The Personality Paradox
A/N: Well I am on School Holidays, so I thought I'd start a new fic, because I have no life. Let me know what you think, this is AU; because they are definitely not in character. Follow my instagram, if you want; lenny_tbbt! And please review, because reviews are what makes me want to keep writing 3
"Quick Amy, grab the popcorn, Babylon 5 is about to start!"
"Penny, you know I hate Babylon 5, can't we just watch the reruns of Firefly on the Sy-Fy channel. And move over, you are in my spot."
Penny snatched the popcorn from Amy, as she slid across the couch, and pressed play on the Foxtel controller. Amy groaned, as she had to endure another hour of her least favourite program.
It was midday on a Saturday, and this Saturday was spent the way all of their other Saturday's were spent, minus the third member of their 'posse', Bernadette. She spent the day at her lab, trying to prevent some unknown disease crossing the species barrier. She described it as a quite violent, infesting disease, so both Amy and Penny were happy that she was there instead of with them.
About 5 minutes into Babylon 5, both Penny and Amy were interrupted by the continuous noise coming from out in the hallway.
"This is ridiculous," said Amy, as she pounced to her feet. "It's midday on Saturday, why aren't people doing other stuff, like being quiet". She muddled, as she stood on her tippy toes and looked through the peephole in Apartment 4A.
"Hoo"
"What is it?" Penny asked.
"Hooooo" This 'hoo' was prolonged, and made Penny curious about what she was so excited about.
"Amy? What is it?" Penny nudged Amy out of the way and opened the door. Her voice came to a halt, and all her words being suddenly replaced with a concoction of letters all pushed together.
The rather muscular, bespectacled one was the first to turn around, after hearing the door latch.
"Hey" he said, putting down the box he was carrying, and walking towards Penny.
"Hoo" Amy and Penny both managed to mumble at the same time.
"What's your name?" he asked.
Penny felt shivers down her spine, as the very attractive male put out his hand. He was about the same height as her, with his hair spiked up. His glasses were plain black, and his tanned skin worked in very nicely with the chocolate brown colour of his hair. All Penny kept thinking was "hoo", but managed to contain herself from voices her mixed emotions. By now Amy was a mess, she still stood, in her knee long skirt, and four layers of sweater vests. The man still held out his hand, waiting for Penny to return the gesture. After noticing that he was offering his hand to her, she stuck hand out, firmly grasping his, taking him by surprise.
"Pen…" she mumbled, as her voice crackled "Ny, Penny. My name is Penny." She managed to get out.
"I'm Leonard, dorky I know" he said, still holding Penny's hand. Penny pulled her hand away, as she could feel the sweat beads forming.
"I think it's a lovely name." Penny smiled, as she tried to sound as cool as she could.
"Nice to meet you Penny, and…"
"That's Amy, her name is Amy" Penny repeated, as Amy just nodded, she knew that she was struggling standing, let along actually producing words other than 'hoo'.
"Well, I guess we are your new neighbours" Leonard smiled.
"We?" Penny asked.
"Oi Sheldon, come out here!" Leonard yelled into Apartment 4B, whilst picking up the box filled with fitness equipment. Penny and Amy both looked at each other, until their eyes were immediately drawn to the tall man standing in the doorframe. His smile was as bright as the sun, and eyes as blue as the sea. Amy quivered, grabbing onto Penny's arm, as he legs turned to jelly. Both of their muscles were as wide as Penny's legs, and they both had tank tops on. Tank tops were hot.
"Hello" the tall one said. Both the girls nodded and waved. Sheldon turned around and went back into his apartment.
"He's not very friendly" Leonard laughed, as he packed more equipment into the box. "Well its nice to meet you, I guess we will see you later."
Leonard walked into his apartment, carrying a few boxes at the time, and closing the door behind him.
"They seem nice" Penny said, noticing Amy, still a ball of goo, using the wall to hold herself upright. "Quick Amy, we are missing Babylon 5"
"Okay, okay. You go ahead, I am just going to go for a shower, and brush me teeth, for a while." Amy said, suspiciously, as she hurried off down the hall towards the bathroom.
Penny thought the guys were really nice, she really liked the Leonard fellow, he was so nice towards her, and didn't instantly judge her like every other guy like that she had ever talked to. She liked that in a guy, not completely looking past her like she didn't exist.
While Amy was still in the shower, Penny decided to go and ask the boys if they were interested in watching Babylon 5 with her; I mean, who didn't love Babylon 5.
She walked across the hall, and knocked on the door, Sheldon answered almost immediately.
"What?" He said.
"Sheldon, no need to be rude." Leonard said, who was in the corner, shaking a protein shake.
"What do you want, Kenny?" He replied, completely disinterested by the current conversation.
"It's Penny, with a P." Leonard said with a big smile, and a milk moustache. Flexing his biceps, nearly made Penny weep, as he wiped the milk shake off his lip.
"I don't care, you are interrupting my workout."
"Okay, all I wanted to know, was did you want to come over and watch Babylon 5?"
"What's that?" Leonard asked. Penny was slightly shocked, but then looked at the condition of his body, and realised why he had no idea about Babylon 5.
"Ugh, it's a is an American space opera television series set between the years 2257 and 2262, and it depicts a future where Earth has sovereign states and a unifying Earth Government." Penny said confidentially, then but then disheartened as she saw the extreme confusing on look on both their faces.
"Okay, never mind, probably not the your favourite show."
"We are actually just about to watch Ridiculousness, you are welcome to join?"
"Welcome to join? Leonard, this is not okay. We have to finish our workout, then we have dates tonight. You know, with those girls we met at work, from the restaurant?" Sheldon said, annoyed at Leonard's generosity towards the strange neighbour.
"Its okay, I have to get up early for work anyways."
"Where do you work?" Leonard asked, as he washed up his shaker.
"Uh, well yeah, I am a physicist at a university."
"So you're like a doctor?" Sheldon asked, suddenly intrigued.
"Yeah, not a medical doctor, but I do have a PhD. So yeah, I am a doctor."
"That's so cool!"
"Well, yeah anyways. I'll see you guys later, enjoy your dates." Penny said, slightly disheartened, as she left, closing the door behind her.