"I was in the neighborhood"

Hyde was in a funk. He had taken stupid Jackie to the stupid prom last weekend, and ever since then, he had just felt….off. Maybe it was having to wear a suit. Maybe it was having to dance in the school gym. Maybe it was seeing Jackie back in Kelso's arms by the end of the night. Don't know why, he thought bitterly. Not like she's anything to me. But something about Kelso and Jackie together rubbed him the wrong way; had since day one.

He was spending this hot Wednesday night sitting on the porch of the dump he and Edna called home, doing two of his favorite things: drinking beer, and listening to Zeppelin.

I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl

On my way

I've been this way ten years to the day

Ramble on

Gotta find the queen of all my dreams

Hyde frowned. The song was striking a certain chord with him, and he didn't appreciate it. Betrayed by Zeppelin? What is this world coming to? He drained his beer and tossed the can on the ground.

As he reached for another can, he saw a familiar figure walking up to his door.

"Jackie, what the hell are you doing here?" Hyde was annoyed that she'd showed up, but also pretty impressed by how badass Jackie Burkhart could be. Hey, walking alone at night in his neck of the woods was not exactly a picnic.

She was up on his porch by now, leaning against the rotted wood railing. "I was….in the neighborhood." she said nonchalantly.

"Oh, bullsh-

"Do you wanna come to the movies? Me and Fez were gonna go see Rocky." she cut him off.

"You came all the way down here to tell me that?"

"Come on, Steven," she whined. "You haven't been around since prom and it's been weird without you." She did the puppy-dog eyes and they both knew he was a goner.

He sighed, and slowly pushed himself out of his chair. "Alright, fine."

Hyde looked into her eyes and saw a future that he could never have. Jackie looked into his eyes and didn't see anything; his sunglasses were in the way.