Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own any of the characters blah blah
blah. Oh yea cept for Mackenzie of course.
You people have to REVIEW!
Oh yea, for all intensive purposes we're just going to pretend that the seniors in Dazed and Confused are the same graduating class as everyone in That 70's show.
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Chapter 12~ GOODBYE WISCONSIS!
It was the last day of school and everyone- minus Mackenzie, Jackie, who were still at school and Kelso who had been voted to go pick them up- were hanging around in the basement, waiting for the end of the year parties to start. They sat discussing which parties to attend when Jackie and Kelso made their normal appearance.
"Michael, I don't care if the Pope said that you're a genius. I still say you're a moron." Jackie yelled throwing her hands up in frustration, and sitting on the couch next the Donna.
"See, Jackie, this is exactly what I'm talking about. You're always putting me down." Kelso pointed an accusing finger at Jackie and walked over to the dryer.
"Shut your pie hole, man. You sound like a chick." Hyde said crossing his arms in front of his chest. Eric and Donna nodded their heads in agreement. Donna noticed as Hyde scanned the room for Mackenzie.
"Jackie, where's Mac?" He asked after Mackenzie failed to make an appearance. Highly unlike her, as she was always surrounded by other people.
"Oh, yea, I forgot. She wants you to go meet her in her room, something about going to pack." Hyde gave a quizzical look at Jackie but got up and headed towards the door. "Oh, wait Hyde," Jackie threw a crumpled up paper at him. "Give this to Mackenzie." Hyde nodded and left, closing the door behind him. Once outside Hyde opened the crumbled paper to see what it was. Sean, one of the guys from the basketball team, had written her a note instructing her to be ready at 5 so he could take her out.
Hyde rolled the ball back into a little ball between his hands before throwing it over his shoulder as he continued walking to see Mackenzie.
Hyde walked up the stairs to Mackenzie's bedroom, and already he could hear "Jim Dandy" blaring from behind her door. He knocked lightly on her door- though he knew she wouldn't be able to hear him considering the volume of her music- before pushing it open.
Mackenzie was sitting in the middle of her room kneeling beside a half empty duffle bag with a circle of clothes around her. Hyde leaned against the doorframe, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked on amused, while Mackenzie sang along, loudly, with the music.
She turned around to get a shirt that was laying on the floor behind her, when she saw Hyde standing at her door. He cocked an eyebrow at her giving her a questioning look. She smiled broadly at him and stood up before flinging herself at him and kissing him on the cheek. "I'm leaving!" she yelled excitedly, and jumped up and down in front of him.
Hyde gulped hard, "Wh-what do you mean you're leaving?" He took a step towards her and grabbed either of her elbows gently.
Mackenzie stepped back as well, a little uneasy about Hyde's response. "Bus leaves at 4. I have half an hour to pack and get out of here. Come on help me pack"
Hyde shook his head and sat down on the bed. Mackenzie went to turn down the music and then sat next to him. "No." He said a bit forcefully. It was funny though, because in his head was a whirl of about a thousand refined words he wanted to tell her to make her stay and all that he could say was a stupid, 'no.'
Mackenzie looked at him from the corner of her eye. He sounded like her father. "No? Really? Hum, because I could have sworn I really wanted to go. And guess what. I am. And you telling me no, really isn't going to stop me." Her words were harsh and sent chills down Hyde's spine.
"Fine, leave." Hyde stood up and walked out the room. He rushed down the stairs and headed towards the basement.
Mackenzie sighed and rolled her eyes. Slowly she stood, wading through the clothes on the floor, and then headed down to the basement.
Hyde stormed into the basement and went straight to him room. The gang stared wide-eyed as Hyde blew past them. "Hey, man, where's Mac?" Eric asked, innocently enough, even though he knew he should have known better.
"How the hell should I know? I'm not her keeper. Apparently I'm shit anyway. God forbid I care about her or anything. I'm just a little piece of." Hyde went on as he walked into his room, and the gang resumed what they were doing, namely watching TV. Suddenly Hyde stomped back into the room. "She's leaving." He said simply. They all looked at him blankly. "Mackenzie, you goobs. She's leaving. Today!"
"No, shit. Jesus, Hyde, she's only been talking about leaving since she got here. What'd you expect?" Jackie said, filing her nails.
Hyde sat down and rubbed his hands over his face, "I don't know, maybe she'd change her mind or something."
Mackenzie slowly opened the basement door and stepped inside. She kept the door open in her hands behind her back, and played with the knob, turning it back and forth. She looked around the room and smiled meekly. "Hey guys." Donna stood up, as did Eric. They both shook their heads as they walked past but when no one followed suit they turned back around. "Come along." Donna said giving an exasperated sigh. Still no one moved. "NOW!" she demanded. They all got up slowly and began to walk out the door.
