Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of the characters in this story. They belong to Casey-Werner I think. I'm not that sure about that.



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Jackie and Hyde were sitting in the basement. Thankfully Eric and Donna were somewhere else. Kelso was off on a date with Pam Macey and Fez was at work. They just sat there watching TV. Finally Jackie couldn't take the silence anymore.

"So they know, so what?" she asked him.

"Did you ever think what would happen if Kelso found out?" asked Hyde in response to her question.

"Not really, why?"

"Because he will be so mad and then he will try to hurt me and then I will have to punch him in the eye." was Hyde's answer.

"Well he deserves it." said Jackie fiercely. "I don't want him back ever again."

"Are you sure about that Jackie?" asked Hyde.

"Very sure."

"Because if you aren't sure, I don't want to get into anything," he said.

"Look Steven," she said. "Michael was my first, and therefore is special to me, but he has hurt me too much for me to ever love him again."

"But why me?" he asked. "You deserve better."

"Don't go telling yourself that Steven." said the pixie. "You are all I want."

"Are you sure?" he asked, still doubtful. He wanted to be sure that she wasn't going to just run off the next time that Kelso called for her. Steven never showed it, but he was so afraid to get hurt again.

"Yes, no stop worrying and kiss me."

He obeyed.



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Jackie loved Steven's kisses. They were so much better than Michael's. He used varying pressure sometimes, and he could be both very tender and very passionate. She loved the way that his mouth tasted like coffee. When he kissed her, she couldn't think. All that mattered to her at those times were his lips on hers. They were very proper in some respects though because they kept all kisses above the neck and all hands outside of their clothes.

Jackie didn't mind this too much as it gave her a chance to explore Steven's mouth without having to worry about other things. It was so carefree at the moment. There was no pressure to do anything from Steven because he respected her for some reason. And she started to love how he talked on and on about the corruption in the government and how society was out to get him.

He acted tough but Jackie grew to understand that he really was a smart, caring, sensitive person, underneath his Zen mask. And she loved him for it.

She only wished that he would trust her more. She knew it was because to many people that he had loved had left him but she still knew that he needed to trust her for them to have a complete relationship.

It amazed her that she was actually thinking like this. With Michael, all she worried about was how she looked, and how embarrassing Michael was. It was all different with Steven. She actually found herself having intelligent conversations with him. He was actually pretty smart.

The only thing worrying her was what would happen when Michael found out. It wouldn't be pretty. She just hoped that he would understand why she was with Steven and not him. He probably wouldn't but there was hope. She had to count on that.



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That night the whole gang was sitting in the basement. Kelso was hitting on Jackie again and Hyde was starting to get annoyed. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and hit Kelso on the arm.

"What was that for?" Kelso asked.

"Why do you keep hitting on Jackie? Don't you realize that she doesn't like you anymore?" said Hyde. "Why don't you leave her alone?"

"Why should you care Hyde?" asked Kelso.

"Because you are starting to get on my nerves with your constant crap." said Hyde. He couldn't say the real reason, not with Kelso there.

"Well fine then, I will shut up."

"Good." was all that Hyde said.

During this exchange, Jackie had been watching Steven. She knew that he was going to do something right before he punched Kelso. She was proud of him for sticking up for her. She knew how he felt inside and she knew how hard it was for him to not do something about it. So she gave him a look that said that she wanted to get alone with him. He nodded then said that he needed to go check with Leo about his paycheck. After he had left, Jackie waited a few minutes before saying that she needed to get to the mall before it closed because she needed a new hand bag.

The gang believed their excuses and as soon as Jackie got out of the basement, she saw Steven leaning against the Vista Cruiser. She ran up to him and hugged him hard. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. They kissed for ages and ages and Steven had just moved his hand down from her waist to her butt when they hear a voice cry out.

"What the hell is going on here?" Kelso screamed. "Jackie, why does Hyde have his hand on your ass?"

"Because I want him to." she replied.

"What?" cried Kelso. "You . . . You . . . You want to be making out with Hyde?"

"Yes Michael, I do." she said.

"But . . . Why?" he asked.

"Because I love him, and because I want to be with him." said the pixie.

"And you don't want to be with me?" Kelso pouted.

This time Hyde came in. "No, she doesn't you moron. Get it through your head."

"Michael, I never want to be with you again," added Jackie.

"Well fine!" said Kelso. "Just don't expect me to go back out t with you when you come crawling back to me."

"I will never do that Michael." said Jackie. "Now go away."

When Michael had left, Hyde turned to Jackie.

"Did you mean what you said about loving me?" he asked.

"Yes I did." she replied.

"You sure?"

"Yes and I don't want to go through that again."

"Fair enough." he said right before he leaned in and kissed her as if the world was over.



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A/N: So . . . did you like this chapter? I think its ok but I'm not sure if Hyde is really in character. Tell me what you think so I can get better.