A.N. Okay so the season is over, so we have to wait all summer for us to
find out whats gonna happen. But while we wait, I can't help but wanna
write a story of my own. And yeah, I'm starting a new one before I've
finished my other one, but that's all my computer's fault & its memory, but
I can explain that some other time. Anyway, this story takes place after
"Celebration Day", Jackie has left Point Place for the summer, and Hyde
waits behind. And when she comes back its with some changes & additions,
and not exactly what Hyde had hoped for. What will ensue? Pleaze review!!
It will be greatly appreciated. Tanks, and have a swingin' day :)
Ch 1. Waiting
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It's been two months since I last saw her.
If I had known back then that the last time I saw her was gonna be the last time I saw her, I would've... well I dunno. I would have done something different. But its not like I had any clue she was leaving. I would have looked at her closer, touched her skin. Definitely looked back when I walked away, to get one last glimpse. And I probably would've told her that I loved her. Well I mean, she already knew that, but just to reassure her, ya know? I would've told her how much she means to me. I could've told her so many things. But I never did... not even when we were together. Maybe that was the problem. I was never really open with my feelings. I tell ya, it's unbelievable how the girl who used to annoy the hell outta me became the first girl I ever fell for. And hard did I fall. But I don't think she ever knew that...
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"Hey..."
"Hey." Hyde said, as he slowly walked into Donna's room where Jackie was there alone.
Glancing down, she said, "So um... how's Red?"
"Still at the hospital, but he's doin' alright." he answered.
"That's good to hear. Fez kept yaking on before that he felt responsible. I guess cuz' he feels it was sorta his fault..."
Hyde didn't say anything. Just looked at her. They stood there in silence.
Jackie started to feel uncomfortable. "Why are you really here, Steven?"
He cleared his throught, "I came here for some real answers. Cuz what you told me & Kelso about choosing yourself was a total copeout."
"Its like I told you, I need time to think things through. And I don't think I'll know who I want to be with until the summer's over." she replied.
"When you're tanner?" he said, dryly.
"Well I mean, yeah." Jackie said flatly, "As I'm soaking up rays, I'll have plenty of time to be alone with my thoughts."
Hyde paused for a second, "It's just... what do you expect me to do all summer? Am I supposed to continue trying to compete with Kelso over you, or just sit around waiting... what?"
"Well, I don't--"
"And what if I do wait for you..." he cut her off. "...and in the end you tell me you don't want to be with me? And I just went through all that for nothing." he looked hard at her. "Jackie, I really need an answer now. Do we still have a chance... or should I start trying to move on?"
After awhile she finally answered, "I'm sorry, but I can't give you an answer now."
Hyde sighed.
"Look, if you don't wanna put yourself through the agony of waiting all summer for me to decide, I respect that. If you want... you can just go the safe route and try to move on, maybe even date other girls." she looked right into his eyes, "But that just makes me think you don't really love me."
He didn't say anything.
"I'll see ya around." she said, as she pointed to the door. So he walked out, and didn't look back.
...
She left for Acapulco two days later.
"What? She left?" Hyde said, when he found out a couple days afterward.
"Yep. Jackie found out her mother was staying at the LaPrada Resort in Acapulco, and decided she'd spend the summer over there with her. Maybe even convince her to come back before the new school year." Donna informed him.
"So she's staying there the whole summer?"
"Yeah..."
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I couldn't believe it. She had just left, without saying a word. Anyway, uh, the rest of the summer was kind of a drag. Eric and Donna waited a couple weeks after Red came back from the hospital to finally move out. And just a few hours later Fez moved in. I was surprised Red didn't have another heart attack. Its was a hoot for me to watch him drive Red up the wall. I think what got to him the most was the fact that Fez and Laurie were at it all the time. I stay in the basement and I could still hear him squealing. Very unpleasant.
Even though Eric and Donna had gotten an apartment in Madison, they rarely hung out there since it was still kinda empty. Kelso made a big fuss over how he was so sure when Jackie came back she would choose him, and that he was willing to wait all summer for her. A week later he had another random blonde around his arm. So much for that.
As for me, well... I did. Wait, for her that is. A part of me didn't want to. A part me was actually mad at her for leaving. Why should I waste my last summer before college to wait on a chance? A slim chance, at that. Why, did I then? Because I love her. I guess, as Fez would say, I'm whipped like the family pig. In the beginning I spent most of the the time in my room, listening to the radio. Not country, of course... hehe. But uh, I was pissed at myself. I mean when it came right down to it, this was nobody's fault but mine. It wasn't her fault, it wasn't even Kelso's fault, I was the one who didn't trust her and I was the one who cheated. Nobody twisted my arm, I did it myself. I ruined the greatest thing that ever happened to me, and managed to hurt the one person I ever really loved. The only person who ever loved me back. So that was it. I was determined to do anything in my power to get her back. And if that meant waiting, so be it. Cuz' I don't want to be with anyone else.