Jackie walked by first, "Now look, you got him all mopey, like he's not moody enough as it is." She hugged Mackenzie and walked out the door.
Kelso was next, "You know you could have taken the higher, better looking road. If you change your mind, I'll clear out the back of the van for ya." He winked and followed behind Jackie.
Fez looked sadly at Mackenzie, "I am going to miss your sweet behind." He too walked out the door and up the stairs.
Mackenzie rolled her eyes. "Christ guys, I'm only going for like two weeks. It's not like I'm dying." She hollered up the stairs after them, "Quit acting like pussies!"
"Come find me after you're done. We need to have a little chat." Donna put her hand on Mackenzie's upper arm, and pulled Eric out of the basement.
Mackenzie waved to Donna and Eric before closing the door, though she continued to play with the doorknob behind her back. "Missed my bus." She said softly.
"Sorry," Hyde said, barely above a whisper.
"I was thinking, and, I think you should drive down with me. I mean it's a couple day drive but you'd get to meet everyone. And we wouldn't be gone for long, just a week or two. And you wouldn't have to worry about me abandoning you or anything like that." Mackenzie paused for a breath and looked eagerly at him.
Hyde looked weary but after a few moments of deliberation stood up and smiled at Mackenzie. "You realize, of course, I'm not letting you off the hook that easy. You're paying for gas." He wagged a finger at her.
Mackenzie squealed and jumped into Hyde's arms. "You're the bestest Hyde ever!" He spun her around and then placed her down, back on her feet. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm gonna go tell Donna." Mackenzie ran out the door.
Hyde sighed and sat down. He put his hands in his face and rubbed his head. "Oh Christ, what the hell am I doing?"
That night Hyde carried Mackenzie bag out to the El Camino. They had already said their good-byes, failing to mention their departure to Red, although Kitty knew about it. Hyde got in the car and Mackenzie smiled brightly at him. "Ready?"
Mackenzie nodded her head 'yes' and squeaked, "You're the greatest! I LOVE YOU!" Even Mackenzie gasped at her own words. She must have the dreaded "L" word a million times to her friends, and she hadn't even thought about what she was saying until after it came out of her mouth. It sounded weird.
Hyde stared straightforward and peeled out of the driveway. "We're out of here!"
You people have to REVIEW!
Oh yea, for all intensive purposes we're just going to pretend that the seniors in Dazed and Confused are the same graduating class as everyone in That 70's show.
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Chapter 12~ GOODBYE WISCONSIS!
It was the last day of school and everyone- minus Mackenzie, Jackie, who were still at school and Kelso who had been voted to go pick them up- were hanging around in the basement, waiting for the end of the year parties to start. They sat discussing which parties to attend when Jackie and Kelso made their normal appearance.
"Michael, I don't care if the Pope said that you're a genius. I still say you're a moron." Jackie yelled throwing her hands up in frustration, and sitting on the couch next the Donna.
"See, Jackie, this is exactly what I'm talking about. You're always putting me down." Kelso pointed an accusing finger at Jackie and walked over to the dryer.
"Shut your pie hole, man. You sound like a chick." Hyde said crossing his arms in front of his chest. Eric and Donna nodded their heads in agreement. Donna noticed as Hyde scanned the room for Mackenzie.
"Jackie, where's Mac?" He asked after Mackenzie failed to make an appearance. Highly unlike her, as she was always surrounded by other people.
"Oh, yea, I forgot. She wants you to go meet her in her room, something about going to pack." Hyde gave a quizzical look at Jackie but got up and headed towards the door. "Oh, wait Hyde," Jackie threw a crumpled up paper at him. "Give this to Mackenzie." Hyde nodded and left, closing the door behind him. Once outside Hyde opened the crumbled paper to see what it was. Sean, one of the guys from the basketball team, had written her a note instructing her to be ready at 5 so he could take her out.
Hyde rolled the ball back into a little ball between his hands before throwing it over his shoulder as he continued walking to see Mackenzie.
Hyde walked up the stairs to Mackenzie's bedroom, and already he could hear "Jim Dandy" blaring from behind her door. He knocked lightly on her door- though he knew she wouldn't be able to hear him considering the volume of her music- before pushing it open.
Mackenzie was sitting in the middle of her room kneeling beside a half empty duffle bag with a circle of clothes around her. Hyde leaned against the doorframe, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and looked on amused, while Mackenzie sang along, loudly, with the music.
