Summary: Basically, this is a collection of one-shots. Each chapter will be a different episode reworked to make it J/H fluff; they will not fit together in the form of a story, each will be a standalone piece. I just figured it would be easier to put them all together than post them separately. I'm not going to redo every episode, however, just ones in which I imagined a nice J/H moment could've been reached. As of right now, I only have ideas planned for episodes from seasons 1 and 2, but if this is received well and you all want me to continue, I would love to keep it going throughout the entire show. Also, if there is a specific episode where you thought a potential J/H scene could be made, let me know and I'll try to work it in. As always, I love, love, love hearing what you have to say, so please don't hesitate to leave me a review and let me know what you think! Hope you enjoy!
Season 1, Episode 1: That '70s Show Pilot
The gang was stopped at a mechanic's shop just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they waited anxiously for the verdict. Would the Vista Cruiser be able to chug her way to the concert, or would the six friends be stranded in the middle of nowhere, with no choice but to have Jackie call her father, thus sealing all of their fates, for as Hyde so eloquently said, "Parents talk, about how we screw up!" The four boys stood around the car, watching as the mechanic tinkered around beneath the hood, hoping it would be a quick fix. The answer they got was not at all what they were hoping for.
"It's your battery," the mechanic stated, nodding his head as if to agree with his own statement. "It's six years old and shot to hell."
"Okay…" Eric drawled. "Are batteries cheap? Or possibly free?"
The mechanic thought. "Thirty-five bucks, minimum."
Collectively, they groaned. Then Kelso had a stroke of genius. "How about this," he said conspiratorially, leaning on the Cruiser, "we give you five bucks plus our dead battery for one of your batteries."
The mechanic squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Kelso to see if he was joking. When he saw that the handsome fellow was clearly just stupid, he said, "Well, that's a really sweet deal, but no."
Hyde sighed. "Man, we're gonna miss the concert!"
His interest piqued, the mechanic glanced over at Hyde. "What concert?"
Seeing his opportunity to make a deal, Hyde said coolly, "Todd Rundgren."
The mechanic looked impressed, then thought for a second before finally saying, "How about I make you boys a deal? I'll give you a new battery for two of your tickets."
Hyde, Eric, and Fez were ready to agree, but it was Kelso who spoke, stating sadly, "No, we can't give up two tickets." He missed the death glares from his other friends as he looked forlornly at the ground, thinking they had just missed their only opportunity to attend the concert.
Shrugging, the mechanic walked away.
"Kelso, it's either that or none of us go," Eric said, bringing Kelso's eyes up to his.
"Well, then who's not going?"
Hyde stepped forward, a smile on his face. "Well, there's always Jackie."
Kelso rolled his eyes. "Well, yeah, I mean, Jackie's gone." He paused, thinking. "But who else?"
"Oh, I don't know," Eric drawled, then fixed Kelso with a glare, "maybe Jackie's date?"
"Uh!" Kelso cried, indignantly. "Man, come on, you know I'm breaking up with her."
Eric pointed at him accusingly. "Man, I've had to put up with her for an hour."
"A really long hour," Fez piped up.
Kelso's hand shot up in the air. "Oh, I got it! Donna! She and Jackie are friends, I'm sure she wouldn't mind sitting out to hang out with her."
"No way, Kelso!" Eric cried. He dropped his voice, looking around to make sure Donna wasn't there to overhear him as he said, "This night could be really important for us."
"Yeah," Hyde added, smirking. "Tonight they might actually brush elbows!"
"Shut up, Hyde!" Eric shouted, glaring at his friend.
Kelso pouted. "Well, can't we just figure out a way to do this fairly? I really am going to break up with her!"
Hyde rolled his eyes, fed up with Kelso's whining. "Fine, you big baby. We'll do rock-paper-scissors to see who sits out the concert. Eric, you and Kelso go first."
"I'm not playing rock-paper-scissors for a ticket," Eric stated firmly, crossing his arms over his chest. "It's my car that took us this far, I think it's only fair that I get to stay."
