Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own any of the characters blah blah
blah. Oh yea cept for Mackenzie of course.
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Chapter 4 ~ Drama Queen
Hyde climbed out of Mackenzie's window early that morning while she was still asleep. The sun was just starting to come up and he seemed to be the only person awake in the entire world. Hyde crept across the lawn and snuck quietly into the basement. He was about to sneak back into his room when he heard someone clearing their throat behind him. He turned around to see Laurie standing behind him by the washing machine.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" She asked crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Good morning, demon spawn." Hyde sneered at her, and turned back around to go to his room.
"Won't mommy and daddy just love to hear about their favorite new son running all over town in the wee hours of the morning?" Laurie smiled brightly at him.
"Listen you evil little whore, keep your mouth shut," he turned and walked into his room. "That is when it's not full of dick." He added before disappearing.
"Ugh. What a little snot!" Laurie squeaked, and stomped up the stairs to wait for her parents to wake up so she could tell them about Hyde sneaking out.
Later that day the gang was once again gathered in the basement watching TV. 'The Match Game' was on and they took turns shouting out ridiculous answers. Suddenly they heard Red burst through the basement door.
"Steven!" He bellowed, coming down the stairs, "What kind of jackass do you think I am?"
Hyde stood up immediately, and everyone else looked on with amusement. "Sorry sir?"
"You think we wouldn't find out?"
"Find out about what exactly?" Hyde knew what he was talking about, but playing dumb was the only thing he could think to do. He couldn't very well tell him he was sleeping with Mackenzie last night and get them both in trouble.
"Don't play stupid, dumbass. About you sneaking out last night and gallivanting around town!" Mackenzie's ears perked up when she realized what Hyde was being yelled at for. She couldn't let him get in trouble; after all it was really her fault.
Hyde screamed at himself inside his head to think of something quick, all he could think of was to apologize, "I'm sorry, it'll, um, never happen again?" He tried.
Mackenzie knew he was in trouble and she stood up and ran around the couch to where Red and Hyde stood. "Um Mr. Forman, I need to talk to you." She said meekly. Hyde looked at her with warning eyes before he realized she couldn't see them through his glasses.
"Not now!" He yelled at her. Mackenzie's eyes grew big and her lower lip began to tremble. "Shit." Red cursed at himself for yelling at the poor girl. "Later." He said more calmly, waving his hand to dismiss her.
"But it's really important, I um, I know where Steven was last night." Hyde's mouth dropped along with everyone else's.
Red looked back and forth between Hyde and Mackenzie. "Alright," he finally said hesitantly.
Mackenzie pulled him over to the corner and began to whisper to him and the gang became instantly quiet, trying to hear what was being said. Then out of nowhere they saw Mackenzie burst into tears. Red put a hesitant arm around her and pleaded with her to stop crying. He looked at Donna for help, but Donna merely shrugged her shoulders. Red brought Mackenzie, who was still sobbing into her hands, past the gang, and upstairs.
"What in the hell was that?" Donna asked Hyde, whom everyone was now staring at.
"I have NO idea." He said honestly and sat back down barely able to breath. He was completely and totally lost.
The gang sat in silence and waited for Mackenzie to come back. Ten minuets later the basement door opened again and they heard Mackenzie thank Mr. and Mrs. Forman through heavy sobs. Then the door closed and Mackenzie walked down the stairs. Her eyes were red and her face still wet, but she was smiling from ear to ear.
The gang just stared at her as she plopped herself down onto the couch.
"What just happened?" Hyde asked.
"That, my friend, was ME saving YOUR ass." Mackenzie clarified, but everyone was still giving her blank looks so she continued to explain herself, "I just told him that my mom called last night and I got really upset so I went out to a bar, and that you tried to stop me but I wouldn't let you come. So I said you followed me, and when I got piss ass drunk and almost raped by a big scary biker you came to rescue me and brought me home. And of course I didn't want to be left alone so you stayed with me until I fell asleep." Mackenzie began to cry again, like she had before, "And please Mr. Forman, you just can't tell Uncle Bob, I just know he'll send me back home, please, please." Mackenzie reenacted her previous performance. She stopped crying and once again smiled brightly at everyone.
"You did what?" Hyde asked again.
"I saved you from being grounded for two months. So much for gratitude." She sat back and crossed her arms across her chest.
"Thanks.I think."
"Red bought that?" Eric asked incredulously.
"Of course, my presentation was flawless." Mackenzie said still all smiles, very proud of herself.
"I always knew you were faking when we were little!" Donna said, pointing at Mackenzie, realization evident on her face.
"Daddy was always completely oblivious."
"So what are you guys, REALLY, hiding?" Eric asked suspiciously.
"Nothing, I just figured Hyde could use some help, seeing as how ya'll found it entertaining. I, however need him for rides so he can't be grounded." Mackenzie covered nicely. Hyde was in awe.
"Oh my God, Mackenzie, you have to teach me how to cry like that!" Jackie squealed, pushing her way between and Mackenzie and Donna on the couch.
