Steven frowned as he eyed the pair of brand new aviators placed carefully on his cot. A pretty orange bow was taped to the left lens. He sighed and picked them up, looking at them carefully and fidgeting with them in his hands. He finally ripped off the bow and stomped out of his room to where he found Jackie sitting on the couch with Eric and Donna.
"Jackie." he said, annoyed that she had bought him new glasses after he had broken his the other day during their spat. She looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Yes?" she drawled, turning her body around to face him, her arms resting on the back of the couch. He shook his head.
"You can take your glasses back." he said simply. "I know what you're tryin' to do, and it won't work."
"What?" Jackie asked, shrugging. "Can't I just be nice for once?"
"Oh, oh, that's a good one!" Eric said, faking laughter and slapping his knee. He looked pointedly at Jackie. "You don't have the ability to be nice, Devil-Girl. You'd explode."
"Oh, shut up, idiot." Jackie said indignantly. "I can so be nice!"
"Really, Jackie?" Steven asked, nodding at Eric. "Every single nice thing I've seen you do, you do to get something for yourself. If you don't benefit from something, you don't wanna be a part of it."
"That is so not true!" Jackie screeched. She looked at Donna for support. Donna, however, looked at her warily.
"Jackie, you are pretty selfish." she said, biting the inside of her cheek uncomfortably. Jackie looked at her friend in disbelief and crossed her arms angrily.
"Keslo!" Donna cried, greeting Michael as he walked through the basement door with Fez. "Do you think Jackie's selfish?"
"Aw, yeah!" Keslo said, nodding and going to the cooler for a Popsicle. "She's pretty damn selfish."
"See?" Donna s said to Jackie who huffed.
"I mean, when we were dating, everything had to be her way." Kelso added, unwrapping his Popsicle and taking a lick. "'Michael, we can't go to the Hub because there's a sale at the mall! Michael, buy me that bag! Michael, I don't wanna listen to your AC/DC record, I wanna listen to my Donna Summer!'" he said in a squeaky, preppy voice. Eric laughed and Donna tried to hide her grin. Jackie frowned.
"Michael, I didn't sound like that."
"Yes, Kelso," Fez said angrily. "The only reason Jackie is so demanding is because she is beautiful and has glorious legs."
"Yeah!" Jackie agreed. "Thank you, Fez! I'm the way I am because I'm beautiful. I'm entitled!"
"I mean, yeah, you're pretty hot and all, but-" Keslo trailed off. "You're still real selfish."
"Yeah, you are." Steven said simply, causing Jackie's heart to drop. He tossed the aviators at her and headed back towards his room. "Keep your damn glasses, Jackie."
Jackie put the last curler in her hair, and stuck her tongue out at her reflection in Donna's bathroom mirror. She sighed and tiptoed quietly back into Donna's bedroom, stepping over the creaky floorboards in the hallway as to not wake Bob. She shut the door behind her and smiled at Donna.
"Thanks for letting me spend the night, by the way."
"Yeah, sure." Donna mumbled, engrossed in her copy of the most recent Cosmopolitan. Jackie pranced over to Donna and sat Indian-style on the floor beside her, peering over her shoulder to see what Donna was so interested in.
"'10 Ways to Drive Your Man Wild Inside and Outside the Bedroom.'" Jackie read, nodding appreciatively. "And it'll probably work, too. Cosmo's usually pretty right on with that kinda stuff."
"Yeah." Donna said, turning the page. Jackie's face lit up.
"Hey!" she said, grabbing Donna's forearm. "I could try some of these on Steven!"
"What?" Donna asked, finally looking up. She closed the magazine, using her finger to hold her place. "Jackie, I don't think that'll work."
"Sure it will!" Jackie said, beaming.
"Jackie-"
"Donna, Steven's a guy. It's not like he won't notice if I do some of this stuff!"
"You know," Donna said after a minute. "You could actually be onto something. I mean, look. Subtle boob grazes, passionate looks, flirting with other guys. You could really do this!"
"Do you really think it won't work?" Jackie asked quietly, biting her lip. Her eyes were filled with worry. Donna sighed loudly and put her arm around the smaller girl's shoulders.
"I don't know, but it can't hurt to try."
Author's Note: Ah! I've been so SO busy! This week is the week that us sophomores are taking the ACT Plan test to prepare for the actual ACT and I've been loaded with homework! Also, I've been sick and lost my voice, so every night I've been coming home and doing homework then taking medicine to knock me out and get me to sleep. In other words, I have had absolutely no time at all! Plus, I've had writer's block. So, I'm sorry.
The next chapter and the one after that should be fun...I'm excited. And you should be, too. Sorry this was so short. But one chapter is better than no chapter, huh?
I want to thank everyone for their lovely, lovely reviews! I adore every single one of you. Also, who tried that app I mentioned last chapter? I promise that if you decide to use it, you'll use it every day.
Anyways, I'll try and update soon. Hopefully after I take this ACT thing, I'll have more time. Maybe this weekend or sometime next week?
~Kay