Oh my goodness, it's been forever! Anyway, this chapter took awhile because I wanted to make it long so I could make up for all the crappy chapters I've been giving you lately.

Ugh, I wanted to upload this last Saturday! But my psychology professor emailed all his students a last minute assignment, and school takes precedence over my writing, so... sorry about the false advertising. Anyway, the chapter's finally here, so enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: Don't own anything but the slightly changed plotline.

Eric glanced up at his silent father, whom was staring at nothing with a blank expression. He took a bite of eggs before looking back down at his plate, the awkward silence getting to him.

"So, um..." Kitty started, attempting to break the silence as she prepared her coffee at the counter, "Laurie's almost packed."

"I can't believe my little girl is movin' out," Red finally spoke, "Which reminds me," he glared at Eric, "When are you leavin'?"

Eric stared at him, blinking a couple of times in an attempt to keep the glare off of his face before he smiled tightly. "Never," He chirped, smacking his hand on the table loudly, causing the spoon in his bowl to clatter, "Cuz I love it here!"

Red's glare intensified for a brief moment before he looked away. "Right..." He grumbled before glancing at Kitty, "Kitty, do you really think this is a good idea? I mean, it might be a little soon for her to be on her own."

"Red, she's gonna be fine," Kitty dismissed him, "She's gonna split rent with a girlfriend."

"She doesn't even have a job!"

"Well, she is gonna get a job!" Kitty retorted, irritated.

"Oh, that reminds me," Eric said, "Can I have her room?"

"No," Red grumbled, "I already gave it to Steven."

Eric blanched, "But I'm your son..." he glanced away for a moment before awkwardly and hesitantly muttering, "Daddy..."

Red glared at him.

Laurie glanced up from sorting her makeup when Hyde, carrying a bag slung over his shoulder, and Jackie, her arms crossed uncomfortably, walked into her room.

"Aw, man, would you look at this place?" Hyde grumbled, "It's kinda girly."

Laurie shot him a look, her hands on her hips, "It's a girl's room, Hyde."

"Oh, so all those guys, they were just passin' through?" Hyde raised his brows, and Laurie rolled her eyes, wishing he wasn't so quick with his retorts.

"Well, that's over now," Hyde said, walking to the closet to hang the bag, "Welcome to Hyde-ville, baby."

Jackie snorted, while Laurie narrowed her eyes a little. "You know, if I cared about this dump at all, that would totally creep me out."

"It was a little creepy, Steven."

It was Hyde's turn to snort as he turned back around to face them. "C'mon, Laurie, you're gonna miss your room. It's not like you have no feelings. Ever. About anything."

Laurie lifted her eyes, her expression a little thoughtful before she rolled them and returned to sorting through her makeup. Jackie stood next to her, grabbing a couple of items to help her and Laurie said nothing about it. Contrary to popular belief, she actually likes Jackie; the two get along surprisingly well when they're talking about something other than their sex lives. Hyde was more than amused by that fact, but Laurie just ignored him when he teased her about her 'secret' friendship with Jackie.

Kelso suddenly barged into the room, an excited smile on his face, and Hyde quickly grabbed Jackie and side-stepped away from the line of fire.

"Yes!" Kelso cheered, laughing a little, "I'm so psyched!"

"Aww," Laurie cooed, "Did you finally figure out how a thermos works?"

Hyde snorted a little before absentmindedly wrapping his arms around Jackie's shoulders from behind, burying his face into the crook of her neck, and she lifted her hands to hold onto his arms, keeping her eyes on Kelso and Laurie to watch the entertainment.

"No, I'm psyched about your new place, you know?" Kelso smiled, "Cuz whenever we fool around here, I'm afraid that Annie's gonna catch us. And I don't wanna hurt her cuz I love her."

Laurie slowly lifted her head from her makeup, her eyes narrowed, giving Kelso an incredibly stupid look. She glanced past his shoulders to see Hyde and Jackie giving him the same look. She rolled her eyes in annoyance before looking back at her makeup. This boy had no idea what love was.

Kelso never caught the looks. "So, so, this is great!"

Laurie lifted her head from her makeup again, giving him a tight smile. "Kelso," She glared, "You are not allowed anywhere near my new place. Ever."

"Laurie-"

Hyde cut Kelso off. "You know what?" He said, annoyance seeping from his tone, "You freaks have about ten seconds to finish up with yer little drama here, and then get the hell outta my room."

Kelso pouted at him a little, but Hyde ignored him, tightening his hold around Jackie and leading her toward the bed to sit.

