Disclaimer: I own nothing of The Big Bang Theory (though I sure wish I did). Bill Prady, Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros are the amazing, astouding geniuses responsible for the best show ever and I will be forever grateful to them for "The Shamy." This story is just my silly little take on Question Numero Uno on everyone's mind (well, right after "Where the fwig is the announcement that there will be more seasons past #10?!")
Sheldon was, quite simply, being an ass. And Leonard thought that was putting it kindly.
He had returned home from his date with Amy last night and immediately snapped at Penny for having her bare feet on the coffee table and berated Leonard for letting them run out of water bottles, even though he knew Saturday morning was when he usually went for groceries and they would soon be restocked. By the time Sheldon shut his door for bed he had also insulted the way Penny had "cleaned the bathroom like a blind person" when he spied a single hair on the floor and accused them of moving his teacup an inch to the left since he had put it away in the cupboard earlier that day. His final words of the evening to them as he shut his bedroom door included a derisive admonition to "keep the vocal component of their relentless carnal activities to a dull roar as SOME people have more important things to do, like sleep and solve the mysteries of the universe." So yeah, even for Sheldon, he was being an ass.
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In addition to being incredibly annoyed at his roommate, Leonard had begun to notice a disturbing trend. Sheldon had always been difficult to live with (ok, very, very difficult to live with). However, for the past 6 years he had had increasingly more numerous time periods when he could be downright pleasant, and it was clear to Leonard the cause. As Sheldon and Amy had spent more and more time together, and especially as their relationship grew closer, Sheldon had most certainly changed. Some of the best discussions the friends had had occurred after date nights, when Sheldon usually seemed to be more relaxed and open. There was no question that Amy's presence in Sheldon's life had allowed him to have better relationships in general. In fact spending time with Amy typically put him in such a good mood that Leonard had even been able to finagle some minor changes to the Roommate Agreement, so long as he planned his requests for one of these post-Amy-happiness times.
However, Leonard had recently realized that his friend's ongoing spate of bad moods and outright tantrums seemed to primarily occur after Sheldon had seen Amy. No, he thought, that wasn't quite true; the group still gathered for dinner a couple times a week in 4A or at Howard and Bernadette's, and things seemed ok then. Hmmm, so then his crappy behavior seemed to be occurring after Sheldon had been ALONE with Amy. But why?
Leonard's heart sank at the possibilities. Sheldon had been a mess when Amy had left him and he didn't know how he would cope if they were headed for another breakup. But no, that's ridiculous, right? Everyone knew now without a shadow of a doubt that Sheldon and Amy were made for each other. The level of love and joy the others had been privy to just by being around them since their reconciliation made that clear, and the fact that theirs was now a sexual relationship as well took care of anyone's doubts that - Whoa...oh...of course, Leonard mused. Two virgins in their mid-thirties starting on their first sexual relationship...and one of them was Sheldon. Oh boy, why haven't I considered this before? Well, he knew why...it was definitely best NOT to contemplate what a sexually active Sheldon might be like, but regardless, here they were, and if Sheldon's demeanor after he and Amy's private time was any indication, that part of their relationship might not be going so well. Oh man...as much as Leonard really did NOT want to know too much about his best friend's physical relationship, he really did love him like a brother and knew there as no one else with whom Sheldon could even POSSIBLY discuss this. It would have to be him.
Author's Note: Ok, don't throw things, this is a short chapter. The story was a little long for a one-shot, but the beginning was a little short for a multi-chapter. Oh well, it is where it made the most sense to cut it, but I promise, Chapter 2 is coming and is definitely longer. We should have at least 3, probably 4 chapters by the end.