Accepting the facts
Author's note~ I kinda always thought of Natalia looking a lot like that actress Leila Arcieri (She was in Triple X. She played Jordan King.) If you want to see all the female characters in this series go to So if you wanted a description of what she looked like, there is it, plain and simple. But now I say she'd have that blonde-streaked, curly hair look like Mya's wearing now. LOL.
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Hyde and Jackie see Natalia. Hyde drops Jackie's hand. Hyde's startled to see her there. Jackie runs over and gives her a hug.
JACKIE: Oh my god! Natalia! I can't believe your here.
HYDE: (startled and nervous) Natalia! Hey! Wha...What are you doing here?
NATALIA: (unsure of the situation) I got out early for good behavior...What is this? (Begins to point back and forth between Hyde and Jackie)
JACKIE: Um... Nat, while you were away, Steven and I got together. We're a couple now.
NATALIA: Oh...so this is some kind of 'Welcome Home' prank. Well, you had me for a second there. I actually thought that Hyde would actually date the girl he considered the devil.
HYDE: Actually, We are seeing each other, Natalia. (Walks over and gives Jackie a little kiss.)
****IN NATALIA'S HEAD****
Jackie reaches into her and rips out Natalia's heart. Then drops it on the floor, Hyde starts kicking it around, then he and Jackie lock arms and begin doing the Mexican Hat Dance on top of it, as Natalia sits back and watches them.
****BACK TO REALITY****
Natalia takes off like a bullet, out the back door. Donna calls after her to wait up, and runs behind her. She runs to Donna's front porch, where then Donna unlocks the door and goes inside to talk to her.
ERIC: (still in the basement with the others) WOW! She can fly, too! Is there nothing this girl can't do?!
FEZ: Yes. She flies like a beautiful swan in the light.
KELSO: Damn Hyde, You gave her a great welcome back present!
JACKIE: (confused) Why'd she take off like that?
ERIC: (smirking) Oh, Jackie. Hyde didn't tell you? He had a girlfriend in jail.
JACKIE: Steven? Is this true?
Hyde nods his head.
JACKIE: Steven! Why didn't you tell me?!
HYDE: There was nothing to tell. We dated for like a year or two, maybe five. But it's done. She went to jail, I didn't End of story.
JACKIE: And what's worse is that for five years she didn't tell me. She said that she had a crush on you and that you two were studying every night together.
HYDE: (smiling and reminiscing) Boy, we did a lot of "studying", and it was very "educational".
JACKIE: (outraged by Hyde's statement) Steven!!! Ugh.
Hyde smiles along with the other guys in the room.
JACKIE: (calms down) Whatever. So when did you break it off?
Hyde looks away to the left and mumbles something.
JACKIE: What?
KELSO: Yeah, what's that, Hyde? Speak up.
HYDE: Fine! I never actually broke it off. Are you happy?!
Everyone except for Jackie and Hyde laugh hysterically.
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Natalia and Donna sit at the table in Donna's kitchen. Natalia explains to Donna her situation.
DONNA: What was that all about?
NATALIA: Donna, I got to tell about me and Hyde.
DONNA: What happened?
NATALIA: Donna, Hyde used to come visit me a lot. When I was in that hellhole, I used to me so happy when the guard told me I had a visitor. I knew it was always him, never my mom.
DONNA: Why didn't your mom ever come she you?
NATALIA: She was never quite the same since my dad and grandma passed in the accident. But anyway, the last couple of visits, he would tell me that we would be together when I got out. He said we would go to Canada or Mexico, and spend the rest of our lives together.
DONNA: (surprised) Really? Hyde said all that.
NATALIA: Yeah. But the bad thing was, I knew the entire I was in there that he was going to eventually start cheating on me until I got out. Then one day he came in a little too happy, that's when I knew.
DONNA: Nat, I've been meaning to tell you. Hyde kissed me one night when we all went to Jackie's cabin in the mountains. He had been dropping quite a few hints about his crush on me for some time before. But I never took it seriously.
NATALIA: I know.
DONNA: (smiling but looking puzzled at the same time) You Know?!
NATALIA: Yeah. I figured that he would try to advantage of that crushing feeling he had on you. He told me when we were twelve that he had these crazy feelings for you.
DONNA: Seriously?
NATALIA: Uh huh. But that's not the point, I knew that he was cheating with are these other girls, but I knew it was just sex. Besides once the little wenches saw that "Mama" was back, they'd back off.
DONNA: Mama?
NATALIA: Yeah, its a name the gave me in prison. You don't want to know how I got it.
DONNA: Hm. Got ya.
NATALIA: Donna, Why would she do this to me? She's one of my best friends and she betrayed me. She may not have known that we were going out, but she knew I liked him.
DONNA: That's true. So what are you going to do? Beat up Jackie?
NATALIA: Yes...No...I don't know. All I know is that Hyde's not getting out of this without an explanation.
DONNA: You know... Maybe it's some kind of evil cheerleader conspiracy...(starts to giggle)
NATALIA:(being serious) You think so, too?!
Donna shrugs it off and starts laughing. Just then Jackie barges in through the back door into the kitchen.
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Scene goes back Hyde, Fez, Kelso, and Eric in the basement. The guys are sitting around talking to Hyde about Natalia's return.
