Disclaimer: I don't own That 70's Show or any references used here.

Rated: M for language and sexual content.

Hey guys, hoped you enjoyed the last chapter. I decided I wanted to change the name of the story to "Retro Romance". The main reason for this is I never really thought the title I have for this book would be you don't like and have any suggestions please leave them in the reviews. Also, I think I made this clear as an AU but some things are canon.

The Burkhart's Mansion

October 31, 1978

12:25 P.M

Jackie was listening to Mamma Mia by ABBA and getting ready for her long day ahead. She stepped out of the steamy shower and put a towel wrapped around her newly done hair and a silky pink bathrobe on. She had put on a homemade facial mask and was sitting criss cross on her bed painting her nails. This was a ritual Pam had taught her on her eighth birthday. For big occasions, to always take extra time to pamper yourself to perfection. That was another time Pam had actually been a parent, but right after that moment Jackie had accidentally walked in on her mother fucking the magician that was hired. It's like whenever she decides to do some good parenting. Right after she goes back to being shitty.

That was the first time Jackie had ever caught her mother doing it with someone other than her father, the second time was when she was twelve with Pam's 'friend' Benjamin. But, things had been different lately Pam was actually showing interest in Jackie's life, she's never done that. She even overheard Pam talking about staying and getting her realtor job back. Jackie knew never to get her hopes up when it came to her parents, especially Pam. But for some reason, she had hope in Pam she wanted things to be different this time. Call it blind optimism, but maybe things won't end bad this time. Maybe, she'll get her job back and be the mother she can be at sometimes, all the time or maybe she'll go on one of her 'vacations' and won't show up for months. I don't know, maybe I can have a little faith in her, it certainly wouldn't hurt. Jackie was interrupted by a knock on her bedroom door.

The door opened revealing Pam, the older blonde was wearing a light blue sweater and high waisted dark blue jeans. She looked like she had just come from out of Cosmo. Jackie always admired her mother's looks, she was absolutely beautiful. When it came down to physical appearances Pam was always Jackie's role model. Any piece of advice Pam gave Jackie at least when it came to looks Jackie happily took. She also looked softer and more motherly like Mrs. Forman. She didn't take her usual rich partyer aesthetic, she wasn't wearing extremely risque clothing. Is this what she would look like as a mother?, the princess thought.

As much as Pam was fashionable in Jackie's eye she never wore the appropriate attire, she never looked like a mother and always looked a woman out for a night on the town. But now she looked like a mom, she looked like she was gonna bake you a batch of cookies or read you a bedtime story. Of course, there was still a bit of Pam in her outfit but it didn't look risque, it looked classy and upmarket. The older woman had a warm smile on her face.

"Butterfly?" Pam said in a warm and gentle tone. A tone Jackie hadn't heard since she was three when Pam used to put her to bed. A tone that disappeared after her fourth birthday. When she would see Pam drinking, partying, and having affairs that tone made Jackie smile. Butterfly. She hasn't called me that in a long time maybe, she has changed.

"Yeah." Jackie said, painting the last nail on her right hand.

"Are you doing that ritual I taught you?" Pam said, stepping into Jackie's room and taking the chair by Jackie's desk. She remembers. Jackie smiles and nods her head yes.

"Then this must be really important to you, then." Pam said, her hand rubbing her thighs.

"Yeah." Jackie said, still having that big smile plastered.

"Well, that's great that you're taking pride in this." The blonde said, smiling at the sight of her daughter. It reminded Pam of a young version of herself. A happier, younger version of herself.

"Well, I just came to check up on you and tell you that Pinciotti girl is here to see you. She is wearing this god awful costume, the girl looks like a mess and her makeup is hideous. I don't know how you can go out in public with her looking like that."

"It's a struggle but she's really nice and a good friend. So I can deal plus, sometimes she lets me give her a makeover when she's bored. She can come in." Jackie said, starting to paint her new hand.

Pam looked like she was going to tell Jackie something but dropped it.

"Well, I'll tell Maria to send her in and leave you two girls to it." Pam said, getting up from the chair and exiting the room. Jackie focused her full attention back to her nails, the color of them blending in with the color of her costume. She heard a hard knock on the door, she knew exactly who it was.

