Hello! Sorry about the super long wait, but I had spent a while getting back on my normal schedule after getting released from the hospital, as well as getting used to the wheelchair they have me in; it's one of those wheelchairs with those foot stands to prop up my bad foot, and it's super uncomfortable. But, anyway, after that, I decided to work on an HTTYD fic, and I wanted to get it completed before I restarted on this fic. After I completed the fic, I spent the rest of the week with my family, as they were off for the rest of the week after Memorial Day.

Also, I'm now keeping up with three different fics, so updates will be irregular until I can get a proper schedule worked out. Once I have it figured out, I'll let you know so any guests, or those who like this story but haven't followed it can keep up with the updates.

Finally, I have been getting some very nasty messages for not updating, including threats, and I'm sorry, but threatening me is not going to make me want to update. I have a life, despite being bound to a wheelchair for an undisclosed amount of time.

Also, as a warning, updates won't be as frequent as they used to be because, as I just mentioned, I'm keeping up with three different stories, all rewrites of a series, which usually go on for quite a long time.

Anyway, I'm excited for this chapter because, oh my God, Leo! :)

Disclaimer: Don't own anything but the slightly changed plotline

Also, I have to say that I never really thought out a plot for season 2 like I did for season 1 and 3, so the episodes may not be as deep or good as the first season. See, I have this huge idea for season 3 when Bud comes back, but it's gonna take foreveeeeerrrr to get there!

But anyway, yeah, the episodes aren't as deeply thought out as the first and third season are, so... yeah.

Jackie traced her fingers over the small scars along Steven's stomach and chest, curling a bit closer to him. It was well past midnight, but she couldn't sleep; she was too giddy, this being the first time she had sneaked over to his home rather than the other way around. Steven, though tired, couldn't sleep because, as mentioned several times before, he was a light sleeper, and her tracing her fingers over his scars so lightly made the muscles of his stomach clench from the ticklish feeling.

"Jackie," He groaned, his heavy eyes closed under the arm he had thrown over them, "Let me sleep."

"But I'm bored," She whined, stopping her ministrations and leaning up a little to look at his covered face.

"Then go play with your makeup."

Jackie narrowed his, giving him a stupid look, though he couldn't see it. The two started lightly at the sound of the basement door opening. They shared a confused looked before getting out of the cot and exciting the room. They shared an amused smile at the sight before them.

"Donna."

Donna let out a rather girlish startled sound before glancing over at them, her face heating up at the sight of their grins.

"Seeing someone?" Jackie smiled.

"Like your... scrawny little neighbor boy?" Hyde smirked.

"Well, no," Donna stuttered, "I was just, I left my," she stopped, giving them an annoyed look, "Shut up."

"Relax, Donna," Jackie smiled, "We won't tell. I mean, I'm here when I'm not supposed to be."

"Yeah," Hyde gave a mocking nod, "Go, Donna. Go to your scrawny little neighbor boy."

Donna shot him a look before making her way quietly up the stairs. Hyde gently grabbed Jackie's arm, leading her into his room. He dug through his dresser, pulling out a plain white t-shirt and throwing it on.

"We're gonna spy on them, aren't we?" Jackie said, her tone more of a statement.

"You got it, doll," Hyde smirked.

Hyde and Jackie snorted at the girlish shriek Eric let out when Donna woke him up, their heads pressed close to the door.

"I can't believe you're in my bed," The heard Eric say, "I can't believe you snuck through the basement."

"I know," Donna said, "At home, I was just sitting alone, thinking about you, and I thought, well why don't I go over and say hello?"

A small pause.

"So," Donna tone had a large grin in it, "Hello."

They heard Eric give an awkward laugh before he stuttered out a question, "Did, did anyone see you?"

"Just Hyde."

"Excuse me."

Suddenly, the door was snatched open, nearly causing Hyde and Jackie to topple over. Hyde quickly caught himself, grabbing Jackie's upper arms to catch her. They glanced around awkwardly for a moment before Hyde put on a scared face.

"I heard a noise downstairs and it scared me," He said, making Jackie snicker.

"Man, you're ruining what could be the most important night of my life here," Eric said a bit dramatically, though his voice was quiet so Donna wouldn't hear.

Hyde let out a small laugh. "Heh, heh, well duh."

Eric rolled his eyes, quickly shoving Hyde away by pushing his chest, making him let out a small noise in surprise, and Eric quickly slammed the door shut on the couple before turning back to Donna, attempting to look smooth.

Outside, Hyde and Jackie glanced back at each other a bit awkwardly, unsure of what to do now.