"Ok I promise, we'll like totally start tomorrow." Mackenzie said, her voice full of fake enthusiasm, though, as always, it went right over Jackie's head.
"Seriously? Daddy's stopped spoiling me since he started dating that awful woman." Jackie pouted
Mackenzie stifled a giggle and lifted three fingers, "Girl Scout's honor." She looked at Hyde who was staring at her. "Um if you guys will excuse me I need to talk to Hyde for a second." Mackenzie stood up and grabbed Hyde's hand, pulling him out the basement door.
"Those two need to just fuck already." Eric said and watched them walk out the door. They walked up the stairs still hand in hand and she led him into the driveway where they sat on the hood of Hyde's El Camino. The two sat in silence for couple of minutes, but it wasn't an awkward silence. Hyde pulled off his glasses and fidgeted with them in his hands. Mackenzie slid off the hood of the car and turned so she was standing in between Hyde's legs, facing him. "Well you gonna thank me?" She raised her eyebrows in anticipation.
Hyde stood up in front of her and she had to arch her neck to look into his eyes. "You didn't have to do that, and I still don't understand why you did, but thank you." He said seriously, moving his head a little closer to hers.
Mackenzie pushed away from him a little and turned around so her back was pressed against his body. His arms instinctively wrapped around her waist. Mackenzie turned her head to face his. "I actually wanted to, um, sort of thank you though."
"For." Once again Hyde was left confused by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie again turned so her whole body was facing his. She walked away from him, almost pacing before going on. Mackenzie leaned back onto the car next to him and Hyde twisted his body to face her but she turned her head and looked in the opposite direction. She went on, "You know, back home, even before my mom left, my friends were all I had. They took care of me." She paused and looked down at her hands, "And then they were ripped away from me with barely a warning. And, and, um, it truly meant a lot to me just to have you there last night."
Hyde was taken aback. He knew exactly what she was talking about but he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He just nodded his head and concentrated on her eyes, which were looking everywhere else besides at him.
"So um thanks." Mackenzie said finally looking him in the eyes, but only for a split second. She gave him a soft lingering kiss on his closed lips, before running back to Donna's backyard.
Hyde stood utterly disorientated for a minute, before shaking his head to wake himself up. He let out a sigh and walked back down to the basement.
After he left, Kitty and Red emerged from the garage, where they had seen and heard the entire conversation. "Awwww, that was so cute." Kitty cooed.
"Yea right. It's about time that moron got himself a girl." Red said and pulled his wife back into the house.
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Chapter 4 ~ Drama Queen
Hyde climbed out of Mackenzie's window early that morning while she was still asleep. The sun was just starting to come up and he seemed to be the only person awake in the entire world. Hyde crept across the lawn and snuck quietly into the basement. He was about to sneak back into his room when he heard someone clearing their throat behind him. He turned around to see Laurie standing behind him by the washing machine.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" She asked crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Good morning, demon spawn." Hyde sneered at her, and turned back around to go to his room.
"Won't mommy and daddy just love to hear about their favorite new son running all over town in the wee hours of the morning?" Laurie smiled brightly at him.
"Listen you evil little whore, keep your mouth shut," he turned and walked into his room. "That is when it's not full of dick." He added before disappearing.
"Ugh. What a little snot!" Laurie squeaked, and stomped up the stairs to wait for her parents to wake up so she could tell them about Hyde sneaking out.
Later that day the gang was once again gathered in the basement watching TV. 'The Match Game' was on and they took turns shouting out ridiculous answers. Suddenly they heard Red burst through the basement door.
"Steven!" He bellowed, coming down the stairs, "What kind of jackass do you think I am?"
Hyde stood up immediately, and everyone else looked on with amusement. "Sorry sir?"
"You think we wouldn't find out?"
"Find out about what exactly?" Hyde knew what he was talking about, but playing dumb was the only thing he could think to do. He couldn't very well tell him he was sleeping with Mackenzie last night and get them both in trouble.
"Don't play stupid, dumbass. About you sneaking out last night and gallivanting around town!" Mackenzie's ears perked up when she realized what Hyde was being yelled at for. She couldn't let him get in trouble; after all it was really her fault.
Hyde screamed at himself inside his head to think of something quick, all he could think of was to apologize, "I'm sorry, it'll, um, never happen again?" He tried.
Mackenzie knew he was in trouble and she stood up and ran around the couch to where Red and Hyde stood. "Um Mr. Forman, I need to talk to you." She said meekly. Hyde looked at her with warning eyes before he realized she couldn't see them through his glasses.
"Not now!" He yelled at her. Mackenzie's eyes grew big and her lower lip began to tremble. "Shit." Red cursed at himself for yelling at the poor girl. "Later." He said more calmly, waving his hand to dismiss her.
"But it's really important, I um, I know where Steven was last night." Hyde's mouth dropped along with everyone else's.
Red looked back and forth between Hyde and Mackenzie. "Alright," he finally said hesitantly.