"It's also your car that crapped out and left us stranded in the middle of nowhere," Hyde pointed out sarcastically.
Eric glared at Hyde. "Whatever, man. Without me, you guys wouldn't even be here right now. I'm not giving up my ticket."
Hyde rolled his eyes. "Fine. Fez, you play Kelso then."
"But Hyde, I have never been to an American concert," Fez pouted sadly.
Letting out a frustrated growl, Hyde barked, "Well why the hell should I have to give up my ticket? It's Kelso's stupid girlfriend!"
"Ex-girlfriend," Kelso corrected, but shrank back as Hyde glowered at him menacingly.
Craning his neck to see in the direction in which Jackie had dragged Donna, Eric said, "Come on, Hyde, just one game. They'll be back any minute, and the concert starts soon."
"Fine!" Hyde snapped and balled his hand into a fist as he scowled at Kelso.
Eric counted them off, and Hyde's hand remained fisted as Kelso's flattened.
"Yes!" Kelso cried triumphantly, shooting both arms up in the air.
"No!" Hyde cried at the same time, his eyes wide in disbelief. "I demand a rematch!" he shouted.
"No time," Eric said, smirking, as he pointed over Hyde's shoulder.
Hyde whipped around just in time to see Donna and Jackie making their way quickly back toward them. He faced Kelso frantically. "Come on, Kelso, best two out of three."
"So, did you figure out what's wrong with the Cruiser?" Donna asked as she came up beside Eric.
"Yep, so we better go find that mechanic," Eric said quickly and led her away to find the mechanic. Fez hurried after them.
Jackie leaned up against Kelso, smiling happily at him. "Oh, Michael, I'm so excited to spend the whole night with you at this concert."
Kelso cleared his throat nervously and stuttered, "Uh…actually, Jackie, there's uh, been a slight change in plans. See, uh, you're not exactly going to the concert."
Jackie immediately straightened and pulled away from him, her eyes narrowing. "What?"
Kelso looked to Hyde for help, but the shorter boy simply folded his arms and cocked an eyebrow in amusement. Biting his lip uncertainly, Kelso sputtered, "Well, see, the only way we could get the Cruiser fixed was to…was to give the mechanic two of our tickets and…"
"And you gave him mine?" Jackie shrieked.
"It wasn't my idea!" he cried, holding up his hands to defend himself.
Jackie glared at him. "So who else isn't going, Michael?" she snapped, emphasizing his name to let him know that he'd better be the other person absent from the concert.
"I was gonna stay, Jackie," Kelso began, but Jackie's screech cut off his explanation.
"I can't believe you, Michael! First you don't invite me and now you're ditching me?"
"Hyde will be there with you," Kelso tried to placate, but this only further incensed his girlfriend.
"Hyde!" she screamed and pointed at him. "You're leaving me alone with Hyde?"
Hyde glared at her and spat, "Hey, it's not like this is what I wanted to do with my night either, Princess."
Eric, Donna, and Fez reappeared then, the mechanic in tow. Eric smiled nervously at them, feeling the weight of the tension pressing down on him. "We uh, got the battery," he said lamely.
Jackie immediately latched onto Donna and ordered, "Donna, car, now!"
Donna barely had time to duck her head as she was forcibly shoved into the backseat of the Cruiser, Jackie climbing in after her and slamming the door shut.
Glancing at Kelso, Eric smirked and said, "So I guess she didn't take the news too well."
Kelso glared at Eric. "Yeah, Eric, I guess you could say that."
Eric, still smirking, slipped into the driver's seat as the mechanic replaced the Cruiser's battery. Fez followed his lead, climbing into the front seat next to him and glanced out the window eagerly to see the arguing pair of friends.
Groaning, Kelso passed a hand over his face. "Man, Jackie is gonna kill me."
"Oh, she's gonna have to get in line," Hyde growled.
"Come on, Hyde, it won't be that bad," Kelso said, and then backed up as Hyde's dark gaze bored into him.
"Then why don't you stay with her? She is your girlfriend after all!" he shouted.
