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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THAT 70'S SHOW.
Hyde was beyond furious. Sure he had just experience mind blowing sex with Jackie, but his blood was boiling. The sex was just to help her forget for a little. But he sure as hell didn't. He didn't even know where to start looking for Kelso. He went with his gut, waved goodbye to the people at the party, and bolted out of the door.
Meanwhile back at the Formans...
"Fuck!" Kelso yelled, slamming the door behind him to the basement. Fez who was still watching the tv, jumped a foot in the air at Kelso's raised voice. He thought for a moment and nodded to himself what this was about,
"Jackie talked to you, didn't she?" He asked in his friendly accent. But only trying to be nice to his friend, it was rejected by pure anger in Kelso's face.
"You knew about that?" Kelso snapped, completely baffled. How the fuck did Fez know about this? But Fez only felt a little bit more uncomfortable.
"Yes?" He whispered, and Kelso walked over to him, grabbing his shirt. He pulled Fez up to reach his own eye level, and eyed him suspiciously.
"How do you know that bit Fez?" He said, his fists tightening on Fez's lava lamp-like shirt. Fez gulped down his fear and replied to his old friend strongly,
"Jackie and I talked with each other was all... And we figured out that Hyde was the better choice for you all to be happy. But I can see your just peachy about it!.." He giggled nervously, trying to free himself from his grasp. But Kelso would not even listen to him. He just glared at the little foreign boy. He never really got used to him, and still thought he should be called "Captain Poo-Head." But that stupid Hyde wouldn't have it, and-
Wait. Hyde..
Suddenly, Kelso heard the door slam open and closed at the top of the steps. He kept a hold of Fez's silky shirt, and slammed him onto the ground.
"Kelso what the fuck are you thinking? What's wrong with you man?" He heard a familiar voice say as he ran down the steps in a rush. Kelso suddenly realized he was sweating, and that his long hair felt bothersome on his forehead. He twitched his head, shoving the hair the other way.
Hyde was just at the bottom of the steps, looking at a frightened Fez, and a unusual Kelso. Michael NEVER acted like this. What the hell? He ran over, but Kelso shoved Fez onto the ground in front of him.
"Fez, you alright man?" Hyde asked, helping his friend off of the ground. He hastily nodded his head yes, and ran behind Hyde. He felt stupid for being so childlishly scared but Kelso was going crazy right now.
"Dude, what's your problem? Messing with a guy that's not even close to your size, and laying your hands on an innocent girl. What the hell are you thinking?" Hyde growled, stepping up to Kelso, his face inches away from him.
Hyde was pissed. No, beyond pissed, furious.
Kelso didn't even know what to do. Hyde was totally right. What the fuck was he thinking? His eyes bolted around the room, thinking of what to do. But when he tried to turn and leave, Hyde grabbed his shoulder, and punched him straight in the jaw.
"Don't you ever touch Jackie again, do you understand man?" Hyde said, straddling Kelso's waist, pounding him with his fists. Kelso choked on his own blood from his mouth, and shoved himself onto his feet.
Kelso wouldn't let someone just hit him. He was always taught to hit back, so naturally, he decked Hyde in the nose. Fez watched the whole display on the seat, ready to jump up the stairs, getting some help.
Kelso seemed to sense the foreigners thoughts, and glared at him.
"What's going on man? Seriously! You think it's alright to hit a girl because she doesn't think it would be good to date you? What the fuck!" Hyde shouted, his voice unnaturally loud. He almost sounded on the verge of tears, but it was only the rage shaking his voice.
And eerie silence surrounded the room, and finally Kelso spoke,
"I never said it was alright!" He said, his fists shaking, bloodied from fighting with Hyde. Hyde wasn't done yet though. He roughly pushed Kelso's chest, making him take a few steps backwards.
"What's the matter Michael?" *Shove* "Don't like it when someone pushes," *Shove* "You around? Huh?" Hyde yelled, he didn't really understand why he was so upset, he just was. Then he thought of Jackie's battered face.
"Did you see Jack's face? Huh? Fucking bruises all over it. And they came from your hands! I would never have thought you would lay hands on a girl." Hyde said, his voice quieting down, still shaking with anger.
"Wait..wait.." Fez spoke up, his voice suddenly feeling stronger. They turned to the little man in his ridiculous outfit,
"So lemme get this straight... Kelso hit Jackie?.." He said trailing off. Hyde turned back to face Kelso.
"Yeah Fez. He did." He said in disgust looking Michael up and down.
"OH MY GOD!" Fez yelled, finally getting the whole story straight. Then, he suddenly deepened his voice,
"WHAT THE HELL MICHAEL? WHAT THE HELL!" He was yelling at the top of his lungs, but Kelso interrupted him.
