This is a short two chapter story for the TBBT forum Halloween fluff challenge, as usual it will involve mainly Shamy but also the other characters.
As usual I own NONE of the characters.
It was a month before Halloween and the group were at the weekly Friday night gathering at 4a for Chinese food and vintage video games, the group had been extended by the arrival of Stuart and Raj had brought Emily, the girls were chatting in the kitchen when an idea came to Amy, she left the kitchen and she stood in front of the TV, this of course caused a commotion with the boys.
"Hey, we were playing, get of the way" cried Raj.
"Yeah Amy, move" added Howard.
"Sorry guys, I had an idea I wanted to run by you all" replied Amy who was still not moving, so the guys put down the game controllers.
"What is it that has caused us to stop then? Asked Sheldon as Amy walked towards him and sat down next to him, he took her hand in his and they smiled warmly at each other.
"I was thinking about hosting a Halloween party at my apartment and I would love for you all to come" replied Amy.
"Why don't we have it here instead, there is certainly more space" commented Leonard.
"That's a good idea" replied Amy smiling at him.
"Hold on, I don't like parties, least of all one in my own apartment" complained Sheldon sitting back and folding his arms and then pouting.
"What if you can have a costume? Asked Amy.
"Like a couple's costume? Asked Sheldon in reply.
"Of course" replied Amy
"Then you have persuaded me, how do we choose? Asked Sheldon.
"Why don't we all think of couples ideas and throw them into a hat and then pick that way? Suggested Howard
"Are the couples working together on this one? Asked Penny.
"No, that way there is more choice" replied Howard.
"Does it have to be related to Halloween? Asked Bernadette/
"If you want it to be yes, but don't feel obligated" replied Amy.
"Stuart are you coming to the party? Asked Leonard.
"I will say yes, but I have an idea, why don't we just have the party at my store? There is a lot more room now it has been renovated" suggested Stuart.
"That sounds better than hosting it here, so I say yes" replied Sheldon to which everybody nodded their agreement
"I will have a date as well thanks to Emily" said Stuart.
"What does that mean? asked Raj looking at Stuart and Emily in confusion.
"Oh my sister has agreed to go on a date with Stuart, I guess if things go well then they will be at the party together" replied Emily.
"Ok, enough talk, I will give everybody some paper and then we can choose and you have to take whatever you are given" said Leonard going over to his desk and retrieving pens and paper and passing them round to everybody.
"Who out of the couple chooses? Asked Penny.
"Well I suggest that everybody picks one and then the couples decide which is the best one and Sheldon that doesn't mean you sulk if you don't get what you want" said Leonard
"I never sulk" said Sheldon looking put out as Amy took his hand in hers again and smiled at him which made him visibly relax.
Leonard just sighed and started to write ideas out, this prompted the others and within minutes everybody had written names down and without showing the others had folded the papers up and placed them in the bowl.
"Ok who wants to pick first? Asked Leonard.
"Me I do" shouted Sheldon with his arm in the air.
"Ok go ahead" Leonard passed the bowl over to Sheldon, he and Amy both took a piece of paper, Sheldon grimaced but Amy looked rather happy.
"What did you get Sheldon? Asked Amy
"Robin Hood and Maid Marion, I don't like it" pouted Sheldon folding his arms and sulking again.
"Well you might like my one then" replied Amy.
"What is it?
"Superman and Supergirl" replied Amy beaming at him
"Oh yes, we are having that one" replied Sheldon excitedly, and then realised just how much of Amy would be on show and gulped visibly.
The other couples outfits were quickly chosen with only a slight argument between Raj and Emily as she wanted to go dressed as a zombie couple, Raj relented and gave in, Penny and Leonard had agreed on Popeye and Olive, Bernadette and Howard had agreed on dressing as a ghost couple and Stuart said he would contact Emily's sister to discuss it more in detail, after which the games night continued on for some time
A month later
It was 755am on Saturday morning and Sheldon was pacing the living room nervously, he was waiting for Amy to arrive for their weekend together, they had a day of activities planned and they would be having another sleepover at his apartment, this would be there fourth and Sheldon wanted to make a change to the previous sleepovers, they had already agreed to have sleepovers on Saturday nights but Sheldon wasn't sure how far things would go with Amy and was just starting to wonder how far Amy wanted to take things when a sharp rapping of the door indicated the arrival of his girlfriend, he walked quickly to the door and opened it to find Amy there with an overnight bag and another bag that smelled heavenly and smiling at him.
