Jackie woke up with a pounding headache and guilt hanging over her head. She vaguely remembered arguing with Lucy last night but couldn't remember what had been said. Jackie's memory had been wiped away by the many shots she had done the night before. She also remembered running into Andy and his trashy blonde of the week. That guy had been the first to take her heart and smash it, taking away her innocence. Jackie slept with him, positive that he loved her, and then he went behind her back with frickin' Pam Macy. Jackie had only been fifteen. She cried herself to sleep for over a month, and no one had been able to comfort her. Finally, Jason had spoken up. "Jackie, this isn't healthy. Andy was just a guy. There are a million better guys out there who actually deserve you. You're too good for him." This little piece of advice had snapped Jackie out of her funk. She sat down and wrote two songs about the breakup and then hit the bar with Lucy and Jason. Since then, Jackie had tried to keep the upper hand in her relationships. If she had the upper hand, her heart wouldn't be smashed.

"Blue?" Jackie sat up in bed to see Lucy carrying a tray into her room. She knew her friend well enough to know this was an apology. "I brought you some fruit and coffee."

"Thanks," Jackie replied cheerfully, carefully taking the tray and picking at the contents. She picked up a grape and took a tiny bite. Lucy smiled. Jackie wasn't mad at her for what she said.

The girls sat in silence as Jackie ate three more grapes and finished her coffee. Lucy wished Jackie had finished the whole fruit bowl, but she knew not expect that from the tiny brunette. She had once witnessed Jackie having a meltdown over a bowl of cereal. The girl had a serious problem, whether she wanted to admit or not. Then again, so did Lucy. The two friends were both in denial about their lives. "Hey, you know I didn't mean what I said last night, right? You're nothing like Pam."

Jackie gave her friend a tired smile. "I know. You were just trying to help me. I wouldn't listen. I had it coming." She knew she did act like her mom sometimes. It wasn't something Jackie was proud of. The only time she could relate to her whorish mother was when she was heartbroken and drunk, trying to convince some guy to sleep with her. Jason had hated this behavior, which was why exactly why Jackie did it. She could still hear his voice giving her advice in her head before she did something bad. If Jackie behaved, she would lose that.

Lucy quickly changed the subject. "So, you need to shower and get dress. Dexter called an emergency band meeting before the gig tonight. Trent found a new male lead singer, and we need to practice the set list with him." Jackie's body tightened up, but she didn't say anything. Trent and Lucy had been right; they needed a new male lead singer. Jackie knew Jason would've been all for it. That band had been his life, and he would've done anything for it.

Jackie got ready while Lucy sat on her bed, sorting through some old pictures. All of their childhood had been recorded in numerous photo albums put together by whatever nanny had been taking care of Jackie at the time. There were pictures of Lucy and Jackie on matching pink bicycles, a picture of Jackie with two front teeth missing, and a picture of a proud Jason in a cast. That made Lucy's heart twinge. She remembered that day. Jason had challenged her to a bike racing contest. Lucy had been ten and he had been nine. She had gotten the lead, but Jason had quickly caught up to her. He won, but in his victory lap he crashed into a telephone poll. His arm was fractured in three places, but Jason claimed it was all worth it.

Memories like that wouldn't stop plaguing her mind. They hadn't since Jason died, sending both her and Jackie into a tailspin. "Hey, Luce?" Lucy turned around to see Jackie holding up two skirts, a leather one and a ruffled one. "Which one will go better with my Beatles shirt?"

Lucy smiled. Jackie always wore a skirt to their gigs. "If I'm going to act like a boy, I might as well remind them that I'm a girl," she would explain whenever someone would ask why she was wearing a skirt. Plus, Dexter liked to add that the shorter Jackie's skirt was, the more guys who would come to the show. She usually would slap him for making that comment. "Leather. It's more rock and roll." Lucy responded, facing the mirror to fix her eyeliner. "Plus, the ruffles won't go with your Beatles shirt." Jackie nodded in agreement and went to changed.

Lucy was wearing her slashed white t-shirt with a leather jacket and her tightest skinny jeans paired with black Converse. Jackie came out in her Beatles t-shirt, black leather skirt, and high black boots. The girls, deciding that they looked good enough, headed over to Dexter's.

Later that night, the gang was hanging out in the basement when Kelso ran in, excited and out of breath. "Guys! Tonight, there is.." The pretty boy tried to take deep breaths. His friends waited impatiently.

"Spit it out, Kelso," Hyde practically barked. He was in a bad mood that night, mostly because Jackie hadn't made an appearance in the basement that day.

"There's a new band playing at Club Skunk tonight. From what I've heard, they're not have bad, and they have two hot girls." Kelso put an extra emphasize on the "two hot girls" part.

"I'm in," Fez shouted excitedly. He'd do anything as long as there were hot chicks there for him to stare at.

Eric looked at Donna. His decision depended on hers. "Why not? We haven't been to a club in a while." she responded.

"I'm in," Eric added immediately after his girlfriend responded. Hyde only shook his head and snickered. Forman was so whipped that it was hilarious. Still, a nagging part of him told him that he wouldn't mind being whipped that so much if he was with Jackie. Hyde shook the thought out of his mind.

"I'll go as long as I'm not buying the beers," was his casual response. Hyde knew that, while the beers wouldn't wipe away all of his fantasies, it would dull them.

