Hello, It's Me ? Steven Hyde

Summertime was upon Point Place. And, with nothing else better to do, the gang was piled in the Cruiser, driving around town for what felt like the third time that day. No one had anything to talk about, leaving the vehicle in complete silence. Everyone just merely stared at the dull landscapes surrounding them.

Finally, Hyde broke the silence. "Guys, can we do something besides cruise? It's the third time tonight we've driven by that house.

"You know what we could do? We could go skinny dipping... naked!" Kelso suggested with a wide grin. "That's the way God intended."

"No way," Jackie and Liz said at the same time.

Kelso shot them both a look. "Why not? It'd be fun."

"Well, sure, it's fun for you guys, because you get to look at us and that's a treat. But, we just get to look at you guys." The thought made Donna scrunch up her nose. "And that's nasty."

Eric couldn't help but smirk at her. "So, you wanna do it?"

"Well... I don't care," Donna decided, shaking her head. "I'll do it."

"Okay, I'm in," Eric agreed, turning the car to head to the reservoir.

"Ew, God. Count me out," Liz muttered, crossing her arms against her chest. "I'll stay in the car, then. The last thing I wanna do is strip down in front of you guys."

"But, skinny dipping is rebellious," Hyde teased her with a smirk, slightly nudging her side. "And, if I remember correctly, you promised to participate more if I stuck around."

She turned to glare at him, the two staring each other down.

"Hey," Fez spoke up from the back, "Naked is dirty. Dirty, dirty, dirty. Dirty, dirty, dirty."

Kelso and Donna smiled at Fez's little song, starting to join in.

Liz finally broke away from Hyde's gaze with an annoyed groan. Throwing her hands up slightly, she decided, "Fine!"

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"I can't believe I agreed to do this," Liz whined, her arms desperately covering her midsection while her legs were firmly crossed.

While swimming, someone had stolen all their clothes, leaving them to pile into the Cruiser completely naked. Hyde, Kelso, and Fez shared the backseat, laughing amongst themselves, while the girls stuck together up front. Liz made sure to put Jackie and Donna in between her and Eric, not wanting to get traumatized again.

Jackie ran a hand through her damp hair, glancing back at her boyfriend. "This was such a great idea, Michael. This was so much fun. Oh wait, except for the part where our clothes got stolen, you idiots!"

Hyde ignored their comments, glancing over at Fez. "By the way, Fez. Nice tattoo, man."

"Thank you." Fez smiled. "It is the Blessed Virgin of Yoruba Linda. Do you want to see her dance?"

"No!" Everyone cried.

"Guys, we need a plan," Eric pointed out, keeping his eyes solely on the road. "I'm not about to drive up to the house with the car full of naked people."

"Yeah. Red hates you guys even when you're dressed," Liz muttered.

"We can go to my house," Hyde offered.

"Yeah." Kelso started to chuckle. "Your mom's used to having naked guys around."

"She's not even home, you moron!" Hyde hissed, repeatedly punching his arm.

"Ow, ow, ow!" Kelso whined.

Fez suddenly leaned over the front seat, reaching for the radio. "Put on the top forty," he suggested.