"Come in, lumberjack." The tiny cheerleader shouted. The redhead entered, Pam's description fit to a 't. She was wearing a tacky, conservative Daphne costume with an even tackier wig. Her makeup looked hideous to say the least. Jackie shrieked at the sight before her eyes.

"Hey, midget." The redhead stated, casually as if what she was wearing wasn't an abomination. Donna sat down on the edge of Jackie's bed.

"What the hell?" Jackie said, utterly horrified and slightly disgusted.

"What?" the redhead innocently queried.

"Donna, what the hell are you wearing?" The pixie cheerleader interrogated.

"You mean this," The redhead said, gesturing to her costume. "What you don't like?" The taller female added.

"No, I don't like and I'm pretty sure if Daphne was here she wouldn't either. I knew I couldn't leave you to decide your own costume." Jackie stated in disgust.

"You're one to talk, you're not even ready." The ginger stated in her defense.

"God Donna, you know nothing about the element of surprise or beauty for that matter." The tiny girl responded.

Donna rolled her eyes "Whatever, What's wrong with my costume?"

"What isn't wrong with your costume? For starters you have that tacky wig on which you don't even need considering your hair is already red. Your makeup looks horrendous and don't even get me started on the actual costume." Jackie stated.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I got your point. I only wore the wig because in the show Daphne's hair color was darker than mine." The ginger tried to explain.

"Donna, that's so stupid. But, lucky for you I knew you couldn't be trusted when it comes to anything feminie." Jackie bitched.

"Well, I like my costume. I think it's cute."

"Of course you do." Jackie stated. The redhead rolled her eyes "Has Eric seen it?" the tiny brunette added.

"No." The redhead, sitting at the foot of Jackie's bed.

"Good cause if you weren't the best he could do he'd probably break up with you."

"Whatever, midget." The redhead said rolling her eyes and brushing Jackie's insult off.

Meanwhile, in the basement of the Forman's house held three young men all of them focused on the tv playing Wonder Woman. Eric on the couch and Hyde on his infamous chair. The room was in comfortable silence, until it was interrupted by the group's beloved idiot, he handed his way to the couch and sat down.

"Guys, I'm gonna try to get Jackie back." The charmed idiot said. This caught the young men's attention, especially the scruffy burnout's.

"What about that blonde chick you've been seeing umm… Serena." Eric said, trying to focus his attention back on the television.

"Serena, she's okay… I guess. But, she's like really quiet and lately she's been getting really pissed at me."

"Okay but why Jackie? Can't you just find another chick?" Hyde said in his zen. The question sounded more aggravating than it was supposed to. But he didn't care, he just came to realize he had a crush on Jackie. He didn't even know if he was going to act out on the crush but, he didn't need his friend making that decision for him. Also, he didn't want to have to deal with a depressed Jackie sulking around the basement.

"Cause I think I miss her plus, she looks really hot. Like when she was with me she was hot but now she's like super duper hot." The attractive halfwit said, with a growing grin on his face.

Hyde mentally rolled his eyes. Is that all he ever thinks about when it comes to her? How come I never noticed this before?

"Look Kelso, I don't think it's a good idea to get back with Jackie." Hyde said, trying to sound as smoothly as possible. It wasn't only because he liked Jackie that he said this it was because he genuinely didn't want to see her heartbroken or disappointed when Kelso fucked up again.

"Why, Hyde? Hey that rhymed." Kelso said, his grin dropping a little bit.

Hyde finally caught the room's attention, everyone was waiting for what he said. If he didn't master the art of zen he would probably crack under pressure and say one of the real reasons why he didn't want Kelso and Jackie back together.

"For one, I don't want to have to deal with mopey Jackie roaming around here because you fucked up and trust and believe you will fuck up. Second, I don't even think you want Jackie back."

"Yes I do." Kelso said in his defence. Hyde stayed in his zen, he wouldn't let Kelso's bitching and whining faze him.

"Really, so what do you plan to do when you have her back?" Hyde questioned.

"Have hot and steamy make up sex." The taller man stated as if it was obvious.

