Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle, and then a 3rd, 4th, etc through 33rd cycle. Now cycle 34!
Hear that little bird twitter! Been thinking about doing this for a couple days, then this morning decided to just go for it. If you go there, find 'gleekathon' and there I'll be. There's also a video explaining everything... Yep... ;) Check it out!
GLEE/THE BIG BANG THEORY CROSSOVER - So a couple months ago I was playing Island Flyover on Wii Sports Resort. Sheldon was the pilot, and his passenger happened to be Brittany... The thought of him, being how he is, having to deal with her, being how she is, well... it kind of cracked me up... and so now here we are! This is my first step into writing the Big Bang crew, so bear with me ;) If either fandom is not so well known to you and you need help, don't hesitate to shoot a PM my way or something, I'll be happy to help!
"The Visitor Complex: The Relative Displacement"
Sheldon, Penny [TBBT] & Brittany [Glee]
Chapter 1 of 6
On any other day, there had been a number of individuals who would have felt the sting of his glare or his words as he walked home, but as it was, they were in luck. Today was new comic book day, and with the load in hand, Sheldon Cooper was happy.
He had already opened one, walking and reading at once with habit guiding his steps. He walked through the door, took three steps, and felt his foot graze a solid object just in time to startle instead of falling on his face. He looked down to see the cause of his near fall.
Three suitcases and a backpack on top. That was when he looked up and spotted the owner. The blonde-haired girl stood facing the elevator, the clearly marked as out of order elevator and just… waited. Sheldon would have started for the stairs, should have gone, maybe, with a shake of the head on top of it. But he was in a good mood… he could come to the poor girl's aid. Never let it be said that Sheldon Cooper couldn't come to a young lady's assistance.
Closing the comic book and joining it to his other purchases, he circled the suitcases and walked up to her, stopping at her side. "Hello," he started, trying to put on his best 'helpful' voice. She looked over at him and he saw she couldn't be more than sixteen or seventeen. "That elevator won't come, it's broken," he pointed to the sign.
"Shouldn't they fix it?"
"That would seem like the proper thing to do…" he paused. "Though I suppose it speaks to the landlord that they haven't gotten around to it." In a feat slightly startling, her face got small but her eyes grew big.
"The elevator talks?" he stared at her, face blank and unchanged… What expression could possibly cover his reaction to this? He turned his head down, looking at the comic books tucked under his arm.
"Oh…" his voice dragged out low… That mood was very near failing him… Why was it always him? But he tried and regained his composure, if slightly more forced now. "I'm assuming by your luggage that you're visiting, not… moving in?" he tried not to sound hopeful on that, no sense in being careless.
"Visiting family," she confirmed. He looked at her, and suddenly everything was making a lot of sense.
"Of course," he spoke to himself, and smiled to her. "Right this way," he moved toward the stairs. The sooner this was done, the better.
"What about my bags?" she asked, and he turned to see her putting the bag on her back and tugging at one of the three suitcases. This left two. He looked around, weighing his options. He could try and locate Leonard, or Raj, or Howard and get them to do it… But then he'd be stuck waiting there, and… But then his previous attempts to carry heavy objects up those stairs… And he was carrying his new comic books…
"Oh, alright…" he sighed. "I mean, let me get that," he stood next to the suitcases for a moment, trying to decide how he would work this… "No, that's wrong…" he muttered to himself after an attempt.
"I can hold those for you," she suggested, indicating the comic books. He looked at her, once more erring on the side of caution. He'd learned the risk of handing things to a stranger… in Montana… But he'd have her suitcases, so they should be even…
"Alright," he handed the books over to her before quickly grabbing the two suitcases' handles, trying to sound casual. "Right this way," he told her and pulled at the suitcases… Not what he could have hoped for, but manageable.
So began their trek up the winding steps, with him leading and her following. He debated whether he should say anything. On the one hand, it would seem like the thing to do, but on the other… He didn't really see reason to it, and talking would only insinuate closeness… Still she looked at him like she was waiting on it… He guessed it couldn't hurt to stick to basics.
"Where… Where are you from?"
"Lima, Ohio," she replied.
"Oh, good lord, they're everywhere…" he told himself.
"Sorry?" she asked.
"Well, it's too late for that," he answered as he interpreted her word. "How long will you be staying?" he asked, as they circled on to a new flight of steps. Yes, that was much more valuable information to him.
"A week," she revealed, and he nearly lost grip on both suitcases.
"Well, that's… that's…" he searched his words, but then gave up and just kept pulling. It didn't seem to bother her. She was quiet then, and as they rounded on to the last flight before their floor, he turned and saw she was staring at the cover of the comic book he'd been trying to read. Just when he started worrying again about getting robbed, he heard the door open behind himself and out came the blonde, the other one, in her Cheesecake Factory uniform.
"Oh, hey, Sheldon," she greeted him. He set the two suitcases at – and nearly on – her feet.
"You're welcome," he told Penny before turning and opening the door to his apartment, walking in and shutting the door. Two seconds later the door opened again and Sheldon went to get his comic books from the visitor, at the top of the stairs before re-entering home and shutting the door.
The silence hung in there, at which time Penny noticed the girl standing there. She shook off the Sheldon encounter and offered her hand. "Hi, I'm Penny."
"Brittany," the girl introduced herself, then realizing where they were, "My aunt lives on the second floor."
"Yeah, come on, I'll take you," she grabbed the suitcases and they started down.
"Hey, did you know the elevator talks?"
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)