What is and what should never be isn't anymore
Continuing on with the J/H saga. This is the second of three chapters. I hope you like it....please let me know what you think!
"So, you're miserable. I bet you can't eat or sleep." Kelso said, patting Hyde on the back.
"Actually, all he does is sleep." Fez corrected.
"Nothing wrong with that." Eric defended. "When Donna and I broke up, I didn't get out of bed for a week."
"It was more than a week, Forman. And, if I get that bad, I'm gonna have Kelso shoot me with his bb gun." Hyde stated.
"Maybe Eric should break up with Donna." Kelso suggested. "Then, we'll all be alone. It'll be great. We can sit around in the circle, go out and drink beer, look at nudie mags."
"We do all those things now." Fez replied. "We're in the circle right now."
"Yeah, and when Donna and I broke up, I don't remember you breaking up with Jackie so we could all be alone." Eric said, annoyed.
"No one asked me too." Kelso shrieked.
"Kelso, man, thanks for the offer." Hyde said. "Especially since you were a huge part of the problem, moron."
"Hey, don't blame me because you were jealous of the special bond Jackie and I have. It's not like I tried to steal her back or anything." Kelso said indignantly.
"Yes, you did!" Hyde, Eric, and Fez shouted in unison.
"Fine, blame me if you want to." Kelso shrugged.
"It doesn't matter, man." Hyde said, slumping back in the chair.
"No," Fez agreed, "it really doesn't. Jackie is still gone because you didn't trust her."
"Fez, that's probably...." Eric tried to stop him, noticing the anger building in Hyde, but Fez kept going.
"You trusted some naught nurse to do no one knows what cause you're not saying." Fez continued his synopsis.
"Um, Fez, I think I would...." Kelso also tried to stop Fez, seeing the increasingly angry Hyde, but Fez still went on.
"So, now Jackie doesn't trust you, even though you love her. She's probably starting to not love you anymore, since you took her heart and...." Fez was cut off.
"That's it, Fez, I'm gonna kick your ass." Hyde shouted, jumping out of his chair. "I'm gonna kick your ass so hard, you will wind up back in your own country .... wherever that is....no one knows cause you're not saying." Hyde finished, his last words mocking Fez. Fez didn't really hear him because he was out the door and running down the driveway, so Hyde chased him.
"So," Kelso looked at Eric, "what do you think my chances are with Jackie?" Eric rolled his eyes and went upstairs. "Yeah, I think they're pretty good too." Kelso laughed. ---
"Come on, Jackie." Donna urged, pulling Jackie's arm to drag her from the bed. "There is a sale at the mall. You never miss a sale."
Jackie let Donna pull her into a sitting position. "I don't feel like shopping."
"It's 50% off." Donna said, trying to tempt her. "Nothing says moving on better than trying on new clothes."
"Well..." Jackie looked more interested. "I always wanted to buy Steven new clothes. He never let me." Jackie said sadly.
"Ok, Jackie, enough moping." Donna said, irritated. "You're been like this for days now. You have to...." Donna stopped mid-sentence. "Hey, you know who wouldn't get out of bed after our breakup? Eric. Hyde said he stayed in bed for like a week after we broke up. You are Eric!" Donna laughed.
Jackie jumped up. "Ok, lets go shopping," she said, pulling Donna towards the door. "Breaking up is hard to do." ---
"Where are you boys going?" Kitty called from the kitchen as Kelso, Hyde, Eric, and Fez were walking out the sliding door.
"There's a 50% off sale at the mall, and they are giving away free stuff to get shoppers to stop by." Eric answered, climbing into the driver's seat of the Vista Cruiser.
"Yeah, and if there is one thing Hyde likes just a little bit less than stolen stuff, it's free stuff." Kelso laughed, shutting the back door of the car.
"Well, it's nice to see you getting out, Steven. Mr. Forman and I have been worried about you." Kitty said as Red walked out from the garage.