Mackenzie pulled him over to the corner and began to whisper to him and the gang became instantly quiet, trying to hear what was being said. Then out of nowhere they saw Mackenzie burst into tears. Red put a hesitant arm around her and pleaded with her to stop crying. He looked at Donna for help, but Donna merely shrugged her shoulders. Red brought Mackenzie, who was still sobbing into her hands, past the gang, and upstairs.
"What in the hell was that?" Donna asked Hyde, whom everyone was now staring at.
"I have NO idea." He said honestly and sat back down barely able to breath. He was completely and totally lost.
The gang sat in silence and waited for Mackenzie to come back. Ten minuets later the basement door opened again and they heard Mackenzie thank Mr. and Mrs. Forman through heavy sobs. Then the door closed and Mackenzie walked down the stairs. Her eyes were red and her face still wet, but she was smiling from ear to ear.
The gang just stared at her as she plopped herself down onto the couch.
"What just happened?" Hyde asked.
"That, my friend, was ME saving YOUR ass." Mackenzie clarified, but everyone was still giving her blank looks so she continued to explain herself, "I just told him that my mom called last night and I got really upset so I went out to a bar, and that you tried to stop me but I wouldn't let you come. So I said you followed me, and when I got piss ass drunk and almost raped by a big scary biker you came to rescue me and brought me home. And of course I didn't want to be left alone so you stayed with me until I fell asleep." Mackenzie began to cry again, like she had before, "And please Mr. Forman, you just can't tell Uncle Bob, I just know he'll send me back home, please, please." Mackenzie reenacted her previous performance. She stopped crying and once again smiled brightly at everyone.
"You did what?" Hyde asked again.
"I saved you from being grounded for two months. So much for gratitude." She sat back and crossed her arms across her chest.
"Thanks.I think."
"Red bought that?" Eric asked incredulously.
"Of course, my presentation was flawless." Mackenzie said still all smiles, very proud of herself.
"I always knew you were faking when we were little!" Donna said, pointing at Mackenzie, realization evident on her face.
"Daddy was always completely oblivious."
"So what are you guys, REALLY, hiding?" Eric asked suspiciously.
"Nothing, I just figured Hyde could use some help, seeing as how ya'll found it entertaining. I, however need him for rides so he can't be grounded." Mackenzie covered nicely. Hyde was in awe.
"Oh my God, Mackenzie, you have to teach me how to cry like that!" Jackie squealed, pushing her way between and Mackenzie and Donna on the couch.
"Ok I promise, we'll like totally start tomorrow." Mackenzie said, her voice full of fake enthusiasm, though, as always, it went right over Jackie's head.
"Seriously? Daddy's stopped spoiling me since he started dating that awful woman." Jackie pouted
Mackenzie stifled a giggle and lifted three fingers, "Girl Scout's honor." She looked at Hyde who was staring at her. "Um if you guys will excuse me I need to talk to Hyde for a second." Mackenzie stood up and grabbed Hyde's hand, pulling him out the basement door.
"Those two need to just fuck already." Eric said and watched them walk out the door. They walked up the stairs still hand in hand and she led him into the driveway where they sat on the hood of Hyde's El Camino. The two sat in silence for couple of minutes, but it wasn't an awkward silence. Hyde pulled off his glasses and fidgeted with them in his hands. Mackenzie slid off the hood of the car and turned so she was standing in between Hyde's legs, facing him. "Well you gonna thank me?" She raised her eyebrows in anticipation.
Hyde stood up in front of her and she had to arch her neck to look into his eyes. "You didn't have to do that, and I still don't understand why you did, but thank you." He said seriously, moving his head a little closer to hers.
Mackenzie pushed away from him a little and turned around so her back was pressed against his body. His arms instinctively wrapped around her waist. Mackenzie turned her head to face his. "I actually wanted to, um, sort of thank you though."
"For." Once again Hyde was left confused by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie again turned so her whole body was facing his. She walked away from him, almost pacing before going on. Mackenzie leaned back onto the car next to him and Hyde twisted his body to face her but she turned her head and looked in the opposite direction. She went on, "You know, back home, even before my mom left, my friends were all I had. They took care of me." She paused and looked down at her hands, "And then they were ripped away from me with barely a warning. And, and, um, it truly meant a lot to me just to have you there last night."
Hyde was taken aback. He knew exactly what she was talking about but he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He just nodded his head and concentrated on her eyes, which were looking everywhere else besides at him.
"So um thanks." Mackenzie said finally looking him in the eyes, but only for a split second. She gave him a soft lingering kiss on his closed lips, before running back to Donna's backyard.
Hyde stood utterly disorientated for a minute, before shaking his head to wake himself up. He let out a sigh and walked back down to the basement.
After he left, Kitty and Red emerged from the garage, where they had seen and heard the entire conversation. "Awwww, that was so cute." Kitty cooed.
"Yea right. It's about time that moron got himself a girl." Red said and pulled his wife back into the house.