"Whoa," Kelso mumbled, his face losing all traces of excitement, "I see what's goin' on here, you're breakin' up with me."

Laurie gave him a nasty smile, her irritation finally getting the best of her. "No," She said snidely, "For me to break up with you, there would have to be something between us to break."

Hyde snickered when Kelso's jaw dropped. "Ugh!" He gave that odd shriek of his before opening his mouth and closing it several times, stuttering and glancing away every once in a while, unable to think of a retort. Laurie ignored him, her attention back on sorting through her makeup.

Kelso finally found his voice, and Laurie looked up at him with a smile. "I cannot believe you're being such a-!"

"Bitch?" Laurie cut him off with a pleasant voice, smiling sweetly before her attitude returned, "Duh. Look, Kelso, it was fun and sweaty and all, but you're just the guy I fooled around with when there was nothing good on TV. Sorry." She gave him another sweet smile before abandoning her makeup for later, opting to give Jackie some time alone with her annoying boyfriend while he settled into his new room, walking out of the room confidently.

"Well," Kelso stuttered, following after her and stopping at the door, "Maybe there won't be anything good on TV at your new place!"

He stopped, pouting for a moment before glancing up, catching Hyde and Jackie's amused eyes and raised eyebrows before a sudden realization hit him.

"Oh, damn, there's always somethin' good on TV!" He shouted before running after Laurie.

Hyde rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Finally," He muttered, lying back on the bed. Jackie snorted a little before following him down, resting her head under his chin, and he wrapped an arm around her and kissed her head a couple of times.

They lied in a comfortable silence for a couple of moments, Hyde's eyes wandering around the room, contemplating how he's going to change it up.

Jackie face suddenly scrunched up. "You're gonna bleach these sheets, right?"

Jackie sighed lightly through her nose, tightening her arms around Hyde's neck as she melted into his kiss, sinking further back into the bed.

Laurie returned with a whining Kelso in tow, finishing packing her makeup and other essentials before leaving, allowing Jackie and Hyde some time alone in his new room. It started out calmly, with her reading the added pieces of the story Steven's been writing; he loves writing, but he doesn't do it very often, causing his story to develop quite slowly, though the slow writing didn't take away from the quality of the story. He still hasn't come up with a name for his main character, something that annoys him quite a bit. But, he'll figure it out soon. (This is actually something going on with me right now; I'm not just writing fanfiction, I'm writing an original story as well, but I just can't think of a name for my main character; it sucks)

Then, one thing lead to another, leading them into a nice make-out session on his bed.

She still wants him to burn the sheets, though.

The door suddenly burst open, making Jackie and Hyde jump apart. The two's surprised faces turned into glares when they realized it was just Fez, smiling happily as he walked into the room.

"Good day, friend," He chirped, "I have come search through Hyde's new room."

Jackie and Hyde said nothing, keeping their dark looks focused on him.

"Oh, I get it," Fez smiled, "You two were doing the makeouts when Fez walked in. And you want him to leave so may continue. Well... life's not fair, is it?"

Hyde heaved an irritated sigh, lifting himself off the bed to walk towards the desk. Jackie rolled her eyes, following him as he took a seat, brushing past Fez as he looked around.

Fez walked beside her after he finished his inspection. "Your new room is very pretty."

Hyde shot him a look for a brief moment before grabbing a deck of cards he had chucked haphazardly onto the desk to sort through them.

"Like a flower or a girl," Fez continued, "You know, people might see this room and think you are a gay."

Jackie narrowed her eyes at Fez, giving him a stupid look before glancing at Hyde, finding him staring at Fez, his face subtly annoyed.

He breathed in slowly through his nose. "I don't think so, Fez."

"Well, Hyde, you can be surprised at how easily people can make that mistake."

Jackie and Hyde slowly turned to Fez, looking him up and down, taking in the clothes he was wearing and the way he was standing as he absentmindedly looked around the room.

Kelso suddenly barged into the room, his face hard as he stared at Hyde. Jackie rolled her eyes; she and Steven had gone downstairs to help Laurie carry the last of her boxes to her car, but Annette was downstairs and Steven had decided to instigate a little. Jackie couldn't really blame him; after what happened between Edna and Bud, Steven had a huge problem with people who cheated.

"Hey, Hyde," Kelso muttered, "Thanks for your help with Annette, man."

"Sure thing, man," Hyde shrugged, uncaring, standing up.

Kelso stopped, glancing around the room a bit. "Um, Hyde," He started, looking a bit confused, "Do you know what sarcasm is?"