"No, I haven't." Red said, staring at Kitty. "The boy is 18. A little girl trouble is not going to faze him. Only a dumbass like Eric would sit around moping cause he got dumped."
"And we're leaving." Eric said, pulling down the driveway. ---
"Jackie, when I said trying on new clothes would help you move on, I didn't mean the whole store." Donna yelled over the huge pile of skirts, shirts, dresses, and pants she was holding.
"No, no, Donna, I think you were right. This is good for me. I can move on....in a brand new outfit. It will be my moving on outfit." Jackie said, taking some clothes from Donna. "I'm going to go try these on. Do not, under any circumstances, put down the ones you are holding. People are like vultures when it comes to getting stuff cheap." When she walked back to the dressing rooms, Donna found an empty chair near the entrance and threw the rest of Jackie's clothes onto it. She then proceeded to stand guard over the chair. While defending one of the many skirts Jackie had selected, Donna heard a familiar voice coming from the mall.
"You just can't put a price tag on free stuff, can you?" Kelso asked, happily eating a corndog.
"No, you actually can't....that's why they call it free." Eric smirked. Turning to take a bite of his corndog, he caught Fez trying to steal it. "Fez," he yelled loudly, "get your own."
"I did, and then I ate it, so now it is gone." Fez yelled in response. "I miss my corndog."
Hearing the distinctive shout of Fez, Donna left the store and caught up with the guys. "What are you doing here...with Hyde?" she asked nervously, after pulling Eric aside so the others couldn't hear.
"We thought free stuff might cheer him up. And hey, if that doesn't work, he could always steal something." Eric said, taking a bite of corndog.
"Huh, that's great. I brought Jackie." Donna said, agitated.
"What? Why would you bring Jackie?" Eric shot back.
"Gosh, I don't know. Why would I bring Jackie to a mall? It's not like she likes shopping, or spending money, or anything." Donna responded sarcastically.
"Ok, Donna," Eric said, calming down, "don't panic. We'll just get Hyde out of here before Jackie sees him."
"Too late." Donna said, taking Eric's shoulders and turning him so he could see the disaster that was about to occur.
Jackie walked out of the store with a rather large shopping bag. She stopped short when she saw Hyde standing in front of a free t-shirt stand. He never would have seen her, except that Kelso turned around, saw Jackie, and said "hey, it's Jackie."
"Michael!" Jackie shouted, slapping him on the arm. That's when Hyde turned and the two stared at each other for a very long time.
Finally, Fez broke the silence. "So, this must be very awkward for the two of you."
"Whatever." Jackie said, staring down at her feet.
"It's cool." Hyde said, shifting his gaze to Eric and Donna. They quickly turned and pretended to be deep in conversation. Hyde looked back at Jackie. "I didn't know you'd be here."
"That's cool." Jackie responded, giving it all the zen she could muster.
"Ok, I'm gonna go." Hyde said.
"Whatever," she replied as he began to walk away. "Steven," she called quickly before she could stop herself.
Hyde turned and walked back over. "Yeah?"
"I'm fine, by the way. Thanks for asking." Jackie said icily.
"I didn't ask." Hyde replied calmly. He then added, more sincerely, "I could see that you were. Why else would you be here?"
"Just getting over a broken heart." Jackie said innocently, as her eyes began to fill with tears.
"Jackie..." Hyde began, but had to stop and search for the right words. "What do you want me to say?" he asked, not being able to think of anything else.
"I always apologized like a zillion times and then said I love you." Kelso said, butting in.
"Don't worry, I got this one." Fez said quickly, punching Kelso in the arm. Donna and Eric rolled their eyes.
"I said everything already." Hyde continued. "Unless you are ready for me to explain about the nurse's ball."
"I just..." Jackie stared at Hyde indecisively, trying to figure out what she wanted.
"Look, I'm not going to chase after you. Yeah, I messed up, and I will try to fix it if you give me the chance. But, I'm not going to beg for that chance, Jackie. You either want to stay together or you don't." Hyde waited for an answer.
