CHAPTER TWO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few days later*~~~~~~~~~~
Donna was in the bathroom braiding her hair; Eric was suppose to pick her up in ten minutes. They were going home to Point Place for Bob's birthday. She accidentally left the bathroom door slightly ajar and she could he Jackie and Hyde arguing in the other room.
"Jackie, we are NOT watching West Side Story AGAIN!"
'Again?' Donna giggled as she continued braiding.
"Come on Steven! You said you liked it!"
"No I didn't. Now give me the remote!"
"No!"
Donna peeked out around the door. Hyde and Jackie were wrestling on the couch. She had her arm outstretched, trying to keep the remote just out of his reach.
"That's it!" Hyde said as he started tickling her.
"Ahhhhhhh! No fair!"
"All right you two," Donna said as she emerged from the bathroom. "Break it up!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon, on the way to Point Place*~~~~~~~~~~
Donna was looking out the passenger's window of the vista cruiser.
"We're almost there," Eric said as he pulled off the highway.
"I can't believe my dad is having his birthday party at the roller disco. I mean how old is he going to be, 5 or 50?"
"Hey Donna, look on the bright side, we get to see Red in roller skates. I bet he falls on his ass."
Donna smiled. Eric could always cheer her up.
Eric pulled into his parent's driveway. "Oh, It looks like my mom and dad are both still at work. I guess we have the house to ourselves."
Donna grabbed her bag out of the backseat.
"Hey Donna, do you remember that time we did on my parent's kitchen table?"
"Yea," she laughed. "That was hot, until everyone walked in and caught us."
"Yea. That was great."
"Eric!" she said as she punched him in the arm.
"Ok! Hey, if I can't interest you in the kitchen table, what do you say we go up to my old room for a minute? You know, for old time's sake?"
"A minute? Wow Eric you really know how to tempt a girl," Donna joked. They laughed and then both tore up the stairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few weeks later, back at UW*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kelso and Fez were sitting on the futon in Jackie and Donna's room watching TV.
"Donna, why do you have to go that stupid lecture? I want you to come to the mall with me! I need a shopping partner to help me research A-line skirts for my fashion design class."
"Jackie, as fun as that sounds, three of the top women journalists in the country are going to be speaking at this lecture. I have been looking forward to it for months."
"Yes Jackie, Donna is just trying to expand herself. As is my lovely Rhonda. That is why I am going, to support her and her dream of becoming a journalist."
"See Jackie? Fez is supportive."
"Fine," Jackie said flatly. "Why does Steven's stupid band have to be playing tonight? I hate going shopping alone."
Hyde had started managing a band that a couple of guys on his floor started. At first, it was kind of a joke. They all just liked hanging out together and goofing around. But, one day Hyde randomly happened to meet some local bar owners, and the band actually started getting gigs. He was becoming quite adept at being a manager, and was even being recruited by another local band to manage them.
"I'll go shopping with you Jackie," Kelso said. He and Jackie had actually started to become friends again since she started at UW.
"Well...ok. But you're NOT watching me try anything on!"
"Damn Jackie! What's the point of shopping then?"
She glared at him.
"Fine!" he relented.
The four of them walked out into the hallway and Donna locked the door behind them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Thanks Michael! That was fun. It's kind of nice spending time together again."
"Yea! Are you sure that Hyde won't mind us hanging out together?"
"Michael, what Steven and I have is VERY special. He knows that I would never do anything to hurt him," she said, more for convince herself than Kelso.
Kelso didn't really believe her, but he was having a lot of fun spending time with Jackie again, so he decided not to argue.
"I have to go change into my new skirt," Jackie said. "I'm going down to Al's to see Steven and watch the band play."
"Ok. See you later Jackie," he replied as he turned away from her and headed toward the cafeteria.
"Hi Kelso!" Amanda Green said as she walked up behind him. Amanda was a cute blonde girl from Alabama that lived on the first floor. Kelso had been after her for months, but she never showed any interest. "Was that your girlfriend?" she asked innocently as she looked down the hall in the direction Jackie had just gone.
"Who? Oh Jackie? She's just..."
"Do you think she's prettier than me?" she interrupted.
"Um. Well, you're a blonde," he answered. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
She seemed happy with his answer and she flipped her hair and walked away.
He watched her for a minute and then continued toward the cafeteria. George was sitting at their regular table with Phil, another guy from their floor.
"Hey Kelso! Phil was just telling me about some girl he nailed last night," George said as he slapped Phil on the back.
