Dazed and Confused | s. hyde

Chapter 3

☀︎ one week later ☀︎

"Hey Emma," Donna said as she walked into the kitchen to find her cousin sitting at the breakfast table.

"Hey," she replied.

"Do you think you could help me out with something?" Donna asked.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Okay so, Eric and I just had a fight, and we're going to dinner tonight. Everything's fine now, but I think it would be a little awkward just the two of us," Donna explained.

"Okay, so what's the plan, why do you need my help?," Emma asked.

"Well I was thinking we could go on a double date," Donna said.

"Okay, where do I come into this, I don't have a boyfriend," Emma replied.

"Well, I was thinking Hyde..." Donna said.

"Oh gosh! I'm not going on a date, or a double date, with Steven Hyde," Emma said.

"Oh my God! You must him," Donna exclaimed.

"Okay well most people would just see this as a favour for a friend and would do the double date with anyone," Donna started. "But that reaction... you have to like him..."

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Meanwhile, Eric and Hyde were having the same conversation at his house."Okay, Hyde, you know that fight I had with Donna," he asked.

"Yeah, what about it," Hyde responded.

"Well, we were planning on going on a date, but I mean it might be a little awkward, seeing as we're just getting back into it," Eric explained.

"Yeah so, it's funny when it's awkward," Hyde said while laughing.

"No, Hyde, see in this world, we don't laugh when our friends are hurt," Eric said mockingly.

"But it's funny," Hyde defended.

"Okay, this isn't my point. Donna's asking Randall and I'm asking you. We want our date tonight to be a double date, and we want you and Randall to come along," Eric said.

"As dates?" Hyde asked.

"Yeah, like it would be me and Donna and you-" Eric started,

"Listen, Forman, I don't date. I make out. And I'm not about to make out with the new chick," Hyde said.

"Oh I see how it is, you must like her," Eric said teasingly.

"No I do not. Dumbass," Hyde defended.

"Yea you do, or else you wouldn't be so skeptical about this," Eric said.

"Ew no, she's everything I hate in a girl. She's funny, smart, she likes Rock n Roll, she's hot and oh my God," Hyde said with realisation at the end.

"You loooove her," Eric said.

"Fine, I'll go on your stupid date, but I don't like her," He said while getting up and heading upstairs.

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Everyone except Hyde was already sat at the restaurant. Obviously Hyde was late. When he arrived, Emma couldn't help but smile. When Hyde saw her,  he got butterflies. He cursed at himself for thinking she was attractive.

Hyde had always seen himself as somewhat of a screw up. He had made it very clear to anyone he was remotely close to that he did not date. But in all honesty, it wasn't the 'bad boy' act, he was just scared of showing someone else his screwed up side. But he ignored those thoughts for the night.