A/N: This is my very first fanfiction, for any show/book. I ve written a couple of tiny Shamy pieces previously, to myself, but they were bad enough that I didn t even keep them. I m not exactly comfortable sharing any written work I ve ever done, but that doesn t mean I wouldn t really appreciate some criticism.
Another thing, I m not used to writing fiction at all, so if this story ends weird (it won t be sad, I promise), you ve been warned.

Sheldon and Leonard, along with Raj, Penny, and Amy, had just come home from work, and were starting to dig in into their Thai take-out. Howard and Bernadette had decided to spend the evening together in privacy, and they could only speculate what that meant.

Sheldon was arguing with Raj about the significance of theoretical physics over astrophysics.

"Raj, if I solve all of the mysteries with my theories, there will be no need for your field of work."

"Sheldon, you KNOW that we don't even know what dark matter is, and that covers ninety percent of the universe."

"But that's what theoretical physics is for! I solve what we don't understand, because, well, I understand it. You couldn't even comprehend what I think about when I'm eating a sandwich."

"You just make stuff up! I use real, plausible stuff, and I think it's more important to find out about our universe before we go on to lala dream-land-"

"Raj. Don't be such a hypocrite! Complaining about me relying on imaginary universes when you hold unreasonable, silly reverence for such things as cows! The whole point of theoretical physics is to... to-"

Sheldon fell silent. Everyone looked at him quizzically. He looked around, clearly confused, and made no point to justify his sudden silence. He stood up, and started to slowly make his way to the fridge.

Leonard said, "Sheldon, what are you..."

"Soy sauce, I forgot..." Sheldon started to say. His speech was oddly jagged. Penny exchanged looks with Leonard.

They silently watched him as he crossed the room, opened the fridge, and took out a jar of mayonnaise.

"That's not soy sauce..." Penny said, bemused.

And it was then when Sheldon collapsed.

Amy yelped, and Penny jumped up, eyes wide. They all immediately headed over to the man lying crumpled on the hardwood of the apartment.

It only took Amy a second to glace at Sheldon and exclaim "He's having a seizure! We need to get him to the hospital immediately in order to cause the least damage possible. This could be a... a..." Amy cleared her throat, "...very life-threatening."

"Oh my god," said Penny. Leonard took his cell phone out from his pocket and dialed 911. "Yehlo, yes, this is a medical emergency... unexplained seizure... yes the address is 2311 Los Robles Avenue, apartment 4A." Leonard turned back to the scene.

Penny, Amy, and Raj were all crouched around a twitching Sheldon. Leonard knelt down to see what was going on. Sheldon's movements were wild. His eyes were half-closed and out of focus, and there was a series of awkward grunts coming out of his mouth, all unintelligible.

Amy was checking Sheldon for any signs of what might have happened. Penny, Leonard was surprised to see, was holding Sheldon's hand very tightly. Leonard, out of experience with an epileptic brother, knew that that wasn't exactly safe to do. Amy noticed too. "Penny, that's dangerous. Sheldon's body is very out of control right now. You're very prone to getting punched in the face, and I doubt he can even tell that you're comforting him. I'm already risking injury."

Penny let go.

Amy finished her brief exam on Sheldon, and then she stared straight into his eyes. While Sheldon's eyes were still blank, Amy's eyes were full of ferocious intensity. They were clouded with pain. Leonard had never seen someone look at another human being with such compassion before.
"Sheldon, look at me. Say something," Amy said. Though her voice carried its usual professional tone, Leonard knew that trying to get someone having a seizure to respond was tactless. Amy probably knew it, too.

"What's going to happen to my smart little Whackadoodle?" Penny murmured, tears in her eyes. Raj was just hovering, silently, with an extremely sullen expression on his face.
Finally, there was a knock on the door, followed by an authoritative yell. The ambulance had finally arrived.
Two medics ran over to a still-twitching Sheldon and got him into the stretcher. Everyone filed out of the apartment, and Leonard locked the door behind him.

The back of the ambulance was depressing. Raj still kept quiet. Leonard was nervously fiddling with his glasses in his right hand, and he had is left arm wrapped around Penny, who was was sobbing softly and stroking the barely-conscious Sheldon's hair. Leonard thought he heard the tune of "Soft Kitty," between her sobs.
Amy sat, not speaking, just staring glumly at Sheldon. Her lips were drawn, and her hands, residing in their typical spot on her kneecaps, were atypically clawing into them.
Sheldon had stopped twitching soon after the ambulance began to move. Currently, he was just extremely pale, covered in cold sweat, and seemed to be trying to say something but it might have been that he was just having a dream. Prior, Leonard hand convinced the EMTs to let everyone aboard, because even though Amy was Sheldon's significant other, Leonard didn't think she could do this alone. She was certainly capable, but it seemed like a much better idea for the others to accompany them.

It was easy to say that Amy was unstable, and that Penny was Amy's sister, and that Leonard was not only Sheldon's roommate, but his caretaker, because Sheldon was also "unstable". For Raj they had to make up a wild tale regarding a social experiment between him and Sheldon, and how very important it was to Cal Tech that Raj should be with Sheldon at all times. The EMTs were lenient to everyone's surprise. Leonard was glad; Raj cared much more about Sheldon than he let on. He cared a lot more about everyone than he let on.

And then they were at the hospital. They all rushed behind the medics, still using the same lies to get through barriers. However, Penny and Raj left immediately after Sheldon acquired a place in the emergency room. Penny had been sobbing, and saying "It's just too crowded!" while pulling Raj along with her. They were going back home.

Leonard and Amy sat for three hours while dozens of medical professionals rushed in and out, performing various tests. They didn't tell either of them what was going on at all. It was 10 pm when Sheldon was carted out to get an MRI. Leonard decided to take the opportunity to nap. Amy, who didn't think it was that late, and who rarely slept anyways, decided that she should go find where the hospital had tea.

Amy smiled when she found the lunchroom and its supply of hot water and tea packets. She chose a citrus green tea. It was low-quality, but it would do. She used a white styrofoam cup, and added half of a packet of generic honey to it, since Splenda gave it a horrible taste. Then, sipping it slowly, she retreated back down the hall.
Amy had wanted the drink because she was upset, and then she realized... if Sheldon wasn't indisposed, he would have been getting her tea right now. Though obvious, the thought struck a chord. Amy crumpled to the floor in a fit of tears, spilling the tea all over her fingers (consequently scalding them), as well as on the floor.

MORE AUTHOR S NOTES (I m telling you, I m really awkward about what I produce creatively): This story might seem a little random, or technically incorrect, but I was writing this on a whim, and most of this chapter s writing was in school. Feel free to correct me on anything. Including how you prefer my text formatting. :)

P.S. It may seem like it, but I definitely don t ship Shenny. I just appreciate their friendship a lot.