Sheldon had gone to bed at his normal time that he did every night but for some reason he couldn't sleep. He went over the days events in his head over and over and couldn't find any logic to his actions or what he was feeling/ He knew that she had dislocated her arm because he already knew that she lacked little ducks with umbrellas at the bottom of her bath tub, but he couldn't fathom what he had felt when she shouted for him. 'She shouted for my help and like any good neighbor I went to go help her. I was in the right, but if that is indeed so what was it that I felt when she shouted my name for help, and now I can't sleep...Maybe I can get Penny to sing to me...'
Sheldon got out of bed and he tried to sneak to Penny's when he was stopped by Leonard. "Sheldon what's wrong? Can't you sleep?" Sheldon thought for a minute, because he is after all going to his best friend's girlfriend's apartment room and he if he had flat out said that he wanted to hear Penny's voice he would ask a bunch of questions.
"I am going for a walk."
"In the middle of the night. Sheldon you do realize that it is almost two in the morning?"
"Of course I realize that..."
"Then why would you..."
"I feel no need to explain myself to you. Now I am going to go for a walk and I don't wish to be followed." Just as he was about to leave Leonard stopped him again.
"Sheldon get back here."
"...No..."
"Yes! You are still wearing your PJ's and you don't have your phone what if something happens?"
"I'll be fine. I'm sure I will be able to outwit any two in the morning mugger."
"Good point."
"Thank you."
"But you are still wearing PJ's at least go change."
"Oh alright, but this is cutting into my walking time." 'Strange why am I getting mad and irritated that I'm not at Penny's by now?' Sheldon walked into his room and looked for clothes and he thought that he would do something different since today was very different. He even willingly went into a hospital, and he was more concerned for Penny than the germs. So he decided that the outfit he would wear over there would be different too. He took out a black tank and black shorts. His tank didn't have anything on it, and nobody really knew that he owned such loose clothes so he thought why not? When he left his room Leonard stared at Sheldon and he had a bad feeling about something.
"Sheldon. Where are you really going?"
"I told you. For a walk." 'Specifically speaking a walk that is about twenty feet long.'
"Uh huh? Well how long have you owned clothes like those because I have never seen you wear anything like that."
"Oh my goodness Leonard! Are you getting Jealous? I mean really it is understandable brains are really more attractive than what Penny apparently sees in you..."
"Hey I'm attractive."
"Whatever you say...Well I'm off."
"Okay later I'm going back to bed."
"Night."
"Night." Leonard then noticed Sheldon wasn't wearing shoes. 'Oh well he'll figure it out.'
Sheldon showed up to Penny's door and he didn't want to knock the way he usually does because that would tell Leonard that he wasn't really going for the type of walk he thought. So he turned the knob and found it unlocked and the same feeling from earlier when she shouted for him came and it hit hard. He ran to her room and he was happy to see her still there and unharmed...well other than her arm that is and he was about to leave thinking that she was asleep when he suddenly heard, "Sheldon if you do that Leonard will..." He turned around and he saw that she was still asleep.
His head was spinning. He had heard Penny drunk, on meds, and even if she is starting to fall asleep but he never heard her talk in her sleep before...More importantly what was she dreaming about? He was determined to find out like any sensible scientist would. He got on one knee next to her bed and he decided to perform a test...start talking to sleeping Penny and see what happens. He decided to wonder what to ask then it hit him...Most people will call out for their loved ones or spouses when they are in peril and even though Leonard was gone she should have called for him first anyway..."Penny?"
"Sheldon?"
"Why did you shout out for my help?"
"You...don't...know?"
"I...Well to be honest no I don't know."
"Leonard gone...wasn't there..."
"Well that seems both logical and illogical..."
"...you're special..."
"W-What?"
Apparently Penny heard herself after that last comment she made because she woke up at the same time Sheldon replied. "Sheldon what are you doing in my room, in my apartment?" She looked at him again and again. "Sheldon...Do you realize that what you're wearing would be defined as attractive to girls like me?"
"I couldn't sleep because my mind was over thinking and I wanted you to sing soft kitty for me, and how does this look attractive!?"
" Never mind... Also Soft kitty is for when you're sick."
"But that's just it. I think I am sick. I don't know what it is but I think I've come down with some sort of illness."
Penny felt her forehead with her hand and then felt Sheldon's. "You don't have a fever. What do you think you're sick with?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know? You mean Sheldon the wackadoodle brainiac has know idea why he is sick or what he is sick with?"
"Precisely."
"Alright let me fix you some hot tea with lemon and honey."
"What will that do? I mean I completely understand serving beverages to company when they are stressed but what will hot tea do?"
"It will make you feel a little better or at least it does for me when I can't sleep."
For some reason Sheldon felt a twinge of pain on his heart. "You mean to tell me that when you can't sleep you don't come to me to sing soft kitty to you?"
"Well I didn't think you would. Sometimes I'm up later than this and I can't sleep."
"I'm always here for you Penny I thought you knew that...I would always sing Soft kitty for you if you had trouble sleeping...in a way not sleeping could be a sickness. When you do go to sleep you feel groggy afterwards."
