2.3-Shameless
Summary: Vista, returning to Point Place via Jon and a plane ticket, force Donna, Eric, Jackie, and Hyde to act like parents. When Parker begins to think Red and Kitty don't want Chase staying with them anymore, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
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A/N: All reviews welcomed. In addition, lyrics that best fit the 'mood' of the chapter will be placed at the top. I am also adding 'chapter soundtracks' to each chapter. (some songs may not be from 2004, but might be from 2005-it's my story. If you guys don't like it-I'll stop.) On another note, I've made dolls of each character using a doll maker on the 'net. If you'd like to see them, email me. Finally, I want to make a site for this story. If anyone knows about sites and would be interested in 'producing' the site, please let me know.
I would also like to thank all my reviewers and Devon's help with coming up for things for the site.
Well I'm shameless when it comes to loving you
I'd do anything you want me to
I'd do anything at all -"Shameless"-Billy Joel
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
5:09 a.m.
Donna and Eric Forman's Bedroom
Donna and Eric where sound asleep when a loud thud came from downstairs. Eric quickly sat up in bed. "Donna, Donna…" he gently shoved her. "I heard a scary noise."
Donna sleepily opened one eye. "What?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What was that noise?"
"I don't know." He reached down and under the bed to pull out a foam baseball bat. "I'll go look."
Donna put a hand on her husband's wrist. "Wait, if might just be Parker trying to sneak out."
The second the words were out, Donna knew it couldn't be true. Because that was the moment, that the bedroom door opened and Parker came running in. His Star Wars sheets were wrapped around him and he was holding a tennis racket. "I-I heard a scary noise."
Donna looked her son over. "Parker, are you nude?"
"I-" Parker blushed. "that's not the point. Someone is trying to break in!" He hissed the last part in an over dramatic tone.
Eric got out of bed and looked down at his boxers-thank; good he wasn't nude. Donna followed suit. Together the three of them made their way downstairs and into the kitchen, where the light was on.
They entered to find Jon taking a drink out of the refrigerator. And there was someone eating a pudding pack at the bar.
"Vista!" Donna and Eric asked in in unison.
Vista looked up with them, her brown eyes wide. She looked like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. Jon turned from the refrigerator. He took one look at Parker and made a face: "Forman, are you nude, man?"
Parker embarrassedly wrapped his sheets around his thin frame. "I'm wearing my Star Wars toga."
The kitchen was quite as everyone ignored Parker and stared at Vista, who was trying to slide down the stool.
"Vista," Donna started. "what are you doing here?"
Vista looked to Jon for support. He said nothing. "Okay, so I was at Cherrywood and miserable. And Jon, Holder, and Pez were here and they needed me to solve their problems. 'Cause Holder didn't know what WW is. So, they came up with a plan to get me home. And they sent Jon and I told him that I was lonely and people made fun of my name-why'd you have to go and name me after a car, for?-and so Jon and I just sort of decided that I should come home. However, I needed permission. Therefore, Jon just kidnapped me. In addition, it took us a while to get home, because we didn't have enough to get all the way here and so we ended up having to hitch a ride in Iowa. It was with a truck named Damon, Jon kept calling him Demon, and Damon almost won't bring us the whole way. But, he did. He dropped us off down the block and we walked and now, now here we are." She took a deep breath and then giggled nervously.
"So…you're home for good?" Parker asked hopefully. Vista nodded. "Yay!" He went over to his younger sister and the two hugged.
"Forman, you're naked and you're hugging your sister-stop it." Jon advised with a grossed out look on his face.
Parker and Vista quickly parted. They gave one another little smiles.
Eric held his hands up. "Whoa, whoa, wait a second. You two ran away from school?" Vista nodded, clearly afraid of what would be said. Eric glanced over at Jon. "How could no one notice you were out of the state?"
Jon shrugged. "Bad parenting? Or maybe we just hang out in your basement too damn much."
Donna and Eric had to give him that. The teens really did hang out at their house a lot.
