Jackie pouted as she sat folding her arms on the table. After Hyde had left she roughly kicked Chip back into consciousness before telling him off. No one calls Jackie Buckhart a bitch!...Well she called herself one, but that's different! She slouched down further. She wanted to seriously talk with Hyde about why he would hit Chip, but he walked away before she got the chance.
She was finally giving up. Steven Hyde would never like her. Her eyes stung slightly as he stepped back out through the kitchen door.
"Jackie! Get your car we're going on a freakin' date!" He shouted at her.
Her jaw dropped. This was a joke, right? She couldn't speak, she could hardly breath. She was waiting for him to tell her it was a burn, that he just wanted to see her gets her hopes up before squashing them even further.
"Jackie, if we don't go then I'm not going to ask you out again." He said sternly, almost like scolding her.
She got the message though as she rushed to her feet. She snatched her purse off the table and made her way to the Lincoln her father let her drive. She glanced over her shoulder once, Hyde was following behind her. A smile spread over her face as her excitement grew.
She gave him the keys knowing he would want to drive. She waited patiently as he adjust the driver's seat and mirrors before turning the key in the ignition. Her cheeks almost hurt from the smile she had, but it wasn't leaving.
"I'm gonna get some food to go." Hyde told her as they pulled into the parking lot by the Hub. "Stay here." He ordered.
She gave a silent nod. She was somewhat afraid that if she said something he'd change his mind. She lightly bit her bottom lip as she watched him enter. She turned her attention to the side mirrors checking her make-up to make sure it hadn't run or smeared at some point earlier. She was close to bouncing in her seat with excitement. It wasn't just that she was on a date with Hyde, but that he had been the one to do the asking. It was something she never expected. Though part of her wondered what made him change his mind, but she wasn't going to ask.
The driver's side door open. She jumps in her seat as she didn't notice him coming back. He sets down a pizza box on the bench seat between them before sliding in. He hands her the large soda he got, so she can hold it while he drives.
"So where are we going?" She asks innocently glazing in his direction.
"Mount Hump." He states without hesitation.
She knows the place, hell every red-blooded teenager knew it. She feels a twist in her gut. No, she isn't worried that he'll try to take advantage of her, that's the furthest thing from her mind. Since he was going to do something like that it could have happened weeks ago. She's wondering more about how many other girls he's taken there.
He pulls into a relatively secluded spot surrounded by trees. There is a good about space between the from of the car and the edge. He sets the car in park and for safety applies the emergency brake before getting out taking the box with him. "Come on" He calls from the outside of the car.
She should have guessed that he wouldn't open it for her like a gentleman. She pulls the handle with a free hand before sliding out. She brings the soda with her as she rounds to the car to where he's sitting on the trunk of the car, with the end of the car on one side and the box on the other. She wants to frown at the fact she won't be sitting next to him, but she keeps her smile as she slides up on the trunk. He flips open the box and takes a slice on the pizza."
She looks at the pizza curiously. She's had pizza before, but she knows it can be fattening and greasy. Her stomach gives a light grumble urging her to take the chance.
"You gonna eat any or am I eating this entire thing myself?" Hyde asks giving a glance in her direction and noticing her hesitation.
"I'll have a slice." She doesn't even realize she says that till it comes back through her ears. She sets the soda down between them and takes one of the smaller slices. Lifting it to her lips she takes a bite. She gives a sigh in satisfaction as the taste comes over her lips. It has been too long since she indulged.
So she must have lied when she said 'a slice' cause she had three. She can already feel the stretch of her stomach, but she doesn't want to focus on that. Their both full so the last remaining slices were set aside. Now there isn't anything between them, but a small space of air.
"This is the best date ever." She comments as she watches him look out on the scenery around them.
He looks at her breifly, "Jackie, we haven't talked in 30 minutes." He reminds her.
"That's OK...Steven, you don't have to say anything. I understand you." At least she wants to believe she does.
"Oh, you do, do you?" He scoffs and turns his head away again.
She knows he doesn't believe her. So she'll just have to convince him. "Sure! So you're probably sitting there thinking,...I'm on this date with this girl...who really really likes me. And she's so beautiful that-"
"Jackie-" He attempts to stop her
She places a finger to his lips though, "Shh..." She waits a few moments, checking to see if he'd speak again before continuing, "And you're wondering how can I open up to her? When everyone I have ever loved have abandoned me...Am I even worthy of love?..." She starting to feel like she isn't talking about him anymore rather someone else she knows VERY well. "Well you are Steven. You are."
His head turns away. His hands go underneath his shades covering over his eyes as he stifles a sob.
She has an arm across his back and another resting on his arm. "It's OK, Steven." She scoots closer to him. "Let it out! Let it all out." She encourages. "It's OK."
