A/N: I started writing this in the middle of season 7 in December, so I've had to make several edits since then. I had started thinking of making my own TBBT brood since the beginning of season 7, but I've never been in love with the idea of younger kids, hence these teens. Thanks to my beta for looking over this. Now onto the story!
Disclamer: I do not own these characters. Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady do. Except for these kids ;)
The Rostenkowski-Wolowitz's
Katherine was getting out of her friend, Melody's car "see you later" she called out. "Tomorrow. Remember James's coming back from college" replied Melody.
"I forgot. See you then." She said as she waved good bye. Katherine walked up to the apartment and opened the door "I'm home" she yelled.
"Did Melody drop you off?" asked her mom, Bernadette, as she came into the kitchen.
"Yeah, did you remember James is coming back tomorrow," asked Katherine.
"Yes, that's why we're going over to Amy and Sheldon's apartment tomorrow to celebrate Melody and James's 18th birthday" said Bernadette.
Katherine grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl "okay. I'm going to my room to start on a biology project for next year." Katherine took her bag and went into her room and shut the door. Thankfully today was the last day of school for winter break. Tomorrow was the 20th and she had a project due on January 25th. She had only a little over a month to finish and she hadn't even started. Katherine Wolowitz stared at her reflection on her blank laptop screen. Her brunette, blond streaked hair was getting longer and her blue eyes twinkled back at her. With a sigh she turned on her laptop. Melody and James's party was just another reminder that, out of her group of friends, she was the youngest. Even Armand was older than her by six months, but that three year age difference could sometimes take its toll. It also didn't help that she was so short, barely clearing five feet. Katherine checked her Facebook, but there was nothing new. That was when she heard the door open and her dad announce "Hello Bernie" as he came in. Katherine pulled up a word document and started her project so she wouldn't feel bad about not doing it tomorrow.
The Hofstader's
Henry was finishing up The Hobbit when his dad, Leonard came into his room holding the phone "That was your grandma. She said she's coming over for Christmas."
"Can I go over to Aunt Amy and uncle Sheldon's for Christmas" he asked. Leonard laughed a bit "If I have to be here when she is you have to too."
"As long as she doesn't ask questions like she did last time" said Henry returning to his book.
"I can't guarantee that at all" said Leonard as he left his son's room. Henry looked like his father. He had his dark, wavy hair and dark eyes, but thankfully none of his father's health conditions. He put his bookmark in its spot and went out to the living room. Penny and Leonard were in the kitchen making supper. "Henry can you watch this while your dad and I go to the grocery store" asked penny. "Sure mom" he replied. Leonard and penny left the apartment and Henry sat at the island in the kitchen. He pulled out his phone and texted James
I'm glad you're comingtomorrow. My grandma's coming and I need someplace to hide
James texted back
Feel bad for you. Glad my grandma's awesome.
Henry: You have no idea what kind of things she's tried to talk to me about
James : Knowing your grandma it probably scarred you for life
Henry snorted as he texted back
Yeah, let's leave it at that
The noodles started to boil over on the stove. He set his phone on the counter. "MOTHER TRUCKER" shouted Henry when he burnt his fingers trying to take the lid off the pot. He then accidentally knocked his phone that had been precariously perched on the counter over with his elbow. It crashed to the floor and the cover and battery came out. Henry sighed and set the pot lid back down at an angle. He picked up his battery and cover and put his phone back together. Okay maybe he had his dad's klutziness too.
The Koothrappali's
Padma was reading a book on Greek mythology when her younger brother, Armand, poked his head in. "Mom says to do up the dishes" he told her.
"It's your turn, isn't," asked Padma.
Armand shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not going to argue with her call."
Padma rolled her eyes, but got up to do them anyway. She walked into the kitchen and her mother, Emily, was still in there. "Where's dad" asked Padma as she started to get the water running.
"He's in his office working on his latest project" Emily replied before leaving the kitchen. Padma nodded. She had been going in every now and then to look at his work. It fascinated her, but she preferred the stories told in the constellations than finding new objects in the sky. She looked out the window above the sink and found Orion. It was the first constellation she had found when she was young. It was harder to find constellations in the city with all the light pollution, but she could still make them out. Padma's green eyes looked up at the sky. She resembled her mother with her facial features, but she had her father's dark hair and her skin was a light caramel. The dishes didn't take as long as she thought so she could return to her book.
