Living Arrangements
Summary: Sequel to Just Another Day - Craziness ensues as Hyde decides to move in with Jackie, much to the dismay of The Forman's and a surprise visitor brings up back memories for Jackie. Will Hyde be able to save her this time?
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own a single thing.
a/n: so sorry this took so long to update...I wasn't very inspired...but last week's episode had some nice J/H moments so... I felt like updating. I'll try to update quicker in the future.
Chapter Four
Chance Meeting
"Jackie!" Hyde screamed sharply as he finally found his detached girlfriend in the makeup aisle of the Piggly Wiggly.
She looked up gently, readjusting the strap of the purse that hung loosely from her shoulder as she picked up an eye shadow, examining it carefully before placing it back on the shelf.
"We are here to buy food." Hyde said, catching his breath as she stood next to her.
"We're shopping, Steven." She started to shimmy down the aisle, glancing at the shelves of makeup with greedy eyes.
"Yeah..." He slipped his body in between the shelf and Jackie's stare. "For food."
"Fine." She clapped her hands in defeat, and then crossed them against her chest defiantly. "But I was just trying to make you happy."
"Explain to me how looking at make up makes *me* happy." Hyde laughed dryly as they made their way down the aisle, turning towards the entrance.
"Because make up makes me beautiful." Jackie said knowingly. "And looking at pretty things makes people happy."
Hyde groaned as he grabbed a shopping cart, pulling Jackie along as they went towards the produce aisles.
"I like you better without the makeup." He mumbled.
Most girls would have loved a statement like this from the one they love. But no, not Jackie Burkhart. Her nostrils flared up at this statement and her mouth opened wide, as if she was about to protest. Hyde sighed quickly and paused, letting his hands embrace her hips rather then steer the cart.
"What are you doing?" Jackie asked as she tried to wriggle free from his grasp.
"I want this trip to be as quick and painless as possible." Hyde said, scooping Jackie up and placing her in the cart.
"Steven!" She screeched, smiling gently as she made herself comfortable.
He ignored her whining as he picked up the pace, steering the cart and throwing things into, on top of her.
She huffed as she smoothed out her skirt, picking up the bag of apples Hyde had thrown onto her knee.
She couldn't remember the last time she had ate an apple, but then again, she wasn't really eating much at all. Before she knew it, she had picked up one of the red, swelling apples and heard the crisp crunch of her teeth biting into it.
She looked up at Hyde, who gave her a bemused look behind his sunglasses before opening his mouth in reply. Jackie lifted her arm up, letting him take a bite out of the apple, listening to him munch on it as he grabbed a six pack of beer from a shelf and gently placed it in her hands.
She continued to eat her apple in peace, gripping onto the cart as they sped down the aisles. A few other people stared at the young couple, but not in an odd way, more of a longing way. Almost as if they wished they were that young and that in love. Hyde didn't seem to notice their stares but Jackie did. And usually, she would bask in other people's envy. But this wasn't something you bask over. This was something you hold onto and appreciate, and even Jackie could respect that as she took another bite of her apple, listening to Hyde go on and on about how important it was for them to get baking soda; although she had no idea why they would be *baking* soda.
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"Sweetie, there comes a time in every man's life when they must sacrifice themselves for those they love."
"Mom." Eric argued quickly, pushing the cart ahead of his mother as she searched for some items of her shopping list. "Stop, please."
"Fine." Kitty said, rolling her eyes. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't lonely without Steven."
Eric, finally understanding his mother, rolled his eyes gently before continuing, "Mom, do you miss Hyde?"
Kitty scoffed gently at the idea, but her face quickly saddened. Eric hugged her gently as she weeped, "He was mineeeee...and that, that...."
"Devil?" Eric offered.
Kitty looked up at him, slightly offended, but rambled on, "She took my broody brood away."
"But I'm still here." Eric said, holding his arms out again.
"Yeah..." Kitty tried to muster up smile and continued to push the cart along the aisle, while Eric kicked the wall out of annoyance.
"Steven, I really doubt that we're going to need all this whip cream." He heard a familiar voice say from the next aisle. Rather then following his mother, he followed the voice, which was followed by another voice.
"Jackie, whip cream is one of the essential food groups. Besides...just think what can be accomplished with whip cream."
"Lots of ice cream sundaes?" She offered sarcastically.
