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"Maybe if we're really quiet, he'll think we left and go away." Jackie whispered as Kelso continued to bang on her bedroom door.
"Good idea, Jackie. I'm sure he's already forgotten that your mom told him we were in here. Maybe he thinks we climbed out the window." Hyde rolled his eyes and turned back to the door.
"Ok, fine," Jackie walked past Hyde to the door and placed her hand on the knob, "but let me do the talking".
"That'll happen." Hyde said, mostly to himself, as she opened the door. Kelso marched in angrily and turned to face Jackie and Hyde.
"Michael!" Jackie said calmly, closing the door behind him. "What a nice surprise. What are you doing here?"
"Well, Jackie," Kelso said becoming increasingly agitated with each syllable, "I am here to kill Hyde. Now, you may want to move out of the way so you don't get dirty."
While Kelso prepared to beat Hyde to a pulp, Eric, Donna, and Fez arrived at Jackie's. After being let in by Jackie's mom, they headed upstairs and stood outside her bedroom door.
"I do not hear anything." Fez said, pressing his ear to the door. "Perhaps they are all dead. That is sad. Our friends are dead."
"They're not dead," said Eric, shaking his head. "Unless...maybe they are dead. Kelso could have gone crazy and killed Hyde and Jackie, then accidentally killed himself. He is clumsy, you know." Eric's eyes widened as he stared at Donna and Fez.
"Ok, Colombo, way to solve the mystery." Donna pushed past Fez and Eric and put her ear to the door. "Wait, I hear something."
"You're not going to kill me." Hyde said to Kelso inside Jackie's room.
"Yes, I am!" Kelso yelled back.
"No, you're not." Hyde said calmly.
"Well, ok, I'm not...but I want to." Kelso put his fists down. "How long has this been going on? What the hell is this anyway?"
"Look, man, Jackie fell in love with me. I am pretty damn irresistible." Hyde smiled.
"No, no, no. Steven is the one who loves me." Jackie glared at Hyde. "I don't know why he keeps lying to himself."
"Wait a minute...you two love each other?" asked Kelso in amazement.
"Yes..NO!" Jackie and Hyde screamed in unison, more to each other than Kelso.
Outside the door, Fez asked, "Donna, what is going on? I can not take this suspense." He began biting his nails nervously.
"It's hard to hear through the door, but it sounded like Kelso said he had a dove for a mother. Then, I definitely heard Jackie and Hyde say no. I know Kelso's dumb and all, but I really thought he'd be able to tell the difference between his mom and a bird." Donna looked back at Eric and Fez.
"Donna, step away from the door." Eric stated in a commanding voice. "You are fired from the eavesdropping job. And, furthermore, I'd see a doctor about that hearing."
Donna moved away, but gave Eric a look that even Fez could interpret. "Ooh, no sex for you." Fez shook his head while looking at Eric. Turning to Donna, he said, "Donna, you may use Fez for all your sexual needs."
"Thanks, Fez, but I think I'll be ok. Besides, Eric isn't always a dumbass." She pushed Eric towards the door, "Now, wonder ears, find out what's happening."
Kelso sat down on the bed and stared at Jackie and Hyde. "Ok, no need to yell. Nothing is wrong with my hearing."
"Kelso wants to get an earring!" said a surprised Eric outside the door. Both Donna and Fez squeezed themselves in beside Eric so they could hear too.
Inside, Jackie said, "Michael, this really just happened out of the blue. It was a few weeks after you and Donna left, and Steven invited me.." She was cut off.
"I swear to God, if you say I was shaking it to Abba again, Kelso won't be the only potential murderer." Hyde interrupted her. "Kelso, man, the point is, that while I do enjoy seeing your life messed up, I would never do anything to mess it up." He then added, "Well, I would, but nothing serious like this."
"Yeah, Michael." Jackie walked over to Kelso. "It's not like this happened on purpose. I just felt bad for Steven. He has trouble with girls. If I leave him now he'll be crushed and alone."
Hyde stared blankly at Jackie. Turning back to Kelso, he said, "I've underestimated you, Kelso. I don't know how you put up with her crap for so long. I would have run away to California like a scared baby too, man."
Kelso looked from Jackie to Hyde. Suddenly, his face broke out into a large grin "Burn! She burned you, Hyde." As quickly as the grin appeared, it went away again. In what was a rare occasion, Kelso looked like he was in deep, serious thought.
Hyde and Jackie stared at each other looking worried. "Michael, are you ok?" Jackie put her hand on his shoulder.
Kelso looked up at her. "I guess if you're going to be with someone else, it might as well be Hyde. I mean, you could do worse." He paused for a moment. "I really did love you."
"I know, Michael, me too," she smiled at him.
Kelso got up and walked over to Hyde. "Treat her right, or I'll break your face," he said.
