Sheldon was sitting at his spot, alone. The others had gone to a bar in Las Vegas. They were gone for a week they came back next Tuesday. He got up and walked across the hall.
Knock, Knock, Knock.
"Penny."
Knock, Knock, Knock.
"Penny."
Knock, Knock, Knock.
Then Penny answered. "Hello?"
"Penny."
"Yes?"
"Do you know what today is?"
Penny looked at him strangely. "Shouldn't you know? It's Thursday."
"It's Anything-Can-Happen Thursday to be precise."
"So?"
"Well… I was wondering if you would like to go to dinner tonight."
Penny smiled. "It must be hard for you to ask out… anyone."
"It would be harder for Rajesh."
Penny laughed. "He can't even talk to females."
"So? Would you like to go with me?"
Penny smiled. "Of course I would like to go. It must have been hard for you to even ask."
He smiled nervously. "Okay. What should I wear?"
"Wear anything you'd like," she suggested.
"What time are you going to pick me up?"
She smiled. Of course she would have to pick him up. He couldn't drive. "At 7:00 O'Clock."
"Where are we going?"
"What is this, twenty questions? How 'bout The Cheesecake Factory?"
He shrugged. "Sure. I'll see you then."
Fowl Manor
Artemis was sitting in his study, attempting to find a cure for all phobias. He heard a light tapping at his window. The rain was disturbing it was. Then there was a loud knock on the window. He stood up and said, "I don't want to buy whatever it is you're selling." He walked over and opened the window. In came a very soaked Holly, who was strangely cheery for a soaked elf.
"Did you actually make a joke? What's this world coming to?" she said dramatically.
"Why so cheery, Holly?" he asked. He took something out of a drawer. "Here, dry yourself off." It was what looked like a hairdryer.
She turned it on and dried herself. "I was coming to tell you that I am dead." She said seriously. "Anyways, I wanted to know if you wanted to take a vacation to California."
He laughed. She stayed the same.
"You're serious." Holly nodded.
"There's a nice little place in L.A. called Pasadena."
Artemis nodded. "Well if you want to go I can book a hotel."
She hugged him. "That would be great!" she said with obvious enthusiasm. She held up an elf-sized laptop. "This one looks nice," she said, pointing to a picture.
He studied it. "If by nice, you mean small, then yes, it is nice."
"But it's big!"
He tapped at his own laptop. After a few minutes he pointed at a picture. "That one might seem big to an elf," he said motioning to her, "but this one is big, even to a human."
She looked at it and smiled. "It's awesome." She kissed him on the cheek and he blushed which caused her to smile even more.
"We leave in an hour," he said. "Get ready." He pressed a button on his intercom. "Butler, I need you to drive me to the airport."
Butler's voice came over the intercom, "Anything I should know about?"
"Probably but nothing you NEED to know about."
Holly smiled. "That's just like you, isn't it?"
"You know me too well, Holly."
She kissed him briefly. He looked at her with wide eyes. "What are you doing!" he shouted.
"To confuse you," she said happily. For once, Artemis was at a loss for words. He opened his mouth but nothing happened, so he sat down.
Butler's voice came over the intercom. "Time to go, Artemis."
Artemis sighed. He gathered some things from his desk and packed them.
"And besides, you liked it," Holly said. Artemis blushed.
"I'm not saying I didn't." Holly smiled brightly.
"Ah! Holly! You're blinding me!" he joked. Holly laughed.
"Anyways we have to go."
"M'kay," he mumbled.