A/N: Hey guys. I told you I would be back with another story. I didn't actually expect it to be this soon, but I liked this idea. Thanks for reading.

Sheldon wanted to ask Amy an important question, but he was nervous that she might say no. Instead, he chattered at her about trains and then he started telling her about his ideas for his next episode of Fun with Flags. He was grasping for anything in order to stall just a little longer.

Eventually, he couldn't stall any longer. He had to ask her. "Amy Farrah Fowler, will you go to ComicCon with me?" The question came out as a rush, but Amy understood what he asked. She just didn't understand why he was so nervous about asking her.

"Isn't that one of those things that you do with the guys?"

"Well, yes, but the guys are all bringing their girlfriends or wives this year. Penny and Bernadette already agreed. Plus, Raj is bringing Stuart. If you don't come, I'll have to spend much of the trip alone. I've already bought the tickets and made arrangements for a place to stay."

Amy contemplated this. She had a lot of questions. Had Sheldon arranged for them to stay in the same room or in different rooms? Had Penny and Bernadette really already agreed? Why were they asked before she was? What would she be expected to do over the weekend?

The question that Amy finally asked out loud was, "Can I have some time to think about it?"

"Of course, but we will need to start coordinating our costumes soon. Given the trouble we had at Halloween, I would like to get that started as soon as possible," Sheldon said.

"Costumes? I don't know, Sheldon. I think you would have more fun with the guys on this one. I don't even like comics that much."

"It's so much more than comics. It's a celebration of popular culture. There are panels on movies and TV shows and books as well as comics. I'm sure that you'll be able to find something you want to see. Please, Amy."

"I'll get back to you about it tomorrow. I would like a night to think about it," Amy said. Sheldon nodded and went back to flipping through the channels on Amy's television. She was usually so patient with him that he could afford to give her a little time.

Sheldon was still antsy about it when he left Amy's apartment to go home. He decided to start planning the trip as if she had said yes. He really hoped that she would come with. ComicCon was always Sheldon's favorite time of year. His friends got excited about Christmas, but did they not understand how much better ComicCon was?

As soon as Sheldon left, Amy grabbed her phone and texted both of her best girlfriends. "Did you really agree to go to ComicCon?"

Penny wrote back first. "Yeah. Leonard really wanted me to go. It might not be so bad."

Bernadette wrote back shortly after that. "Yes. I'm not letting Howard spend that kind of money without me supervising it. Last year, he spent $3000 on toys."

"Sheldon wants me to come too," Amy wrote both of her friends.

"Please, Amy. Come with. It will be more fun with you there," Penny wrote back.

Amy thought about it. She didn't think Sheldon had been lying when he told her that the girls had agreed to go, but she didn't really believe it until she heard from them. It did make it sound much more interesting to have the girls there. Amy had caught enough conversations about comics and science fiction television programs to know that she wouldn't necessarily care or be included. At least she wouldn't be alone if the girls were there with her.

Amy decided to ask a few more questions to Sheldon before she completely made up her mind. "If I go, do I have to dress in a costume everyday?" Amy texted Sheldon.

"Normally, I would say yes, but I am aware that you do not like costumes as much as I do. You can skip the first day if you would like."

"You said that you have made arrangements for us to have a place to stay. Can you give me specifics about that? Where? How many rooms? Etc?"

"I'll just send you the whole itinerary. Let me know if you have any more questions after you've looked it over. Please come with. It will be fun."

Amy checked her email. Then she spent time researching the hotel. It seemed nice enough, and Sheldon said he would take care of it. It looked like he had booked two rooms for them. Amy wouldn't have cared either way, but it was nice to have advance notice about what to expect. The hotel had a pool and Amy thought that it might be a nice weekend away even if she didn't want to do everything Sheldon scheduled. Amy decided to tell Sheldon that she would go.

"Great. We'll start planning costumes on Thursday," Sheldon texted back quickly.

Amy rolled her eyes at her phone, but decided that she was going to do some planning of her own. She wasn't going to walk into Sheldon's apartment without a few ideas of her own.

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By the time Thursday rolled around, Amy had a list of character ideas for costumes. She was sure that Sheldon would turn most if not all of them down. Still, at least she was prepared to have a discussion with him. They planned for her to come over right after work so that they could discuss their ideas.

They made pleasantries while Sheldon retrieved a drink for Amy, but soon enough they turned to costumes.

"Sheldon, I'm assuming that you would like our costumes to match like Halloween. I've come up with a few ideas. Would you like me to present them to you or would you like to go first?" Amy asked as she pulled a notebook from her bag.

"Please. You go first," Sheldon said with a gesture showing her to go ahead.

"My ideas are: Hermione and Ron; Daria and Tom; Lisa and Milhouse; and Katniss and Peeta."

Sheldon looked like he was thinking these ideas over. Amy had gone to a little extra trouble to make sure that she found ideas that were somewhat "nerdy" rather than the romantic ideas that had gone so poorly at Halloween.

"I don't want to dress up like a cartoon character," Sheldon started.

"Sheldon, I'm not going to dress up if you don't take my ideas seriously," Amy told him. She thought it would be much more comfortable to walk around in her normal clothes all weekend anyway.

"I just said I didn't want to dress up as a cartoon character. I think Hermione and Ron is a good idea. There are four days, so I thought you could choose two costumes and I could choose the other two. If you want to just wear your street clothes one day and Hermione and Ron the other then we are ready for your two days," Sheldon said reasonably.

"Wow, Sheldon. That's very mature of you."

"Yes. Well, you made me dress up in that ridiculous get up at Halloween. I had to find a way to make this work."

"I didn't make you do anything. That was the compromise that we came to."

"Same difference."

"Whatever, Sheldon. What are your ideas?" Amy asked, just wanting to move on.

"First, do you still have that medical officer's dress? I was thinking that I could be Mr. Spock and you could wear that. It would match," Sheldon said. Then he looked down and mumbled something that Amy didn't quite catch.

"What was that?" Amy asked.

"You looked lovely in it," Sheldon said again. It was barely loud enough for Amy to get, but it still made her face burn. Amy was confident in so many aspects of her life, but one compliment from her boyfriend could make her a shy schoolgirl again.

When Amy finally was able to look Sheldon in the eyes again she confirmed that she did, in fact, still have the Star Trek dress and that she would be willing to wear it to ComicCon. How could she not after he requested it in such a manner.

"My other ideas include Leia and Han Solo or Malcolm Reynolds and Inara Serra," Sheldon started.

"No. I'm not going to be a space prostitute," Amy shot back.

"You know who Inara Serra is?" Sheldon asked. He was shocked because he thought that he was going to have to explain who all of these characters were.

"Sheldon, I do occasionally listen when you talk. Plus, I like Nathan Fillion. Keep going. I want to hear the rest of your ideas," Amy said. She was pleased that his ideas at least included a few women.

"Dr. Horrible and Penny," Sheldon continued. His list looked long, but Amy cut him off again.

"That one."

"First, this is not my neighbor Penny. Second, you haven't heard the rest of my ideas," Sheldon said.

"I know. I did do some research on this before I came here. Plus, I just told you, I like Nathan Fillion," Amy said. She had always had a bit of a fondness for musicals. Plus, Penny wouldn't be too weird. She would have to wear a red wig, but that sounded a lot better than Sheldon's other suggestions. "Please?" Amy added.

"Very well," Sheldon finally said. He couldn't bring himself to argue it any further. Amy had agreed to go to ComicCon, done research on costumes, and she didn't even make him go to his secondary list of costumes.