"After that?" he asked, slightly leaning on his chair.

"Have hot and steamy relationship sex." Kelso said, emphasizing on the relationship part like it would click with something in Hyde. It didn't click with anything in Hyde in fact it made him even madder.

"Other than the sex, what else do you plan on doing? I mean she's gonna want you to be faithful again."

"I...uhh" Kelso stuttered. Hyde took this as a chance to finally get all his points across.

"What do you even miss about her? You were always complaining about her, you even said that she made you feel bad about yourself."

"Well, she's uhh…" Kelso stammered, looking around the room as if it would give him the answer. Eric looked between his two best friends getting more entertained by the minute.

"Okay hypothetically speaking, if you Jackie takes you back. What happens when another leggy blonde with a nice rack and a pretty face comes around your way again. Are you gonna cheat on her?"

"If push comes to shove." Kelso said, gesturing his hands.

Hyde was disappointed in his friend, he knew that Kelso was an idiot there was no denying that. Hyde always used that as an excuse when it came to his moronic friend, he always thought he never intentionally meant any harm. Hell, he still does think that. But, even somebody with the same mental capacity as Kelso would know when to stop and know that what they're doing is hurting the person they so call 'love'. Right? But again not only was Kelso stupid, he was also naive and sometimes oblivious. Hyde sighed and was about to continue when he was interrupted.

"Why do you even care, Hyde? It's their relationship, it's not your problem." Eric instigated, he figured it was time to throw Kelso a bone. He also kinda wanted to add more fuel to the argument.

"Yeah, since when did you start to care about Jackie?" Kelso asked, trying to get Hyde to shut the hell up.

"Well if you morons hadn't already noticed everytime this assclown…" Hyde gestured to Kelso "...fucks it up with Jackie. I have to be the one that cleans up his messes, I have to deal with a crying Jackie, I have to be the one to get Jackie's rebound affections before she goes back to Kelso. And then guess what? This fucked up cycle goes on and on just because Kelso keeps on screwing up." Hyde said, hoping to convince everyone that was the only reason he didn't want to see the two paired up again.

It was one of the reasons but it wasn't the main or only reason. The real reason was that he didn't want to see Jackie hurt again, he also knew she could do way better than Kelso or anyone in this pathetic excuse for a town. Not to mention, the fact that he recently just discovered he has more than platonic feelings towards the tiny princess.

Everyone looked at Hyde before he added "It's like a sad, pathetic game of emotional hot potato."

"Look Hyde, all I'm saying is when did you become Jackie's guardian or something?" The twitchy geek clapped back. Hyde sighed and rolled his eyes.

"You know what I'll drop the whole thing, if Kelso can tell us one thing he missed about Jackie?"

Kelso looked in deep thought before growing a vulgar grin on his face. "Besides the sex." The stoner added.

"Well…" The moronic friend said, looking around "I...uh, there is… she does…. Uh damn, Hyde." Kelso said in exasperation. The room shortly fell into silence with nothing but the tv in the background.

"You guys I have this feeling that something was happening today, like something eventful or hilarious." The twitchy dork said.

That got Hyde to thinking There was something that was so supposed to happen today, something about Halloween and Jackie. He shrugged the thought of and watched Lynda Carter run in slow motion in her Wonder Woman costume. Hey, Lynda Carter's a brunette just like Jackie. Man, I wonder how Jackie would look like running in slow motion with that Wonder Woman costume. He smiled at thought, before Jackie it was pretty safe to say that Steven Hyde didn't like brunettes.

They just weren't his type, sure he found some attractive on occasion. But that did not mean he wanted to bang them. What is more of his type are blondes, strawberry blondes, or deep redheads but never brunettes. That's probably why he went for Donna, and the fact that she was the only other female besides Mrs. Forman to show Hyde any positive attention.