Kelso held up a finger. "Hey, man, how many times do I have to tell you I'm breaking up with her?"
Hyde, having lost his patience, took a threatening step forward, his fist cocked back, ready to deck Kelso, but Eric poked his head out of the window and said, "Hey, kids, let's go, the concert starts in fifteen minutes."
Without a moment's hesitation, Kelso hurried around to the car and quickly got in. Hyde took a deep breath to calm himself, and Eric, seeing the tension in his friend's muscles, offered, "You can kick his ass after the concert, Hyde." He smirked again, unable to stop himself from adding, "I'm sure you'll have a ton of pent-up rage after spending the whole night with the devil." He chuckled as Hyde threw him a death glare and made his way to the car.
Ten minutes later, the Vista Cruiser was swiftly making its way into Milwaukee. Eric, Fez, and Kelso were crammed up in the front, Jackie having refused to let Kelso sit in the back, while Donna was staring blankly out the window, Jackie was seething silently next to her, and Hyde was squirming uncomfortably at being pressed so closely to Jackie. When they finally pulled into the parking lot of the concert, there was a collective sigh of relief, and the concertgoers gratefully piled out. Kelso and Fez immediately took off for the entrance, further enraging Jackie.
Eric offered Hyde a sympathetic smile as he said, "Don't worry, man, I'm sure nobody would miss Jackie that much if, you know, she met an untimely death."
But even the jest didn't cheer Hyde up. He folded his arms angrily across his chest, glared at the seat in front of him, and said, "Whatever."
Eric sighed heavily and headed off with Fez and Kelso.
Donna, too, was having no luck trying to comfort Jackie. She finally gave up, shaking her head sadly as she joined her friends and headed inside to the concert.
Inside the Vista Cruiser, Hyde was staring furiously out the window; Jackie had thankfully moved over to the other end of the bench seat, but it was a small consolation. He was pissed at his friends for leaving him in a car for hours with the most annoying girl in Point Place, and he was even more pissed off that he was missing what had promised to be an amazing concert. He couldn't believe Kelso; Jackie was his girlfriend; it was his responsibility to stay with her!
He sighed heavily and pressed his forehead to the window, staring out into the dark parking lot but seeing only a reflection of himself. He started slightly as he heard a soft sniffling, and tilted his head to see Jackie's reflection in the window. She was curled up at the other end of the bench seat, her knees pulled up to her chest and tucked under her chin. Tears were quietly rolling down her face, and her body was silently shaking with sobs. He closed his eyes against the vision, willing himself not to feel bad for her, but when he opened his eyes, he saw her reflection again, the same heartbroken expression on her face, and he growled in frustration as he turned around and faced her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, gruffer than he'd intended.
Jackie jumped, surprised at his voice, and looked up at him. When she saw the scowl etched deep into his face, she quickly turned her face away, muttering, "Nothing."
Hyde sighed again and scooted closer, touching her knee tentatively as he said, his voice softer, "Sorry. Just, tell me what's wrong."
"What do you think is wrong?" Jackie snapped, still not facing him. "First my boyfriend doesn't invite me to a concert, and then he ditches me when we get here!" She glanced at him over her shoulder, the tears still swiftly making their way down her face. "How could Michael do this to me?"
Hyde stared at her helplessly, at a loss for words. He didn't know what to say to make her feel better, so he simply said, "Kelso is a dillhole."
Jackie frowned, finding his words far less than comforting.
"Look, man, Kelso…he has a tendency to only think about himself," Hyde explained. "He doesn't mean to, but that's just the way he is."
"He didn't even tell me about the concert," Jackie said and looked down sadly. "He didn't even want me to come."
"And yet here you are," Hyde replied, annoyed, as he gestured around them.
Jackie scoffed. "Yeah, here I am, stuck in a car all night with you." She glanced up at him and offered him an apologetic smile. "No offence."
Hyde gave her a small smile. "None taken. Look, Jackie, this isn't how either of us wanted to spend our night, but we might as well make the best of it, all right?" He reached up a hand and brushed away her tears.
