Title
- No Promises(Conclusion of Evolution)
Author - Noah
Colum
Pairing - Eric/Kelso, Hyde/Eric.
Rating - (Whole story
NC-17)
Warnings - Slash, Classic Rock. Graphic sex found in other
segments.
Disclaimer - Characters property of Fox. Lyrics property
of Columbia and Sony.
Summary - Hyde looked down, and I saw the
sparkle of a tear as it fell to my floor.
It was crazy. I couldn't watch for very long, even though I knew it was all for me. Because it was all for me.
One boy loved me, the other boy lusted for me. And they nearly came to blows on my back porch.
"Look, man, we slept together!" Kelso sounded confident, but his eyes were wide. I stood in the kitchen, sheltered by the sliding glass doors as he defended his position.
"You sleep with everybody! That doesn't mean shit!" Hyde threw him backwards, towards me. "You're fucking every girl in school, and that's not enough for you? So you've gotta go fuck Eric? You've gotta go ruin the one thing that--"
And Hyde stopped himself. My heart leapt. What had he been about to say? That he loved me? That he wanted me? Who knew? Hyde hadn't spoken more than two words to Kelso since he'd found out, and now the look in his eyes said he was ready to kill.
For me. Hyde would kill for me. The idea turned my stomach.
Kelso was saying something. "...Love him? You're joking, right, man?" Kelso was laughing as Hyde cracked his knuckles. "I didn't ever think you'd be into guys, Hyde."
Hyde shrugged, looking at him from behind his glasses. He casually - almost casually - strolled up to Kelso, who was completely inept at reading warning signs.
I looked away; I couldn't watch as Hyde's fist connected hard with Kelso's jaw. I imagined the look on Kelso's face as Hyde flattened him. The picture was too much to bear.
I ran through the house, heading upstairs to my bedroom. Pulling out my backpack, I rummaged through my laundry hamper for a change of clothes and grabbed my wallet off my nightstand.
I heard a soft knock on my door. "Come in," I said quietly.
It was him. His hands were still balled into fists, and I couldn't meet his eyes.
"I'm sorry." He was crying, Hyde was crying and it was still all for me. I met his eyes, finally, as he spoke again. "I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean to hurt him, I really didn't."
Hyde looked down, and I saw the sparkle of a tear as it fell to my floor. What could I do but hug him? What could I do but hold him in my arms and tell him it would be all right? As he wept silently on my shoulder, I knew that something would have to change.
He said something, and it was muffled by my shirt. I lifted his head, kissed him softly. "What did you say?"
He looked into my eyes. "I have to leave." He took a shuddering breath. "Kelso told your mom."
I released him, out of surprise. "I'll come with you," I responded immediately.
But he shook his head, wiping his eyes clumsily with his sleeve. "I have to leave alone. Red and Kitty are gonna let you stay, but only because they're pretending not to know about you. If we leave together you can't ever see them again."
I shook my head. "I don't care."
He nodded. "But you will. I won't let you screw yourself over for me, Forman. So you'll stay here."
I grabbed my backpack. "There's no way in hell I'm staying here! I'm going with you."
He glanced at my window; the sun was already setting. He nodded. "We'll leave tomorrow morning, before Kitty wakes up," he said, turning to head downstairs.
I should have known that he would leave without me. I woke up that morning, rays of sun stretching across my bed, and my heart fell. I lied to myself, running down to the basement, hoping that he was still there, asleep.
He wasn't.
That bastard hurt himself for me, for the third time in twenty-four hours.
Our entire group dissolved that day. Kelso disappeared, but not before spreading the word about me and Hyde.
These days, I sit in my room, cross-legged on the floor, in front of my stereo, and I clutch the last memories of Hyde I have. I play our record and remember his arms around me as Journey lulls me into my only Daydream.
Sail on a silver wings of
fire
Sailing dreams beyond the silver moon
In silver clouds
that fly so high
Live the dreams you search but can't find
Yes
they fly, fly by my window
Flyin' so free, yeah
Oh, they fly,
fly by my window...