Hyde shrugged. "Well, now that I'm awake, you wanna go do it?"

Jackie shot him a look, crossing her arms in annoyance. Suddenly, she shrugged, giving a smile.

"Sure."

"Thank you for letting me stay for breakfast, Mrs. Forman," Jackie smiled as she stabbed some scrambled eggs with her fork.

"Well, you're welcome, Jackie," Kitty smiled, "I have to say I'm impressed. I don't know many kids your age that like to wake up so early, let alone leave the house."

Kitty let out her signature laugh, while Jackie and Hyde simply shared a secret smile, though Red didn't look as impressed as his wife.

"Yeah," He gave a fake smile, "Thank you, Jackie, for giving us another mouth to feed."

"Oh, don't be such a grouch, Red," Kitty smiled just as the phone rang. She quickly got up to answer it.

"Hello?"

Pause.

"What do you mean I need to take over her shift?"

Pause.

"Oh, so she's gonna be out the whole week?"

Pause.

Kitty furrowed her brows, and it was hard to tell if it was in annoyance or just an attempt to stop herself from rolling her eyes. "Well, you don't drink and go ice fishing. That is just common sense. No, no, no, it's fine, I'll be happy to cover her shifts. Uh huh, okay, bye."

"Ah, geez, Kitty," Red said as she retook her seat, "You work so hard as it is, I don't want you workin' double shifts."

"Well, Red, we need the money," Kitty said, "It's not every week Charlene's gonna get septicemia from a rusty hook. We have got to take advantage of that."

Jackie gave Hyde a weirded out look, but he chose to ignore her, taking a bite out of his toast.

"Well," Red grumbled, "I don't like it."

"Oh, you know," Kitty said, grabbing a small box, rifling through the small papers inside, "If I'm gonna be working nights, I need to put some meals together for you and the boys."

"Aw, c'mon, Kitty," Red chuckled, "I'm not helpless. I think I can get these guys some dinner."

Jackie glanced at Hyde, finding him giving Kitty a look that could only be described as pleading. She glanced back at Kitty, finding the woman giving Hyde a concerned look.

She slowly closed the box. "Okay, yeah, um," She said, her tone saying that she didn't believe Red's words for a second, "I'm sure," she gave Hyde a small pat on the shoulder, making him pause in his movements to raise his coffee cup to his lips, "You'll be great." She gave a fake smile as she stood, grabbing her purses off of the counter as she walked towards the sliding door. "Fire extinguisher's in the garage," She said flippantly as she excited the room.

"So, money's a little tight around here, huh?" Hyde asked.

"No, no, Steven," Red said, giving him a pat on the shoulder as he stood ans walked by him, "We're great."

"Good morning," Eric said as he walked into the kitchen, a large grin plastered on his face, "And I am not just sayin' that."

Hyde and Jackie shared a look that was mixture between amusement and annoyance.

"Listen, you're mother's been workin' double shifts, so," Red grinned a little, "I'll be cooking."

Eric gave him a blank stare. "You know the fire extinguisher's in the garage, right?"

Red's grin fell into a look of irritation. "Yeah," He said irritantly, "I know."

"I'm gonna have cereal," Eric said, walking toward the counters.

"Oh, you'll be havin' a lot of cereal," Red grinned in annoyance as he walked into the living room.

"So where's Donna, man?" Hyde asked, his tone uncaring as he looked through the papers. Jackie glanced over, finding him looking into the job section, and she quickly began to look with him, silently pointing at ones that may catch his interest.

"Donna?" Eric asked, "Donna? Ohhh," He grinned as he took a seat next to Hyde, "You mean that girl that spent last night in my bed?"

Jackie shot him a look, while Hyde simply kept his attention on the paper, his tone getting a little irked. "Yeah. Yeah, that's the one."

"She went home this morning."

Hyde gave him a blank look. "So? Eh? Eh? Eh!?"

Jackie gave him an amused look at his prodding, but she looked back at Eric, wanting to know herself. The boy smiled a little. "So, let's just say she went home a very happy woman."

Jackie's look turned wide eyed, glancing back at Hyde as he barked out a small laugh. "Alright, man, you finally did it," He said, clapping Eric once on the hand before turning his attention back on the paper. Jackie rolled her eyes, but pointed out another job, knowing he would be looking for one that didn't involve a lot of work, cops, or offices... or ties.

"You know, it," Eric suddenly stuttered, turning Jackie's attention back to him, "Can mean a lot of things." Jackie's look turned amused, and she glanced back over at Hyde.

"No," Hyde said, a duh note in his tone, "It means one thing. And you either did it or you didn't."

