Author's Note: Yep, another Sheldon/Penny story! I would like to thank Jislane for her constant support. I hope you enjoy this story, as this one will actually be a full story :)
Disclaimer: I do not own TBBT or the characters. I only own the plot line and that's all. Oh and there's a line from LMFAO's 'All Night Long'
Everyone has their "de-stressers", whether it be music, art, drugs, alcohol, in Penny's case it usually was alcohol, but tonight she found that her "de-stresser" was Age of Conan. She had a long, stressful day at the Cheesecake Factory. During her double shift she ended up with three infants throwing their food at her, one of them managing to land their creamed peas in her hair. A drunk customer grabbed her ass, while a drunken mother-in-law spilt what was her 15th drink on her.
By the time she got home, her feet hurt and she was silently cursing humanity. Throwing her coat on the floor, Penny entered her bathroom with all intent for a nice warm shower before killing people on Age of Conan when the ominous knocks on her door cut through the silence.
*Knock knock knock*
"Penny!"
*Knock knock knock*
"Penny!"
*Knock knock knock*
"Penny!"
Sighing, she rubbed her temples and went into the door. "What is it Sheldon?" she asked. "It might have escaped your notice but tonight is Pizza and Vintage Video Game night" Sheldon said as he stood before her with his hands behind his back. Raising an eyebrow, Penny took in the sight of Sheldon as he stood there. Today he wore his green shirt that had the bat designs on it and a purple thermal that was rolled up, as usual, to his elbow and exposed his forearms. His long legs were covered in his normal grey plaid pants and she had to raise an eyebrow at his clothing choice. She still didn't know who told him that it was ok to wear plaid with green and purple.
"Sheldon, I just got out of work and I'm really tired" said Penny as she tried not to let her headache overcome her. "But it's Pizza and Vintage Video Game night" Sheldon reiterated, his voice becoming squeaky and his eyes showed his nervousness. "I'm really sorry but I'm too tired" said Penny as she shut the door, leaving Sheldon standing behind the closed door with his hands clenching and unclenching before he turned to his apartment. When he opened the door, the others stared at him. "So is Penny coming?" asked Leonard with a hint of hopefullness. "I am not quite sure but is it social convention to slam the door on someone when they remind them of what day of the week it is?" asked Sheldon as he took his spot.
Howard turned to him and just stared. "Did you remind her or did you were you trying to force her here?" asked Howard. "I was merely reminding here of the already established schedule and that she has to adhere to it" said Sheldon. "You don't do that!" exclaimed Leonard. "And why not?" asked Sheldon. "Because...that's just rude!" said Leonard. Sheldon just stared at him, confused as to why he was upset. As their night dragged on, Sheldon began to fidget more and more. "This is unacceptable! She has failed to adhere to a strict schedule" said Sheldon. Just as he got up Leonard glared at him. "She doesn't want to come over she doesn't have to. Just sit down and relax and enjoy your night" he said.
Sheldon narrowed his eyes and he stayed where he was, reaching over and grabbing his computer. Howard and Raj were busy playing Pong as Leonard shook his head. Somedays Sheldon was just too much to deal with. Sheldon started up Age of Conan and gave a small smile when he saw 'QueenPenelope' was online.
Penny sat on her couch in Hello Kitty shorts and a tank top as she furiously typed on her keyboard of her laptop as she kept her focus on Age of Conan, smiling when she saw 'Sheldor' sign online. She was in the middle of a quest, trying to kill a giant demon minotaur when he messaged her.
"I am impressed, you aren't completely inebriated and can actually play this game"
And like that her smile fell. Leave it to Sheldon to make her already bad day worse, but then again, she didn't really expect much from him. He was always like this, insulting her then complimenting her. Their relationship was very hot and cold, something that drove Penny to the brink of insanity.
"Shouldn't you be with Amy?" she hissed back at him.
"She, unlike some, understands the importance of schedules"
And just like that, Penny was livid. She was tired of Sheldon and his attitude, she thought he would've changed since dating Amy, but then she reminded herself who she was speaking about. Sheldon frakin' Cooper. He didn't change for anyone.
"Except Amy" Penny muttered to herself bitterly, but then caught herself. Was this jealousy she was feeling? It was like this tiny demon inside of her was clawing at her insides to get out. It was angrier and angrier at their relationship. But she was Amy's friend, shouldn't she be happy for them? Why was it suddenly so hard to accept their relationship?
"Penny how about you and I go out on a date?" she heard Sheldon's voice echo in her mind. Every since that night nearly a month ago, she found that things between her and Sheldon have grown rather icy. "I'm the guy" Penny recalled Sheldon saying. Placing a palm to her forehead she found she couldn't erase the memory of that night. "No. You're not the guy" she heard herself say.
It was true, wasn't it? Sure Sheldon was a great friend, but that's all they were. Shaking her head, she found herself shutting down the computer and picking up the phone. "Bestie! What's up?" asked Amy after Penny dialed her number. "You up for some clubbing tonight? I'm a bit stressed out and need a girl's night" said Penny. She could practically hear Amy smiling on the other line. "Sure! Let me get ready and then I assume you'll be picking me and Bernadette up?" asked Amy. "Of course!" said Penny as she smiled and hung up, going to dial Bernadette's number.