"All right Phil!" Kelso cheered. Phil didn't get girls that often, so he thought it would be nice to congratulate him.
"Hey you guys," Kelso said in a serious tone. "Something weird just happened. Amanda Green just came up in the hallway and started talking to me. She asked if Jackie was my girlfriend. I think she was coming on to me."
"Dude!" Phil exclaimed. "She did the same thing to me! She never gave me the time of day until my ex-girlfriend Casey came up for the weekend. Then suddenly she was all interested."
"What happened?" George and Kelso asked in unison, both on the edge of their seats.
"Nothing. I mean, as soon as I told her that Casey was my ex-girlfriend, and that she just came up to visit cause we're still friends, she totally lost interest. Never talked to me again."
"Oh, she's one of THOSE girls," George replied knowingly.
"What do you mean?" Kelso asked, obviously confused.
"She likes a challenge. She's only interested in guys that aren't available. You see, Amanda is hot. And like most hot girls, she could probably get just about any guy she wants. So she goes after other girl's guys for a challenge."
"Oh," Kelso said, still slightly unsure about the whole thing.
"Makes sense if you think about it," George continued. "Jackie just moved in to this dorm and she is HOT. Amanda probably thinks she is competition, so she wants to squash her. Too bad Jackie's not your girlfriend man. You could have had Amanda Green!"
"Yea," Kelso replied. 'Maybe I still will,' he thought to himself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*That night*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hyde and Jackie just left Al's Pub and were walking back to their dorm holding hands.
"Wow Steven. That was really fun! The band is getting really good. I liked the new songs too."
"Really? I wasn't sure if you were having fun. I mean, I had to keep running back stage and to take care of all of the last minute shit that always comes up."
"I always have fun when I'm with you," she said staring at him lovingly. "Besides, I like being there to support you. You're really good at this you know."
"Thanks," he said as he gave her a quick kiss.
"So.." shy said slyly trying to change the subject. "Have you given any thought to what you're going to major in? You have to declare it at the end of the year you know."
"Jackie, can we talk about something else?"
"Ok...I just thought you might be interested to know that I was looking through the course catalog today, and I just happened to notice that the business school offers some classes in entertainment management."
Even though she had become less focused on money and material things, she still continually pushed him to make something of himself. She was the deciding factor in his decision to go to college. At first, he found it kind of annoying, but lately it didn't bother him so much.
When they reached his dorm room he was happy to find it empty.
"Fez took Rhonda to that cute hotel, the Colonial, after the lecture this afternoon," she said as she pulled him into the room. "He won't be back until tomorrow." She pushed him down on the bed and started kissing his neck.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*Meanwhile, in room 26 at the Colonial*~~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh Fez! This is so romantic!" Rhonda exclaimed as she opened the door to their hotel room. There was a four-poster bed in the center of the room and every surface was covered in either lace or flowers.
Fez had wanted to take Rhonda somewhere special for their first time. The last time he had attempted to be with her it ended up such a disaster, granted that was largely due to Casey Kelso's bad advice, but still, this time he wanted it to be special.
"Fez," Rhonda purred as she sat down on the bed. She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
'Keep your chin up, no humming...' he thought to himself as he sat next to her and pulled her into a long kiss.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few days later*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"What Michael?" Jackie yelled. She, Fez, Eric, Donna and George were all sitting at their usual table in the cafeteria.
"I was just wondering if you remember that time that I took you to the Hub," he said, leaving back so everyone within twenty feet of their table could hear him.
"Which time?" she demanded. He was starting to get on her nerves. He had following her around for the past two weeks asking her stupid questions like this.
"What?" he said blankly. He lost his train of thought staring at Amanda, who was sitting at the next table to them.
"I'm leaving," Jackie announced. "I'm meeting Steven at the library."
"Ok!" Kelso called after her. "I'll see you tonight!"
She rolled her eyes as she walked away.
"So," George said to Kelso in a low voice, "how's your little plan going?"
"What plan?" Kelso asked, trying to sound innocent. He looked around to make sure no one was listening to them.
"Don't think I don't know what your up to."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Kelso said unconvincingly.
"Whatever. All I'm saying is I wouldn't mess with Jackie if I were you. Hyde will kill you if he finds out." George was speaking from experience.
