Hey! Just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews and being so patient! *smiles* In this chapter, Jackie and Hyde are finally a couple, and Lucy's feeling more alone than ever. What will she do, and how will Jackie handle it? Read it find out! Disclaimer: Don't own That '70s Show. Wish I did.

It had been a couple weeks since Jackie and Hyde had gotten together, and everything was good. No one officially stated that they were a couple, but the gang knew. Even Kelso could tell. They always sat near each other, Jackie on Hyde's lap or next to him on the old, ratty couch. Eric was shocked and outraged by the coupling, but Donna wasn't surprised. She had noticed all the looks and moments that had occurred between the two. And after learning more about Jackie from Lucy, she had decided Jackie and Hyde would be good together. Similar experiences and childhoods gave them something essential in common. Donna considered mentioning this to Eric while he was yelling about how his best friend was dating the devil but decided against it. She knew he didn't really mean the things he said about Jackie; it was just a habit to him.

Even Kelso and Fez noticed the new relationship. Surprisingly, both were okay with it. Fez may have been Jackie's loving admirer, but he was also her friend. The foreigner wanted his goddess to be happy. Plus, it filled his needs watching Hyde and Jackie make out. Kelso had similar feelings. Jackie had been his first real girlfriend, and he would always care about her, but the dofus knew they weren't meant to be. He wanted the tiny brunette to be happy, and if Hyde didn't make her happy, Kelso would have to beat him up. Or least try to. The only person not completely okay with the relationship was Lucy.

Lucy didn't know why she was so reluctant to believe in Jackie's new relationship. Hyde seemed different than all the other guys Jackie had been with, but a part of Lucy still felt like something was up. She knew he had commitment issues, and that would be hard for Jackie to deal with. Mainly, Lucy disapproved of Hyde mainly because she thought Jason would react the same way. Jackie was starting to forget the past while she was stuck in it. The loud midget was the only friend she really had. No one else mattered. And now it felt like she wasn't even a priority anymore.

Lucy's disapproval created a riff between the two girls. Jackie couldn't understand Lucy's side, and Lucy was too confused to justify herself. As a result, the two girls grew apart. They only saw each other at band practice and in passing at the Burkhart residence. Lucy relied on her little cutting ritual while Jackie obsessed over the scale. The best friends were lost without one another.

Even the gang noticed the fight. Lucy stopped coming around to the basement, and Jackie seemed unhappy. Hyde noticed that she also seemed too frail. No one wanted to approach Jackie or Lucy about their issues though. Luckily, the anniversary of Jason's death changed everything.

Jackie had spent the whole day trying not to think about her brother. She had gotten up, avoided Lucy, got ready for school, attended her classes, and hung out with the gang afterwards, but something compelled her to go to his grave. Truthfully, Jackie didn't believe that was where her brother rested. When she thought of where Jason was now, she pictured him at Joe's fixing up his bike and racing all night. Still, there was something comforting about visiting a grave, something she couldn't explain. Jackie slowly walked towards her brother's headstone. It read: Jason Burkhart: Beloved Son, Brother, and Friend. Now belongs to a different race. It had been Lucy's idea to add that last part. She said they needed to represent who he had been to the rest of the world. Jackie had been so out of it that she agreed.

"Hey, Jay," she greeted shakily, sitting down on the grass in front of the headstone. "I miss you. Of course, I miss you every day, but today was the day you died, so I wanted to come and see you." Jackie choked back tears. "I'm so sorry for not being a better little sister, a better person. I wish I could take back that fight. I miss you looking out for me. For us."

"We're a mess without you, Jay," Jackie continued, tears now streaming down her cheeks. "Lucy won't admit it but I know she's cutting herself, and I'm not eating and everything's a wreck. We're barely even talking these days. God, I miss you. We need you." And then Jackie just let herself cry for the first time in a year. She cried for her brother and her parents and Lucy and herself. She cried for all the mistakes she had made and all the things she wished she had done and all the things she wished she could take back. And once she finished crying, Jackie stood up and shook the dust off her skirt. "Love you, big brother," she whispered softly. "See you next year." Jackie walked away from the headstone feeling better than she had in ages.

Meanwhile, Lucy was in the bathroom, holding her favorite razor to her wrists. She was cutting deeper than usual today. The usual cut did nothing to ease her pain. The blonde badass cut just a little deeper than usual and sighed as she saw a stream of red come out her arm. Lucy stumbled. She was starting to feel a little dizzy. Sinking down to the floor, she tried to grab something to balance herself with. The singer could make out a voice calling to her. It was Jackie. "Jackie?" Lucy croaked.

"Lucy, what did you do?" Jackie asked worriedly.

"Felt numb again…" Lucy trailed off. She could feel herself being lifted up off the floor. "Sorry." She felt something soft being wrapped around her wrists.

"It's okay, Luce. We're going to the hospital, okay?" Jackie reassured her friend. She knew she had to move fast. Jackie supported Lucy and got her down the stairs.

"Okay," Lucy nodded weakly. "Love you, Blue."

"Love you too, Lucy," Jackie replied softly, now getting her friend into the car. She closed the door and hopped into the driver seat, pressing down on the gas. Jackie didn't care if she was going to get a speeding ticket. Her best friend was going to live.