"Would you both shut the hell up for one second?" He said, his eyes looked like they were filling up with tears.
"You don't know what the hell I've seen in my life. That's how men deal with woman when they start being bitchy in my house. I did what was right.." He said, but Hyde halted his words by shoving him roughly against the wall,
"Dont you, DARE, turn this into a pity fest for you." He growled dangerously low. Kelso had enough of this.
Michael shoved Hyde back, and the fists began to be thrown. Fez was yelling along with them, and the door to the basement opened, many footsteps being stomped on them. Fez turned around, and Hyde stopped hitting Kelso. They froze, because there stood Red and Kitty, holding a teary eyed Jackie.
"Jackie?" Fez lisped quietly, and went over to his tiny friend he felt suddenly protective of.
The boys that were just fighting, stood straight when Red walked over. Red gently pushed Hyde to the side, and stepped up to Kelso.
Kelso gulped deeply, and stared the older man in the eye. Red always frightened Michael, especially now with that angry glint in his eyes.
"Red! Don't do something you'll regret." Kitty said calmly. She knew that Red must be bursting inside to just punch the boy in the head. Jackie was like a daughter to him though he'd never admit it. Red stepped a few feet back, when he felt Jackie's tiny hand touch his upper arm, moving him aside.
She walked up to Kelso, and Hyde stepped up to stop her from getting any closer to her, but Jackie just shook her head.
"Michael won't do anything to me. Not here with all of you in the room... Will you Michael?" She snapped. She walked under his chin, and Kelso arrogantly stuck his chin up at her, trying to feel tougher than he actually felt. Inside he was shaking inside. What had he gotten himself into?
But as quick as a blink, Jackie cracked her hand across Kelso's cheek, and then again on the other. She wanted him to have the scarring she had now.
Everyone held their breath as they watched the scene before their eyes.
Kelso looked her face over, feeling guilt seep through his veins. He felt the urge to touch her, and he reached out his fingers, to touch her face. But in a flash Hyde was there to shove him away from Jackie.
Jackie felt her heart warm up to know that Hyde was always there for her. But she shook herself back to what was happening now.
"I think you best get out of here Michael." Red said angrily, shoving Hyde and Jackie behind him gently, standing above the stupid boy's head. Kelso looked around the room, shaking slightly. His eyes were twitching and he was sweating profusely.
He didn't know what to do, so he just ran out of the basement. Once the door shut loudly, everyone let out there breath.
Red kicked the coffee table next to him, and Jackie kept having the flashback of Michael doing that on the bed she was on. She closed her eyes and gulped down her dry throat. Hyde turned around, and took her into his arms, and she cried hysterically. Kitty stood uncomfortably, and walked over to Red, but he walked away from her.
"So your alright Jackie?" Red called out to her, and she tilted her head up at him. She pushed out of Hyde's arms, and ran to Red's open arms.
"Oh Daddy..." She cried out, and Red stiffened at the name. Everyone looked at him expecting him to be angry with her.
She looked up at him, and feared he'd call her a dumbass for calling him that.. or maybe for letting Kelso push her around,
But he only smiled warmly at her, and patted her head back down to rest on his chest.
Red had always been a fatherly figure to each of the kids, but none of them had the nerve to ever mention that to him.
"Come on Steven, lets go clean up your face dear." Kitty said reaching her arms out for him, and Hyde remembered he must look a mess. He reached up and touched his face and blood stuck on his fingers. He shrugged nonchalantly and walked up stairs with Kitty.
Fez just stood there, and said something quietly to Jackie,
"Jackie? I'm sorry this happened to you.." He lisped, and walked up the steps, feeling guilty of the whole thing. Just as he reached the final step, he heard her call out,
"I would never blame you Fez." She said through choked sobs. He sighed, and walked into the kitchen to see how Hyde was doing.
"Hyde... I'm sorry I didn't really have your back.. But you know Michael scares me silly.." Fez whispered, and Hyde only let out a chuckle. He smacked Fez upside the head lightly,
"S'allright man, no hard feelings dude." He smiled at his old friend. Fez just nodded sheepishly and watched Kitty clean Hyde's face.
"Really Mrs. Foreman, It's alright, I'm fine." He grunted, feeling embarrassed of all the attention.
"I already cleaned Jackie up if that's what your grumbling about." She said in her motherly tone, "I can't have one of my adopted children walking around with a bloody face."
Hyde smiled at the older woman, fond of her annoying voice. Fez cleared his throat,
"Did he hit her at the party?" He knew it was a dumb question, but he wanted to know what happened.
