Author's Note: Hi! Welcome to my story! Basically, this is a story about Leonard and Kirk as brothers in high school. Please review! Even if you hate it, I appreciate constructive criticism, but I hope you will enjoy it.

Leonard's POV

My alarm clock goes off and I wake up smiling, still remembering my dream. The members of science team and the Star Wars fan club were suddenly cool, cooler than the football team who were shunned. My smile fades as I remember that that will never happen. I stretch and push off my quilt with the big picture of Yoda. I dress quickly and go downstairs where, of course, my perfect twin brother Jim waits. As usual, he's been up since four, working out, and he's already made breakfast. The phone rings and he answers.

"Kirk here."

Through the phone, I hear one of his football buddies reply, "Hey captain, what's up?"

Jim continues to talk to the other guy on the phone and he points to the eggs and bacon he's made, which I pointedly ignore. I'll eat when I get to school. Sheldon's making bat symbol-shaped pancakes we can eat before the bell rings.

Sheldon's waiting for me when I get to school. Even though he graduated college a year ago, he's only my age and he comes to the high school to use the lab. He's been researching using string theory to create a dark matter field, which will apparently create an alternate universe.

We sit in the science lab eating our pancakes while Sheldon tells me about his research. "I believe I am very close to creating a ShellyLand," he says.

I nearly choke on my pancake. "A what!?"

"A ShellyLand," Sheldon repeats calmly. "That's what I've decided to name my alternate universe."

"I'm sorry Sheldon," I say, "but that's the stupidest name you could've come up with."

With a totally straight face, he replies, "No it isn't. It's named after me."

There's no point in arguing with Sheldon so I say nothing else. After a few minutes, a pretty blond walks by the lab door. I stare off into space daydreaming about her until Sheldon's voice jolts me back into reality. "What are you thinking about, Leonard?"

"Do you think Penny would go out with me?"

"Why would you want Penny to go out with you? She has one of the lowest IQ's in the school."

"It's not always about brains, Sheldon. Don't you have emotions?"

"Emotions are useless."

"You're useless." I stand up and walk to the door, looking outside to see if I can spot Penny. She's down the hallway, leaning against the wall and talking to her friends, who wave goodbye to her and go off somewhere, leaving Penny alone to stare at a poster on the wall. I turn to Sheldon. "How much time before the bell rings?"

"About five minutes."

"I'm gonna ask her out."

"Don't come crying to me when she's too stupid for you."

I roll my eyes. I open the door and start down the hallway. I'll show Sheldon. We'll be so happy together he won't believe it. Not that he knows what happiness is. I'm about halfway down the hall when Jim turns the corner by Penny and kisses her. I stop in my tracks. When did that happen? I turn around and go back to the science lab. Come to think of it, I think Jim did say something about his new girlfriend last night when we were eating dinner, and as usual, I was trying to tune him out.

Sheldon is starting up a computer when I reenter the lab. "Did you come to your senses, Leonard?" he asks.

"Shut up. Jim got to her first."

The bell rings. I start on my way to homeroom. I pass Jim in the hallway. He's holding Penny's hand as they walk to class. I give him a dirty look. If he notices, it doesn't show.

Seven hours later, Sheldon and I are in the back seat of the car Jim and I share. We trade off driving home from school and today is his day. Penny sits in the front on the passenger side. Jim's taking her to a movie and dinner after he drops Sheldon and I off at home to play the game Sheldon invented – 3D chess. Bohemian Rhapsody is on the radio. Jim looks at Penny and does this weird thing where he says the words rather than sings them. He stares straight into her eyes and tries to look all hot and sexy. Personally, I think it looks kind of stupid, but Penny falls for it – just like all Jim's previous girlfriends.

There are about seven stop lights between the school and our house. Jim and Penny kiss at each one of them – a clear reminder that Jim won again. I try not to watch them, but he keep wishing that it was me up there with Penny instead.