"Good morning Amy, welcome"
"Good morning to you Sheldon, how are you doing? Replied Amy walking through the door towards him as he stepped aside.
"Better that you are here and what have you brought? Asked Sheldon indicating the bag she was still holding.
"This is breakfast" replied Amy.
Amy took the bag to the kitchen bench and started to unload containers of food and hot drinks for the two of them, she passed one container to Sheldon and set one for herself, then collected two plates and cutlery then sat down at the bench opposite Sheldon.
"What did you get? Asked Sheldon eagerly opening his container to find waffles, scrambled egg and bacon together.
"I got the same as you, I thought a hearty breakfast before we go out would be good and I have packed sandwiches for lunchtime as well"
"You know I like preparedness Amy Farrah Fowler"
Sheldon smiled at her and they shared a moment of eye coitus before tucking into their food, chatting about their week at work, once they were finished they made quick work of tidying away before moving to the sofa, to Amy's surprise Sheldon took one of her hands in his and pulled her a little closer towards him.
"Now then little lady, I do believe as we are officially on a date we have some kissing to do?
"I would like that" replied Amy beaming at him.
Sheldon leaned into her and their lips met, they were still fairly new to kissing but they found they both enjoyed it, their hands however kept to the waists of the other as they continued to kiss, Sheldon was the first to break away, Amy noticed his eyes were dilated and found herself feeling flushed and breathless.
"That was nice"
"Good, because I hope there will be more of that to come" replied Sheldon giving her a quick peck and a hug.
"I like that idea"
"I know you do, now before you tempt me again with your womanly ways, we have to get going if we are going to keep to today's schedule" replied Sheldon.
"Of course, did you complete your laundry last night? Asked Amy.
"Yes, although it was a little disconcerting to be doing it on a Friday than a Saturday but a lot of things recently are challenging me, so why not another one" replied Sheldon.
"I'm not sure changing your laundry day is a challenge but ok" teased Amy smiling at him
Sheldon pouted at her and huffed before giving her another hug and helping her up, Amy retrieved the bag of sandwiches from the kitchen while Sheldon took her overnight bag to the bedroom and returned to find Amy waiting for him.
"What are Leonard and Penny doing today?
"I've no idea, all I know is we have the place to ourselves, you know at weekends they like to be together and they will be until the party tomorrow night" replied Sheldon picking up his messenger bag and slinging it over his shoulder.
They left the apartment and walked down the stairs to Amy's car and set off on the short distance to Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, they had been there many times and now had a season pass so didn't have to pay on arrival anymore, they arrived just after the opening time of 10am, it was still pretty quiet with not many people around.
Amy decided that as Sheldon seemed ok with hand holding these days to just take his hand and not think about, she didn't look at Sheldon as she did so and they wandered off towards the monkey enclosures, they arrived just as they were being fed and were happy to see them jumping from branch to branch to catch the food being thrown for them
"I wish I could feed them myself" pondered Amy out loud.
"They do day experiences here in which that can happen, so maybe the next time" suggested Sheldon.
"Actually we have a baby monkey that has been rejected by its mother and is due for a feed, if you wish to come inside and watch? Said the keeper to Amy.
"Oh yes please, I have worked with monkeys before and have fed babies, so this will be amazing" replied Amy clutching Sheldon's arm in excitement.
"Ok follow me inside then"
They followed the keeper inside to a small room where a tiny monkey was asleep in a cage with some toys, the monkey woke as the keeper opened the door so the keeper took the monkey out and placed it in Amy's arms, Amy beamed with happiness at holding the monkey and told Sheldon to take some pictures.
"How old is she? Asked Amy
"She was born just two days ago, this was the first born of the monkey and she just didn't take to her, so we had to intervene" replied the keeper who started heating up some formula"
"Sheldon isn't she beautiful"
"She is" replied Sheldon
The keeper handed the bottle over and Amy adjusted the monkey to a better position, the monkey clutched onto to the bottle as Amy gave it to her and she sucked away and pretty quickly the milk was gone.