So, after watching Happy Days for a bit, the gang piled in the Vista Cruiser and drove to Club Skunk. By the time they got in, the club was loud, smoky, and packed. Fez was designated to go get the beers. Eric found a table on the side, and they all sat down. After a few minutes, a guy with shaggy black hair and a five o'clock aftershave stepped onto the stage. Hyde recognized him as one of those guitarists that Jackie ate lunch with. "Hey, I'm Dexter, and I'd like to introduce my band, The Heartbreakers." To the surprise of the gang, there was loud applause, especially for a new band. What they didn't know was that the band wasn't exactly new. "First up, is our kick-ass bass player and my best mate, Trent. Ladies, he is single. His number is…" At that point, Trent walked up and smacked Dexter, preventing his number from entering the hands of the crowd. To say that many girls were disappointed would be an understatement.

Dexter rolled his eyes. "Fine, moving on. Here's one of our lead singers and drummers fresh off a tour of the country. I would give you her number, but unfortunately I enjoy life. Lucy everyone." Lucy stepped on stage, and every guy in the room stared at her. She looked so hot that it made Fez run to the bathroom to take care of his needs.

"And here's our new male lead singer and guitarist, Greg," Dexter said briefly. He personally didn't like the dude. Trent had been right, but it still shouldn't have been so easy to replace Jason. He had been their best friend, Lucy's boyfriend, and Jackie's brother. He felt like it should be harder for them to move on.

"And finally, our bad-ass drummer and lead singer, one of my best friends, the one and only…" Dexter trailed off, trying to build the suspense. Lucy and Jackie had always been the crowd favorites, and he liked to announce them last. "Jackie, aka Blue." The gang's jaws all dropped as Jackie stepped on stage in the hottest leather skirt Hyde had ever seen holding a pair of drum sticks. She took a seat by the drums and started pounding out a beat. Dexter and Greg followed on guitar with Trent on bass. Lucy started to sing.

I took a chance, I took a shot

And you might think I'm bullet-proof but I'm not

You took a swing, I took it hard

And down here from the ground I see who you are

I'm sick and tired of your attitude, I'm feeling like I don't know

You tell me that you love me then cut me down

And I need you like a hot beat but you know you got a mean streak

Makes me run for cover when you're around

And here's to you and yourself, oh yourself

Remember what you said last night

And I know that you see what you're doing to me

Tell me why

You could write a book on how to ruin someone's perfect day

And I get so confused and frustrated

Forget what I'm trying to say

Oh, oh

I'm sick and tired of your reasons

I got no one to believe in

You tell me that you want me then push me around

I need you like a hot beat but you know you got a mean streak

Makes me run for cover when you're around

Here's to you and your temper

Remember what you said last night

And I know that you see what you're doing to me

Tell me why

Why do you have to make me small so you can feel whole inside?

Why do you have to put down my dreams so you're the only thing on my mind?

Well, I'm sick and tired of your attitude

I'm feeling like I don't know you

You tell me that you want me then cut me down

I'm sick and tired of your reasons

I got no one to believe in

You ask me for my love then you push me around

Here's to you and your temper

I remember what you said last night

I know that you see what you're doing to me

Tell me why, why, tell me why

I take a step back

Let you go

I told you I'm not bulletproof

Now you know

The gang watched in amazement as Lucy and Jackie rocked out with their band. The general conscience was that this band was awesome. Hyde would have to agree. Their covers were really good, and their original songs were even better. They were all still surprised at seeing Jackie pounding out a drum solo like it was nothing. The Heartbreakers played a full set before ending their show. This made everyone sad, but they brightened at the prospect of seeing the band next week.

Jackie and Lucy got off stage and were immediately shanghaied by a slew of people, the gang included. "Jackie, since when do you play drums?" Donna demanded to know. It was so un-Jackie like but still very cool. Then again, Jackie's outfit wasn't very Jackie like either.

"I've been playing for the past seven years," Jackie admitted sheepishly. Technically, her parents had forbidden her to play drums, saying that only dirty skanks were drummers. Jason had taught her just so she could spite them. Of course, Jackie hid her drums at Dexter's for safe-keeping.

"Jackie, why didn't you ever tell me that! It would've made you so much hotter!" Kelso shouted excitedly. Hyde frogged him. "Ow, Hyde! What was that for?"

"Got bored," Hyde replied with his trademark smirk. Jackie smiled at his defensiveness towards her. It gave her hope that he actually had feelings for her.

Suddenly, everyone cleared the way for the manager of the club, someone Jackie was familiar with. "Hey, Blue," Gwen greeted in a monotone voice. "Here's your check." She looked over at Greg. "Who's the new guy in Jason's place?" Jackie's body went rigid at the sound of her brother's name. Lucy saw the look in her best friend's eyes and felt the red flags go up.

The midget managed to mutter, "Thanks for the check", before taking off in the next direction. Lucy gave the confused gang an apologetic smile and went after Jackie. The people around them started to talk in hushed tones, and Hyde caught bits and pieces of it.

"Damn, those two girls are still train wrecks. I mean, seriously, it's been a year. Move on with your lives."

"Hey, what they went through was hard. Cut them some slack. It was all so sudden."

"I still can't believe that happened to them. Poor girls." Hyde tried to piece these things together in his head, but they weren't fitting right. He needed to do some investigating, maybe get some help from Eric and Kelso.

Hey, I just wanted to say that I don't own Tell Me Why by Taylor Swift, but it is a really awesome song. I thought it made sense in the story, so that's why I used it. If you have any song suggestions for this, I'd love to hear them. Thanks for reading!