The women Hyde slept with were also averagely tall with large breasts, they also looked really skanky or extremely edgy. They weren't petite with small but perky breasts like Jackie. Except on occasion they weren't rich and even if they were rich they still looked skanky. They didn't have the type of class or grace Jackie possessed. This was just more evidence that Hyde shouldn't have a crush on Jackie. They didn't have anything in common, not even physically wise. At least when it came to Donna she had similar interests to him and she was his type. But there could be a mountain load of evidence of why Hyde shouldn't have a crush on the Princess of Point Place it still wouldn't change the fact that he did and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

There was a sudden burst of sound interrupting Hyde from his thoughts. He looked up to see his eccentric foreign friend dressed up as Willy Wonka.

"Hello everyone it is I, Willy Wonka give me your candy and whores." Fez said, trying to change his voice to match Willy Wonka from the movie but ultimately falling. Now all of the room had their attention on him "No, I'm just kidding it's really me, Fez. But, I will still take the candy and whores."

If Hyde didn't hang around Fez as much as he hung around Fez this would've been one of the weirdest things his friend has ever done. "Do I even wanna ask why you're dressed like that." Hyde snarked, focusing his attention back on the television.

Fez looked around at his comrades to see none of them dressed in the appropriate attire they said they would be dressed in. "Tell me you sons of bitches did not forget." The foreigner said.

"Forget what?" The charmed moron asked.

"Today is Halloween." The foreigner said, obviously trying to make them remember something that they weren't.

"So?" Hyde said, still having his attention to the screen. Fez looked shocked, "How could you idiots not remember my beautiful goddess's plan?"

"What plan?"

"The one Jackie has been talking about for two days."

Kelso, Eric, and Hyde all shared looks with each other, trying to remember what the hell Fez was going on about. Then it suddenly clicked in Hyde Oh shit, I completely forgot about that crap, the stoner thought. Kelso was the first one of three to speak "Oh yeah, I remember I really haven't been listening to Jackie lately."

"When do you ever listen to Jackie?" The stoner snarked.

"Yeah but this time I have a reason she looks super hot now." Kelso said.

Hyde rolled his eyes Seriously what does Jackie see in him?

"If you guys remember then why aren't you dressed?" The foreigner asked.

"What time is it?" Hyde asked.

"12:45." Eric responded

"And what time do we have to be ready?" Hyde asked.

"3:33" Fez answered.

"Exactly my point." Hyde said with his usual smug grin.

"What are you guys dressing up as." Fez said, sitting down on the lawn chair.

"Well, Donna and I are dressing up as Fred and Daphne."

"Oh you are so not Fred. If anything I'm Fred." Kelso said.

"Yeah Eric you are more like a Shaggy." The foreigner said.

"What? How am I a Shaggy and Kelso a Fred."

"Cause everyone knows that Fred's the most attractive guy in the bunch and well I'm clearly the most attractive guy in this bunch. Duh."

Back at the Burkhart's Residence, Jackie was fixing Donna's makeup. She had already fixed up Donna's hair; she had gotten rid of that horrendous wig and primped the redhead's actual hair to look like Daphne's. Her hair was currently in a retro style, it was a side part with a green headband and curls at the end. The copperhead was talking about her problems with her twitchy boyfriend. The two were in the center of Jackie's bed sitting across each other pretzel style.

"He is such a dillhole" The taller girl asked bluntly and closed her eyes.

"What he'd do?" Jackie asked as she applied eyeshadow to the ginger.

"Okay, so when we broke up. Eric went out with this chick and she was almost like the complete opposite of me but that doesn't matter. So we were hanging out in the basement and she came in and said she left her lip gloss in his room." The redhead explained.

"Oh my god." Jackie gasped in surprise and shock.

"That's not even the worst part. He casually said she should go get and led her to his room to go get it." The redhead explained still in anger.

"Okay, did he explain to you why it was there?"

"No, when I asked he said that it wasn't a big deal. When we first got back together he said when we broke up he went out with other girls but he never said if he had sex with them."

"Okay, what color was the lip gloss and was it scented?"

"What? How does that help me?"

"If it was clear with no scent or strawberry scent they definitely did it. But, if it was clear with cherry scent or if it was tinted with no scent then all they did was make out. If it's colored lip gloss with no scent, with scent, or clear with grape or apple scent then the least she gave him was a peck on the lips or cheek."

"How do you know all of this?"

"From my mom and from Micheal and me's break up."