She turned around to get a shirt that was laying on the floor behind her, when she saw Hyde standing at her door. He cocked an eyebrow at her giving her a questioning look. She smiled broadly at him and stood up before flinging herself at him and kissing him on the cheek. "I'm leaving!" she yelled excitedly, and jumped up and down in front of him.
Hyde gulped hard, "Wh-what do you mean you're leaving?" He took a step towards her and grabbed either of her elbows gently.
Mackenzie stepped back as well, a little uneasy about Hyde's response. "Bus leaves at 4. I have half an hour to pack and get out of here. Come on help me pack"
Hyde shook his head and sat down on the bed. Mackenzie went to turn down the music and then sat next to him. "No." He said a bit forcefully. It was funny though, because in his head was a whirl of about a thousand refined words he wanted to tell her to make her stay and all that he could say was a stupid, 'no.'
Mackenzie looked at him from the corner of her eye. He sounded like her father. "No? Really? Hum, because I could have sworn I really wanted to go. And guess what. I am. And you telling me no, really isn't going to stop me." Her words were harsh and sent chills down Hyde's spine.
"Fine, leave." Hyde stood up and walked out the room. He rushed down the stairs and headed towards the basement.
Mackenzie sighed and rolled her eyes. Slowly she stood, wading through the clothes on the floor, and then headed down to the basement.
Hyde stormed into the basement and went straight to him room. The gang stared wide-eyed as Hyde blew past them. "Hey, man, where's Mac?" Eric asked, innocently enough, even though he knew he should have known better.
"How the hell should I know? I'm not her keeper. Apparently I'm shit anyway. God forbid I care about her or anything. I'm just a little piece of." Hyde went on as he walked into his room, and the gang resumed what they were doing, namely watching TV. Suddenly Hyde stomped back into the room. "She's leaving." He said simply. They all looked at him blankly. "Mackenzie, you goobs. She's leaving. Today!"
"No, shit. Jesus, Hyde, she's only been talking about leaving since she got here. What'd you expect?" Jackie said, filing her nails.
Hyde sat down and rubbed his hands over his face, "I don't know, maybe she'd change her mind or something."
Mackenzie slowly opened the basement door and stepped inside. She kept the door open in her hands behind her back, and played with the knob, turning it back and forth. She looked around the room and smiled meekly. "Hey guys." Donna stood up, as did Eric. They both shook their heads as they walked past but when no one followed suit they turned back around. "Come along." Donna said giving an exasperated sigh. Still no one moved. "NOW!" she demanded. They all got up slowly and began to walk out the door.
Jackie walked by first, "Now look, you got him all mopey, like he's not moody enough as it is." She hugged Mackenzie and walked out the door.
Kelso was next, "You know you could have taken the higher, better looking road. If you change your mind, I'll clear out the back of the van for ya." He winked and followed behind Jackie.
Fez looked sadly at Mackenzie, "I am going to miss your sweet behind." He too walked out the door and up the stairs.
Mackenzie rolled her eyes. "Christ guys, I'm only going for like two weeks. It's not like I'm dying." She hollered up the stairs after them, "Quit acting like pussies!"
"Come find me after you're done. We need to have a little chat." Donna put her hand on Mackenzie's upper arm, and pulled Eric out of the basement.
Mackenzie waved to Donna and Eric before closing the door, though she continued to play with the doorknob behind her back. "Missed my bus." She said softly.
"Sorry," Hyde said, barely above a whisper.
"I was thinking, and, I think you should drive down with me. I mean it's a couple day drive but you'd get to meet everyone. And we wouldn't be gone for long, just a week or two. And you wouldn't have to worry about me abandoning you or anything like that." Mackenzie paused for a breath and looked eagerly at him.
Hyde looked weary but after a few moments of deliberation stood up and smiled at Mackenzie. "You realize, of course, I'm not letting you off the hook that easy. You're paying for gas." He wagged a finger at her.
Mackenzie squealed and jumped into Hyde's arms. "You're the bestest Hyde ever!" He spun her around and then placed her down, back on her feet. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm gonna go tell Donna." Mackenzie ran out the door.
Hyde sighed and sat down. He put his hands in his face and rubbed his head. "Oh Christ, what the hell am I doing?"
That night Hyde carried Mackenzie bag out to the El Camino. They had already said their good-byes, failing to mention their departure to Red, although Kitty knew about it. Hyde got in the car and Mackenzie smiled brightly at him. "Ready?"
Mackenzie nodded her head 'yes' and squeaked, "You're the greatest! I LOVE YOU!" Even Mackenzie gasped at her own words. She must have the dreaded "L" word a million times to her friends, and she hadn't even thought about what she was saying until after it came out of her mouth. It sounded weird.
Hyde stared straightforward and peeled out of the driveway. "We're out of here!"