My first fan fic so if it's crap don't be too upset.
Disclaimer: I don't own the show or any of the characters, just my own ideas.
It was a normal morning, Leonard was still asleep and Sheldon was sat on his laptop after having his oatmeal. There was a single ray of sunlight coming in through the window, this illuminated a small patch of dirt that had appeared on the floor overnight. It didn't go unnoticed by Sheldon.
"Oh, now how could that have possibly happened? The whole apartment was clean last night! If we have rats I'm going to complain to the management." Sheldon got up, went to the kitchen and put on a pair of rubber gloves before picking up the cleaner and a J-cloth. He had almost removed the stain when Leonard entered the room.
"Mornin' Sheldon. What are you doing?" Leonard walked into the kitchen and started to make himself a coffee.
"There was a stain on the floor, what else am I supposed to do other than clean it?" Sheldon thought the answer was obvious, Leonard was just to stupid to see it.
"Have fun cleaning, I've got a conference to go to." and with that, Leonard walked back into his room to get ready.
"Well, that was rude." Sheldon said to himself. He had always had his doubts about Leonard's worries on germs, he never cared enough. It puzzled Sheldon how he could be so cool about small particles and bacteria that have the power to kill million s of people every year.
"He just wants to die before I get my Nobel prize, because he knows he'll be too jealous to stand it." and he chuckled as he put back the cleaner and binned the J-cloth and gloves. He sat back down on his laptop and continued to type up his newest lecture, sub-atomic particles and their role in the universe.
Just as he hit the save button Leonard again came out of his room and proceeded to walk out of the apartment without another word, on hearing the slam of the door Sheldon whipped his head round to see what had just happened.
"Well goodbye to you too!"He yelled at the closed door, feeling slightly hurt.
"Honestly, he had no manners when it comes to goodbyes." and with that he closed his laptop and started to pack his things for work.
-On returning home-
Sheldon had only just sat down in 'his spot' when there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" Sheldon's usual response.
"Penny, who else dumbass?" the tone of impatience was apparent.
"There's no need to get snippy about things. Anger only causes things to get worse, the hulk got angry and that really didn't end up well." Penny walked into the room without being invited and sat down on the couch... in Sheldon's spot. She immediately started talking.
"Sheldon, I need help. I know your the worst one to ask for advice but do you think you could help me out just this once?" She looked up at Sheldon with a pleading in her eyes.
"That's my-" Sheldon was cut off.
"I know it your spot but will you just have the decency to listen to me?" Penny now looked at Sheldon with more of a pissed off attitude.
"That's my-" Sheldon was again cut off.
"I don't care if it's your spot of the president's spot I'm sitting here at the minute and want you to listen to me so just shut up and hear what I have to say! At this precise point in time I owe the landlord over ten thousand dollars in bills, and have no money to pay him with, so am asking you if there is any way you can think of that I can possibly get out of this situation? If you can't think of anything then I'm going to jail so it's either a good idea or no idea. I mean it." There was a silence that could have been broken by little more than a pin dropping as Sheldon thought about what he was going to say, when he opened his mouth, he knew he had said the wrong thing
"That's your problem not mine... You're in my spot." He knew he was in the shit.
"SHELDON! IS THERE ANY WAY ON THIS EARTH THAT YOU WOULD EVER BE IN THE SLIGHTEST WAY EVEN REMOTELY HELPFUL? YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING MORE THAN AN ASSHOLE TO ME AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GOING TO CHANGE! I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU EVER AGAIN!" With that outburst Penny stood up and stormed out of the apartment. Sheldon stared after her until the door closed then he turned to the couch. He stared at it for a couple of seconds before he realised what he may have just done, he may have severed all female contact from the rest of his friends for quite some time. He decided it best to go and see Penny.
He knocks on the door in the usual fashion
"(Knocks tree times) Penny? (Knocks three times) Penny? (Knocks three times) Penny?" when the door opens he knows he has to explain himself quickly or something bad will definitely happen.
"What do you want now?" Penny was on the verge of tears.
"Penny, I would like to formally apologise for my behaviour earlier, it was wrong and thoughtless. I'm sorry." He stood there awkwardly for a few seconds before Penny responded.
"You think this helps me? You think this helps my situation? You apologising about your reaction to me sitting in you spot on the couch?" She spat.
"Well, it's my spot, you know that as well as anybody." He said in his usual matter-of-fact tone.
"SEE THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T HAVE MANY FRIENDS! YOU'RE AN IGNORANT, SPECCY, SELF-CENTERED TWAT!" She yelled.
"There's no need to get angry about it. It's only a couple of bills." Sheldon didn't seem to realise the gravity of the situation.
"YOU KNOW WHATT SHELDON? FUCK OFF! I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! GET LOST BEFORE MY FOOT HITS YOUR ASS SO HARD YOU'RE THE NEXT MAN ON THE MOON!" She yelled before slamming the door.
"Well that was polite. Must be someone's time of the month." Sheldon remarked quite offended. Just as he was about to turn away Penny's door opened again and a comic book flew out of the front room. It was Sheldon's mint condition copy of the first Spiderman comic book. It was his most treasured possession. He picked it up quickly and took it back to his apartment. He hadn't even taken it out of the plastic sleeve.
When he got back into his apartment he went into his room to put the comic back where it belonged, but before he put it back he looked it over and saw that the sleeve had been damaged.
"No..." He opened the sleeve and took out the comic, he may as well read it now it was open. But as soon as he opened the front cover his heart dropped, in large black letters on the first page were the words 'now what's worth $5,000? BITCH' Not only was he upset at the fact one of his comics had been defaced but the fact it was permanent marker and it was Penny's handwriting. Tears started to pour down Sheldon's face as he dropped the comic to the floor and curled up into the foetal position on his bed sobbing. At that moment Leonard walked in the front door.