Chapter 1: Fez's 'Okay'

Donna feverishly tried to pack her numerous amounts of books, photo albums, and notebooks into one box. She growled in frustration as the box refused to close.

"Maybe you should get another box," suggested Jackie from the corner of the room. She was busy herself, folding her friends clothes. Surprisingly, Jackie had been very helpful for the past few weeks in packing up Donna's belongings. Part of her intent for helping was to get the room to herself and redecorate it to fit her liking.

"I never realized I had so much crap!" the red head exclaimed, looking around her cluttered room. She wiped away a streak off sweat off her forehead and turned to Jackie. "No more packing today."

Jackie looked extremely relieved. "Thank god," she threw a red blouse aside, "I was about to ditch you to go to the movies."

After hours of endless organizing and packing, a nice night out at the movies seemed very tempting. "We could still go if you want?"

The brunette shifted her balance uncomfortably. "Actually, Donna, I was going to meet someone there."

Donna grinned. 'Finally, she chose one of them. If she chose Kelso over Hyde, I'm going to kick her ass for being so stupid.' "So, who are you meeting?"

Her face lit up. "Oh my god, Donna," she grabbed a hold of her shoulders, "he's so cute. His name is Stan and he -"

Donna shook her head. "Wait a minute," she pointed her finger at her, "you said that you were going to chose between Hyde and Kelso, remember? After you got your tan?"

Jackie rolled her eyes. "Please, I'm not going to chose between those two." She noticed her friend's bewildered look and decided to explain herself. "Look, I got to thinking and I realized that they both really hurt me. I don't need someone like that. I need someone I can trust and who can trust me. I thought Steven would be better, but he's just like Michael."

Donna nearly winced at the last remark. "Hyde is nothing like Kelso. He made one mistake and he's really sorry."

"So was Michael!" Jackie snapped. "And, he did it again… and again. How do I know Steven won't do the same thing?"

"Jackie, I know Hyde, okay? He's a great guy and I know he won't hurt you like that again!" She paused and lowered her voice to a much calmer tone. "You're lucky to have him."

None of her words seemed to sink on, because Jackie still had a look of disbelief on her face. "If he's such a great guy, why don't you date him?" she said nastily. With that, she stormed out of the room.

"I should have," she said to herself. She jolted backwards, surprised by her own words. 'Where the hell did that come from?'

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Hyde reached his hand down the freezer trying to get a popsicle. Unfortunately, the freezer box felt empty. "Hey, who ate the last popsicle?" he questioned. He turned to see a very guilty-looking Kelso chewing on a popsicle stick. Hyde crossed his arms and glared at his friend.

"W-What?" he stuttered, looking very nervous. "I was hungry."

Hyde sighed. 'Maybe Donna has some food.' He closed the empty freezer box and walked over to the door. "I'm going to Donna's to see is she has anything."

"Hey, while you're there, can you get me something? This popsicle didn't fill me up," he said, holding up the stick. Hyde eyed him at first, then threw a magazine at his face before exiting the basement.

He walked into her deserted kitchen. He didn't bother to knock; he knew Donna wouldn't mind. She had bigger things to think about. Hyde opened up the fridge and began shopping around. He settled on a couple of fudgesicles and a coke.

Turning to leave, he heard a voice from behind him. "What are you doing?" Hyde turned to see a very exhausted Donna, her hair held back by a handkerchief.

"Well," he began, looking at the items in his hands, "just grocery shopping." His hand was on the doorknob, ready to leave but seeing Donna sitting at the table, looking miserable, stopped him.

"Everything's moving so fast," she said as Hyde sat down across from her. "It was fun planning it. You know, looking at apartments, the town…"

"C'mon, you should have expected this to happen some time," he reminded her, opening the fudgesicle. He slid the other one across the table.

"Thanks," she said, catching it. "Is Eric done packing?"

"Not even close," he laughed. "I caught Kitty hiding some of his things. Its' funny watching him look for them. I guess she really doesn't want him to go."

Donna chuckled. She could picture her doing that. "Yeah, I'm not done either. Kelso was helping me earlier but he kept trying to steal my underwear, so I told him to leave. Then, Jackie came by, but then she went on a date wi -" Realizing what she just said, she cleared her throat and changed the subject. 'Wow, these are good fudgesicles."

To her surprise, Hyde grinned. "Don't worry about it, Donna. I expected something like this to happen." Hearing this, she felt relieved. Whenever she mentioned anything about choosing between Hyde and Kelso to Jackie, she nearly bites her head off. She should have known that Hyde wouldn't act like his ex-girlfriend did. It wasn't like him to overreact. It was a trait she admired in him.

"So, when are you guys leaving?" he asked, removing his sunglasses and hanging them on his collar.

"In about two weeks," she answered quietly, a hint of sadness in her voice. "Two weeks," she repeated, reminding herself that she was about to leave everything she'd grown up with. She knew her friends would join her in UW eventually, but not Hyde. He decided not to go. 'God, how long will it be when I get to see him again?'