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"So what'd you here from the Dean of Admissions at UW?"
"I qualified for financial aid, but uh, I won't be starting classes until next semester." Hyde said.
He was chillin' in the basement talking with Donna. She was waiting for Eric, and they were just talking about him going to UW. After miles and miles of persuasion, he had finally decided he'd go to college. His job at the hotel wasn't doin' too well after his friend got fired, and plus he figured Jackie would like it if he went to college.
A few minutes later Eirc arrived, "Hey Donna, I just got paid, so we can go buy that couch you wanted today."
"Oh, that's great, let's can go now." she grabbed her purse, and then stopped suddenly, "Oh wait... I forgot we have to go pick up Jackie at the airport today." she said quickly.
Hyde popped up instantly, "What?"
Donna soon realized what she said, "Nothing."
"Jackie's coming back today?" he asked.
She fake laughed, "No, course not. You so silly!"
"You just said---"
"I did not!"
He just looked at her and turned to Eric, "Do you know anything about this?"
"Uh... no. No um, not really." he said.
"Oh come on, she coming today isn't she? You both knew & you weren't gonna tell me." Hyde said.
"Look Hyde, I'm sorry but Jackie asked me not to mention to you or Kelso that she was arriving today." she said
"Oh." he said.
"Yeah..."
"Well, uh, when's her flight coming in?" Hyde asked.
Donna looked at her watch, "In about an hour."
"You don't suppose I could..."
"No." she answered quickly. "I don't think thats a good idea."
"Then, uh, I suppose I'll just see ya'll later."
She just nodded, and they left.
Hyde plopped down on the couch. Oh my God, she's coming back today. I'm gonna get to see her today, he thought to himself. I'm feeling excited and nervous at the same time. Just then Fez came from downstairs. "Hey Hyde, do you know if we have any canteloup juice?"
"Uh, no."
"I was telling Red how cantelope juice is good for the--"
"Did you know Jackie's coming from Acapulco back today?" Hyde interrupted him.
"No. She is?"
"Yeah. Oh but don't tell Kelso yet."
"Oh okay." Fez said, "So she's coming back today, huh? I wonder if she brought us back any souvenirs."
Hyde shrugged.
Fez began walking back upstairs, "A canteloupe would be nice..."
Ch 1. Waiting
...
It's been two months since I last saw her.
If I had known back then that the last time I saw her was gonna be the last time I saw her, I would've... well I dunno. I would have done something different. But its not like I had any clue she was leaving. I would have looked at her closer, touched her skin. Definitely looked back when I walked away, to get one last glimpse. And I probably would've told her that I loved her. Well I mean, she already knew that, but just to reassure her, ya know? I would've told her how much she means to me. I could've told her so many things. But I never did... not even when we were together. Maybe that was the problem. I was never really open with my feelings. I tell ya, it's unbelievable how the girl who used to annoy the hell outta me became the first girl I ever fell for. And hard did I fall. But I don't think she ever knew that...
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"Hey..."
"Hey." Hyde said, as he slowly walked into Donna's room where Jackie was there alone.
Glancing down, she said, "So um... how's Red?"
"Still at the hospital, but he's doin' alright." he answered.
"That's good to hear. Fez kept yaking on before that he felt responsible. I guess cuz' he feels it was sorta his fault..."
Hyde didn't say anything. Just looked at her. They stood there in silence.
Jackie started to feel uncomfortable. "Why are you really here, Steven?"
He cleared his throught, "I came here for some real answers. Cuz what you told me & Kelso about choosing yourself was a total copeout."
"Its like I told you, I need time to think things through. And I don't think I'll know who I want to be with until the summer's over." she replied.
"When you're tanner?" he said, dryly.
"Well I mean, yeah." Jackie said flatly, "As I'm soaking up rays, I'll have plenty of time to be alone with my thoughts."
Hyde paused for a second, "It's just... what do you expect me to do all summer? Am I supposed to continue trying to compete with Kelso over you, or just sit around waiting... what?"
"Well, I don't--"
"And what if I do wait for you..." he cut her off. "...and in the end you tell me you don't want to be with me? And I just went through all that for nothing." he looked hard at her. "Jackie, I really need an answer now. Do we still have a chance... or should I start trying to move on?"