"Okay, it's like five thirteen in the morning, so we'll talk about this in a couple of hours." Donna said in what she hoped was a firm voice. Really, she was trying to hide the joy she felt at having her youngest home. "Vista, go up stairs and get some sleep. Jon, go home. And Parker?" She looked at her son. "Would you please put something on?"
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
6:45 a.m.
Forman Basement
Parker Forman was supposed to be on his way to school. He wasn't. He was currently in his basement, sitting on the old lawn chair and doing a circle. Hey, he needed it after what had happened only a little more then an hour before.
"Star Wars togas are cool. Everyone will be wearing them in the future." Parker rambled on. "Totally comfortable and totally functional."
To his left, his cousin, shook her head. "Togas. That's a strange word. Tog-a." Pez giggled softly.
"Man," Jon rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses. "this is way more serious then a toga. I could get in deep shit for this one. I can get in real trouble here."
"No!" Chase said from Jon's left, where she sat on the edge of the couch. "What you did was sweet and caring." She glanced at Parker and said in an angry tone: "You never went all the way to California for me."
"You don't live in California." Parker reminded her. "You live in my grandparent's guest room. You spent last Friday night at an arthritis seminar." He shook his head. "Wait!" Parker pointed a finger at Jon. "You were sweet and caring?" Parker threw his hands up in the air and let them fall down to his side. "The world's going to hell."
Pez giggled. "Hell in a hand bag?" She paused and seemed confused. Suddenly she gasped. "I have a hand bag!" She held up her purse and looked at it with fear in her dark eyes. "This…this is the portal to hell!"
Jon gave Pez a side ways glance before going on. "Man…you don't think they'll send me to military school or anything, do you? 'Cause you know they'd try and cut off my hair." He put a hand on his black hair. "I work hard on this. You don't get that 'just woke up' look doing nothing, you know."
The couch was empty.
Chase moved over to sit on the edge of the chair with Parker. She stared at him for a moment. "I'm sorry… I know you'd go to California for me."
Parker grinned widely and nodded. "Or at least to your old trailer park."
Chase gave him an adoring look. "Oh, that's nice." She kissed him. Parker wrapped his hands around Chase's neck and pulled her down on top of him. A second later, the chair and fallen and the two of them were making out on the basement floor.
Pez peered down at them and Jon leaned over the coffee table to get a better look. The two of them exchanged a smile. "Oh, that's not how you do it." Pez complained. "Here," she got up from her chair. "let me show you."
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
6:50 a.m.
Forman Kitchen
Eric sat down at the kitchen table. "You know….somehow this is all your son's fault." He looked across the table at Hyde. "He practically kidnapped my kid."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa…." Jackie, who was sitting on Eric's right, started. "Our son did nothing. Clearly he was tricked. Hyde men always fall for a pretty girl." She looked over at her husband. "Right, Steven?"
"Uh…yeah." Hyde quickly took a drink from his coffee cup.
"Wait." Donna held up a hand. "This is clearly all Jon's fault. I bet it's because of the eighty billion names you gave him."
Jackie gasped, but Hyde stepped in: "We thought she was barren, man! We had to use all the names."
Jackie smiled. "Thank you, Steven. Look, I think we're over looking the romantic of it all. I mean, Jon's been in love with Vista since he was ten." Everyone just looked at her. "Oh, come on…remember the time he said he wanted to marry her?" Everyone just stared. "Oh!"
(Flashback)
Hyde Living Room- January 1998
Jackie sat in the living room, causally watching her favorite soap opera. She had just put Paige down for a nap and was looking forward to a little 'Jackie time' when she heard the front door open. Jackie glanced up to see two small children enter her house.
The boy, who was about ten, smiled brightly at her. He was dirty and his hair needed a comb. The boy was walking with a very short girl. The girl was about eight and was dressed in a cute little dress and shoes. The kids were Jon Hyde and Vista Forman.
"Mom," Jon put himself sitting next to Jackie. "can I ask you a question?" Jackie nodded. "Can I marry Vissy?"
Vista sat down next to Jon. "I tried to explain it's funnier if we just walk through the park with Mommy." She told Jackie. "But, he wants to get married."