Eric cringed as he spotted the two, Jackie in the cart that Hyde was pushing along.
Ok, now they're food shopping together?
Eric felt something new in the pit of his stomach. Jealousy.
Because...a part of him wished he was food shopping with Donna.
Him and Donna were supposed to move in together; not Jackie and Hyde.
"Hi Mrs. Forman!" Eric saw Hyde chirp up and push the cart, with a smily and giggly Jackie in tow, towards the end of the aisle. He inched out further, watching his mother squeal in delight and wrap her arms tightly around Hyde as Jackie smiled, unsuccessfully trying to get out of the shopping cart.
He caught up to the three and offered Jackie a hand, which she graciously took and stepped out, practically tripping over herself. As she straightened out her hair and clothes, she smiled appreciatively at Eric, courteously asking if Donna was with them.
"No." Eric admitted, shoving his hands in his pockets.
Jackie slipped her hand into Hyde's, who was busy listening to Mrs. Forman, who was rambling on and on about how important it was to buy a certain type of sauce.
Jackie pulled on Hyde's hand gently and he turned to her, flashing a smile and squeezing back.
"Well, we better go." Kitty grinned as she wrapped up her speech. "We should get home so I can cook Red some dinner." She let out her famous Kitty laugh, told Eric to hurry along as she made her way to the checkout.
"Hey man." Hyde grinned at Eric, who was sheepishly hiding behind him.
"Hey." He tried to roll all the bitterness and jealousy away from him. "That's a lot of whip cream." Eric said, out of lack of anything better, gesturing towards the cart.
Jackie snorted and Hyde grinned menacingly.
"That's gross, man." Eric laughed, waving goodbye as he left the couple.
Hyde shrugged, smiling to himself as he turned towards the cart and continued down the aisle. Jackie ran ahead to catch up to him, slipping her arm back into his.
"What's wrong?" Jackie asked cautiously, wondering if he would actually open up to her or not.
"It's just...awkward." Hyde said frowning. "I feel bad for Eric. He's like a brother to me, you know."
"I know." Jackie whispered, closing her eyes and leaning her head against his shoulder as they walked towards the checkout together.
Summary: Sequel to Just Another Day - Craziness ensues as Hyde decides to move in with Jackie, much to the dismay of The Forman's and a surprise visitor brings up back memories for Jackie. Will Hyde be able to save her this time?
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own a single thing.
a/n: so sorry this took so long to update...I wasn't very inspired...but last week's episode had some nice J/H moments so... I felt like updating. I'll try to update quicker in the future.
Chapter Four
Chance Meeting
"Jackie!" Hyde screamed sharply as he finally found his detached girlfriend in the makeup aisle of the Piggly Wiggly.
She looked up gently, readjusting the strap of the purse that hung loosely from her shoulder as she picked up an eye shadow, examining it carefully before placing it back on the shelf.
"We are here to buy food." Hyde said, catching his breath as she stood next to her.
"We're shopping, Steven." She started to shimmy down the aisle, glancing at the shelves of makeup with greedy eyes.
"Yeah..." He slipped his body in between the shelf and Jackie's stare. "For food."
"Fine." She clapped her hands in defeat, and then crossed them against her chest defiantly. "But I was just trying to make you happy."
"Explain to me how looking at make up makes *me* happy." Hyde laughed dryly as they made their way down the aisle, turning towards the entrance.
"Because make up makes me beautiful." Jackie said knowingly. "And looking at pretty things makes people happy."
Hyde groaned as he grabbed a shopping cart, pulling Jackie along as they went towards the produce aisles.
"I like you better without the makeup." He mumbled.
Most girls would have loved a statement like this from the one they love. But no, not Jackie Burkhart. Her nostrils flared up at this statement and her mouth opened wide, as if she was about to protest. Hyde sighed quickly and paused, letting his hands embrace her hips rather then steer the cart.
"What are you doing?" Jackie asked as she tried to wriggle free from his grasp.
"I want this trip to be as quick and painless as possible." Hyde said, scooping Jackie up and placing her in the cart.
"Steven!" She screeched, smiling gently as she made herself comfortable.
He ignored her whining as he picked up the pace, steering the cart and throwing things into, on top of her.
She huffed as she smoothed out her skirt, picking up the bag of apples Hyde had thrown onto her knee.