"Okay, then we didn't," Eric stuttered, "But we did plenty of good stuff, new stuff! Plenty of good... new stuff."

"Man, you're bummin' me out," Hyde snorted, glancing back at the paper, "Can't you at least just lie to me?"

Eric glanced around awkwardly, his face a bit confused. "Okay, we did it."

"Liar," Hyde muttered.

Jackie snickered as Eric pursed his lips, lowering his eyes to his cereal.

Hyde resisted the urge to glance around as his possible employer stared at him. They've been silent for at least fifteen minutes, and the hippy-looking man had simply stared at him with a slightly open mouth, looking extremely dazed.

He nearly jumped, but managed to hold it back, when the man suddenly spoke. "So, do you like photos, man?"

"Yeah, man. Sure." Hyde said.

A small pause.

"Okay, you got the job, man."

"Just like that?" Hyde said in surprise, "You don't have to interview anybody else?"

"Nobody else showed up, man."

Hyde glanced around. "So what'd I hafta do around here, anyway?"

"Well, I don't expect a lot, man," Leo said, "Pretty much, if the Hut doesn't burn down, it's been a good day."

A beat.

"And even if it does burn down, it's cool cuz I got three or four more of these Huts somewhere."

Another beat.

"Hey, listen, if you see one of these Huts, could you give me a call, man?"

Hyde smirked a little, finally realizing that his new boss was bit hopped up. "Or, even better, I could take a picture."

"Whoa!" Leo exclaimed, "A picture of a FotoHut! Hey, that be like art or somethin', huh?"

Hyde gave an indulgent nod.

"Hey, listen, man," Leo said, looking around as if he were making sure no one heard, "I hope you don't mind if I pay you in cash. I don't like Big Brother getting into my business, ya dig?"

"Man, keepin' the government out of it, I'm so with you," Hyde grinned a little.

"No, my big brother, man," Leo said, and Hyde's face slackened in confusion, "He's always hittin' me up for money."

"Oh," Hyde said, his tone confused, "Cuz you're the responsible one?"

"Yeah, it's my curse, man," Leo sighed before looking at his watch. "Hey, listen," He said, standing, "I gotta go do, uh, a, a thing at a place."

"Yeah, man, I hear that," Hyde said, standing, "So, you want me to lock up when I'm done?"

"Lock up?" Leo exclaimed in realization, "Wow, that's a great idea, man. Hey, you're one of those idea men, aren't ya, man?"

"Yeah, maybe someday, you'll be workin' for me, huh?" Hyde joked.

"Really?" Leo asked, and Hyde's face fell again, "Ah, that'd be cool, man. Hey, but can I have Saturday night off?"

Hyde stared at him for a long moment before giving an indulgent nod, a little unsure of how to handle someone who's high without actually being that way himself. "Cool," Leo said before turning and attempting to walk toward the window. He stopped himself before twisting back around, and Hyde stepped out of the way, letting him by to exit the Hut.

Hyde shook his head. "Wow..."

"Okay," Donna grinned a little, Jackie having convinced her to talk about her excitement, "I was really bad last night."

Jackie gasped, grinning excitedly, "Did you shoplift? Oh, I knew it!"

"No," Donna said irritantly before grinning again, "I slept with Eric last night."

"Oh my God!" Jackie exclaimed, "Oh my God! Was is great?"

"Yeah, it was asleep," Donna smiled.

Jackie stared at her, wide eyed. "Ewww!"

"No," Donna laughed a little, "No, Jackie, we were both asleep."

Jackie narrowed her eyes in confusion, glancing around a little. "So, nothing happened?"

"Well, you know, some things happened. But, we mostly slept," Donna grinned.

"So, you were in his bed," Jackie said, "And nothing happened?"

"No," Donna grinned, "I love 'em, he just, like, held me all night."

"Oh my God, that's so sweet," Jackie said, "Steven does the same thing whenever I stay over."

"Yeah?" Donna grinned, "It's like we're their teddy bears, it's so cute."

"It is!" Jackie exclaimed, grinning.

CIRCLE

CUT TO HYDE

HYDE: (blank faced) "Well, I'm a little ashamed to admit this, but I gotta job."

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (staring at a stack of pringles) "Yeah, I'm thinkin' about gettin' a job at a chip factory." (grins excitedly) "I gotta know how they do this!"

PAN TO ERIC

ERIC: (laughing nervously) "Red won't let me get a job. He says if I don't work hard and get into college once I turn eighteen, he's gonna kill me." (suddenly stops laughing) "And I think he's serious, man."

