Authors Note: Wow i dont know if my stories are starting to suck or if people just dont feel like reviewing but reviews have dropped A TON! So please review okay guys. Well i'm back with a new Jumping Chapter. This one literally came to me in a dream. I finally figured out exactly what Hyde wrote to get Eric so mad at him. And it's going to be bad and very unhyde like but Donna helps me a lil in explaining why that is. So please read and review because reviews make me smile. Well now that i've taken up a lot of your precious time i will now shut up. Oh one last thing the title of this song is When You're Gone by Avril lavigne. It's a great song that was inspiration for some of this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own that 70's show but i'm sure i could have done a better job then the writers of season 8 did.

Jumping Off the Water tower:

Chapter 3: When You're Gone

Hyde walked up the stairs and over to the fridge as he listened from sounds of some kind of activity in the Forman household. He grabbed a soda then shut the door when he heard some crying coming from the living room. He walked over to the door and lightly pushed on it so that he could get a look inside the room. He was surprised to find Mrs. Forman on the couch crying her eyes out. He slowly walked into the room then sat next to her. She looked over at him before she began wiping the tears from her eyes.

"What's wrong mom?" Hyde asked as he stared at her.

"Nothing Steven everything is fine." Kitty said as she quickly began moving things around on the table.

"Bull." Hyde said as he stared at her.

She turned and looked at him before bursting out into tears once more. "Oh Steven," She cried as he tried to comfort her.

"What's going on?"

Kitty looked at her son and sighed. "I guess there's no point in hiding it from you. You always know when something is wrong don't you Steven?" Kitty said as he nodded. "Well…oh there is no easy way of putting this at all is there. Last month Red was complaining about some chest pain and I noticed that he'd been losing a lot of weight recently so I took him to the doctor." Kitty said as she took Hyde's hand into hers, "Steven, Red has lung cancer."

Hyde couldn't believe his ears as he continued to stare at the woman who was more of a mother to him than his own. "He's…he's getting the treatments isn't he?"

"No…he refused to have to treatment because he said it was pointless." Kitty said as she began to cry again.

"Does anyone else know?"

"No…you're the first one I've told."

"You need to tell Forman and the others."

"I know…I just…Eric's life is going so good right now and I didn't want to ruin things for him."

"He needs to know."

"We were going to tell him this morning but Donna and him came over and told us their big news."

"What big news?"

"They're having a baby."

Hyde almost cried as he heard this. He couldn't believe that after everything that Red had been through he was going to go before he even got to meet his first grandchild.

"I cant believe this is happening." Hyde said as he got up.

"Steven, I know this is a lot to take in."

"I just…why won't he just get the treatments?"

"Because I don't want to spend the rest of my days being sick." Red said from his spot on the stairs.

"Red," Kitty said as she got up and walked over to him.

"It's alright Kitty. I guess it's time someone else found out."

"But…we still need you." Hyde said as he walked over to his 'father'.

"I know that son. But I want to spend my last days as me…not as some medicated fool who doesn't even remember his own name." Red said as he rested a hand on Hyde's shoulder, "Now you listen here son, I love you and I'm proud of you. But if you try and make me do something that I don't want to do…I'll put my foot so far up your ass…"

"I know I know." Hyde said as he smiled, "But you're not in pain are you?"

"No not right now." Red said as he smiled at Hyde. "No get out of here."

Hyde nodded and turned around after a few seconds he turned back around and looked at Red. "Can I ask you something?"

"Yea," Red said.

"How long do you have?"

"Less than a year, now go." Red said as he watched Hyde leave the room.

"Steven's right." Red said as he turned around and looked at Kitty, "we need to tell the kids."

"I know…I just…I wanted them to have a moment of happiness before we drop this on them." Kitty said as she slipped into Red's embrace.

Red kissed the top of her head as he rubbed her back lovingly. "I know you do."

"So what's this all about?" Eric asked as Kelso and Fez dragged him into the bar.

"Well we just thought that you'd like to celebrate this wonderful news with lots and lots of beer." Kelso said as they led him to a table.

Eric stopped and stared at the only occupant of the table then looked at Kelso. "Did you invite him?"

"Eric look he's happy for you too and you should be surrounded by all of your friends." Fez said as Eric looked at Hyde.