His head lifts up and turns before he blows a raspberry.
She frowns as the spit lands on her cheek. She pulls away as she swipes some of the lingering wetness. "Let's go home!" She says getting off the car trunk. She's upset at him for being rude at her attempt to him to open up. Even more upset that she even tried in the first place.
"Oh come on! I'm kidding!" His protest stops her move to the car door. "No, this is...this is alright. We can hang out here for awhile. OK?" He says with a small smile on his lips.
Her anger disappears since he's not letting the date end. The smile comes back to her lips as she moves back to sit on the trunk of the car.
"God..." He groans. He grabs the soda from atop the pizza box. "Here have some of my pop." He sets the cup in her hands after she's settled on her seat.
She fiddles with the straw before looking over at him. As he lets out a sigh she scoots closer so their legs are touching. She waits for him to complain, but when he doesn't she gets more bold. She takes hold of his wrist and guides his arm over her shoulders.
"OK." He says. He's still not stopping her.
She leans against him slightly, settling into the croak of his arm. She lifts the straw to her lips and puts it between her lips before sucking up the liquid. She can smell the musk of smoke that's seeped into his clothes and maybe even his skin. She relaxes even more as she inhales the scent. "When did you start smoking?" She asks lightly. She wants to know more about him.
"Don't remember exactly, it was in Junior High." He answers. "I know when you started." He states smugly as if he's proud for having corrupted her which she knows he is.
"That's because it wasn't long ago." She laughs lightly. She was a cheerleader and a politicians daughter. But when he invited her into the circle for that first hit she finally felt like she was being accepted as something other than Micheal's girlfriend, or in this case ex-girlfriend. "Do you have any with you?" She asks slyly. She knows inhaling the smoke will allow them both to feel more 'Zen'.
He pats at his jacket and pants pocket with the free hand. Pulling out a packet of cigarettes. She watches as he opens it with only the one hand. She can see the neatly wrapped joint placed among some cigarettes. He sets the joint in his mouth before returning the pack and coming back out with a lighter. He flicks the lighter and she watches the flame dance over the end, lighting the stick. He lets the flame of the lighter go and sticks it to the side of him that she's not occupying. He takes the first hits like a pro, which in a way she could guess he was.
"We aren't smoking the whole thing, just a few hits." He tells her as he trades her the joint for the soda.
"Whatever." She answers in her 'zen' mode. She lifts the unlit end to her lips and inhales. Smoke fills her lungs, she holds her breath for a short time before letting the smoke out into the air. She takes a second hit before passing it back.
They pass it between each other a few times. The joint is down to half it's original size when Hyde puts it out.
"What made you ask me out?" The effects of the smoke stop her from holding back the question she's been wanting to ask this entire time.
"It's this what you wanted?" He questions back.
"Yeah, but you completely rejected me early today." She leans further into him as she starts to feel cold.
"Jackie, you do realize you've been kinda crazy, right?" He asks.
"Donna said I'm like Fez." She scrunched her nose in disgust. "I think that was worse than hearing your haiku."
Hyde chuckles, "Next your gonna have needs and a candy obsession." He laughs harder when she smacks his chest.
"Don't even joke about that!" She whines.
His body slowly stops shaking in his laughter. "Hey, let's turn on the radio." He puts his arm down to her waist and as he comes off the car he takes her with her. He pat her butt and guides her to the front of the car.
As he opens up the passenger side of the car and leans in to turn on the car and radio, she takes a seat on the hood. A breeze passes by and she's rubbing her arms to gain warmth as the night air chills her body.
"Here." Hyde throws his denim jacket to her. She can still feel the linger of his body heat from the material.
A light tune fills the air as she slips her arms into the over-sized jacket. She notices the short sleeves of his shirt as he comes round the open door of the car and sits next to her on the hood. "Aren't you cold?" She's worried as she looks at his exposed skin.
"I'm fine." He tells her even though that wasn't really an answer to her question.
Her bites her lip, "So, first date is almost over..." She says looking to the sky she can see the moon and stars lit up against the black sky.
"Yeah..."
"So what'd you think?" She can feel a flutter in her stomach. She's waiting for rejection.
"No worse than bowling." Hyde answers. He is looking right at her, so he must notice the confusion that passes over her features when he adds, "I don't hate bowling." It isn't rejection. In his own strange way he's saying that he enjoyed the date.
Jackie looks at his face, well his lips before she starts to lean toward him. Before her eyes close completely she sees him lean forward slightly. When they connect, it's tender and gentle. She moves her hand to his cheek and leans further in to deepen the contact and sensation.
They pull apart...
A/N: I love this cliffhanger XD
Obviously it won't have the same outcome as the show, but there's still a 'What will happen?' thing going. Next chapter, I hope to be pulling away from the show's original story line more and going more AU.