Steven, I need....to buy shoes for my new outfit." Jackie said, running away.
"BURN!" Kelso shouted, then quickly turned to the t-shirts, trying to act like nothing happened.
"Ok, I guess I'm gonna go watch Jackie buy shoes.....and cry for the hundredth time." Donna told Eric. She shot Hyde an apologetic glance before leaving.
"Well," Eric said, walking over to Hyde, "this calls for drastic measures." He paused. "What do you want to steal, buddy?" he asked, putting his arm around Hyde's shoulders to lead him away. Kelso and Fez followed. ---
Kitty watched the boys file in the back door one-by-one. Everyone headed to the basement but Kelso, who stopped at the refrigerator.
"Michael, why is everyone so gloomy? I haven't seen you all this quiet since that time Eric said you ran out of film." Kitty said, concerned. "You know, I never knew you boys took so many pictures."
Kelso grinned and took a gulp of soda. "Mrs. Forman, I don't understand it either. See, Jackie and Hyde broke up, I think, but Hyde took it pretty hard." Kelso shook his head. "It's not like we all didn't see this coming. It was just a matter of time."
"That's not very nice, Michael. Steven is your friend, and his heart is broken." Kitty scolded.
Kelso choked on a mouthful of soda. "Hyde....heart-broken? Mrs. Forman, I'm ashamed of you. You'd think you'd know Hyde just a little better than that, since you live with him and all. Hyde doesn't have a heart."
"Michael, I've tried not to listen when everyone says you're a dumbass, but honey, you are a dumbass." Kitty said. "Of course Steven has a heart, and it belonged to Jackie. He loves her so much that the thought of her being alone with you, her ex-boyfriend, drove him crazy. I mean, insanity is the only explanation for him being with that nurse at the ball." Kitty explained. "Now you be nice to him." Kitty walked out of the kitchen, leaving Kelso alone.
"Hyde loves Jackie." Kelso said the words slowly, really thinking about them, and finally accepting them. He quickly walked out the sliding door. There was someone he needed to talk to.
Continuing on with the J/H saga. This is the second of three chapters. I hope you like it....please let me know what you think!
"So, you're miserable. I bet you can't eat or sleep." Kelso said, patting Hyde on the back.
"Actually, all he does is sleep." Fez corrected.
"Nothing wrong with that." Eric defended. "When Donna and I broke up, I didn't get out of bed for a week."
"It was more than a week, Forman. And, if I get that bad, I'm gonna have Kelso shoot me with his bb gun." Hyde stated.
"Maybe Eric should break up with Donna." Kelso suggested. "Then, we'll all be alone. It'll be great. We can sit around in the circle, go out and drink beer, look at nudie mags."
"We do all those things now." Fez replied. "We're in the circle right now."
"Yeah, and when Donna and I broke up, I don't remember you breaking up with Jackie so we could all be alone." Eric said, annoyed.
"No one asked me too." Kelso shrieked.
"Kelso, man, thanks for the offer." Hyde said. "Especially since you were a huge part of the problem, moron."
"Hey, don't blame me because you were jealous of the special bond Jackie and I have. It's not like I tried to steal her back or anything." Kelso said indignantly.
"Yes, you did!" Hyde, Eric, and Fez shouted in unison.
"Fine, blame me if you want to." Kelso shrugged.
"It doesn't matter, man." Hyde said, slumping back in the chair.
"No," Fez agreed, "it really doesn't. Jackie is still gone because you didn't trust her."
"Fez, that's probably...." Eric tried to stop him, noticing the anger building in Hyde, but Fez kept going.
"You trusted some naught nurse to do no one knows what cause you're not saying." Fez continued his synopsis.
"Um, Fez, I think I would...." Kelso also tried to stop Fez, seeing the increasingly angry Hyde, but Fez still went on.
"So, now Jackie doesn't trust you, even though you love her. She's probably starting to not love you anymore, since you took her heart and...." Fez was cut off.