"He isn't my friend." Eric turned around and walked over to the bar.

"Well that went well." Hyde said as Fez and Kelso sat down.

"He'll come around." Kelso said.

"Yeah sure whatever." Hyde said as he looked at Kelso. "Listen man about my book."

"No it's alright…I mean it was kind of mean but that was just how things were back then so…don't worry about it." Kelso said as he put his hand on Hyde's shoulder.

Fez and Kelso starting talking about candy and chicks so Hyde decided to go and try talking to Eric. "Hey congratulations man." Hyde said as he sat next to Eric.

"What do you care?" Eric said as he downed a shot of tequila.

"I care because you're my friend."

"Oh really," Eric said as he turned and looked at Hyde, "If I'm such a friend to you then why'd you do what you did?"

"What did I do Forman?"

"That stuff you wrote in your god damn book about…"

"About what Forman?" Hyde asked as he watched Eric think about his answer.

"The store Hyde." Eric said as he turned back around and ordered another shot.

Hyde thought about the book and remembered what he'd said. "Forman I was a kid when I wrote that book. I was bitter about everything and that came out. I didn't mean it."

"Yeah then why'd you write it?" Eric asked as he paid for his shot then downed it.

"Okay that's enough." Hyde said as he grabbed Eric before he could order another one.

"Get the fuck off of me." Eric said as he stood up.

"You need to stop this Eric."

"You have no right to tell me what to do. You gave up that right when you left Hyde."

"Forman I'm sorry about what I wrote. I wanted to open the store I just…I needed to get out."

"Whatever Hyde you….You know what you're an asshole. Why the hell did you come back here? No one wants you!"

"Shut up Forman. This isn't you talking."

"You don't know anything Hyde. You don't know who I am now. I've changed and I'll prove it to you." Eric said as he rushed at Hyde and punched him in the eye.

Hyde grabbed his eye and Eric punched him in the stomach. Hyde fell to the ground as Kelso grabbed Eric and dragged him outside. Fez helped Hyde up and over to a bar stool as the entire bar tried to figure out what had happened between the two.

"Are you alright?" Fez asked.

"Yeah he didn't get me that bad. I just never expected Forman to hit like that."

"He has changed a lot Hyde. And most of that is your fault. We've all changed because of you."

"Because of the book you mean."

"Yeah…Hyde I forgive you for what you wrote about me. But Eric…he's going to have a harder time forgiving you."

"I know." Hyde said as Fez nodded then followed Kelso out the door.

Hyde walked out of the bar and was surprised to find Eric passed out in the passenger seat of his car. Kelso walked over to him and put his arm around Hyde's shoulder.

"Well since you caused this you get to take him home and explain to his wife what happened."

"Fine, see ya Kelso." Hyde said as he walked over to his car and got in.

Hyde pulled up to Eric and Donna's house and looked over at Eric. "I'm sorry." He said before he got out and walked over to Eric's side of the car.

"You get him drunk?" Donna asked as she walked out of the house.

"I guess I had a hand in it." Hyde said as he walked Eric over to Donna. "Do you want me to take him inside?"

"Yeah just set him on the couch." Donna said as Hyde carried Eric inside.

She sat on the steps and looked over at Hyde as he joined her. "So do you want to tell me what happened?"

"Kelso and Fez called and told me to meet them at that bar on 5th to celebrate your good news."

"Yeah I figured that's what was going on but why call you?"

"I guess they figured that Eric would want to see me."

"But he didn't, did he?"

"No he didn't. And after a few shots he made that clear." Hyde said as he pointed to his eye.

"Oh Eric did that? Well good for him you deserve it."

"Donna I know that I wrote some bad stuff about him in that book. Mainly about the record and comic store that we were going to open but did that hurt him that badly?"

"You don't remember do you?"

"Remember what Donna?"

"The other thing you burned him about in your little book."

Hyde thought about it then shook his head. "No I guess I don't."

"Fine then I'll tell you…actually wait here." Donna said as she went inside and came out a few minutes later with a copy of the book in her hands.