"Yea you do have a point. Do you sing Soft Kitty for Leonard?"
"No."
"Why not? Doesn't he ever have trouble sleeping?"
"Well yea but..."
"But what?"
"Because it's Leonard."
"Yea he is Leonard but he is also your friend like me. Wouldn't it be rude to sing soft kitty for me and not Leonard?"
"Well...I guess...its something special between me and you."
"Really how?"
"I had taught him the song and when he sings it, it doesn't work so If I sing it for him it won't work. It has to work for both people. When you first sang Soft Kitty as edgy as it sounded it really helped and I enjoyed the fact that you tried."
"Thanks...I think...here you go sweetie."
Sheldon took the hot tea said thank you and took a sip. "This is really good. It is kind of relaxing." Sheldon heard his phone go off. He picked it up and answered it. "Hello?"
"Sheldon where are you? You've been gone a while..."
"Well um..." Sheldon looked at Penny. "Hold on a few seconds."
"What's wrong sweetie?"
"I told him I would go for a walk and I came here instead...Now he is asking questions."
"Oh okay hand it here." He did as he was told. "Hi Leonard."
"..."
"Leonard?"
"Why is Sheldon over there?"
"I asked him to come over. He will be living here temporarily...I can't do much with my hurt arm."
"Well I could take care of you too..."
"Thanks Leonard that's sweet but Sheldon offered early on."
Sheldon whispered to her. "No I didn't why would you say that."
Ignoring him she continued. "Is that okay?"
"Yea that's fine. Alright good night."
"Good night." Penny hung up and gave Sheldon his phone back.
"Thank you Penny but where will I sleep. You know I hate the floor and the couch as much as you do."
"Oh that's okay you can sleep in my bed with me. I know you won't do anything and don't worry I just took a shower and I cleaned the sheets already."
"All by yourself?" 'Damn it's that feeling again.'
"Yea...Sweetie are you okay?"
"Y-Yea...actually no...I felt this when you shouted my name in distress it feels almost like panic and something else..."
"Did I scare you?"
"Fear? I'm not afraid of much...What could I have possibly been afraid of at that moment?"
"I don't know you tell me."
"Well I guess I was scared that something terrible had happened to you and I did panic because I didn't know what was happening and when I kept knocking I was trying to be polite So when you said for me not to knock I hurried and opened the door..."
"Yeah and you seemed confused when you saw me in the tub." Penny said as she sat next to Sheldon on the couch.
"Well yeah...all I could really say at that point was Hello...I've never seen anyone in your predicament before...naked and wrapped in a shower curtain."
"Well regardless...thank you for all your help. You're pretty strong too...I wouldn't have guess." Penny smiled at Sheldon and a light shade of pink came across his face. "Sheldon you're face is getting red are you actually coming down with something?"
"I-I don't know..." Sheldon didn't know what was going on he never felt like this before. He thought he was going to have a heart attack but then it slowed down when he suddenly noticed how close she was. 'Her eyes are an emerald green almost...wait why am I thinking about her eyes? I might be getting ill!'
Penny was trying to figure out why his face would be red without him being sick then she understood. 'Awe our little Sheldon has finally hit puberty and his first real interest is me. This is going to be fun, and of course I will not tell Leonard.' "Sheldon I think I can help you."
"Really?"
"Yup."
"How?"
"Like this." Penny put her good arm around his neck and kissed him. Sheldon had no idea what to do. He couldn't process what was happening, all he knew was it felt right and his body told him to enjoy it. He put his arms around her waist and without control he began to deepen the kiss which let out a soft moan from Penny and she pushed Sheldon off her temporarily and she practically dragged him to her room. 'Who knew he was such a damn good kisser... I won't have sex with him but I am going to have a little fun.'
"P-Penny what are you doing? Why did you kiss me? You're with Leonard!"
"I..." Penny almost forgot about Leonard for a second "I don't know..."
"I'm not saying I minded but you are with Leonard right?"
"Yea...well...we keep having problems we break up, get together, break up again...it's the same thing over and over...and I don't know it's just something about that kiss just now..."
"It almost felt like...it was supposed to happen..." Sheldon got closer and moved some of her hair out of her face so he could see her green eyes. 'WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING!? I mean yea it did feel like it was supposed to happen but now it's as if I don't have any control! ... ... ... and why do I not mind that!?' and again without much will power but also without a fight he kissed her. It was a gentle kiss. and she kissed back.
When they eventually broke for air she looked into Sheldon's blue eyes and asked him, "What happens now?"
"I don't know...Wow...I don't know something..."
"I don't know either...I guess we can just stop here."
Now Sheldon WAS in control and the thought of stopping made him almost sad and a little bit scared that something wonderful that has been given to him...would be taken away. "I don't know about stopping...but maybe we could keep this a secret..."
"For now..."
"So what DO we do now?"
"I guess we'll have to figure that out together because I honestly don't know."
"I like that answer."
My first EVER Big Bang Theory fanfic! Please Review and tell me what you think :3
