Authors Note: So i got mixed opinions on this, but I believe the overall vote was to continue. Which is awesome because of the two stories my beta only got this one back to me. So yeah. Here's the next chapter. I dont know where i'm going with this yet. Mostly i'm flying through the past right now and filling in some gaps. So enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter One: I Want to Talk about Us

There are moments in your life when you look back and you wonder how you ever got to where you are now. Then you sit and you really think about how your life could have gone and then you find that key moment. The moment where if you'd have chosen to go a different way your life would have turned out a hell of a lot different. My life was no different. I had that key moment and I chose to go the route that no one would have expected. I chose the burnout over the pretty boy. Yes in the beginning I wondered if I had made the right choice, but then I remembered I'm Jackie Burkhart everything I do is perfect and that shut my inner voice up. Anyway I remember the day so clearly. It was the fall of 1977 and I had just made the varsity cheerleading team when I met him…

Point Place, Wisconsin- 1977- Point Place High School

"So turns out all I had to do was mention that my daddy is the mayor and Pam Macy let me on the squad." Jackie said as she walked around with her former JV squad members.

"Wow Jackie that's awesome. I can't believe you won't be cheering with us anymore." The new JV Captain, Maria, said.

"I know, but we can still be friends." Jackie said before she said goodbye and walked to her locker. She stopped when she saw two people in a heavy make out session up against it. "Uh I'm sick of this." She said before she walked over to the two people and tapped on the guy's shoulder. "Excuse me that's my locker."

The guy turned around and looked down at her as if she were a little insect that he could just squash and said, "So."

"Ohhh you listen here bud this is my locker and I'm demanding that you and your skanky slut get away from it so I can get my stuff and go to class."

He turned around a glared at her. "Who do you think you are?"

"I'm Jackie Burkhart and my father is mayor so you better watch yourself."

"Oh you're Jackie Burkhart. Well whatever I'll leave but I'm leaving because you're annoying and the sound of your voice is giving me a headache."

"Yeah well the sight of you is giving me one."

"Whatever. Let's go." He said as he grabbed the hand of his current girl and left.

"Freak." She said after he'd gone.

"Jackie Burkhart." Someone behind her said as she tried to grab her books.

"Yes…Oh hey Michael."

Michael Kelso smiled at Jackie as he sized her up. "So I hear you made the varsity cheerleading squad."

"Yeah, it's an honor. I'm the first sophomore to be put on the squad, since my mom went here."

"That's cool. So anyway Jackie I was wondering if you wanted to go out tonight."

"You and me?"

"Yeah it'll be fun. We can go to the hub or see a movie. Oh we could go hang out with my friends. There's always something fun going on there."

"Well…yeah sure Michael, but under one condition, we go as friends."

"Oh yeah sure whatever, so why don't you meet me at my friend Eric's house."

"The kid who loves Donna?"

"Yeah that's the one. Do you know where he lives?"

"Yeah I do. I'll be there after practice." Jackie said as she walked away.

Later that night Jackie walked to the front door of the Forman's house and knocked.

The door was opened by an older woman with blonde curly hair. "Yes?"

"Hi I'm Jackie Burkhart. I'm supposed to meet Michael Kelso here."

"Come on in. He's downstairs. I'm Kitty Forman, Eric's mother."

"It's very nice to meet you." Jackie said as Kitty led her towards the basement.

"Well there you go dear. They're all downstairs. It was nice meeting you."

Jackie walked down the stairs and was met with 5 sets of eyes. "Hi guys." She said as she stopped at the landing.

"Oh hey it's the bitch from this morning." Hyde said as he looked at Jackie.

"Oh my god Michael you're friends with this jerk." She said as she walked over to Kelso.

"Yeah that's Hyde, and that's Eric and that's Donna. Oh and this is Fez." Kelso said as he pointed at each one of them.

"What are you dating her now Kelso?" Hyde asked as he got up and walked over to his friend.

"Yeah we're dating and doing it too." Kelso said as he threw his arm around Jackie.

"No we're not Michael. And what business is it of yours?" Jackie said as she stepped up to Hyde.

"I don't want my friend wasting his time on a bitch whose too stuck up to give a shit about anyone else."

"You don't know me otherwise you wouldn't be saying that."

"Oh I know your type. You're all the same. You treat everyone else like dirt because they have less money than you."

"Whatever you don't know me at all. Oh hey where's the slut you had this morning or did you already use her and lose her?"

Hyde looked down at the girl and was surprised at the feeling he was getting. Normally he didn't like to get into pissing matches with girls but this one just brought out a passion in him that he didn't quite understand. "Whatever you don't know anything little girl so just run on home to your mommy and daddy."

Jackie looked at him then back at Michael. "Michael lets go."

"What? I wanted to hang out here."

Jackie looked at Michael then at Hyde then back at Michael. "This was a mistake I'm going home." She said before she ran out the door.

"Aren't you going to go after her?" Donna asked Kelso.

"Nope she wasn't worth it. I'll just hook up with Pam Macy instead." Kelso said before he got up to go get a Popsicle.

Hyde walked back over to his chair and sat back down as he thought at the fiery brunette who had just left and couldn't help but wonder if she was just as loud in bed as she was when she argued.

