Authors Note: Ha you didn't expect there to be an update did you? Lol neither did I. But i was sitting there in math class last week and this just popped in my head. I know exactly where i'm going to go from here. It's going to be a lot of Hyde wooing but well you'll have to stick around and see. Just please review and let me know what you think because i'm seriously worried about how this chapter will be received by ya'll. So let me know.

Jumping off the Water Tower:

Chapter 5: 155

Previously:

"How is he?" Jackie asked as her, Randy and Donna ran into the waiting room.

"He's going into surgery now. They won't know a whole lot until after it through so we're in for a long wait girls." Kitty said as Jackie sat down and tears came to her eyes.

"Mrs. Forman what happened?" Donna asked.

"I'm not sure, but whatever it was I know my son had something to do with it." Kitty said as she put her head on Red's shoulder.

"Eric," Donna said before she walked out of the waiting room.

"Eric!" Donna yelled as she walked outside the hospital and found her husband standing near the curb staring off into the distance. "Eric what did you do?"

"I pushed him."

"Why?" Donna asked as she stared at Eric who wouldn't even look at her, "Look at me!" Donna yelled as she spun her husband around.

"I don't know okay! I mean we were there and he was talking about opening the store, and everything that happened. Everything with my dad and I just got so mad that I…I pushed him."

"Eric," Donna said as he started crying and she pulled him to her, "Honey what were you thinking?" Donna asked as Eric held onto her for dear life.

"I don't know. I didn't…I don't think I was thinking at all. I just reacted."

"Oh honey." Donna said as they stood there holding each other.

"HELLO!" Hyde yelled as he stood in the middle of an empty building. "HELLO!"

"Okay you can stop yelling it's getting annoying." Hyde turned around and stared at the person who had answered him.

"What…what's going on?" Hyde asked as the person walked over to him and he realized that it was himself.

"Yeah I know it's weird for me too jackass. I'm you…well the 18 year old you."

"You're me?"

"Yep, get over it."

"God you're an asshole."

"I'm who you were back then."

"I'm not that guy anymore."

"Obviously now you're just annoying. Walking around, just yelling when you could just be walking around not yelling." The younger Hyde said as he sat down.

"What do you want? Where am I?"

"You my friend are asleep. You're being operated on right now. Seems you pushed Eric a little too far so he literally pushed you."

Hyde looked down and saw a bunch of cuts and bruises on his arms. "I remember." He said as they suddenly disappeared.

"Well isn't that nice?"

"Uh god…fine what do you want?"

"I want you to realize that you use to be an ass."

"Sorry already got that memo."

"Not exactly smart guy."

"Really? What didn't I get?"

"Well you tell me?"

"What do you mean?"

"Who'd you use to be?"

"I don't know you tell me?"

"Fine, you use to a jackass…a little bit like me actually…You hurt everyone you ever cared about. You made all of them miserable to the point where they just hated everything, especially you. And worst of all…you hurt the woman you loved."

"I know that I hurt Donna…but she always deserved better than me." Hyde said as his younger self started laughing. "What?"

"I'm not talking about Donna." He said as he got up and started walking to the door.

"Who are you talking about? It was always just Donna." Hyde said as he started chasing after himself.

"I was talking about Jackie." He said before he walked out.

"Jackie?" Hyde said as he quickly went after himself.

Jackie walked into Hyde's room as the nurse left and slowly sat down beside his bed. She looked around the room at all the tubes and equipment he was hooked up to and shuddered. Slowly she reached her hand out and took on his into hers. She lightly stroked it as she prayed that he'd soon wake up.

"Jackie?" He said as he slowly began to stir and Jackie quickly let go of his hand.

"Steven?" Jackie said as he opened his eyes and smiled at her. She smiled back as he reached for her hand.

"I'm going to get a doctor," she said as she quickly gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.

"No, wait," He said as he grabbed her hand again, "Jackie I was such a fool." He said as a nurse and a doctor walked in.

"Ah Steven you're awake," the doctor said as Jackie let go of Hyde's hand.

She wanted to ask him what he meant but she figured he'd just blow it off so she quickly walked out of the room and went to tell everyone that he was awake.

Everyone came in one at a time to talk to him once they were allowed, well everyone except Jackie, Eric and Donna. Hyde was beginning to wonder if any of them would come in when Eric slowly walked into the room. Eric stood beside the door and stared at Hyde, silently asking his permission to come over and talk to him.

Hyde nodded his head as Eric walked over and sat down in the chair next to his bed.

"I can't forgive you," Hyde said as Eric looked at him, "Because I deserved it."

"Hyde…you hurt me a lot…but you didn't deserve to be pushed out a window."

"In some ways I did deserve it. Eric I know I hurt you, and believe me it kills me everyday because I have to live with the fact that it's my fault."

"But I'm willing to try to be friends again." Eric said as Hyde looked up at him with a look of surprise clearly on his face.

"Alright," Hyde said as Eric took his hand and gave it a friendly squeeze.

"Just don't skip out again alright man."

"I wouldn't dream of it." Hyde said as Eric walked out and Donna walked in with tears in her eyes.

"Come here," Hyde said as Donna ran to his side and he pulled her into his arms.

"I was so scared," Donna cried as Hyde rubbed her back with his good arm, "I'm so sorry Hyde. You came home to fix things and we were so cruel."

"Hey," Hyde said as she sat up, "I deserved it. Donna I hurt you so bad. I deserved everything you and Eric gave me; every last bit of it."

"But not this."

"Especially this."

"Hyde," Donna said as she stared at him.

"I'll love you forever Donna." Hyde said as he leaned forward and kissed her forehead.

"Hyde," Donna said as a tear fell from her eyes, "you'll always be my best friend."

"I'll never leave like that again. I promise."

"Good…because Eric and I need you."

"Donna…where is she?"

Donna looked down knowing exactly who he was talking about, "With her boyfriend, Mr. Farrah hair."

"She has a boyfriend?"

"Apparently, listen I'm going to go."

"I love you big Red."

"I love you too stoner."

"This was our goodbye right…the one we never really got?"

"This was our goodbye to everything and our hello to a new start." Donna said as she gave Hyde one last smile then walked out of the room.

Jackie walked into Hyde's room and found him quietly asleep in his bed so she quietly walked over to his bedside. She watched him sleep for a few moments before she slipped an envelope into his hand then turned around and walked out of the room. Hyde opened his eyes as she walked out and quietly opened the note and began to read.

-Steven,

I lied when I said the kiss was a mistake. It was never a mistake because it was something I've wanted to happen for a long time. I've loved you since I was a kid, but I know it'll never happen. I'm sorry that I kissed you. But I'll try my hardest to bury those feelings because I know you don't want this and I don't want things to be awkward between us. I'm so glad that you're alright you have no idea how scared I was that you weren't going to make it. I'll love you forever Steven J Hyde…no matter what I'll always love you.

Love,

Jackie

A/N: What'd you think? Finally things are looking better for Hyde. Maybe now he can be with Jackie? Hmm? Well let me know what you think. Next chapter Hyde meets Farrah Hair...I mean Randy.