Summary: This is a different take on season 5 of TBBT. What would happen if Penny actually moved out from the apartmen at the end of season 4? What if Priya never left for India?

I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the caracthers.
This story is mainly a Penny and Leonard fic but will also focus on the other five friends. My main language is not English so I do apoloigze if there are any typos.

"You can not do this to me Penny! You know I hate change. I had just gotten used to the idea of you living there!"

"Sheldon, please… Just listen to me. I can't live in this apartment anymore. It's too hard for me to see Leonard and Priya every day, happy together when I'm not happy at all. I don't feel like myself anymore, I haven't for a long time. So in order for me to get my life right back on track I need to move out of here and start fresh."

She was tired as hell, she had been arguing with Sheldon for over an hour now, ever since she had dropped the bomb that she is moving out. Truth is that when Leonard asked if she could move out she was against it but when she had time to think about it, the idea of moving out didn't seem so bad. She was in a weird place right now, she wasn't the bright and funny Penny as she used to be. The Penny she was now worked too much and somehow wine and Pepparmint Snaps had become her best friend, even more then before. So maybe starting over wasn't a bad thing. Maybe she could become the person she used to be, before the break up with Leonard and his new relationship with Priya. Maybe she could become an even better version of herself.

"But who is gonna sing soft kitty too me when I'm sick? To drive me too work and the comic book shop when nobody else can?"

"Sweetie, I can still do that. I'm not moving back too Nebraska, I'm just moving to the other side of the town. You can visit anytime you want."

"Fine! Let me know if you need any help pack. I'm an expert at that."

"Thank you Sweetie"

"Well, if you excuse me, it's dinner time and it's pizza night so goodbye Penny" Sheldon said with a shrug and walked out of door.

Penny leand back at the couch and took a sip of her wine and smiled a genuine smile, the first in months. Things were finally looking up. A new apartment, a new life.