"I guess I always knew that he was in love with her. It was a big joke really because she loved me and I was more of a man than he'd ever be. He only cared about his little dolls and his obsession with star wars. He could never be enough for her. So yeah his crush on her was just that…a crush and even though he loved her he would never have her. Because he was too big of a chicken to make something of it. So I did whatever I could to make him feel miserable and though that makes me a bad friend in the end I think I drove the point home. He could never have her…because he wasn't man enough to even try." Donna said as she closed the book and looked down at Hyde, "Those words nearly killed him. You were his best friend and even though we both know that you didn't really do what you wrote the fact that the character of you could even do that broke both of our hearts. Eric is a better man than you ever were Hyde because he could admit to me that he loved me."

"I know he could. That's what hurt."

"What are you talking about?"

"I wrote that because I was bitter about the love that I knew Eric carried for you."

"You knew that Eric loved me?"

"Yes…I knew prom night."

Prom- 1993

"So where's Hyde?" Eric said as he walked out of his house and saw Donna standing in the driveway.

"Late as always, wow you look nice Eric." Donna said as she walked over to Eric.

"You look beautiful Donna." Eric said as he smiled at her.

"So who are you going with?"

"Jackie and Kelso aren't together right now so I'm taking her. I figure they'll be back together by the end of the night so I won't have to deal with her for too long."

"Yeah…she's kind of annoying."

"Kind of?"

Donna laughed as Eric stared at her. "What?"

"Can I tell you a secret?"

"Sure."

"I've had a crush on you since the moment I met you."

"You've had a crush on me since we were 5 years old?"

"Yeah can you believe that?"

"Can I tell you a secret?"

"Sure."

"I had one on you too. But then I started dating Hyde and…"

"I know you love him."

"Yeah I do love him Eric," Donna said as she walked over to Eric and pulled him into a hug, "But you're in my heart too."

Donna stared at Hyde as he got up and looked at her. "You heard all of that?"

"Yeah I was standing near the basement door. I knew you liked Forman I just never had the nerve to ask you about it."

"Why not?"

"Because I knew in my heart that you and I weren't meant to be together forever. I knew that you were meant for someone else. I was just his placeholder."

"Hyde…"

"I'm glad you married him Donna. You're meant for each other even if it took you forever to realize it." Hyde said as he walked away.

Hyde walked into the basement and heard noises coming from upstairs. He figured that something was going down that he didn't want to be apart of so he turned on the TV and made himself comfortable on the couch. A few seconds later he heard someone running down the stairs. He turned around and saw Jackie staring at him with tears running down her face. He got up and walked over to her. "Jackie what's wrong?"

"He's just going to give up. He isn't thinking about us…about how much we still need him."

"Oh." Hyde said as he stared at her.

"You knew?"

"Yeah they told me this morning."

"And you couldn't tell me. God Hyde you're such an asshole."

"It wasn't my place Jackie."

"Whatever Hyde." Jackie said as she stared up the stairs.

"Hey wait a minute you have no right to be mad at me."

"Yes I do." Jackie said as she came back down. "I have every right to be mad at you Hyde."

"What do you mean?"

"Your damn book not only hurt your best friends but it hurt me too you know."

"What did I write about you?"

"You wrote about my life…about the things that I told you in confidence."

"Oh,"

"Yeah so I have every right to be mad at you Hyde."

"Stop calling me Hyde!"

"No!"

"Yes!" Hyde yelled as they started getting closer and closer to each other.

"NO!"

"Jackie listen I'm sorry about what I wrote in the book I really am."

Jackie looked down at the ground. "You made fun of me Hyde."

"I know."
"I was shy and I couldn't do what I wanted because of it and you made fun of that."

"I know I did Jackie."

"Well I'm not shy anymore. I do what I want and I take what I want. And do you know what I want right now Steven?"

"You called me Steven." Hyde said as he smiled.

"Do you?"

"No what do you want Jackie?"

"I want to do this," She said as closed the gap between them and captured his mouth with hers. However the kiss ended before Hyde could really react and Jackie quickly ran up the stairs.

"What the hell just happened?" Hyde asked himself as he stared at the stairs hoping that a certain woman would come back down and explain things to him.

A/N: What do you think? I know it's been a while but please review for me okay? it'll mean the world to me. I'm happy with this chapter and the ending with the whole Jackie/Hyde thing...well i'll explain more on that next chapter okay?!