"Yeah, I doubt that, but I will, man." Hyde reached over and gave Kelso a punch on the arm. "Friends?" he asked.
Kelso looked at him for a minute. "Yeah, I could never stay mad at you, you big, hairy, anti-government orphan." Kelso smiled and gave Hyde a big hug. "Now, let's head over to the Hub and find me a girl. I need some lovin'!" Kelso walked over to the door as Hyde put his arm around Jackie's shoulders, and she slipped her arm around his waist. Kelso opened the door and stepped back quickly as Donna, Eric, and Fez tumbled to the ground.
Jackie, Hyde, and Kelso stared at them. "Uh, guys," Hyde said. "Rule number one of eavesdropping - don't lean against the door."
After slapping Eric and Fez on their heads, Donna stood up. "Eavesdropping? We weren't eavesdropping. It's a custom in Fez's country to push against the door of a room that your friends are in. It means you're, uh, wishing them happiness, right Fez?"
Picking himself off the ground, Fez stared at her angrily. "Ouch, my head hurts, so screw you!"
Eric also stood up as Donna turned to look at him for the answer. Rubbing the back of his head and looking at Hyde, Jackie, and Kelso, Eric swallowed and said "We were eavesdropping. It was Donna's idea. Now, what's this about an earring, Kelso?"
Donna slapped Eric on the arm. "There's my sweet girl," he responded. "It looks to me like this is a room of love right here. Just a bunch of friends. Happy friends. Let's get the hell out of here, before Donna hits me again."
Donna hit Eric on the arm again. Turning to Kelso, Jackie, and Hyde, she said, "Seriously, is everything ok with, um, everything?"
"We're all alright, Donna. But I still need some lovin'. Let's go!" Kelso said as he left the room.
"Fez also needs the loving," said Fez following closely behind him.
"See, Donna, all you need is love." Eric said putting his arm around her and leading out of the room.
Jackie and Hyde started to leave too, but Hyde stopped and looked back at the bed. "You know, I believe we were in the middle of something before Kelso showed up. We were lying on the bed..." he trailed off.
"Yeah, and then you jumped up and wanted to run to Eric's to talk to Kelso like a, what were the words you used, scared baby?" Jackie smiled at him and then gave him a kiss. "Besides, we will have plenty of time for that later."
"We better." Hyde said. "After having to put up with all your crap, I deserve it." He smiled back at her and gave her another kiss as they walked out of the room to join their friends.
"Maybe if we're really quiet, he'll think we left and go away." Jackie whispered as Kelso continued to bang on her bedroom door.
"Good idea, Jackie. I'm sure he's already forgotten that your mom told him we were in here. Maybe he thinks we climbed out the window." Hyde rolled his eyes and turned back to the door.
"Ok, fine," Jackie walked past Hyde to the door and placed her hand on the knob, "but let me do the talking".
"That'll happen." Hyde said, mostly to himself, as she opened the door. Kelso marched in angrily and turned to face Jackie and Hyde.
"Michael!" Jackie said calmly, closing the door behind him. "What a nice surprise. What are you doing here?"
"Well, Jackie," Kelso said becoming increasingly agitated with each syllable, "I am here to kill Hyde. Now, you may want to move out of the way so you don't get dirty."
While Kelso prepared to beat Hyde to a pulp, Eric, Donna, and Fez arrived at Jackie's. After being let in by Jackie's mom, they headed upstairs and stood outside her bedroom door.
"I do not hear anything." Fez said, pressing his ear to the door. "Perhaps they are all dead. That is sad. Our friends are dead."
"They're not dead," said Eric, shaking his head. "Unless...maybe they are dead. Kelso could have gone crazy and killed Hyde and Jackie, then accidentally killed himself. He is clumsy, you know." Eric's eyes widened as he stared at Donna and Fez.
"Ok, Colombo, way to solve the mystery." Donna pushed past Fez and Eric and put her ear to the door. "Wait, I hear something."
"You're not going to kill me." Hyde said to Kelso inside Jackie's room.
"Yes, I am!" Kelso yelled back.
"No, you're not." Hyde said calmly.
"Well, ok, I'm not...but I want to." Kelso put his fists down. "How long has this been going on? What the hell is this anyway?"
"Look, man, Jackie fell in love with me. I am pretty damn irresistible." Hyde smiled.
"No, no, no. Steven is the one who loves me." Jackie glared at Hyde. "I don't know why he keeps lying to himself."
"Wait a minute...you two love each other?" asked Kelso in amazement.
"Yes..NO!" Jackie and Hyde screamed in unison, more to each other than Kelso.
Outside the door, Fez asked, "Donna, what is going on? I can not take this suspense." He began biting his nails nervously.
