Little Forman//That '70s Show• Steven Hyde•

Story of Another Us

It was 11 something at night on August 2nd. We'll be starting Hell again in a few weeks. I was in my room, listening to my favorite song, Forever by The Beach Boys. It reminded me of Steven. I liked the idea of us being together forever, until he broke up with me. I still love him, I just wish he'd say it back.

So, I sat there on my bed, shoulders slumped, crying, with the Led Zeppelin shirt Steven gave me on birthday in a pile on the other side of the room. I was pissed off earlier, and I had it hanging up, so I threw it across the room.

I was sat there for who knows how long when there was knock. I didn't lock my door and I thought that if I just ignored them, they'd go away. I was wrong. The door opened and it was Steven. Great.

"Can we talk?" He asked me. I looked at him. At least he was trying. When I didn't say anything, he shut my door and walked over and sat down next to me. "You left me." I said. My voice was hoarse from yelling into pillow almost every night.

"I know." He answered. I shook my head. "You could of talked to me." I told him. He didn't say anything. "Can you forgive me?" He asked. "Steven, there's two stories of us. The good one, is when we're together, the other one, the bad one, is us not together. This is the story of another us." I said shaking my head and wiping tears with my hands as they fell.

"Meaning?" He asked. "This story, right now, doesn't end with us, it's the bad one. Pretend we're in a different reality or whatever, this is what could, would happen if we're not together, like now:

"You'd be dating Jackie, Eric would still have Donna, Laurie would end up with Fez, and I'd end up with Kelso." I told him. He looked at me concerned. "I don't like that, man. That's hell." He told me. I nodded a small nod. "Yeah, neither do I, but you still left." I said.

"Is that all that would happen?" He asked me. I shook my head. "We wouldn't be friends anymore, our friendship would be ruined by the break up and you dating Jackie, me Kelso. I wouldn't even join circle time anymore." I told him. "Is that going to happen?" He asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't know, alright, I don't know, but it's starting. The story of another us is starting, trust me I don't want it to happen either, but you left me Steven. You left me alone with no one to talk to except for goddamn Kelso." I told him. "I hope we'll be okay, but until then...until then, I just wanna be left alone." I told him.

"When will we talk again?" He asked. "I'll let you know. When the time comes though, it will be at the water tower." I told him tiredly. He didn't say anything else, but I looked at him and could tell he wanted to. I was just tired of talking. He hurt me, and I know it could be worse, but what kind of person walks out on someone they care for?

He left and shut the door. The song started to end and I wiped more tears off. I don't want this to be a story of another us, I like us. Us as a person, us together, and I miss it I do, but for me, it's gunna take some time to heal, man. I just hope Stevens okay with that. I hope, he waits for me.

I rolled over and pulled the covers over me. Crying myself to sleep for the 3rd time this week, the words, 'I'm leaving you? No, this is me leaving you Janie' playing in my mind.

****
After I talked to Janie, I went back down to the basement. "How'd it go?" Donna asked as I sat down. "Not good, man. She said she wanted time. I think I really screwed with her heart or whatever, man. Which sucks, I love her." I told them.

"She knows that. It's Janie, so I think you guys will be okay." Donna told me. I nodded. "Are you guys ready to start school again in a few weeks?" Eric asked, changing the subject. I'm glad he changed the subject, man, but he could of chose a better thing to talk about, man.

I shook my head. "Oh, guys, Jackie and I are back together." Kelso told us. Thank god, now Jackie can leave me the hell alone. We talked about random stuff, like the usual, man. They all had the good graces not to bring up Janie again and I was glad, I just missed the hell out her, even though this situation is my fault, man.

Eventually, they all left so I went to my room. I hope that Janie wants to talk again and soon. And I really cannot lose her, man. I've already almost lost her three times, and I really don't need to add another screw up to that list man.

****

When I woke up, today felt like it was going to be a good day, which was a good thing, between Steven and I breaking up, Jackie's obsession with him, Steven getting arrested, and Red finding out about the Green Leaf and forgetting about it, I was glad today was already going good, even though I just woke up.

I got dressed and went to the kitchen. "Good morning." I told everyone even Steven as I sat down at the table. "Good Morning!" Kitty said as she gave me breakfast. "Hey, Eric?" I asked my brother. "Yeah?" He answered. "Do you still have that record I let you borrow?" I asked him, making small talk. He shook his head.

"I loaned it to Donna, don't worry though, she knows it's yours." He said. I nodded. Nothing better happen to that Nazareth record, man, it's one of my favorites.

While I was eating, I glanced at Steven. He wasn't looking at me. Steven usually looks at me all the time, but ever since the break up and yesterday, he hasn't. I shouldn't of said I needed time. What I told Steven last night is already happening. The story of another us is happening.

Crap.