"Well," Jackie gently stroked her son's hair. "you're only ten. So, you'll have to wait a bit."
"Till I'm eleven?" Jon asked hopefully. Vista giggled. "She's the only girl I like."
"Besides Pez and Chase." Vista added quickly.
Jon gave her a look: "Pez and Chase aren't girls, Vista. They're my friends."
Jackie decided to cut in before they got into another one of their little fights. "Okay, how about this: if you still want to marry each other in ten years, you can get married." Jon and Vista shared a smile.
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
6:59 a.m.
Forman Kitchen
Holder, who was no standing behind Eric, sniffed. "That was so beautiful. Who knew Jon could be so cute?"
Hyde gave Holder a look. "Holder, man, go to school."
Holder gasped. "Fine!" He quickly went to the sliding doors and after a movement, got it open and left.
The adults were quiet for a moment. Finally, Eric cleared his throat: "Jon's fault." He coughed.
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
2:50 p.m.
The Hub
Holder and Parker were sitting at a table, when Chase walked into the Hub and joined them. She sat still for a second before stealing Parker's drink and taking a long sip. Both Holder and Parker waited for her to say what was on her mind.
Finally, she did. "I think I stay in my old trailer tonight."
Parker held back his urge to say 'yay' and instead asked: "Why? I thought things were going well between you and my grandparents."
"They are; but, I can't help feeling that Red doesn't want me around tonight." Chase confessed.
Holder asked: "How come?"
"Because he said: 'Chase, I don't want you around tonight.'" Chase told them matter-of-fact. "Then he asked Kitty why they always end up taking kids in." She shrugged. "So, maybe it's time I move on."
Holder laughed loudly. "Man, you don't think they want Chase out of the apartment so they can have sex, do you?"
Parker and Chase also laughed. The idea! They went on laughing until the idea of Red and Kitty wanting to have sex finally sank in. Suddenly, they all shut up and were quiet. Maybe Red and Kitty did want Chase out of their apartment so they could have sex. All three seventeen year olds made faces and shivered at the idea.
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
3:15 p.m.
Forman Living Room
Eric, Donna, and Vista entered the living room after a meeting at Point Place High. Starting next Monday, Vista would again be a sophomore at Point Place High and she would no longer be a student at Cherrywood. It was a disappointment to both Eric and Donna. Mostly because they now had to act, like parents and punish Vista.
Vista went straight to the chair and sat herself down. "Mom, Dad…we need to talk. Please, have a seat." Donna and Eric exchanged a look before sitting on the couch. "Mom, Dad…what I did was unacceptable. I should have told you how I felt at the school and I should have never allowed Jon to bring me home. You see, what I did wasn't like me. It was reckless and completely un-thought out. I mean, what if something had happened to me? No one knew where I was." She paused to let that sink in.
"Vista-" Eric began.
Vista held up a hand. "Daddy, please. I'm not finished. Now, I believe I need to be punished for what I've done. Starting today, I begin a six-month punishment. No Hub, no going to friend's houses, no after school activities, no basement. Until June twenty-eighth at," she quickly checked her watch. "three sixteen p.m.-I'm only allowed to go from my bedroom, to the kitchen, to the bathroom, to the den, to the dinning room, to the living room, to school. And while at school, I must spend my lunch studying in the library. I'm also taking away my internet, television, and phone rights for the next seven months."
"Vista, don't you think you're being a little hard on yourself?" Donna questioned. "Six months as a lonely girl. Isn't that why you ran away from school in the first place?"
Their youngest daughter held up a hand. "Mom, it's the only way I'll learn. I'm actually being easy on myself. I wanted to go for nine months, but then I realized that I'd miss the birth of the new baby."
Eric cleared his throat. "Well, thank you for your input on the punishment. Um, we'll certainly think about that. But, we can't let you punish yourself."
"Why?" Donna and Vista asked in unison. Eric looked at his wife. "It's a good plan, Eric."
"But, we're the parents." Eric protested. "Look, Vist, we'll come up with your punishment, okay?"
Vista nodded sadly and stood up. "Alright. I'll be in my bedroom." She paused. "Not on the internet or phone and certainly not watching television." She went over to the stairs. "I'm nearly punished after all."