She smiled softly at him and unconsciously leaned into his touch.
Hyde noticed, however, and removed his hand warily, swallowing the lump that had formed in his throat and willing his thudding heart to slow its frantic tempo.
Jackie cocked her head at him. "How did you get stuck here with me anyway, Steven?"
He shrugged. "Lost at rock-paper-scissors."
"Wow, you must be really bad," Jackie giggled. "Like Fez bad."
Hyde scowled. "Shut up."
Jackie playfully shoved at him, and Hyde caught her hands in his. A spark seemed to pass between them as Jackie's eyes widened in surprise and all playfulness vanished from her face.
Instantly dropping her hands as if they had electrocuted him, Hyde tore his gaze from hers and cleared his throat. "So uh," he muttered, still not looking directly at her, "what happened to Hyde?"
Jackie's brow knit in a frown, confused, both by what had passed between them and her reaction to it. "What?"
"You called me Steven. What happened to Hyde?"
She shrugged; completely unaware that she'd called him that. "I don't know, I guess it just sorta slipped out. I won't call you that anymore, if it bothers you."
Hyde shook his head. "No, it's okay." He noticed she was looking at him oddly so he added nonchalantly, "Mrs. Forman calls me Steven all the time so I'm used to it." For some reason, hearing her call him Steven had made him feel good, which was strange because generally he hated people calling him by his first name. He decided not to dwell on that thought, and pushed it to the back of his mind.
"I'm sorry you missed the concert," Jackie said quietly, watching his expression carefully. She had noticed something was different with him tonight, and she had to admit, she didn't hate it. He was being nice to her, sweet even, and that just wasn't like him. He wasn't burning her at every opportunity, and she wondered if it was only because he felt bad for her after what Michael had done or if something was changing between them. Her curiosity piqued, Jackie decided it was time to find out.
He shrugged. "Whatever. I mean, yeah, I really wanted to go, but it was either I stay here with you or no one would be able to go."
"Michael should've stayed with me," Jackie said. "I'm his girlfriend after all."
Hyde nodded. "Yeah, but it's no big deal." He gave her a half-smile. "This isn't that bad."
Jackie shook her head. "Steven, I know you hate me. The only reason you're being nice to me is because you feel bad for me. But you don't have to, because I'm gonna be fine."
He frowned. "Jackie, I don't hate you. I mean, yeah, okay, I don't like you sometimes, and you're pretty much the exact opposite of me, and you can be incredibly annoying…" he saw her scowl and added quickly, "but I don't hate you. And yeah, I guess I do feel a little bad about what Kelso did to you because it was pretty crappy, but that's not why I'm being nice to you."
She stared intently at him. "Then why are you being nice to me?"
Hyde's mind instantly came up with the answer, but his lips refused to speak it. Instead, they formulated their own plan, and before his mind could stop them, they had captured Jackie's lips. It was a gentle kiss, his lips barely applying any pressure, but it was enough to set both of their hearts racing. Hyde didn't know what he was doing, he just knew he'd wanted to kiss her, and so he had. He was expecting her to pull away, to slap him and tell him that she was with Kelso, that Kelso was one of his best friends, but she didn't. She kissed him back.
She slid closer to him, pressing her small body against his, and slanted her mouth over his, allowing him better access. He took the opportunity she offered and sucked her bottom lip into his mouth, eliciting from her a low moan that made his body hum with pleasure. His hands found their way to her back and slipped beneath the thin material of her blouse, his fingertips dancing up and down her spine. He caressed her back, feeling the smooth expanse of exposed skin under his calloused fingers, and felt her shiver beneath his hands. Gently, he pulled her down onto her back, his hands slipping around to her stomach, gliding across her taut belly and up to the soft swell of her breasts. He grazed her lace-covered nipples with the backs of his hands and heard her gasp, breaking their kiss. His lips moved down to the hollow of her throat as his right hand tangled itself into her thick, dark hair and his left gripped her hip firmly. She was panting beneath him, her head thrashing back and forth as his tongue trailed over her collarbone.
