𝑷𝑳𝑨𝒀 𝑫𝑨𝑻𝑬 - Steven Hyde

nine

9|STONERS

Marigold happily sat in the "circle", breathing in the smoke while sneaking glances at Hyde.

"You know, I wasn't that worried about Donna and my mom talking about me, but now that I'm all paranoid, I'm all, like, paranoid." Eric began the conversation with his rambling. "I mean, when did it become okay for them to be friends?"

"Right after your father replaced you with a semi-literate, pretty boy." Hyde replied.

"That's me." Kelso looked up, happy that someone mentioned him. "So, I've been thinking about great actors to model myself after, and I choose Travolta."

"Kelso, I can think of no better way to impress Red than by acting like Travolta in his industrial film." The frizzy haired boy said after a short pause, trying to hold in his laughter. "Bravo, man."

"I agree, Uncle Red loves Travolta." Goldie continued the lie, stifling her laughs with the back of her hand.

"That is good advice." Eric added, giving the tall boy an approving nod. "Man, I don't want Donna and my mom talking about me."

"Yeah and Donna's a big mouth." Jackie finally spoke up, the weed making her unusually quiet. "Like, she told me how you wore makeup to last year's class picture."

"What?" Eric asked loudly with a nervous laugh. "I did not. I had a zit. Stop looking at me."

"Forman, you and I are both victims of parental abandonment." Hyde stated while pointing at the boy. "Luckily, I have a rich hippie benefactor. He bought me nudie mags  I'd never even heard of."

"You better share them mags with me!" Marigold growled, glaring at the frizzy boy before bursting into wild giggles.

"Yeah, I'll stock this shelf! But someday I'm going to dance across this whole city." Kelso imitated Tony from Saturday Night Fever. "That's dead on."

Eric and Jackie left the circle first, going off to find Kitty and confront her about her relationship with Donna while Kelso went off to film the industrial film.

"Weed always makes me horny." Goldie hummed, leaning her head on Hydes shoulder as the pair sat alone in the basement.

"My room is closest." Hyde sat up straight and looked at her excitedly.

"Screw that!" She sat on his lap and attacked his lips with hers, forcing him to remove his glasses and shirt.

~•~

"Wow, you boys must have had fun." Marigold laughed to herself as Hyde, Fez and Leo walked into the basement. Her eyes instantly went to the parrot Fez placed on the sofa before sitting beside it in his new suit. The two youngest were carrying bags full of sweets. "What's the occasion?"

"Leo is rich." Hyde answered her, sitting beside her and resting his hand on her thigh.

"Boy, being a millionaire is great." Leo chuckled, staring down at the white parrot.

"Well, at least you put the money to good use." Hyde stated while eating a lollipop, candy necklaces around his neck. Goldie grabbed a lollipop and happily sat back sucking it, watching the boys converse. "Fun Tart?"

"Don't mind if I do. Candy Button?" Fez happily accepted the sweet and offered one of his. "I've got a million of them."

"So, Leo, man, tell us about your Uncle Ed." The frizzy haired boy started. "Why'd he leave you all his money?"

"Check it out, man. It's all in this letter he sent me." Leo pulled out an orange envelope and passed it to Hyde.

"Your Uncle Ed is Ed McMahon?" Hyde said seriously, shooting the older man a strange look.

"Yeah." Leo chuckled and shrugged. "Who knew I was Scottish?"

"Damn, Leo, you didn't inherit $1 million. That's a sweepstakes contest." Marigold laughed and bit into her lolly, finding this all too hilarious as Hyde snapped at the stoned man.

"Well, then who has my money?" He asked.

"There is no money, you son of a bitch." Fez snapped, while the room went awkwardly quiet.

"Oh. Wow, I guess all this stuff has to go back." Leo said in a moment of soberness.

"Oh, that means you, too, Feathery Frank." The foreign boy sighed and stared at the parrot lovingly. "Good day. I said, good day."

"This is why I love you guys." Marigold laughed while stretching her legs. "You two go hand all this back, you, I have something to show you in your room."

"What did you want to show me?" Hyde questioned as he walked into his room, finding his girlfriend with her back to him.

"Round two?" She turned around and slipped the blouse off her shoulders. "Unless you're still tired from earlier?"

"Fuck yeah!" He cheered and pulled his shirt over his head, throwing her on to his bed.