KELSO: Dude, you are screwed! You've got both girlfriends pissed at you. This is worse than when Jackie found out I was doin' it with Laurie.
ERIC: Kelso, nothing's worse than that. And please don't use the words "doing it" and "Laurie" in my presence again.
HYDE: God! Why is she here? She's still supposed to be there for another two years. That way I would have dumped Jackie long before she got back.
ERIC: Why didn't you break up with before she went in there?
HYDE: I don't know. I think I lov...
KELSO: You loved her?!
ERIC: Oh my god! Hyde you haven't loved any girl!
FEZ: (smiling) Aww! Hyde's upset 'cause his first looove is here to mess up his relationship with his second looove.
KELSO: Come on, Fez! Hyde doesn't love Jackie. He just stole her from me because he was jealous of me having a girlfriend as pretty as me. Plus, he wanted to have some one to do it with last summer.
ERIC: Oh my gosh! Kelso is almost right for once. Right, Hyde?
Hyde looks away, not saying anything.
KELSO, FEZ, AND ERIC: WHAT?!!
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Scene is back to the girls in Donna's kitchen.
Natalia stands up
NATALIA: Hi Jackie! Come to get the knife, from when you stabbed me in the back and left it there.
Natalia sits back down at the table, Jackie sits down, as well, in the chair next to the back door.
JACKIE: Look, we need to talk. I had no idea you two going out...Why would you keep something like that from me? You told me everything, at least that's what I thought.
NATALIA: The reason I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you butting in with "helpful suggestions" and I didn't want you to keep me from seeing him with your problems with Kelso.
JACKIE: I wouldn't have done that.
NATALIA: You know you would have.
JACKIE: Yeah...that's true. But, that's over now. I'm with Steven now, and telling you like I told Michael. You're gonna have to deal with the fact that we're involved.
NATALIA: Whatever. To deal with this, I'm gonna need some serious therapy along with some heavy medication.
DONNA: Heavy medication? You mean...
NATALIA: Uh huh! (whips out a bag of pre-rolled joints) The street doctor's number one prescription and my favorite source of healthy, nutritious refreshment--Doobie Snacks!
All the girls cheer and begin to light up.
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At the same time, the guys are lit up in Eric's basement. They are sitting in the circle.
FEZ: Hyde, I wonder what the girls are doing at Donna's. Maybe Natalia is kicking Jackie's ass.
HYDE: Fez man, Why do you always talk about Jackie like that?
FEZ: Because she turned me down for the cheater. That pretty bastard, Kelso kept me from her all these years, now you. I'm disgusted by you two whores. Good Day!
KELSO: Fez, what are you...
FEZ: I said good day!
ERIC: Fez. You have a girlfriend now.
FEZ: Oh, then good for me!!!
HYDE: I'm a little disoriented right now but I'm going to talk to Natalia. Hopefully, she won't go crazy over me and try and kill Jackie.
Hyde leaves the basement and goes looking for Natalia. While looking for her, he hears lauging coming from Donna's house. Inside, the girls have started their own circle, which they've agreed to have, instead of going to Hyde for his stash, and sitting in Eric's basement. He goes to the door and knocks. Donna opens the door.
DONNA:(very happy) Hey you guys, it's Hyde. Hey Hyde, want to come in?
HYDE:(not surprized) Nah, that's ok. I came to talk to Natalia. Outside?
Donna motions to Natalia that Hyde's here to see her. Natalia gets up and goes outside with Hyde.
NATALIA:(still stoned) So what's going on Steve? Why didn't you tell me that you were seeing Jackie?
HYDE:(distressed) I don't know. I just felt like that what we had wasn't there anymore.
NATALIA:What are you saying? Hyde, are you telling me that you don't love me?
HYDE:No. It's not that exactly. Natalia, you know that I will always love you. But, I'm not in love with you any more. You've been away from me for two, almost three years. I didn't know how to deal with you being away for so long. So I took comfort in other girls. Then Jackie came along, and she showed me that I could love somebody who wasn't a whore, or slutty, or an ex-con.
NATALIA:(somewhat offended) Thanks Hyde. So what now? Am I just supposed to just say that I'm not in love with you now. Because I would be lying if I said I didn't.
HYDE:Look Natalia, I know about that. I could tell by the way you flew out of Forman's basement like a cheetah after it's kill. Nat, you were my Bonnie.
NATALIA: I was your Bonnie?
HYDE: I'm so sorry. But you gotta let this go. I love Jackie now.
NATALIA: Have you told her that? I mean, God Hyde, You never once actually said the words I love you Natalia. I mean did you actually love me, or were you just playing with my heart.(begins tearing up) Damn Hyde, what was it? You were the only person I loved, the only guy I let get to me, the guy I let love me. Hyde you are the only guy I cared to have feelings for since my dad died.
HYDE: I really am sorry.(Hugs her and begins holind her as she cries)
Five minutes later, Natalia begins wiping her tears. Hyde kisses her one last time(a peck). They hug and begins walking back to Eric's house.Natalia turns around to walk to her house, across the street and one house down from Donna's.
NATALIA:(speaks so only she can hear) You still are my Clyde.