"It's hard to hear through the door, but it sounded like Kelso said he had a dove for a mother. Then, I definitely heard Jackie and Hyde say no. I know Kelso's dumb and all, but I really thought he'd be able to tell the difference between his mom and a bird." Donna looked back at Eric and Fez.
"Donna, step away from the door." Eric stated in a commanding voice. "You are fired from the eavesdropping job. And, furthermore, I'd see a doctor about that hearing."
Donna moved away, but gave Eric a look that even Fez could interpret. "Ooh, no sex for you." Fez shook his head while looking at Eric. Turning to Donna, he said, "Donna, you may use Fez for all your sexual needs."
"Thanks, Fez, but I think I'll be ok. Besides, Eric isn't always a dumbass." She pushed Eric towards the door, "Now, wonder ears, find out what's happening."
Kelso sat down on the bed and stared at Jackie and Hyde. "Ok, no need to yell. Nothing is wrong with my hearing."
"Kelso wants to get an earring!" said a surprised Eric outside the door. Both Donna and Fez squeezed themselves in beside Eric so they could hear too.
Inside, Jackie said, "Michael, this really just happened out of the blue. It was a few weeks after you and Donna left, and Steven invited me.." She was cut off.
"I swear to God, if you say I was shaking it to Abba again, Kelso won't be the only potential murderer." Hyde interrupted her. "Kelso, man, the point is, that while I do enjoy seeing your life messed up, I would never do anything to mess it up." He then added, "Well, I would, but nothing serious like this."
"Yeah, Michael." Jackie walked over to Kelso. "It's not like this happened on purpose. I just felt bad for Steven. He has trouble with girls. If I leave him now he'll be crushed and alone."
Hyde stared blankly at Jackie. Turning back to Kelso, he said, "I've underestimated you, Kelso. I don't know how you put up with her crap for so long. I would have run away to California like a scared baby too, man."
Kelso looked from Jackie to Hyde. Suddenly, his face broke out into a large grin "Burn! She burned you, Hyde." As quickly as the grin appeared, it went away again. In what was a rare occasion, Kelso looked like he was in deep, serious thought.
Hyde and Jackie stared at each other looking worried. "Michael, are you ok?" Jackie put her hand on his shoulder.
Kelso looked up at her. "I guess if you're going to be with someone else, it might as well be Hyde. I mean, you could do worse." He paused for a moment. "I really did love you."
"I know, Michael, me too," she smiled at him.
Kelso got up and walked over to Hyde. "Treat her right, or I'll break your face," he said.
"Yeah, I doubt that, but I will, man." Hyde reached over and gave Kelso a punch on the arm. "Friends?" he asked.
Kelso looked at him for a minute. "Yeah, I could never stay mad at you, you big, hairy, anti-government orphan." Kelso smiled and gave Hyde a big hug. "Now, let's head over to the Hub and find me a girl. I need some lovin'!" Kelso walked over to the door as Hyde put his arm around Jackie's shoulders, and she slipped her arm around his waist. Kelso opened the door and stepped back quickly as Donna, Eric, and Fez tumbled to the ground.
Jackie, Hyde, and Kelso stared at them. "Uh, guys," Hyde said. "Rule number one of eavesdropping - don't lean against the door."
After slapping Eric and Fez on their heads, Donna stood up. "Eavesdropping? We weren't eavesdropping. It's a custom in Fez's country to push against the door of a room that your friends are in. It means you're, uh, wishing them happiness, right Fez?"
Picking himself off the ground, Fez stared at her angrily. "Ouch, my head hurts, so screw you!"
Eric also stood up as Donna turned to look at him for the answer. Rubbing the back of his head and looking at Hyde, Jackie, and Kelso, Eric swallowed and said "We were eavesdropping. It was Donna's idea. Now, what's this about an earring, Kelso?"
Donna slapped Eric on the arm. "There's my sweet girl," he responded. "It looks to me like this is a room of love right here. Just a bunch of friends. Happy friends. Let's get the hell out of here, before Donna hits me again."
Donna hit Eric on the arm again. Turning to Kelso, Jackie, and Hyde, she said, "Seriously, is everything ok with, um, everything?"
"We're all alright, Donna. But I still need some lovin'. Let's go!" Kelso said as he left the room.
"Fez also needs the loving," said Fez following closely behind him.
"See, Donna, all you need is love." Eric said putting his arm around her and leading out of the room.
Jackie and Hyde started to leave too, but Hyde stopped and looked back at the bed. "You know, I believe we were in the middle of something before Kelso showed up. We were lying on the bed..." he trailed off.
"Yeah, and then you jumped up and wanted to run to Eric's to talk to Kelso like a, what were the words you used, scared baby?" Jackie smiled at him and then gave him a kiss. "Besides, we will have plenty of time for that later."
"We better." Hyde said. "After having to put up with all your crap, I deserve it." He smiled back at her and gave her another kiss as they walked out of the room to join their friends.