Hyde pursed his lips. All he wanted was some alone time with Jackie, but no, Fez, Laurie, and Kelso had to be dillholes. He gave Kelso a blank stare, some of his annoyance seeping onto his features. "No."

Kelso shook his head a little, "You know, half the time you act like you want me to get caught."

"Kelso," Hyde started, trying his best to keep his annoyance from his tone, "You're my friend. I don't want you to get caught. Cuz if you get caught, then my fun is over."

Jackie snorted.

"So," Hyde continued, a grin finding its way onto his features, "I'm just tryin' to prolong your suffering."

"Well," Kelso stuttered, "Okay, that's a little better."

"Friends for life, baby," Hyde grinned, and Kelso grinned back spastically shaking his hand, much to Jackie's amusement. Hyde turned back to her, chuckling a little before twisting her around to lead her across the room.

CIRCLE TIME

CUT TO ERIC

ERIC: (blankly) "So, Laurie's busted. This is, and I don't think I'm exaggerating here, the greatest day in the history of time." (laughs a little)

PAN TO FEZ

FEZ: (smiling contemplatively) "Except, maybe the day cheese was invented. I love the cheese." (lifts up a slice of cheese; takes a bit and grins a little)

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (smirks condescendingly at Kelso) "Wow, man. She's gone one day and she's already gotta new guy. Kelso, you heart breaker, you."

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (pouting) "Now, I'm havin' a horrible day. I mean, Laurie's gone and Annie's all suspicious of me. And I'm gettin' no lovin'. None. I can't be me without lovin'."

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (annoyed) "Kelso, if you wanna keep Annette, man - and trust me, you don't - you gotta act innocent, okay? Let's practice. So, did you fool around with Laurie?"

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (annoyed, throwing his arms out a little) "You know I did!"

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (even more annoyed) "Dumbass, no, man! Complete denial! Watergate. Learn." (snorts a little, looks towards Fez and shakes his head in irritation; looks back at Kelso, seemingly calm) "So, did you fool around with Laurie?"

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (shoots Hyde a 'duh' look) "Yeah." (blinks and backtracks a little) "Wait, no, I mean, no." (furrows his brows in confusion) "Wait, I mean, yeah... I mean..." (tosses his hands up in surrender) "Now, see, this isn't gonna work!"

PAN TO ERIC

ERIC: (stares dazedly ahead) "It was just... so perfect, I mean, if I could go back in time, I'd just relive that moment over and over again." (holds a hand up to his mouth as if he was holding a tooth brush; blinks in shocked surprise; mimics Laurie's voice) "Oh, hi, Daddy." (laughs a little before blanking out his face again) "Hi, Daddy. Hi, Daddy." (drops his hand and bobs his head drunkenly, laughing all the while)

PAN TO FEZ

FEZ: (looking at Kelso) "Just tell Annette the truth. And, if she leaves you for another man, whoever he might be, then, no hard feelings. You do not need Annie. Sweet, luscious Annie."

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (staring at Fez) "You are an evil, foreign man." (grins) "Don't ever change."

Eric sighed as he walked down stairs, coming to sudden halt at the sight of Laurie, curled up on the couch, an elbow on her leg, her fist holding her head up.

Eric stopped, frantically looking around for a way out until he heard a light sniffle. He sighed, hanging his head for a moment before walking down the last bit of stairs and heading towards her.

"Laurie..." He said hesitantly. He wasn't used to having to comfort his sister; he hasn't had to do that in a long time. He remembers having to comfort her when they were younger, when she was still a sweet little girl who loved her brother and her mom and dad and didn't sleep around with a bunch boys.

And then Casey Kelso got to her.

He remembers her coming home crying, when she was in high school and he was still a little middle schooler. Casey had cheated on her and she caught him. He remembers having to comfort her then because she didn't want Red to see her; she didn't want to start an all out war with the Kelsos.

That was when the string of boys came along. Casey never caught her, and she wanted him to feel what she felt, so she got a boy in a place where he would catch her and that was that.

Only, Laurie became the whore and Casey became the poor victim.

Eric thinks that might be where the attitude came from. All the rumors and the snide glances and the other bitches that think they can one up someone as witty as Laurie Forman. She had to defend herself somehow.

But, Eric lost his sweet sister because of it and now the only way the two can show affection toward each other is through stupid arguments.

And, Eric can't help but wonder, after what Casey did to her, why she would go after another Kelso. Was she just trying to prove a point? Prove that Kelso was no better that his brother? It seemed plausible; after all, she didn't seem to be trying to hide it from Annie; in fact, she seemed to be trying to get caught.