Donna waited until Vista was up the stairs. "Eric!" She hit him lightly on the arm. "We totally could have let that go." She rolled her eyes. "Now we have to actually parent her and punish her."
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
3:30 p.m.
The Hyde Kitchen
Both Hyde and Jackie had taken the day off. Hyde and left Leo to run the record store and Jackie had called the local news station and informed them that she would not be doing the weather that day. In fact, both Hyde and Jackie had spent most of their day discussing what to do with Jon.
Hyde carefully watched his youngest children, Will and little Leo play in the backyard. He moved away from the screen door and went over to sit with Jackie at the kitchen table.
"Oo! I know, let's threaten to send him to military school." Jackie sounded excited by the idea. "And then, he'll buckle and agree to never misbehave again."
Hyde gave Jackie a 'you serious?' look. "He'd call us on it. We should-uh…no ideas."
"Punish him!" They looked to the door, which led into the living room, to find Paige standing there. "Punish Jon." She quickly joined them at the table. "He went all the way to California and he didn't even tell anyone. That's totally unfair!"
"Paige now is not the time." Hyde warned his only daughter. "What are Forman and Donna doing with Vista?" He asked Jackie. Maybe they could take a page from their next door neighbors and best friends.
Jackie shrugged. "Last I heard, Vista was punishing herself."
Hyde paused in thought. "Won't work for us. Jon would punish himself by hanging out next door and at the Hub."
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
5:47 p.m.
Forman Basement
Pez's face was full of disgust. She looked like someone who had just witnessed the most awful thing in the history of the world. She sat alone in the basement, watching A Baby Story; currently the woman on the show was giving birth to twins. It was fascinating and disgusting all at the same time. It made her thankful that she was able to give birth, but wasn't going to give birth for at least seven more years.
The side door opened and Jon and Holder came walking in, laughing about something stupid Holder had just done. The two boys sat on the couch and looked at what was on the television. Their eyes widened and they quickly looked away. Holder went to the deep freeze and grabbed a nutty buddy while Jon went and busied himself at the radio.
Pez soon noticed their discomfort and turned the television off. She looked over her shoulder and at Jon. "Shouldn't you be punished by now?"
"Bite me, Pez." Jon put down the CD he had been looking at and turned to face his friends. "It was your stupid plan that got me into this mess in the first place."
Pez pointed at Holder. "It was partly his stupid plan to. He wanted to know what WW meant." She leaned forward and yelled: "It means world war, buddy! Crack a book. Your mother and brothers are smart, what happened to you?"
Holder gasped in shock. "Pez! I'm chalk that up to it being your monthly time, missy."
Both Pez and Jon gave Holder a look. "What? Oh come on guys, it doesn't even matter. Vista's back and Jon can marry her now."
"What!" Jon and lost control of his emotions, but quickly recovered. "Who said I wanted to marry her?"
"You did." Holder informed Jon in a 'duh' tone. "When you were ten. Mrs. Hyde told me."
Jon shook his head and made his way to the couch. He sat down on the top of it. "Look, man, I don't know what my Mom thinks she remembers. But, I never wanted to marry Vista."
"Yes you did." Pez protested. "When you were ten and she was eight. You did. You used to talk about it all the time." She sighed. "Come on, you remember-"
(Flashback)
January -1998
Eleven year old Pez, quietly sat in the middle of the Forman driveway, playing with her dolls. Well, Parker's action figures. She made the Superman prance around in front of her while the Wolverine action figure rolled around on the ground.
Pez made her voice a little deeper. "Hello, my name is Prince Eugene." She had the Superman action figure say. "And I have a beautiful house in the Hampton." Pez paused. That didn't sound right.
"Hey, Pez." Pez glanced up to see Jon coming over. "You're foreign, right?"
Pez wrinkled her nose up. "Half. And it's not foreign. My Dad is-"
"No one really cares, man." Jon interrupted his friend. He sat himself down next to her. "So, listen, I was watching tv last night and this foreign guy married these people. That means all foreign people can marry people." He went on to explained. "You'll marry me and Vista, right?"