PAN TO FEZ

FEZ: (looking at Hyde) "Hyde, have you ever stopped to think how you working would make me have to go to the mall alone today?" (smiles irritantly) "You didn't think, did you?"

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (smirking at Fez) "No. Sorry." (grins at Eric) "Hey, guys, check this out. Forman had Donna in his bed last night, and he didn't even do it." (laughs a little) "What's up?"

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (laughing, his mouth open in a dopey looking way) "You're a bonehead, man."

PAN TO ERIC

ERIC: (looks offended) "I'm not a bonehead. We did other stuff, and we cuddled, it was great."

PAN TO FEZ

FEZ: (smiling) "Sometimes when I'm alone, I just love to cuddle."

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (stares at Fez oddly; shakes his head and looks back at Eric) "Forman. She climbed down the trails of her house, snuck through your basement and up to your room to get into bed with you, and cuddle?" (gives Eric a stupid look) "Sorry, man. I never read that letter in Penthouse."

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (gives Hyde a serous look) "Their stories are true, ya know?" (looks at Eric irritantly) "Why would you just cuddle with her when you could do it? I mean, Forman, doin' it is it. That's why they call it it. It!"

PAN TO ERIC

ERIC: (looking around) "Guys, it was just one night. There're gonna be lots of other nights."

PAN TO FEZ

FEZ: (giving Eric a look) "Eric, opportunity does not knock, and then ring the doorbell, and then knock again, and then give a notice that says "Sorry, I missed you," and then call on the phone-"

PAN TO HYDE

HYDE: (irritated) "Yeah, yeah, we get it, Fez. And we get it." (looks at Eric) "What my foreign friend is tryin' to say, Forman, is that you blew it, man. And you blew it man."

PAN TO KELSO

KELSO: (glaring at Eric) "I'm losin' my patience with you, man. You gotta get with her. I mean, there's nothin' more beautiful than two people who fit together perfectly like... I mean like-" (looks at his pringles stack) "Like two of these potato-" (cuts himself off, grinning excitedly) "How do they do this!?" (still grinning, her takes a bite of the entire stack of pringles, spattering crumbs everywhere)

"So, this is where you work?" Jackie smiled as she looked at Hyde through the FotoHut window, speaking loudly as it was closed.

Inside, Hyde glanced up at the sound of her voice before grinning and opening the window, and Jackie's smiled turned a bit pursed when billows of smoked flew out of the now opened glass.

"Steven, won't you get into trouble if your boss shows up?"

He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when a hippy looking man suddenly poked his head out, glancing around wildly, "Oh, no, is the boss here? Oh, wait, man," He grinned, "I'm the boss."

Jackie stared, but Hyde simply grinned at her."

Hyde slid open the Formans' kitchen door, allowing Jackie to walk in before him, and he grinned at the sight of Red's cooking. "Alright, man, the kernel," He said, and Red dropped his fork, leaning back in his seat in annoyance.

Hyde reached into his breast pocket, removing a small stack of money. "Here you go," He said, dropping it on the table.

"Well, now, what is this?" Kitty asked, grabbing it.

"Look, I gotta job, alright," Hyde said, "And I don't wanna hear anything about "we're fine" because I know money's tight around here, and you won't let Forman work, so... just take the money and drop it!"

He immediately walked off after his little speech, and Jackie scurried after him, trying to keep up with his long strides as he tried to get away from the kitchen as fast as possible.

"Oh, he's a keeper," Kitty smiled, counting the money.

"You know," Red said, "I'm gonna take that money, and open him a savings account."

"Well, that's nice, Red," Kitty smiled, and Red grinned.

"Or blow it all on booze," He joked, "I still haven't made up my mind."

"I'm proud of you, Steven" Jackie smiled.

"Mmhmm," Hyde said groggily, his eyes covered by his arm. It was late at night, and Jackie sneaked into Hyde's room again. Keeping him awake. Again.

"You gotta job," She continued, and Hyde resisted the urge to groan, wanting to get to sleep, "You're paying rent, and you even told your own boss off for slacking off, and-"

"Jackie," Hyde groaned, "Go to sleep..."

"But, Steven, I want-"

"No."

"Steven-"

"It's sleep time."

"Steven," Jackie laughed a little.

Hyde sucked in a breath through his nose, rolling over a little, trapping Jackie in his arms. "Sleep," He ordered, not even opening his eyes.

Jackie rolled her eyes, smiling a little, before snuggling a bit closer, finally letting her heavy eyes close.

Okay, the ending seems a bit off to me, but I was having trouble on how to continue. Anyway, again, sorry about the huge wait, and I hope you enjoyed this super short chapter :)