And now, when she finds a boy that she actually likes and cares about, Red suddenly wants to downgrade her.

Eric sighed, dropping heavily into the seat next to her, throwing an arm over her shoulders.

"Hey, Eric.." Laurie mumbled, keeping her eyes on the TV.

"Mm," Eric mumbled back unsure of how to proceed.

They sat in an awkward silence for a moment, their eyes on the TV.

"So... wow, the Bradys are such a nice family," Eric started, his voice a little awkward, "I bet Mister Brady never grew the hate Marsha. Then again, Marsha wasn't so whorey."

A pause.

"No," Laurie mumbled, "She really wasn't."

"What?" Eric jerked a little, his eyes wide. Why was he such a dumbass? "No, this is our thing! I'm mean to you, you're mean to me. C'mon, hit me back."

"Sorry, I can't," Laurie mumbled, her voice shaky, "Not today."

"No, no, c'mon, Laurie," Eric twisted around to face her, using the arm around her shoulders to gently shake her, "It's all good, right? I'm-I'm, I'm the family dumbass; you loves good burns. C'mon, go for it."

Silence.

A sniffle.

"Aww, man..." Eric sighed, "Laurie... why didn't you just tell us you were movin' in with a guy?"

"His name's Randy," Laurie mumbled, "He's nice to me. He doesn't want sex all the time; he likes to talk to me and take me out to dinner and to shows and concerts. He's in college and when he finally made enough money to afford an apartment, he asked me to move in with him. I wanted to move in with him because I wanted to be with him and I didn't want to be around Kelso all the time."

Wow. A guy who actually treats Laurie right. What'd you know?

"I didn't tell anybody because I was afraid they would act like this when I tell them it was a guy," Laurie continued, "Mom and Dad are too old fashioned; they talk about "living in sin" and all that. They would treat me like they are now."

Okay, that was true. Telling Kitty and Red would've been a very bad idea. Having them find out this way was even worse, though.

"Laurie, why are you with Kelso anyway?" Eric asked.

"I wanted to teach him a lesson," Laurie said, "I know he's just like Casey, and I figured if I could get him away from Annette long enough, I could do to him what I did to Casey. I know Kelso actually has feelings and he'd never do it again if he feels how bad he'd made Annie feel when she catches us."

"Wow," Eric muttered, "That's actually... Actually, that's really smart."

Laurie shrugged halfheartedly, turning her attention back to the TV. Eric sighed a little, leaning back into her. Hearing footsteps, they turned to see Hyde and Jackie coming down the stairs. They stopped at the sight of them.

"Ah, crap, it's a love fest," Hyde muttered, "I'm out."

Jackie rolled her eyes when he turned to head back up the stairs. She grabbed the back of his shirt and tugged, making him stop and tilt his head back in annoyance before irritantly turning and following her into the living room. They took a seat on Red's lazyboy, Jackie in his lap.

"Are you okay, Laurie?" Jackie asked.

"I'm fine, Jackie," Laurie mumbled, lowering her eyes a little.

Hyde sighed in annoyance through his nose before shifting a little to rest a hand on Laurie's knee in comfort. Laurie pressed her lips together in thanks, patting his hand a little.

Hearing footsteps, they all turned to find Red walking down the stairs.

"Hey," He said gruffly, "You were all just leaving, right?"

"Dad, I think you need to take it a little easy-"

"Eric," Red cut him off.

Eric sighed, patting Laurie's shoulder a little as he, Hyde, and Jackie stood to excite the room.

Laurie hesitantly stood, playing with her fingers nervously as she looked up at Red.

"Laurie, I've been thinking about..." Red started hesitantly, "Uh, the thing that happened... at the place you live..."

Laurie lifted her brows a little.

"And, ugh," Red continued awkwardly, "I realized that, ugh, you're not my little girl anymore."

"I like being your little girl..." Laurie mumbled sadly.

"But you're not," Red said, "You're my daughter. An adult. And adults are going to do... stupid, dumb things. But I'm still going to love you."

Laurie smiled a little. "I love you, too. And, I really like this guy, Daddy. But, maybe moving in with him was a bit too soon...? Maybe you and Mom should meet him first...?"

Red cleared his throat uncomfortably, glancing back to see Kitty's stern expression from her place on the stairs, then back at Laurie, catching sight of her hopeful expression.

"All right..." He sighed out, "But, I want you to at least move back in until you've dated him for a little while longer. You can't jump into a relationship like that, Laurie, it's a bad idea."

He was referring to Casey. She knew that, but she also knew he was trying to be as subtle as possible to not bring bad memories up.