"I'm not DOING anything so there is nothing to 'find out'," Kelso said. "Anyway, I can handle Hyde," he said, more to convince himself than George. Secretly, he hoped Hyde never found out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few days later*~~~~~~~~~~
Donna was in the bathroom braiding her hair; Eric was suppose to pick her up in ten minutes. They were going home to Point Place for Bob's birthday. She accidentally left the bathroom door slightly ajar and she could he Jackie and Hyde arguing in the other room.
"Jackie, we are NOT watching West Side Story AGAIN!"
'Again?' Donna giggled as she continued braiding.
"Come on Steven! You said you liked it!"
"No I didn't. Now give me the remote!"
"No!"
Donna peeked out around the door. Hyde and Jackie were wrestling on the couch. She had her arm outstretched, trying to keep the remote just out of his reach.
"That's it!" Hyde said as he started tickling her.
"Ahhhhhhh! No fair!"
"All right you two," Donna said as she emerged from the bathroom. "Break it up!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon, on the way to Point Place*~~~~~~~~~~
Donna was looking out the passenger's window of the vista cruiser.
"We're almost there," Eric said as he pulled off the highway.
"I can't believe my dad is having his birthday party at the roller disco. I mean how old is he going to be, 5 or 50?"
"Hey Donna, look on the bright side, we get to see Red in roller skates. I bet he falls on his ass."
Donna smiled. Eric could always cheer her up.
Eric pulled into his parent's driveway. "Oh, It looks like my mom and dad are both still at work. I guess we have the house to ourselves."
Donna grabbed her bag out of the backseat.
"Hey Donna, do you remember that time we did on my parent's kitchen table?"
"Yea," she laughed. "That was hot, until everyone walked in and caught us."
"Yea. That was great."
"Eric!" she said as she punched him in the arm.
"Ok! Hey, if I can't interest you in the kitchen table, what do you say we go up to my old room for a minute? You know, for old time's sake?"
"A minute? Wow Eric you really know how to tempt a girl," Donna joked. They laughed and then both tore up the stairs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few weeks later, back at UW*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kelso and Fez were sitting on the futon in Jackie and Donna's room watching TV.
"Donna, why do you have to go that stupid lecture? I want you to come to the mall with me! I need a shopping partner to help me research A-line skirts for my fashion design class."
"Jackie, as fun as that sounds, three of the top women journalists in the country are going to be speaking at this lecture. I have been looking forward to it for months."
"Yes Jackie, Donna is just trying to expand herself. As is my lovely Rhonda. That is why I am going, to support her and her dream of becoming a journalist."
"See Jackie? Fez is supportive."
"Fine," Jackie said flatly. "Why does Steven's stupid band have to be playing tonight? I hate going shopping alone."
Hyde had started managing a band that a couple of guys on his floor started. At first, it was kind of a joke. They all just liked hanging out together and goofing around. But, one day Hyde randomly happened to meet some local bar owners, and the band actually started getting gigs. He was becoming quite adept at being a manager, and was even being recruited by another local band to manage them.
"I'll go shopping with you Jackie," Kelso said. He and Jackie had actually started to become friends again since she started at UW.
"Well...ok. But you're NOT watching me try anything on!"
"Damn Jackie! What's the point of shopping then?"
She glared at him.
"Fine!" he relented.
The four of them walked out into the hallway and Donna locked the door behind them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*Later that afternoon*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Thanks Michael! That was fun. It's kind of nice spending time together again."
"Yea! Are you sure that Hyde won't mind us hanging out together?"
"Michael, what Steven and I have is VERY special. He knows that I would never do anything to hurt him," she said, more for convince herself than Kelso.
Kelso didn't really believe her, but he was having a lot of fun spending time with Jackie again, so he decided not to argue.
"I have to go change into my new skirt," Jackie said. "I'm going down to Al's to see Steven and watch the band play."
"Ok. See you later Jackie," he replied as he turned away from her and headed toward the cafeteria.
"Hi Kelso!" Amanda Green said as she walked up behind him. Amanda was a cute blonde girl from Alabama that lived on the first floor. Kelso had been after her for months, but she never showed any interest. "Was that your girlfriend?" she asked innocently as she looked down the hall in the direction Jackie had just gone.
"Who? Oh Jackie? She's just..."
"Do you think she's prettier than me?" she interrupted.
"Um. Well, you're a blonde," he answered. He couldn't think of anything else to say.
She seemed happy with his answer and she flipped her hair and walked away.
He watched her for a minute and then continued toward the cafeteria. George was sitting at their regular table with Phil, another guy from their floor.
"Hey Kelso! Phil was just telling me about some girl he nailed last night," George said as he slapped Phil on the back.