After awhile she finally answered, "I'm sorry, but I can't give you an answer now."
Hyde sighed.
"Look, if you don't wanna put yourself through the agony of waiting all summer for me to decide, I respect that. If you want... you can just go the safe route and try to move on, maybe even date other girls." she looked right into his eyes, "But that just makes me think you don't really love me."
He didn't say anything.
"I'll see ya around." she said, as she pointed to the door. So he walked out, and didn't look back.
...
She left for Acapulco two days later.
"What? She left?" Hyde said, when he found out a couple days afterward.
"Yep. Jackie found out her mother was staying at the LaPrada Resort in Acapulco, and decided she'd spend the summer over there with her. Maybe even convince her to come back before the new school year." Donna informed him.
"So she's staying there the whole summer?"
"Yeah..."
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I couldn't believe it. She had just left, without saying a word. Anyway, uh, the rest of the summer was kind of a drag. Eric and Donna waited a couple weeks after Red came back from the hospital to finally move out. And just a few hours later Fez moved in. I was surprised Red didn't have another heart attack. Its was a hoot for me to watch him drive Red up the wall. I think what got to him the most was the fact that Fez and Laurie were at it all the time. I stay in the basement and I could still hear him squealing. Very unpleasant.
Even though Eric and Donna had gotten an apartment in Madison, they rarely hung out there since it was still kinda empty. Kelso made a big fuss over how he was so sure when Jackie came back she would choose him, and that he was willing to wait all summer for her. A week later he had another random blonde around his arm. So much for that.
As for me, well... I did. Wait, for her that is. A part of me didn't want to. A part me was actually mad at her for leaving. Why should I waste my last summer before college to wait on a chance? A slim chance, at that. Why, did I then? Because I love her. I guess, as Fez would say, I'm whipped like the family pig. In the beginning I spent most of the the time in my room, listening to the radio. Not country, of course... hehe. But uh, I was pissed at myself. I mean when it came right down to it, this was nobody's fault but mine. It wasn't her fault, it wasn't even Kelso's fault, I was the one who didn't trust her and I was the one who cheated. Nobody twisted my arm, I did it myself. I ruined the greatest thing that ever happened to me, and managed to hurt the one person I ever really loved. The only person who ever loved me back. So that was it. I was determined to do anything in my power to get her back. And if that meant waiting, so be it. Cuz' I don't want to be with anyone else.
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"So what'd you here from the Dean of Admissions at UW?"
"I qualified for financial aid, but uh, I won't be starting classes until next semester." Hyde said.
He was chillin' in the basement talking with Donna. She was waiting for Eric, and they were just talking about him going to UW. After miles and miles of persuasion, he had finally decided he'd go to college. His job at the hotel wasn't doin' too well after his friend got fired, and plus he figured Jackie would like it if he went to college.
A few minutes later Eirc arrived, "Hey Donna, I just got paid, so we can go buy that couch you wanted today."
"Oh, that's great, let's can go now." she grabbed her purse, and then stopped suddenly, "Oh wait... I forgot we have to go pick up Jackie at the airport today." she said quickly.
Hyde popped up instantly, "What?"
Donna soon realized what she said, "Nothing."
"Jackie's coming back today?" he asked.
She fake laughed, "No, course not. You so silly!"
"You just said---"
"I did not!"
He just looked at her and turned to Eric, "Do you know anything about this?"
"Uh... no. No um, not really." he said.
"Oh come on, she coming today isn't she? You both knew & you weren't gonna tell me." Hyde said.
"Look Hyde, I'm sorry but Jackie asked me not to mention to you or Kelso that she was arriving today." she said
"Oh." he said.
"Yeah..."
"Well, uh, when's her flight coming in?" Hyde asked.
Donna looked at her watch, "In about an hour."
"You don't suppose I could..."
"No." she answered quickly. "I don't think thats a good idea."
"Then, uh, I suppose I'll just see ya'll later."
She just nodded, and they left.
Hyde plopped down on the couch. Oh my God, she's coming back today. I'm gonna get to see her today, he thought to himself. I'm feeling excited and nervous at the same time. Just then Fez came from downstairs. "Hey Hyde, do you know if we have any canteloup juice?"
"Uh, no."
"I was telling Red how cantelope juice is good for the--"
"Did you know Jackie's coming from Acapulco back today?" Hyde interrupted him.
"No. She is?"
"Yeah. Oh but don't tell Kelso yet."
"Oh okay." Fez said, "So she's coming back today, huh? I wonder if she brought us back any souvenirs."
Hyde shrugged.
Fez began walking back upstairs, "A canteloupe would be nice..."