"I'll see you later," he said, getting up from his chair, walking over to the door.

"Hey, Hyde," she called to him. He turned to look at her. "How long has it been since me and you hung out alone? I mean, really hung out?"

"Um…" his eyes rolled up to the ceiling, pondering over the question.

"Man, if we even have to think about it, it's been too long," she laughed, walking over to him. "Do you want to hang out tomorrow?" She had no idea why she felt so nervous asking him this.

"Sure," he said coolly. He put on his shades again and smiled at her. "I'll see you tomorrow." He walked outside, leaving Donna standing alone in the kitchen. She had a triumphant smile on her face. This is what she needed. Some time to spend with one of her best friends.

'Finally, something to look forward to.'

* * *

He was pretty surprised by her suggestion to spend time alone with her. Hyde never realized how long it's been since they last did something together. After all, she was one of his best friends… and the first girl he ever had feelings for.

Hyde would never admit to anyone how much he was hurt when Donna chose Eric over him. He learned to dance for her, he poured his heart out for the first time for her, and she was too drunk to remember. He scolded himself for not making a move earlier, but he knew it wouldn't have mattered. She never looked at him the way she looked at Eric, a glint in her eye that she only shared with him.

He knew where it all started: middle school. She kept glancing at him when she thought no one was looking, she would wrestle with him more than she did with Kelso or himself, and she would sped more time with him alone in his basement. It annoyed him how she gave Eric so much special attention. 'The idiot couldn't even see what she was doing.'

Hyde tried to shake off the memories, knowing that'll only make him feel worse. He accepted the fact that Donna chose Eric, not him. He accepted this a long time ago. However, he felt like he was forced to.

Walking into the basement, he noticed that Fez had joined Kelso on the couch. Hyde remembered when he used to ask Fez for advice about what to do about his feelings for Donna. He gave him the 'okay' to go after her. It was something he always appreciated.

"Took you long enough!" Kelso complained. He looked at Hyde's empty hands. "You didn't bring me anything?"

"Too bad, man," he replied, sitting down on his favorite chair. "I was just talking to Donna."

"Donna's been acting really mean lately," he began, crossing his arms over his chest. "I was helping her pack her stuff and she caught me stealing one pair of panties. She flipped out and told me to leave." He sighed. "She's like a panties Nazi."

Fez giggled. "Panties Nazi. Sounds dirty."

"Well, since someone didn't get me anything to eat like a good friend, I'll have to get it myself," Kelso told them, walking upstairs to the kitchen.

When he knew Kelso was out of earshot, Hyde walked over and sat down next to Fez. "Hey, Fez, remember the time when I wanted to break up Eric and Donna's first date?"

Fez's eyes widened. "Are you going to try to break them up again? Because, Donna's almost a married woman, that's not right. You know, in my country - "

"Yeah, yeah, I know," Hyde interrupted him. "I'd be stringed from the tallest tree. But, remember Fez, we're not in your country."

Fez looked at him for a moment then smiled. "Right, so good luck with Donna." He pressed his fingers to his lips. 'Don't tell Eric. I still like his basement."

Hyde gave him a pat on the shoulder and thanked him. He wasn't sure if he was going to actually make a move, but it was nice to know that Fez was giving him the 'okay'.

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The next day, Donna was busying herself with her hair. She had no idea how she wanted to style it. Up, down, half up and down. 'Why am I working so hard to look good? It's just Hyde.' Either way, she continued, finally settling on down.

She was too busy with smoothing out her hair to notice that Eric just entered her room. He crept up from behind and kissed her neck, nearly making her jump. "Hmm, you're prettying yourself up. Got something special planned?" he asked, cocking an eyebrow in attempt to look sexy.

She laughed. "No, not really."

"Well, then," he strode over to her bed and sat down. He patted down on it. "No one is around, Donna. We can be naughty." He grinned at her.

"Actually, me and Hyde are going out today." She tried to say this as quickly as possible.

His expression completely changed. "Y-You and Hyde?" he paused as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Why?"

"Because he's my friend, Eric," she told him. "Calm down."

"I am calm," he replied unconvincingly. "Totally cool with this."

"Okay," she looked at him awkwardly. 'I can't believe he still can't trust him.'

She walked out of her room and into her kitchen where Hyde was already waiting for her. Donna's stomach did a cartwheel when she caught sight of him. She felt a mixture of feelings: excited and nervous. She could remember feeling this way when she first went out with Eric.

"Ready?" Hyde asked, opening the door.

"Yeah," she smiled, walking outside. Hyde and Eric soon followed her. Before going over to the car, she turned to Eric. "I'll see you later, okay?"

"Sure," he replied, giving her a fake smile, eyeing Hyde suspiciously. "Have fun." He watched them walk away, disappearing as they drove off. Eric knew he shouldn't worry about them being alone together. But, he couldn't help feeling ill.

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I hope you've enjoyed the first chapter. Tell me what you thought of it. I'll try to update soon.