"That's it, Fez, I'm gonna kick your ass." Hyde shouted, jumping out of his chair. "I'm gonna kick your ass so hard, you will wind up back in your own country .... wherever that is....no one knows cause you're not saying." Hyde finished, his last words mocking Fez. Fez didn't really hear him because he was out the door and running down the driveway, so Hyde chased him.
"So," Kelso looked at Eric, "what do you think my chances are with Jackie?" Eric rolled his eyes and went upstairs. "Yeah, I think they're pretty good too." Kelso laughed. ---
"Come on, Jackie." Donna urged, pulling Jackie's arm to drag her from the bed. "There is a sale at the mall. You never miss a sale."
Jackie let Donna pull her into a sitting position. "I don't feel like shopping."
"It's 50% off." Donna said, trying to tempt her. "Nothing says moving on better than trying on new clothes."
"Well..." Jackie looked more interested. "I always wanted to buy Steven new clothes. He never let me." Jackie said sadly.
"Ok, Jackie, enough moping." Donna said, irritated. "You're been like this for days now. You have to...." Donna stopped mid-sentence. "Hey, you know who wouldn't get out of bed after our breakup? Eric. Hyde said he stayed in bed for like a week after we broke up. You are Eric!" Donna laughed.
Jackie jumped up. "Ok, lets go shopping," she said, pulling Donna towards the door. "Breaking up is hard to do." ---
"Where are you boys going?" Kitty called from the kitchen as Kelso, Hyde, Eric, and Fez were walking out the sliding door.
"There's a 50% off sale at the mall, and they are giving away free stuff to get shoppers to stop by." Eric answered, climbing into the driver's seat of the Vista Cruiser.
"Yeah, and if there is one thing Hyde likes just a little bit less than stolen stuff, it's free stuff." Kelso laughed, shutting the back door of the car.
"Well, it's nice to see you getting out, Steven. Mr. Forman and I have been worried about you." Kitty said as Red walked out from the garage.
"No, I haven't." Red said, staring at Kitty. "The boy is 18. A little girl trouble is not going to faze him. Only a dumbass like Eric would sit around moping cause he got dumped."
"And we're leaving." Eric said, pulling down the driveway. ---
"Jackie, when I said trying on new clothes would help you move on, I didn't mean the whole store." Donna yelled over the huge pile of skirts, shirts, dresses, and pants she was holding.
"No, no, Donna, I think you were right. This is good for me. I can move on....in a brand new outfit. It will be my moving on outfit." Jackie said, taking some clothes from Donna. "I'm going to go try these on. Do not, under any circumstances, put down the ones you are holding. People are like vultures when it comes to getting stuff cheap." When she walked back to the dressing rooms, Donna found an empty chair near the entrance and threw the rest of Jackie's clothes onto it. She then proceeded to stand guard over the chair. While defending one of the many skirts Jackie had selected, Donna heard a familiar voice coming from the mall.
"You just can't put a price tag on free stuff, can you?" Kelso asked, happily eating a corndog.
"No, you actually can't....that's why they call it free." Eric smirked. Turning to take a bite of his corndog, he caught Fez trying to steal it. "Fez," he yelled loudly, "get your own."
"I did, and then I ate it, so now it is gone." Fez yelled in response. "I miss my corndog."
Hearing the distinctive shout of Fez, Donna left the store and caught up with the guys. "What are you doing here...with Hyde?" she asked nervously, after pulling Eric aside so the others couldn't hear.
"We thought free stuff might cheer him up. And hey, if that doesn't work, he could always steal something." Eric said, taking a bite of corndog.
"Huh, that's great. I brought Jackie." Donna said, agitated.
"What? Why would you bring Jackie?" Eric shot back.
"Gosh, I don't know. Why would I bring Jackie to a mall? It's not like she likes shopping, or spending money, or anything." Donna responded sarcastically.
"Ok, Donna," Eric said, calming down, "don't panic. We'll just get Hyde out of here before Jackie sees him."
"Too late." Donna said, taking Eric's shoulders and turning him so he could see the disaster that was about to occur.
