Chapter Four
The van parked by the lake and Jackie was the first one out. Donna humphed her pack on her back, Jackie being handed her purse by Kelso.
"Alright, team! Boys, go left. You ladies, go wherever you want. Skinny dip if you want. We won't mind," Kelso started, "There are rules! The rules being; don't get kissy without me!" He smiled at Donna, almost winking before Eric yanked him by the arm to follow Hyde and Fez. The girls wandered with their bags up to the top of Mount Hump. From there, you could see the whole town. It was nice; like a cheap, budget Hollywood. The girls slipped down to sit over the edge and Jackie pulled out her one-of-three bottles of wine.
"Wow, Jackie, are you alright? What's goin' on?" Donna laughed, opening the bottle with her strong-man hands. Jackie shook her head and sighed,
"Nothing... I saw Steven's butt." It just slipped out and she stole the bottle from Donna before considering her own bottle.
"Oh, Jackie, you poor thing. Nobody is ever ready for that."
"No, no. He had jeans on, Donna!" Jackie stated before drifting again, "Levi's..."
"You meant to look?" Donna asked curiously but Jackie shook her head.
"No! I just notice high-end brands. Come on, Donna. Steven's butt? Really. Not in his dreams."
Over the other side of the mountain, the group of four were trudging through the darker parts of the woods. Trees every which way and before long, the conversation turned to Jackie and Donna skinny dipping all thanks to Kelso. Eric was listening to everything his friend said. Fez and Hyde however were tuning out. Fez foraged for berries on the way and Hyde stuck behind with his hands in his pockets, pack firmly on his back. Kelso found a decent spot to camp out. There was enough space for the tents, maybe even a campfire. Through the trees, you could see the lake and the clear deep sky.
"Well, Kelso. Other than picturing naked women, you're good at location scouting. Hey, you should go into movies and find places for the director to film!" Eric smiled and threw down his pack. Kelso stood proud in front of the clearing in the trees, taking it all in. He could see Donna and Jackie coming down the hill towards the lake and he yelled out to them,
"Hey! We found a spot! Donna! Donn- Jackie! Jackie! We found a spot!"
The two girls turned to look at where the noise was coming from then resumed walking to the water edge.
"Oh, my god. They're gonna do it," Kelso dreamily said with his backpack falling to the ground, "They're gonna strip! WOOHOO!" He made his way for the path down to the water, shedding his clothes on the way. Hyde set up one of the two-man tents as Fez followed his friend to the water, tracing his steps by each item of clothing that was dropped. Eric stuck with Hyde, helping with building a fire and setting up some late-dinner. Popcorn.
"Hey, man... Have you ever thought about, y'know...-"
"Hyde, if you're gonna say 'sex' then yes, all the time. Every day. At least once every ten minutes." Eric smiled and looked down to the van where Fez and Kelso now stood in just their underwear proudly. Hyde just shook his head and hammered the tent into the dirt quite aggressively. "You doin' alright, pal? Hit it any harder and you're gonna knock a hole to Korea, and trust me; Red will come for you."
"Nah, nah, I'm fine. Just... Y'know... Tense."
"Sexual tension. Yes. The burden of all good men." Eric sighed, nodding with his hand on his heart, "I was once like you, Hyde. Didn't know when it was gonna happen. And boom. It just hits you."
"Will you shut up? I've had sex. I know what tension is. I just haven't gotten it in a while, y'know? It's almost new to me." Hyde threw the mallet onto the grass and got to his feet, "I just need a beer, man. I'll be fine. I could get any girl on this mountain if I want. But I don't. I won't bend to that."
Down at the water, Kelso had thrown himself into the deepest part he could find. Jackie and Donna watched on as Fez tread slowly into the water. He squealed when the cold water got to his tummy.
"Alright, girls! We're in. It's your turn now!" Kelso yelled to them. They conferred between themselves and stripped down to their underwear, stepping into the water holding hands for support. Donna's hand clenched around Jackie's first but Kelso protested about what Skinny-Dipping is. He protested for the world to hear.