".. Yeah.. I came there like 10 minutes after, and Kelso came running out the door, when I went walking in." Hyde said, hating himself for being to late to help Jackie.
"This is just not even like Michael though! I just don't even understand." Kitty sighed, pausing her movements. Hyde shrugged and told her that he thought it was the correct way to handle the situation.
"What exactly was the situation anyways Steven?" Kitty asked, not meaning to be nosy. Hell, she wanted every detail.
"Jackie chose me over Kelso. That's basically it." Hyde sighed. He felt pride knowing that Jackie chose him, over that loser. Kelso showed his true colors tonight, and they were definitely not pretty. It was indeed disgusting.
"That's it?" She questioned. Hyde looked up at her, and hopped off the chair, he kissed her on her cheek, and spoke,
"I'll ask Jackie some questions when she's ready. I'm not gonna rush her though." Kitty smiled up at him, and patted his cheek gently.
"You boys are such good boys." She sniffed delicately, and the door opened to a calm Red walking out.
They all looked at the left side of his shirt, up on his shoulder, a pool of wet stains of Jackie's tears. Hyde gulped at the thought of her crying.
"Steven I set her on your bed, she still crying like crazy. She wants you to go see her. No funny business down there." He said gruffly, patting Hyde on his back. Hyde nodded, and left the group of three standing in the kitchen.
He walked quietly down the steps to the basement, and paused when he heard a few sniffles, and then it turned into a wail. He walked past the couch, and grabbed a blanket off it.
He looked inside, and knocked gently on the door,
"Jackie.." He said in a sing-songy voice. He flicked the light on and saw her hunched on his pillow.
"Turn.. turrrn th..the light.. off..." She wailed. Hyde shrugged his shoulders, and flicked it off. He walked over, kicked his shoes off, and sat with his back against the wall, and reached his arms out for Jackie. She willingly accepted and climbed onto his worn out jeans, and straddled his waist, her groin shoved against his stomach. His breathing hitched, but knew better then to get excited for her right now. She wrapped her arms around his neck in a death grip, took a deep breath, and let out a huge wail, her tears dropping on his neck and shoulder like they had on Red.
"Shhh.. It's alright Doll.. I've got you now.. Nothing's gonna happen.." He said awkwardly, not sure what to do. He just rubbed her thin back, tracing her spine up and down.
"It's...all my faaaault..." She whimpered through deep breaths. He knew she'd do this to herself. He shook his curly haired head, and gripped her tightly.
"Don't you dare say that baby.. Kelso's a dick to ever hit a girl. Don't you know that?" He pleaded with her, kissing her neck softly. She sighed a breathy sad sigh.
"Hyde... will these marks go away? Will I ever be pretty again?" She whimpered, and he smiled silently in her hair, his vain Jackie coming back to him slowly.
"Baby.. Your pretty right now besides these tears." He said, pulling her face up, wiping the tears away.
"Hyde?.. Do you.. do you love me?" She asked quietly. He looked into her eyes, and stayed silent for a while.
Did he? Did he really? Could she handle the silence any longer? He guessed that was probably a no.
"Jackie.. I.." He stuttered, but she laid her head back down onto his chest, and cried somemore.
"It's ok Steven.. You don't have to answer that anyways." She said, but he knew that hurt her deeply.
He breathed in her scent, and remembered how she smelled when he took her in the bathroom of Jessica's house.. His mind clouded with dirty images.
He felt her thin body beneath his hands, and ran them up her back, feeling her tiny bones. She was so fragile. So beautiful.. So.. innocent.
She shook with crying some more, but Steven delicately nestled his head into the crook of her neck, and whispered in her ear,
"I do love you Jackie. You know it's just hard for me to say." He said almost inaudible. Jackie looked at him, her eyes wide in awe. Did he really just say that?.. He did!
"I love you Steven!" She half laughed, half cried. However she continued to cry into his arms, and Hyde let her do her thing.
Finally, after another hour or so, he felt her breathing become a slow, calm pace. She had fallen asleep in his arms. He felt this warm feeling in his normally cold heart.
Only she could ever do this to him. She was the only one that got him to let his feelings out. It was always her from the start. Sure they were complete opposites. And sure, they annoyed the hell out of each other...
But Steven Hyde, had fallen for Jackie Burkhart. And he had fallen, hard.
Hey guyss! Yesss I know Kelso's reallyyyy OOC! But I love using my imagination, and you should too guys! Thanks for reading ;) I know I've gotten a lot of hits for this story, so could you please review and tell me how im doing? Thankss :D This is my first That 70's Show fic, and I'd like to know how I'm doing! Oh and by the way, Donna and Eric will get into this story probably in the next chapter :D Thanksss again :D