I was never supposed to go out with her. The plan was to just annoy her until she stopped talking to me all together. But something changed along the way. Maybe it was that first night…maybe it was the day I found her on the steps. I don't know…alls I know is that things changed and I started to see her differently. I saw the fire and passion in her eyes whenever we argued or had sex. She has this fire about her that pulls me too her. I guess it was that night I found her, crying on the steps that everything changed. That was night I choose the spunky brunette instead of going after the fiery redhead.

Point Place, Wisconsin-1977- Point Place High School

"Stupid class," Hyde said as he crumpled up the paper in his hands and tossed it against the walls. "Why do I even bother?" He said as he opened to doors and stopped dead in his tracks. "Jackie?"

The girl turned around with tears in her eyes as she looked up at the curly haired boy she'd grown to hate. "Leave me alone Hyde."

Hyde slowly walked down the stairs and sat next to her. He hated when girls cried even when he had nothing to do with it. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Leave me alone."

"Jackie you're obviously not okay if you're sitting here crying your eyes out."

"Oh what do you care Hyde?"

"I care because I hate seeing girls upset okay."

Jackie looked up at him and saw the concern and sincerity in his face even if he had those stupid glasses on. "It's nothing Steven okay.'

Hyde smiled as she turned away. Normally he hated when people called him Steven but for some reason the way that she said it was better than anything in the world. "Is there something I can do?"

"Can you go back in time and give me different parents?" She said as she looked up at him with renewed tears in her eyes.

"Well if I could do that I'd give myself new parents as well."

"Parents suck."

"Yeah they do. So what'd they do?"

"They forgot about me."

"What?"

"My mom was supposed to pick me up and we were going to go shopping and out to dinner."

"Oh…special occasion?"

"Today's my birthday."

"Oh…well happy birthday Jackie." Hyde said as a small smile appeared on his face.

"Thanks. I just wish they'd remember me occasionally."

"I know what you mean. My parents stopped celebrating my birthday when I was 6 and they totally forgot about it when I turned 9."

"Wow…that sounds like my life."

"Guess we have more in common then we thought."

Jackie smiled at him. "I guess so."

"How bout I walk you home okay?"

"Okay." Jackie said as she got up and hooked her arm in Hyde's.

Hyde looked down and sighed. "Do you really have to do that?"

"Yes. I feel safer like this."

"Alright," Hyde said as they continued walking.

He's different than most people realize. I always thought that he only wanted sex and nothing else. But he surprised me. That night in his room in the basement of Eric Forman's house, he showed me a side of him that I never knew existed. He didn't act like most guys…he was a gentlemen and that night I found myself falling in love with him.

Point Place, Wisconsin-1977- Hyde's Bedroom

"Sorry about that." Hyde said as he walked back in.

"They make fun of you bout the lipstick."

"Yeah they did, not stop trying to put that stuff on me." Hyde said as he took the lipstick from her and rolled it across the room.

"Hey that stuff is expensive."

"And you're loaded so you can go get some more tomorrow."

"Shut up Steven."

"Make me."

Jackie leaned forward and lightly brushed her lips across Hyde's. "Steven."

"Yeah,"

"I don't want to do this yet."

"Do what yet?"

"I'm not ready to have the heavy make out sessions yet."

"Okay."

"I just…I'm a virgin and I don't know you all that well yet…so can we take it slow?"

Hyde looked down and knew that he'd give this girl the sun if he could. "Okay Jackie. We'll take it slow."

"Thank you Steven."

"So there's this party tomorrow. I was wondering if you'd like to go with me."

"As your date?"

"Or as my friend whichever you want."

"How about as your friend for now okay?"

"Alright."

"Well I have to go."
"Listen my friends think we're in here making out so can we pretend that we did when we come out of here."

"Sure Steven." Jackie said as she leaned up and kissed his cheek.

She actually defended me. At that party she stood up for me, though I didn't found out till later from Fez, but she stood up for me. It was after that when I realized that Jackie Burkhart wasn't just some girl that I was hanging out with. Jackie Burkhart was the girl I wanted to be with. And even though that scared the shit out of me…I knew that it would alright.

Point Place, Wisconsin- 1977- Woods

Hyde sat on the hood of Jackie's dad's car as he listened to the radio. "Is this an Elton John song?"

"Yeah it's called Tiny Dancer." Jackie said as she laid back.

"It's not that bad."

"Oh my god Steven Hyde thinks and Elton John song is good."

"Shut up…it kind of reminds me of you."

"Awe Steven that's so sweet." Jackie said as she sat up and pulled him into a long kiss.

When the pulled away Hyde took off his sunglasses and cupped her face in his hands. "Jackie we've been doing pretty well lately right?"

"Yeah,"

"We've got this whole friends thing down now so um I was wondering…do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Jackie jumped back and looked at Hyde. "Are you serious?"

Hyde nodded as Jackie jumped back into his arms.

"Oh Steven I thought you'd never ask. Of course I want to be your girlfriend."

"Alright, well…that's cool." Jackie leaned up and kissed Hyde again then they laid back and watched the stars.