Jackie walked out of the store with a rather large shopping bag. She stopped short when she saw Hyde standing in front of a free t-shirt stand. He never would have seen her, except that Kelso turned around, saw Jackie, and said "hey, it's Jackie."
"Michael!" Jackie shouted, slapping him on the arm. That's when Hyde turned and the two stared at each other for a very long time.
Finally, Fez broke the silence. "So, this must be very awkward for the two of you."
"Whatever." Jackie said, staring down at her feet.
"It's cool." Hyde said, shifting his gaze to Eric and Donna. They quickly turned and pretended to be deep in conversation. Hyde looked back at Jackie. "I didn't know you'd be here."
"That's cool." Jackie responded, giving it all the zen she could muster.
"Ok, I'm gonna go." Hyde said.
"Whatever," she replied as he began to walk away. "Steven," she called quickly before she could stop herself.
Hyde turned and walked back over. "Yeah?"
"I'm fine, by the way. Thanks for asking." Jackie said icily.
"I didn't ask." Hyde replied calmly. He then added, more sincerely, "I could see that you were. Why else would you be here?"
"Just getting over a broken heart." Jackie said innocently, as her eyes began to fill with tears.
"Jackie..." Hyde began, but had to stop and search for the right words. "What do you want me to say?" he asked, not being able to think of anything else.
"I always apologized like a zillion times and then said I love you." Kelso said, butting in.
"Don't worry, I got this one." Fez said quickly, punching Kelso in the arm. Donna and Eric rolled their eyes.
"I said everything already." Hyde continued. "Unless you are ready for me to explain about the nurse's ball."
"I just..." Jackie stared at Hyde indecisively, trying to figure out what she wanted.
"Look, I'm not going to chase after you. Yeah, I messed up, and I will try to fix it if you give me the chance. But, I'm not going to beg for that chance, Jackie. You either want to stay together or you don't." Hyde waited for an answer.
Steven, I need....to buy shoes for my new outfit." Jackie said, running away.
"BURN!" Kelso shouted, then quickly turned to the t-shirts, trying to act like nothing happened.
"Ok, I guess I'm gonna go watch Jackie buy shoes.....and cry for the hundredth time." Donna told Eric. She shot Hyde an apologetic glance before leaving.
"Well," Eric said, walking over to Hyde, "this calls for drastic measures." He paused. "What do you want to steal, buddy?" he asked, putting his arm around Hyde's shoulders to lead him away. Kelso and Fez followed. ---
Kitty watched the boys file in the back door one-by-one. Everyone headed to the basement but Kelso, who stopped at the refrigerator.
"Michael, why is everyone so gloomy? I haven't seen you all this quiet since that time Eric said you ran out of film." Kitty said, concerned. "You know, I never knew you boys took so many pictures."
Kelso grinned and took a gulp of soda. "Mrs. Forman, I don't understand it either. See, Jackie and Hyde broke up, I think, but Hyde took it pretty hard." Kelso shook his head. "It's not like we all didn't see this coming. It was just a matter of time."
"That's not very nice, Michael. Steven is your friend, and his heart is broken." Kitty scolded.
Kelso choked on a mouthful of soda. "Hyde....heart-broken? Mrs. Forman, I'm ashamed of you. You'd think you'd know Hyde just a little better than that, since you live with him and all. Hyde doesn't have a heart."
"Michael, I've tried not to listen when everyone says you're a dumbass, but honey, you are a dumbass." Kitty said. "Of course Steven has a heart, and it belonged to Jackie. He loves her so much that the thought of her being alone with you, her ex-boyfriend, drove him crazy. I mean, insanity is the only explanation for him being with that nurse at the ball." Kitty explained. "Now you be nice to him." Kitty walked out of the kitchen, leaving Kelso alone.
"Hyde loves Jackie." Kelso said the words slowly, really thinking about them, and finally accepting them. He quickly walked out the sliding door. There was someone he needed to talk to.