Pez chewed on her lower lip in thought for a moment. It didn't sound right and she was sure there was something wrong with it. Oh well. "Sure! Can I wear a sheet, like a cape?" Jon shrugged. "I'll take the job!"
The two of them happily stood and went to the Hyde backyard where Vista was waiting.
(End Flashback)
Holder's mouth was open, but he quickly closed it. He opened it again to say: "Ah-why wasn't I invited to this pretend wedding?"
Pez shrugged. "There really was no time to find you. I had a wedding to perform." She looked over at Jon. "You did want to marry her."
"Not anymore." Jon told them. "Trust me, Vista isn't even on my radar in that way."
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
10:07 p.m.
Forman Basement
Parker and Chase stood in the doorway of the tiny room in the back of the Forman basement. Well, the doorway was too small for two people, so Chase stood just behind Parker. The bedroom hadn't been used since Hyde had moved out of the Forman's in '80. That meant that no one had been in the room in twenty-four years. And it showed.
Parker held Chase's hand in walked her into the tiny room. "Here it is. Your new home sweet home."
Chase looked around the place. It was so dusty and there were cobwebs. It was like a haunted house if a haunted house were the size of a bathroom. It would do. "Thanks." She put her bag down on the floor and only coughed once when the dust rose. "It's-homey."
"Yeah, if your dead." Parker's comment was met by Chase hitting his arm. "Ow." He chuckled lightly. "Leave your freakish strength out of this, woman." He straightened himself. "This is a good enough place for you to stay till I find a new place for you."
Chase glanced at him through her blond hair. "You make it sound like I'm a stray dog you picked up or something."
"Sorry." Parker moved over to the cot and put a hand on it. He removed his hand to find it full of dust and a cobweb. "Spider!" Parker widely moved back and slammed his hand against the wall. "Muffin, get it off!"
Chase rolled her gray eyes. She went over and grabbed Parker by the back of his shirt. "Get away from the wall."
Parker turned and gathered himself together. "Okay, you can not stay in the pit of despair." He took her hand in his. "Come on, I'm finding a better place for you." Parker led Chase out of the room as fast as he could. He didn't want them to be attacked by spiders.
January 28th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
11:09 p.m.
Parker Forman's Bedroom
Parker opened his bedroom door and put his girlfriend's bag on the floor. "Well, here it is. Your sleeping quarters." He gestured to the bed.
Chase gave him a side ways glance. "Just because I'm homeless, that doesn't mean I'm going to sleep with you."
Parker put a hand up to his mouth and let out a dramatic gasp. "Chase. Really, I'm surprised at you. Thinking I'd try and get you to sleep with me." Chase raised an eyebrow. "Okay, maybe, I thought about it. But, you get the bed and I'll be a gentleman and take the couch down stairs."
Chase gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, again." She moved over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it. "I'll get back to your grandparent's tomorrow afternoon."
Parker closed the door and leaned against it. "But…Red said he doesn't want you there anymore."
Chase gave a little shrug. "Possibly. Maybe. Okay, so he's counting the days until we find my birth Dad. But, I got nowhere else to go." Parker opened his mouth. "I'm not living in your basement, Parker."
He understood. The basement was full of spiders afterall. "I'll find you somewhere." The two smiled at one another. Parker got up and went to give Chase a kiss goodnight. He stood in front of her, clearly waiting for something. Chase, for her part, just looked at him. "Okay, so goodnight. If you need anything, I'll be downstairs." He waited a beat, hoping she'd change her mind, before leaving the room.
January 29th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
3:34 p.m.
Red and Kitty Forman's Apartment
Red and Kitty were having a nice afternoon snack of brownies and coffee when their only grandson came banging into their home. He marched right up to the table and stood in front of them. Red and Kitty looked from one another to Parker.
Parker took a deep breath. "I love Chase." He stated in the most mature voice he could muster. "I care deeply about her. And-and I want her to stay in Point Place."