"I really didn't think they would do it." Fez admitted with a proud-horny tear in his eye. "God Bless America."
Hyde and Eric stood by the pile of the folded clothes Jackie and Donna had left in their wake. Eric commented on how beautiful it was and how tonight would be a good night for his relationship but he didn't want to get into the water. Hyde took off his clothes and walked into the water with his socks and underwear on. Eric still refused. Donna and Jackie managed to get to chest height, still firmly holding hands above the water. Even they called to Eric to get in but he wouldn't move.
"I'm fine out here. Really. Maybe later." He shouted out and crossed his arms. Kelso started thinking of ideas on how to get Eric in the water. Donna even took her bra off.
"Eric! Jackie will take her bra and panties off if you get in the water!"
"Michael!" Jackie cursed across the way to her ex.
"Kelso!" Hyde scowled, hurling water over his friend in defense.
"Eric, just come in, it'll be fun." Donna smiled and walked closer to the edge of the water temptingly. It didn't work. Eric just sat on the gravel and watched his friends mess around. Jackie barely moved from where she stood despite the crunching and moving of gravel and sand under her feet. Fez swam around, his head held above the water. Hyde just waded around, enjoying the water enveloping him. Donna slid her bra back on before Kelso swooped under her and got her on his shoulders.
"Hey. I bet me and Donna could beat you and Jackie." Kelso waded over to Jackie who still hadn't moved.
"I'm cool just relaxin' here, man." Hyde said quickly.
"Yeah, I'm fine too." Jackie agreed, looking over her shoulder to Hyde.
"What, you chicken?" Donna prodded jovially. Jackie let it roll off of her shoulder, ignoring her friend. That was until Donna splashed with her foot, getting Jackie on the neck.
"Come on. It'll be super fun and I promise that I won't kick you in the nads, Hyde."
"You super promise?" Hyde peeked out of one eye and stood firmly.
"Pinky-swear. Hand to god, man." Kelso accepted. It wasn't long before Hyde stood by Jackie. "Good, now discuss moves and tactics. Big Red, you're with me. Let's go. Fez. You can referee."
In almost no time at all, Jackie was on Hyde's shoulders, face to face with Donna.
"Steven, don't drop me. Please don't drop me."
"I won't, doll. Alright, Kelso, Jugs-a-Poppin'. You ready?"
"What did you call her?" Kelso asked quietly defeated,
"Hey, hey! Tactics. Tactics." Jackie defended, her arms and Donna's interlinked. "Let's go, red-head."
"Bottle-brunette." Donna spat back. Jackie took that hard and pushed against Donna's strength with everything she had. Fez floated around the teams to prevent cheating. The girls pushed for a short while before Hyde tapped on Jackie's thigh. She let go of Donna and took Hyde's hands from below as Hyde swung for Kelso's nads. Donna quickly fell sidewards as Kelso melted into the water with a yell. Fez called cheating but Hyde was laughing too much to care. He tightly shook Jackie's hand before letting her back down, her hair still untouched and bone dry. Once Hyde resurfaced, she let her arm hand over his shoulders in victory. Donna came up from the depths with a wide smile on and high-fived Hyde. Kelso took a small while to come around and when he did, he had to shake his friend's hand.
"That's just a good burn, man." He smiled before climbing all over Hyde, dragging Jackie down to. Donna and Fez joined in on the pile on but Jackie was panicking under the water and accidentally scored Fez between the legs with a tense fist. Hyde took all his strength to get Kelso off and pulled Jackie up. Fez grit his teeth in pain, wading to the edge of the water and meeting Eric.
"She is feisty." He uttered quietly before collapsing on the gravel.
"Hey, hey, you alright? You okay?" Hyde panicked, rubbing Jackie's back. She coughed and spluttered and held out her hand to Donna for some support. She nodded quickly, still retching and coughing with her hair dripping and makeup gone. Jackie started to make her way through the water to where her clothes were. Hyde followed quickly behind and made sure she got to the campsite.