Armand was reading a book assigned over break. It was a book he had read a few years back, but he wasn't confident enough that he remembered all of it to take the chance and wait until the last minute to finish it. A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It didn't have many pages, but it could be tedious. Armand decided to text Henry
Holmes is sooo boring
Henry texted back
Anymore o's on that so and you could pass as your father
Armand : I already could. All I would need to do is repart my hair and get a sweater vest.
Armand's similarities to Raj at times could be scary. However he didn't share his fondness for interesting sweater vests or his inability to talk to women.
Henry: Where does he even get them
Armand : I have no idea
Henry : it's like trying to figure out where uncles Howard gets his dickies
Armand: uncles?
Henry: I burnt my fingers and they hurt like a bitch when i text. Give me a break.
Armand: how did you burn them
Henry: I forgot to grab a potholder
Armand: your klutziness is going to kill you
There was a knock on the door and Armand granted them access. It was Raj. "Hey dad" said Armand.
"Can you help me with something" he asked.
"Sure" said Armand.
"I'm working on your mother's Christmas present, but she's starting to get suspicious. Can you help cover me when I need you to" asked Raj.
"Yeah" said Armand.
"Thanks" said Raj as he left.
Hmm, thought Armand "I wonder if Padma knows..."
The Fowler-Cooper's
Melody Cooper was snuggled down with her laptop when it started. She heard sheets shifting and moving from the other side of her wall. Please not tonight, she thought. "Mmm" she heard someone say. Then a giggle. THUMP, something hit the wall.
"Sheldon, Melody is probably trying to sleep" she heard Amy whisper harshly.
Yeah...gonna need the headphones, she thought as she rummaged through her nightstand. "Amy" She heard Sheldon gasp, just a bit too loudly. Melody succeeded in finding her headphones and plugged them into her laptop so she could block out the noise with some alt. rock. She opened up a Skype chat box and saw that her brother was online. Thank god, she thought.
Please tell me you have the time to chat, she typed.
James replied with
Are they doing it
Melody: yes, I'm trying to take my mind off of it.
James: this is one of the many bonuses of going to college.
Melody: you do know people still do it up there, right?
James: yeah, but it's not our parents.
Melody sighed. James had a point. He had graduated from high school at age 15 and had been taking college classes since then. Melody was never jealous of her twin brother, except for times like this.
Melody: as long as it's not like the time when dad tripped over the sheet.
James: and then broke his nose.
Melody: all that blood...
James: not a sight you expect to see atmidnight.
Melody: what was awkward was them trying to explain that they were going to the ER for that.
James: worse than any gaming injury.
Melody shifted for a comfy spot and her shoulder length brunette hair got swept forward into her face.
James: that does remind me to pack my noise canceling headphones.
Melody: I'm glad my pain reminds you of that.
James: :D
Melody: that shouldn't even justify as an answer.
James: it's...11: 47. Any answer is justified.
Melody: don't you have some packing to do?
James: yeah... And sleep. I'd sleep on the plane, but the idea of sleeping around strangers freaks me out.
Melody: trust problems
James: no, logic
Melody rolled her eyes, night, she typed.
James: night
Melody pulled off her headphones and listened. She didn't hear anything, but she wasn't going to take the chance. She took off her headphones and put on her noise canceling ones. She closed down her laptop and put it on her nightstand before pulling up the covers and falling asleep.
James shut the lid on his laptop and pulled out his suitcase. The first thing to go in was his noise canceling headphones. He wasn't going to take any chances. He proceeded to throw in some button down shirts and pants. James looked under his bed and found his shoes he lost last month. Not really lost seeing as he had his father's eidetic memory, but he had better things to think about than where his shoes were. He was excited to come back and see all his friends, but a bit nervous. Every time he came back he felt they grew a bit apart. That was one of the reasons he went to college so late. He knew he could have gone earlier, but he was afraid he would lose his friends. He had been able to skip grades so he didn't get too bored in class, but he knew he had to go to college sometime. Plus, out of his friends, they were the oldest, so they were always going to go to college first anyway. James had finished throwing clothes in and now stared at the pile. The clothes were still slightly folded, but they weren't exactly neat. He sighed and took off his glasses. He started to reorganize it and cursed his inability to focus.
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