"Parker, what are you talking about?" Red asked. He was having a nice day and did not need Parker to get Kitty upset. "We know you and Chase are in love." He seemed to think about that. "Did you get her pregnant? You better not have. That Chase is a smart and nice girl."
"I know!" Parker yelled, a little more loudly then he had wanted to.
"Well, sweetie, what is it?" Kitty questioned softly.
That threw Parker off. He had had his whole speech planned out and now he needed to find his place. "Wait. Okay. Why can't she stay with you guys anymore? She helps out around the house and she's not loud. And-and…uh, she actually attends those hip replacement reenactments. That's loyalty."
Kitty laughed. "Honey, who said we didn't want Chase living here? I love having her here. It's like having another baby."
"Well- Grandpa Red told her to get loss last night." Parker pointed out. "That's pretty clear to me."
Red shook his head sadly. "You really inhirted the dumb-ass gene, didn't you?" He swallowed. "Your grandmother and I just wanted a little alone time."
"Oh yeah," Parker snorted. "like Chase could get that from what you said. Her mom was cool, but there was no parenting. She thinks you guys don't want her here."
"Parker, hey." Parker whirled around to see Chase coming out of a bedroom. "What are you doing here?"
"I-I thought you thought they didn't want you." Confused, Parker sank into a chair.
Chase shrugged lightly. "So I got up early and talked with them." She sat down next to her boyfriend. "I over reacted. That happens."
"Oh. So, she can stay?" Parker asked. All three of the other people at the table nodded. "Great." He quickly stole brownie. " 'Cause that room in the basement is no place for a girl to sleep and I want my bed back." Red and Kitty raised their eyebrows. "Not-never mind." He stuffed a brownie in his mouth, hoping that they won't ask him to talk with his mouth full.
January 29th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
4:04 p.m.
Forman Driveway
The Forman and Hyde adults sat in the chairs by the slide door and waited for their respective teenagers. Jon came from the Hyde's and Vista from the kitchen a moment later. Neither of the teens made eye contact with the adults or each other. Jon was lucky, he had his sunglasses.
"We talked it over." Eric told them. "And we've decided that we can't think of a way to punish you guys."
"We pulled worse in our day." Hyde added. "Lot worse. And we know Pez and Holder were in on it."
"And their parent's aren't punishing them." Donna went on.
"So, you two are punishing each other." Jackie told them. She did a little 'ta-da' with her hands.
"What?" Jon and Vista asked in unison.
"Punish. Each other. You're punishing each other." Eric explained. "So, what will you two do?"
"Six months-" Vista began. Jon glared at her. "We were wrong."
"I'm not being locked away like a social outcast for six months." Jon protested.
"You want to make it seven?" Vista warned.
"Vista." Jon's voice was that of a warning and they all knew it. "You do that and I'll make yours two years. And no Ivy league college. I'll make you go to Point Place Junior College."
Vista looked to her parents, but they were to busy laughing. "You can't do that." Jon smirked. "No car for two weeks and no dating for three-" Jon gave her a look. "two months."
"Fine. No foreign films and no allowing yourself to get caught up in your family and friend's schemes for a month."
The two considered the offer and shook on it.
January 29th, 2004
Point Place, Wisconsin
4:14 p.m.
Forman Basement
The basement appeared to be empty. The only sign that there might be life was that the door to the back room was open and sounds were coming from said room. It sounded like giggles and loud laughs, followed by sounds that could have been a wail, or at least someone trying to wail through laughter.
Inside the room, Pez and Holder sat. Holder on the cot, and Pez in an old chair across from him.
"The haunted basement room of Wisconsin." Holder stage whispered. He laughed and made circles with his arms. "Ooo. Boo!"
Pez giggled loudly. "Oh," she wiped some tears that were forming in her eyes. "we so have nothing going on."
Next:
2.4- "For the Longest Time"-After months of dating, Holder becomes annoyed with Emma and tries to break up with her-only she won't let him. Parker, Pez, and Chase get roped into working at the church fair.
2.5- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"-Pez gets solos in the choir's 'musical night' and becomes upset when she learns that Jon and Holder have tickets to a concert that night; while Parker and Chase have a date.