Then, suddenly, she was pushing him away. His breathing was ragged as he looked down at her, silently questioning what was wrong. He saw the lust clouding her eyes, but she looked a little uneasy as she looked at him.
"What's wrong?" he asked, having gotten no response to his silent query.
"What time is it?" she responded, her breathing still uneven.
Hyde frowned. "What?"
Jackie sat up. "The concert, Steven. They should be getting back here soon." She straightened her shirt, averting her gaze from his even as she felt the flame he'd ignited burn warmly deep in the pit of her stomach.
Hyde watched her, hoping her eyes would turn back to his, but she seemed determined to ignore him. He felt his stomach clench tightly, but he ignored it, gazing out the window just in time to see a long line of people come filing out of the concert. He watched them as they made their way to their cars, his skin still hot from the feel of hers against it, his hands itching to touch her, his lips yearning to press against hers. When he spotted his friends, he let out an audible sigh of relief, which Jackie either didn't hear or chose to ignore, and settled back a little more comfortably in the seat.
"Hey, guys," Donna greeted cheerily as she scooted into the passenger seat.
"Man, you guys missed an awesome concert!" Kelso cried, not realizing what he was saying until he caught the death glares from both Jackie and Hyde. He nudged Donna and said nervously, "Uh, scoot over there, Big D."
Fez climbed into the backseat, forcing Jackie to slide over next to Hyde. Her face flushed crimson, and Hyde had to bite back a grin as he felt the heat radiating off her body.
"I love American music!" Fez shouted, his ears still ringing from the loud music. His stomach gave a loud gurgling sound and he yelled, "Let's go to the Hub, I'm hungry!"
Eric chuckled as he plopped down into his seat behind the wheel of the Vista Cruiser. "Fez, man, you don't have to yell anymore. We can hear you just fine now."
Fez frowned, puzzled. "What?" he shouted.
Eric just shook his head amusedly and shifted the car into reverse. The ride back home was made in relative silence, save for Fez's occasional shouting to be heard over the music that still echoed inside his head. Jackie was careful to keep her eyes on anything but Hyde, but it was difficult, especially when she slid into him every time Eric turned a corner.
After what felt like an eternity to her, the Cruiser finally pulled into the Forman's driveway, and the gang piled out. Kelso tried to talk to Jackie, but she stomped on his foot, and so he decided the Hub sounded like a good idea, and he and Fez hurried off. Eric draped an arm over Donna's shoulders and glanced at the pair before him.
"Well, I'm glad to see you two didn't kill each other."
Jackie glanced at Hyde out of the corner of her eye and saw him smiling secretively at her, so she quickly shifted her gaze to Donna and squared her shoulders. "Donna, let's go, I'm bored."
Donna rolled her eyes, gave her boyfriend a quick peck on the lips, and headed toward her house after Jackie, not noticing as the tiny brunette glanced backward over her shoulder and smiled fleetingly.
Hyde noticed, however, and couldn't help but smile back.
Eric, baffled, looked at Hyde critically and asked, "What's with you, man? You seem all…happy."
The smile vanished, replaced by Zen. "What are you talking about, Forman? I just spent two hours with Jackie…alone."
Patting his friend on the back, Eric said sympathetically, "Yeah, you took one for the team, I admire you. I don't think I would've been able to do that. It must've been just horrible." He shuddered at the thought and walked briskly back toward his house.
The smile crept back as Hyde glanced off in the direction Jackie and Donna had disappeared. "Actually, it wasn't that bad," he murmured to himself and then followed Eric inside.
A/N 2: So, what'd you think? I figured what better episode to start with than the Pilot, although I must admit, it was hard at first thinking of a way to turn this one around, it being the very first episode of the show and all, but here it is! Sorry it took so long to get this one started, I was having really bad writer's block and was out of town without my Internet. Hopefully the next little segment of this piece will be up in a few days, though! So, please review and tell me what you think. Thanks!