She couldn't remember the last time she had ate an apple, but then again, she wasn't really eating much at all. Before she knew it, she had picked up one of the red, swelling apples and heard the crisp crunch of her teeth biting into it.
She looked up at Hyde, who gave her a bemused look behind his sunglasses before opening his mouth in reply. Jackie lifted her arm up, letting him take a bite out of the apple, listening to him munch on it as he grabbed a six pack of beer from a shelf and gently placed it in her hands.
She continued to eat her apple in peace, gripping onto the cart as they sped down the aisles. A few other people stared at the young couple, but not in an odd way, more of a longing way. Almost as if they wished they were that young and that in love. Hyde didn't seem to notice their stares but Jackie did. And usually, she would bask in other people's envy. But this wasn't something you bask over. This was something you hold onto and appreciate, and even Jackie could respect that as she took another bite of her apple, listening to Hyde go on and on about how important it was for them to get baking soda; although she had no idea why they would be *baking* soda.
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"Sweetie, there comes a time in every man's life when they must sacrifice themselves for those they love."
"Mom." Eric argued quickly, pushing the cart ahead of his mother as she searched for some items of her shopping list. "Stop, please."
"Fine." Kitty said, rolling her eyes. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't lonely without Steven."
Eric, finally understanding his mother, rolled his eyes gently before continuing, "Mom, do you miss Hyde?"
Kitty scoffed gently at the idea, but her face quickly saddened. Eric hugged her gently as she weeped, "He was mineeeee...and that, that...."
"Devil?" Eric offered.
Kitty looked up at him, slightly offended, but rambled on, "She took my broody brood away."
"But I'm still here." Eric said, holding his arms out again.
"Yeah..." Kitty tried to muster up smile and continued to push the cart along the aisle, while Eric kicked the wall out of annoyance.
"Steven, I really doubt that we're going to need all this whip cream." He heard a familiar voice say from the next aisle. Rather then following his mother, he followed the voice, which was followed by another voice.
"Jackie, whip cream is one of the essential food groups. Besides...just think what can be accomplished with whip cream."
"Lots of ice cream sundaes?" She offered sarcastically.
Eric cringed as he spotted the two, Jackie in the cart that Hyde was pushing along.
Ok, now they're food shopping together?
Eric felt something new in the pit of his stomach. Jealousy.
Because...a part of him wished he was food shopping with Donna.
Him and Donna were supposed to move in together; not Jackie and Hyde.
"Hi Mrs. Forman!" Eric saw Hyde chirp up and push the cart, with a smily and giggly Jackie in tow, towards the end of the aisle. He inched out further, watching his mother squeal in delight and wrap her arms tightly around Hyde as Jackie smiled, unsuccessfully trying to get out of the shopping cart.
He caught up to the three and offered Jackie a hand, which she graciously took and stepped out, practically tripping over herself. As she straightened out her hair and clothes, she smiled appreciatively at Eric, courteously asking if Donna was with them.
"No." Eric admitted, shoving his hands in his pockets.
Jackie slipped her hand into Hyde's, who was busy listening to Mrs. Forman, who was rambling on and on about how important it was to buy a certain type of sauce.
Jackie pulled on Hyde's hand gently and he turned to her, flashing a smile and squeezing back.
"Well, we better go." Kitty grinned as she wrapped up her speech. "We should get home so I can cook Red some dinner." She let out her famous Kitty laugh, told Eric to hurry along as she made her way to the checkout.
"Hey man." Hyde grinned at Eric, who was sheepishly hiding behind him.
"Hey." He tried to roll all the bitterness and jealousy away from him. "That's a lot of whip cream." Eric said, out of lack of anything better, gesturing towards the cart.
Jackie snorted and Hyde grinned menacingly.
"That's gross, man." Eric laughed, waving goodbye as he left the couple.
Hyde shrugged, smiling to himself as he turned towards the cart and continued down the aisle. Jackie ran ahead to catch up to him, slipping her arm back into his.
"What's wrong?" Jackie asked cautiously, wondering if he would actually open up to her or not.
"It's just...awkward." Hyde said frowning. "I feel bad for Eric. He's like a brother to me, you know."
"I know." Jackie whispered, closing her eyes and leaning her head against his shoulder as they walked towards the checkout together.
