Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own That 70's Show or the characters. Don't own Paramore, their songs, or lyrics. Gosh darn it.
A/N: Um. So, I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS! Wow. You guys were awesome on all of the other little short ones I've done so far! YAY! Especially sweetsouthernjerseygal and jackiehyde4eva. You guys are awesomely amazingly awesome! I cannot even say.
This is another one of those song-fic-things. "Let the Flames Begin" by Paramore. No Sam, no Fez/Jackie. Just Jackie and Hyde, after they break up. Please review! Oh, and this one will be longer, since I was told to write something longer, gosh darn it! LOL. :D So, this one will be longer! Oh, and I might update "CrushCrushCrush" some more, because I was given that suggestion by sweetsouthernjerseygal! Thanks again, you guys!
Jackie wasn't going to give him any more reminders. He didn't want them.
He thought of her as that strong, independent, loud, argumentative person. He once told her that. He'd also said she was an amazing person, but she didn't think he thought that any more.
Well, that meant that she served as a reminder to him everyday, the way she was. So she became everything that she wasn't while she was with him.
She was quieter, and she didn't fight for herself any more. She didn't care if Donna won an argument, or if Steven burned her, or Eric called her the devil. She didn't say a word against any of them.
Strong. That was a word he used a lot.
That had to change too.
What were all the things that made her stronger? Feeling good, looking good, knowing that everyone around her knew this too.
So she simply forgot about being strong.
Because he didn't want any reminders.
One day, as she was walking back down the stairs from her room, the phone rang. She answered. "Hello?"
"Jackie, you will leave Steven Hyde alone."
Jackie froze at the cold voice. It sounded vaguely familiar, but she couldn't place it. "W-What?" she stammered.
"You heard me. Stay away from him," the voice said. "Or there will be consequences."
The dial tone rang through her mind.
She wasn't allowed to be around Steven? Who was anyone to tell her that? That was her decision to make, not some stranger who called her up on the phone.
And why did that stupid phone call even matter? It was probably just some lame prank call, someone with nothing to do.
So that was it, then. It was just some stupid person without a life. She didn't have to listen to them. It didn't matter. She wouldn't pay attention to that.
She spent all of the next day with him. Not talking, not doing anything, just sitting in the basement watching TV. Never speaking a word to each other, never acknowledging that the other was there.
But it was enough for her.
She stayed there as he left. She didn't know what for, but she heard his car turn on and heard him drive away.
She walked upstairs. And waited.
About an hour later, Steven came back, looking flustered.
"Hey, Hyde, man, what happened?" Eric, who'd just walked into the room, asked.
"Someone just nearly ran me off the road," he said. He was angry, and a little out of breath. "They were behind me, and then all of a sudden they were trying to pass me by, and then ram into the side of the car." He swore.
Jackie's eyes went wide.
"Hey, are you okay, Hyde?" Eric asked.
"Yeah, but geez. That just totally ruins your day," Steven said. "And they might've chipped some of the paint off. I'll have to wait 'til the morning to check that."
Eric nodded consolingly, and the phone rang.
Jackie, being nearest to the phone, answered it. "Hello?"
"I told you there would be consequences," said a voice. "And that was just a warning. I was serious. Stay away from Steven, Jackie," the voice sing-songed eerily.
Jackie turned white, dropping the phone.
"Jackie! Jackie! Are you okay?" was all she heard before everything went black.
And all she saw was Steven's uncaring face as he turned away from her.
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