"All right Phil!" Kelso cheered. Phil didn't get girls that often, so he thought it would be nice to congratulate him.
"Hey you guys," Kelso said in a serious tone. "Something weird just happened. Amanda Green just came up in the hallway and started talking to me. She asked if Jackie was my girlfriend. I think she was coming on to me."
"Dude!" Phil exclaimed. "She did the same thing to me! She never gave me the time of day until my ex-girlfriend Casey came up for the weekend. Then suddenly she was all interested."
"What happened?" George and Kelso asked in unison, both on the edge of their seats.
"Nothing. I mean, as soon as I told her that Casey was my ex-girlfriend, and that she just came up to visit cause we're still friends, she totally lost interest. Never talked to me again."
"Oh, she's one of THOSE girls," George replied knowingly.
"What do you mean?" Kelso asked, obviously confused.
"She likes a challenge. She's only interested in guys that aren't available. You see, Amanda is hot. And like most hot girls, she could probably get just about any guy she wants. So she goes after other girl's guys for a challenge."
"Oh," Kelso said, still slightly unsure about the whole thing.
"Makes sense if you think about it," George continued. "Jackie just moved in to this dorm and she is HOT. Amanda probably thinks she is competition, so she wants to squash her. Too bad Jackie's not your girlfriend man. You could have had Amanda Green!"
"Yea," Kelso replied. 'Maybe I still will,' he thought to himself.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*That night*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hyde and Jackie just left Al's Pub and were walking back to their dorm holding hands.
"Wow Steven. That was really fun! The band is getting really good. I liked the new songs too."
"Really? I wasn't sure if you were having fun. I mean, I had to keep running back stage and to take care of all of the last minute shit that always comes up."
"I always have fun when I'm with you," she said staring at him lovingly. "Besides, I like being there to support you. You're really good at this you know."
"Thanks," he said as he gave her a quick kiss.
"So.." shy said slyly trying to change the subject. "Have you given any thought to what you're going to major in? You have to declare it at the end of the year you know."
"Jackie, can we talk about something else?"
"Ok...I just thought you might be interested to know that I was looking through the course catalog today, and I just happened to notice that the business school offers some classes in entertainment management."
Even though she had become less focused on money and material things, she still continually pushed him to make something of himself. She was the deciding factor in his decision to go to college. At first, he found it kind of annoying, but lately it didn't bother him so much.
When they reached his dorm room he was happy to find it empty.
"Fez took Rhonda to that cute hotel, the Colonial, after the lecture this afternoon," she said as she pulled him into the room. "He won't be back until tomorrow." She pushed him down on the bed and started kissing his neck.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*Meanwhile, in room 26 at the Colonial*~~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh Fez! This is so romantic!" Rhonda exclaimed as she opened the door to their hotel room. There was a four-poster bed in the center of the room and every surface was covered in either lace or flowers.
Fez had wanted to take Rhonda somewhere special for their first time. The last time he had attempted to be with her it ended up such a disaster, granted that was largely due to Casey Kelso's bad advice, but still, this time he wanted it to be special.
"Fez," Rhonda purred as she sat down on the bed. She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
'Keep your chin up, no humming...' he thought to himself as he sat next to her and pulled her into a long kiss.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*A few days later*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"What Michael?" Jackie yelled. She, Fez, Eric, Donna and George were all sitting at their usual table in the cafeteria.
"I was just wondering if you remember that time that I took you to the Hub," he said, leaving back so everyone within twenty feet of their table could hear him.
"Which time?" she demanded. He was starting to get on her nerves. He had following her around for the past two weeks asking her stupid questions like this.
"What?" he said blankly. He lost his train of thought staring at Amanda, who was sitting at the next table to them.
"I'm leaving," Jackie announced. "I'm meeting Steven at the library."
"Ok!" Kelso called after her. "I'll see you tonight!"
She rolled her eyes as she walked away.
"So," George said to Kelso in a low voice, "how's your little plan going?"
"What plan?" Kelso asked, trying to sound innocent. He looked around to make sure no one was listening to them.
"Don't think I don't know what your up to."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Kelso said unconvincingly.
"Whatever. All I'm saying is I wouldn't mess with Jackie if I were you. Hyde will kill you if he finds out." George was speaking from experience.
"I'm not DOING anything so there is nothing to 'find out'," Kelso said. "Anyway, I can handle Hyde," he said, more to convince himself than George. Secretly, he hoped Hyde never found out.