"We have to feed her every three hours, I took her home with me last night and will do for the next few months, though the other keepers will step in as well, once she is bigger and stronger she will be reintroduced slowly to the other monkeys, this has worked before so we know it will be fine" replied the keeper.
"Thank you for allowing me to do this, it was a pleasure" replied Amy
"Your welcome, come back again and see her when she's bigger if you like"
"Oh I will, we come here at least once a month" replied Amy
"Good"
The keeper saw them out and once they were outside, Amy was still beaming at the reminder of feeding the baby monkey, Sheldon thought she looked cute with her smile and pulled her in for a hug, the hug turned into a little kiss which they were both enjoying until they were interrupted by another keeper trying to get inside the enclosure.
"Come on lets carry on" suggested Amy happy at Sheldon wanting to kiss her in public
They stopped so many times going around the zoo for little kisses that Sheldon was becoming permanently aroused that they were in danger of missing the science museum and by the time they got back to the car Sheldon pounced on Amy again and they moved to the back seat where their was more room to kiss.
"What's happened to you Sheldon, you are not normally one for public affections" said Amy as she stroked his face
"That's true but I have a little vixen tempting me and I can't help myself" replied Sheldon.
"Well I for one am glad" replied Amy as they kissed again
"As much as I want this to carry on, we have a schedule to keep and you know I like to keep it"
"Yes I know, we have the lecture at the science museum to attend" replied Amy
"Although, on this occasion I would be happy for us to continue this back at my apartment" suggested Sheldon
"Let's do it then" replied Amy
"We need to pick up dinner as well then" suggested Sheldon noticing the time.
They arrived back at the apartment after picking up pizza and went straight to the sofa, Amy fell into Sheldon's arms as he kissed her passionately, this time their arms were all over each other, Sheldon still kissing Amy gently pushed Amy down and moved on top of her, Amy adjusted herself as she felt Sheldon's weight and he grinded on her, she was enjoying this immensely and groaned into Sheldon's mouth, he abruptly stopped for a moment and looked into her eyes
"I can't help myself around you Amy, what is happening to me"
"You fell in love with me and you are letting things go" replied Amy putting her arms around his neck as he leaned in for another kiss
"I don't know how far I can go that quickly Amy, please understand"
"Sheldon I'm not going to make you do things you don't want to, I don't even know if im ready for that, lets just enjoy each other for now"
"With no pressure?
"With no pressure at all" replied Amy
"You are so understanding when I am being so slow at the intimacy"
"I would hardly call this slow right now" giggled Amy wiggling against him and making Sheldon groan as his erection grew harder at the movements.
"You do things to me little lady"
"So do you" smirked Amy.
They kissed again for a few minutes, stopping when Sheldon said the pizza would get cold, the pizza got cold anyway in between them eating and having little kisses but neither complained.
"So are we having the sleepover in here again? Asked Amy for clarification.
"Yes I think so, I can only just about control myself in here with you, let alone if I take you to my bed" replied Sheldon looking at her with raised eyebrows
"Ok, then once we are done here, I will help you get the sheets ready for the fort"
"How about I just bring the mattress out here and we can lay on it together? Suggested Sheldon"
"How is that different to being in bed together though?
"Because in the bedroom and in bed is more intimate than I can do right now and as much as I want to increase our intimacy, it has to be at a pace I am comfortable with" replied Sheldon.
"Ok I agree" replied Amy
They kissed again for some time, afterwards they chose a movie to watch and snuggled on the sofa together, Amy felt content and happy with Sheldon wrapping his arm around her and turning to kiss her on multiple occasions so much that they missed much of the movie, eventually they retrieved the mattress from Sheldon's bedroom, Sheldon turned off the lights apart from the small light next to the sofa, he and Amy lay down next to each other but not touching, Sheldon pulled Amy closer to her where they cuddled together and shared a kiss.
"Goodnight Amy Fararh Fowler"
"Goodnight Sheldon Cooper"
"Thank you for a great day, I love you"
"Thank you for a great day as well and I love you too"
"I know" replied Sheldon as they shared a smile and another kiss before drifting off to sleep
Chapter two will have the party