"Okay," Laurie smiled excitedly, giving Red a quick hug before running off to tell Hyde, Jackie, and Eric, and to call Randy.

Red sighed as he watched her run off.

"Wow," Kitty said in surprise, "Laurie actually really likes this boy."

"Yeah..." Red answered back.

"Maybe this'll be good for her," Kitty said, "She can finally move on from that Casey boy."

"Mmhmm," Red agreed.

A beat.

"I still don't see why you wouldn't let me shoot 'em."

"Okay, Michael," Annie said, staring him down, "You've been acting really weird since Laurie gave you that T-shirt."

Kelso stared at her, wide-eyed. He had no idea what to do, and stupid Eric and Hyde wouldn't help cover for him so he had to come up with stuff all on his own.

"Um..." He mumbled, "I-I don't know what you're talkin' about, Annie..."

"It's like you're hiding something," Annie said.

"Um..." Kelso suddenly blinked, as if he had an epiphany, "I'm stickin' to my original story!"

Annette lifted her brows, giving him an odd look. "Uh, huh..."

"You-you know, Annie," Kelso stuttered, "You're-you're bein' paranoid. A-and that hurts cuz you don't trust me... and other stuff."

Annette narrowed her eyes. "Fine. I believe you, Michael. But know that if you're not telling the truth, I will find out. Cuz I'm smart. And you aren't."

Kelso stared at her with wide eyes, glancing around, unable to figure out how to answer.

"Okay, Annie," He stuttered, his voice slightly shaking, "I forgive you."

Annette scrunched her face slightly, giving him a stupid look.

Jackie sighed as she burrowed further into Steven, making him grunt an shift a little to get more comfortable. They were back in his basement room, everything set back where it was originally before he attempted to move into Laurie's room. It was after midnight and they were curled up on the cot, attempting to sleep.

Or, Hyde was at least.

"I can't believe Laurie actually likes this guy," Jackie gushed, "It's like a romance story, only opposite of what usually happens. The bad girl meets a good boy who turns her life around and changes her for the better. Isn't that sweet?"

"Yep," Hyde said blankly, "Real sweet. Now go to sleep."

"And I'm glad Eric told us her plan for Kelso," Jackie continued, completely ignoring him, "I wonder if Randy knows? I'm sure she had to tell him so there wouldn't be any misunderstandings, right? I hope her plan works; Kelso could use some sense. And, as much as I don't like her, Annette doesn't deserve that; no one deserves to be cheated on."

"Mmhmm," Hyde agreed sleepily.

"I hope Eric tells Donna," Jackie whispered, "Donna's a bit too hard on people for things like this. I know I call some people whores, but, really, girls only do those things if they've been heartbroken and they can't get over it."

"Yeah," Hyde whispered back, thinking of his mom, "That's true..."

Jackie noticed his tone and sighed a little through her nose as she curled up against him.

"You actually like Laurie, don't you?" Jackie teased.

Hyde snorted. "So do you."

"Yeah, that's true," Jackie shrugged.

A pause.

"I love you, Steven."

"Love you, too, babe..."

So, the ending was weird, but, hey, they said 'I love you', and that's just nice. So anyway, yes, the Randy Laurie is talking about is the Randy from season eight. While I didn't like the season, Randy was a nice character and I thought I'd give him a small spotlight as Laurie's boyfriend. I also wanted to develop Laurie's character a bit more. I honestly do believe that most girls don't go out with a bunch of boys unless someone has hurt them, they have father issues, or they've been completely heartbroken. I understand that some people just want sex, but it seems to me that most women and men aren't like that, so I thought I'd give Laurie a better background story using Casey to do it.

It's kind of awkward because my name is Kasey, so...

Anyway, now I have no one for Fez, so I'm going to take votes. I think I'll start a poll for this. Do you want Fez to be with Caroline or Nina? If you can think of another character that Fez has been with that you really liked him with, let me know in the comments. (Just don't say Big Rhonda; she was funny, but she was was a little mean to me, so...)

And, if you didn't get my personal thank you, either because I accidentally missed you or you don't have an account, I'd like to thank all my readers and reviewers for being so patient with me and giving me awesome and lovely reviews. It's very kind of you and I very much appreciate it; it really boosts my confidence in my writing :)

Also, if you'd like to vote for a name for my main character in my original story, I'm trying to decide between the names Nicholas and Nathan because those are two of my favorite names for a boy, so... if you want to vote for that, let me know in the comment section which name you like better :)

Anyway, there's that chapter; hope you enjoyed it :)