"Speaking of Kelso, when are you guys getting back together? I don't think I can handle him looking or trying to touch my boobs for long."

Jackie rolled her eyes, Is that why she wants me to get back together with Micheal? You know what it doesn't matter because it's not gonna happen...Right?

"Micheal and I aren't getting back together." She said, finishing up her eyeshadow on the first eye.

"Sure you aren't." Donna said with sarcasm dripping from her voice. She'll come around, she has to. She can't be serious about this break up thing. Right?

"Back to the subject at hand, who was this girl anyways? She had to be really desperate to go out with a dorky string bean." Jackie said, appling the eyeshadow to the other eye.

"I think her name was Julie Smith, she's some cheerleader."

Oh my god, that was Julie's adorkable date Marie Lee put in Hallway Headlines. Julie spent all week talking about how cute and romantic he was and he said they couldn't go any further because his mind and heart wouldn't be in it. Major EWW, the tiny princess thought.

"They didn't do anything." Jackie said bluntly.

"How do you know?" Donna asked.

"Hallway Headlines and the cheerleading locker rooms."

"You read that crap, it's a disgrace to journalism."

"It's not crap and I'll have you know that Marie Lee puts her foot into finding her information. You just think it's crap because she doesn't report on your lumberjack things."

"Who cares if the quarterback isn't going out with a cheerleader?"

"I do, it's cheerleading politics." The petite princess said.

"Whatever midget." Donna said.

Jackie finished up the redhead's eyeshadow "Okay and open your eyes." she said handing the redhead her pink heart shaped cosmetic mirror. Donna took the mirror and examined herself.

"Wow this looks really good." The taller girl exclaimed.

"Of course it does."

"Way it to stay humble." Donna said, rolling her eyes.

"Anyways, I have a surprise for you." Jackie said, ignoring her friend's snide comment.

"Jackie please don't let it be another ABBA ticket." Donna grimaced at thought.

Jackie rolled her eyes and went to her closet taking something in a girly package out of her closet. She turnt to face the red haired girl "Unfortunately no"

She showed the package to the redhead "It's a costume." She said with a smile.

"You got me a costume?"

"Yeah like I said before I knew you couldn't be trusted with anything feminine. So when I saw this costume I just had to get for you so you wouldn't humiliate yourself out in public." She said placing the costume next to Donna.

"Umm.. thanks." Donna said. When did she go to the mall? Wait it's Jackie she's always at the mall, she thought.

"That's not even the best part I got you match shoes." Jackie held up the matching gogo boots (okay think of the ones Sarah Michelle Gellar had in the live action Scooby Doo)"I didn't know what size you were so I just got you the biggest pair they had."

"You want me to wear gogo boots that might not even be my right size?" The redhead asked.

"I know aren't they just the cutest." She said ignoring Donna's tone. "Go try them on." She said handing the boots to Donna and rushing her to the dressing screen.

"But Jackie,"

"No Donna, it's time to embrace your inner femininity." The petite cheerleader said, walking to sit on the foot of her bed

"Jackie I think this is too revealing." the redhead said from the dressing screen

"Jeez, Donna all your life you can't dress like a conservative lumberjack. Sometimes, it's good to look like a sexy and mature woman."

"Look, I just think the skirt is too short and the shirt is too tight."

"Donna, that's what you think not what you know."

"This skirt is way too short."

"If it bothers you that much just wear the tights that came with the costume."

"I guess it isn't that short."

Jackie smiled "Come out I wanna see how you look."

"Okay." The ginger said coming from the dressing screen.

Donna came out wearing a new Daphne costume in a long sleeve purple metallic lycra crop top with lavender trim with a matching high waisted mini skirt and green neck scarf. Jackie's smile grew wider if that was even physically possible she squealed and hopped up and down.

"Oh my god, you look like a girl!" The tiny cheerleader exclaimed

"Gee thanks." Donna said in a sarcastic tone.

Jackie rolled her eyes "Donna you can be a smart Nancy or you can come see how good you look." Jackie said, gesturing to her full body mirror.

Donna looked at herself in the mirror "Wow! I do look hot!"

