather was quite okay. Lukewarm gusts of wind would make Daria's curly hair fall behind her face, showing off her freckled covered cheeks and nose.

"So.. tonight was fun" Daria said, clearly happy about the calm night they had. Even if they had beer.

"Yeah, you look.. Cute" Hyde said, and he regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth. Steven Hyde did NOT say cute. If he talked to a girl he would with confidence tell the girl that she was hot or sexy or beautiful. But cute? No, never. The only logic to this was that Daria made him nervous, really, really nervous.

"Thanks?" Daria said, catching onto the sense that he meant to say something else.

"Sorry, it's just. Saying stuff like that to you is hard" Hyde stopped by the patio in Daria's backyard. She would sneak in through the backdoor, since her father was mostly likely awake still and waiting for her mother to come home from the party.

"What?!" Daria felt offended, she hadn't been called many sweet things by other boys but hearing one of her best friends say that it was HARD to tell her sweet things didn't make her feel better.

"No! No I didn't mean it like that.. Ugh" Hyde groaned and looked up into the cloudless night, millions of judging stars looked down on him.

"Steven, breathe.. You are having a mental breakdown" Daria mumbled, not really understanding his demeanor. Suddenly Hyde took a hold of her forearm, yanking her into him and placing his hot lips onto hers. The move made her panic and shut her eyes. Her whole body became as frozen as a block of ice, but her heart was beating so incredibly fast.

"No.. I am just crazy about you" Hyde muttered when he pulled away, their foreheads touching still, palms sweating and pupils dilated. All he wanted to do was doing that again, but Daria was awestruck and confused. After a few seconds, which felt like an eternity, Hyde pulled away completely.

"Good night Daria" He said and kissed her forehead. Then turned around to leave. She did not stop him. As soon as she saw him round the corner of the house she rushed inside her house and leaned against the door. She missed his body heat already, and that kiss. Man oh man, Daria could become addicted to them if everyone was like that.

"Good night Steven" She said to herself, smiling because of the adrenaline in her system and the love in her heart.

A/N: So a little cheesy maybe? I know, but hey! It is a romance fanfic after all.