"I know this is one of my most successful makeovers yet. You went from being a tacky lumberjack to a girly lumberjack"

"Thanks midget."

"Anytime, now all we have to do is work on that red hair."

Donna rolled her eyes.

After Donna had left Jackie started getting ready. She wouldn't let anyone see her new costume; it adds to the element of surprise at least that's what Pam had told her. She was now sitting at her vanity and doing her hair and listening to Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra. As Jackie was pampering herself herself a thought came to her mind: Why am I even doing this?

This was a question that came up in her mind only one time. She had to shake it off she couldn't have doubt now it was too late to have doubt. It was too late to back out and Burkhart's don't back out well at least Jackie Burkhart doesn't back out. So she gave herself tried to come up with answer: You're just having a good time with your friends on Halloween, while trying to get over your stupid ex boyfriend. What? She wasn't trying to get over Micheal because she was already over Micheal. She's just having a good time with her friends that's all. Nothing more and nothing less, she just wants to have a grand time with her comrades. She's not trying to get over anything or anyone.

Oh who was she kidding? She knew deep down that this was all an elaborate plot to get over Micheal or at least show everybody she's over Micheal. But, she couldn't admit that she wasn't over Micheal because every time she did that. She would also admit that she missed him then she would go back to him and she couldn't have that.

Her thoughts were disrupted by her room door opening. She turned around to see Pam with her hands behind her back coming into her room with a warm, motherly smile. This brightened up the room for Jackie it's been so long since she saw that smile.

"Hey butterfly, I just wanted to come in and give you something I saw in London."

That's where she was for months and she couldn't even bother to call? This thought angered Jackie and put her into the reality of the situation. This was her mother, an alcoholic, heartless, socialite who didn't give a crap about her daughter unless it could benefit her.

"I know I've been away for a long time and I'm so sorry." Pam said in a very sincere voice, as if she could read Jackie's thought process. She wanted to hug her mother and tell it was okay, that years of abandonment was okay. But, she couldn't because it was exactly that, years of abandonment.

This also wasn't the first time Pam said something along the lines of this, but it was always finished with "I'm sorry you felt that way, but you need to learn how to be more appreciative." That's exactly what Jackie was waiting for. She had already gotten her payment of guilt that was the trip to the mall and now she was waiting for Pam's infamous insincerely and insensitive apology.

"There are no excuses for my behavior and the way I've treated you. I'm just so sorry dear and I'm here to make it up to you."

Jackie was shocked to say the least, the only thing she could fathom out was "You're staying?"

Pam's smile grew and she nodded her head yes "I also want you to have this." She said as she released her hands from behind her back, revealing a small, white, rectangular box and handed it to Jackie.

The tiny cheerleader smiled and took the box and opened to see a rose gold necklace with a butterfly pendant plastered with diamonds. This was odd she never received more than one guilt gift from her parents and it wasn't even that extravagant. Of course the necklace was absolutely beautiful but it wasn't what Pam usually got for Jackie. It was simple and for once Jackie liked simple "Thanks it's beautiful."

"You're welcome, here let me put it on you." Pam said, gently taking the necklace from the box and putting it on the porcelain princess.

"Where did you get it?" Jackie asked.

"It's actually a family heirloom, your great grandmother had it as a present from your great great aunt." Pam said, picking up the hairbrush and brushing Jackie's hair with it. "It was really old and dusty when I found it so I fixed it up for you. It'll go great with your costume." The older blonde added.

Jackie's smile grew "Thanks mom." It's sentimental, the last time they gave me anything sentimental is when they told me I had to go to public school.

Pam smiled and walked to the door "Anytime butterfly." She said as she exited.

Jackie played with the butterfly pendant. This was a warning sign for Jackie this present could for one just be a genuine present which she highly doubted, be another guilt gift but guilt gifts never got this sentimental, or it could mean something really bad was just around the corner and this gift was just to soften the blow.

Jackie hoped it wasn't the last one, but knowing her mother it probably was. She just hoped it wasn't that bad.

Hello everyone, sorry for not updating. It's just that this chapter is really long and I'm just now starting school so it's a lot of stress. But nothing to worry about I'll still update. Make sure to review, Bye!