"Hello Penny" said Bernadette happily. "Hey Bernadette. Want to go clubbing with Amy and myself?" asked Penny. "Sure. I mean since Howard's busy tonight and all" she said with a chuckle. It was moments like these that Penny loved having these two as friends. "I'll be picking up Amy first then I'll come get you" said Penny. After getting up, Penny opened her closet and stared at the recently organized closet. She smiled as she briefly recalled the memory of Sheldon and her coming up with a once a month aparment cleaning contract. It was the only way she could keep him out of her apartment when she wasn't there to clean it to his standards.
The smile fell as she recalled his recent words and anger boiled up inside. Pulling out a dress she had received from her mother for Christmas, she grinned. It was a strapless black dress with thick green stripes going from the top of the dress to the sides in a diagnal line. Those stripes were on her bosom with another thick green line forming an upside down check mark underneath them. Reaching into her closet, she pulled out a pair of six inch black heels that near the toes were sort of like platforms. They were increadibly comfortable for heels and she loved them.
After getting dressed, she headed into the bathroom and turned her curler on. As she curled her hair so it was golden ringlets falling onto her shoulders, she wondered what makeup she should choose for the night. She opted for simply black smokey makeup that made her green eyes glisten in the light. Satisfied with her appearance, Penny grabbed a small black purse and put her phone it, but not before shooting Amy and Bernadette texts telling them she was on her way.
When she opened the door, she was shocked to see Sheldon at the door of his apartment. It was like he wanted to come over to her apartment and talk to her, probably about her abrupt sign off while in the middle of a mission. But she was pleased to see that he was at a loss of words, his hands clenching and unclenching in nervousness as his eyes briefly scanned her body before meeting her eyes. "Sheldon" said Penny as she turned to head down the stairs. Sheldon nodded dumbly at her, his posture and his antics giving away his discomfort and she smirked before vanishing from his view.
Once in the car, she headed towards Amy's apartment. She may be mad at Sheldon but she's not mad at her bestie. She could never be mad at her, no matter what happened between Sheldon and her. "Am I sure about that?" Penny muttered to herself but shook her head to clear her mind of those thoughts. Penny was not about to ruin her friendship, or her night, because of Sheldon Lee Cooper. "No way in hell" she muttered as she turned off onto Amy's road. Parking the car, Penny got out of the car and headed up to her room.
*Knock knock knock*
"Amy!"
*Knock knock knock*
"Amy!"
*Knock Knock Knock*
"Amy!"
After the third set of knocks Penny froze. She had, without thinking, done Sheldon's signature knock. And on his girlfriend's door nonetheless. Wincing, she tried not to dwell on it when Amy came to the door. "Should I assume that your mind is on a proverbial vacation and that you unknowingly did Sheldon's knock on my door?" asked Amy with a smile. Penny laughed and nodded. "Yeah, sorry about that Amy" she said. "No problem bestie. You look hot by the way" Amy said. Penny grinned and thanked her before sitting down. "I'm almost ready" said Amy before she went into her room.
Penny stared at the smoking monkey on the other side of the room with an amused look. Moments later, Amy walked into the room with a gorgeous blue dress on that showed off a modest amount of cleavage and had a mesh back that only showed off a modest amount of back. Penny beamed and gave her friend a thumbs up. "You were right bestie. This dress does look fabulous on me" said Amy. "I told you!" she said. Amy had a regular pair of black heels on and her eyes were coated in dark blue eyeshadow in the smokey eye look. "Girl, if Sheldon could see you now" said Penny as Amy blushed.
Thinking quickly, Penny took her phone out and took a photo of her friend before sending the photo to Sheldon. "There. Now he'll see you. Let's go get Bernadette" said Penny as she linked arms with Amy and headed to her car. When they picked up Bernadette, Penny's jaw dropped. Bernadetta looked gorgeous, like Amy had and Penny couldn't wait to take a photo for Howard. Her red tunic dress stopped mid-thigh with sleeves that cut off at her elbow. There were slits on the sleeves that showed off her arms and the cleavage shown as a modest amount. She too wore a simple pair of black heels and had simple eye liner on.
"Wait! I have to send a photo of you to Howard!" said Penny with an excited grin as she got out of the car and took a photo of Bernadette. "I cannot believe you convinced me to buy this dress" said Bernadette. "Oh come on, you look beautiful. Tonight let's just have fun" said Penny. They drove in silence to the club for a few moments before Bernadette spoke up. "How come we're clubbing tonight? Did something happen?" asked Bernadette. "Oh the usual. Hellish day at work paired with a hellish day dealing with Sheldon" said Penny as she decided not to completely vent. "Want me to tell him to be nicer bestie?" asked Amy.
Penny chuckled, touched by her friend's sentiment but shook her head. "No, it's fine Amy. But thank you" she said as they entered the club. Howard had long since texted her back about the photo of Bernadette, thanking her profusely about the dress and how it made him want to "get down and dirty" with her. Penny dropped her phone into her bag for the rest of the night, trying to rid her mind of that image. The trio found a place to sit, order their drinks, and began their night.
Many drinks later, Penny found herself dancing with Amy and Bernadette to a random song that she could barely register the lyrics to. However, one line in particular stood out to her. "He's outta space like Anakin, body like a mannequin, sippin' on some Hennessy". Penny nearly died with laughter, partly because her drunken mind could understand those lyrics and partly because they made a Star Wars reference. In the deepest reaches of her mind she asked herself just how she knew that.
"Bestie, I have a question for you" asked Amy as all three of them sat down again to get more drinks. "Shoot" said Penny with a drunken smile. "Is it a normal thing to want to kiss another girl?" asked Amy. Penny laughed and lightly shoved her friends. "Everyone experiments with that at some point Amy. So don't worry!" Penny said. Amy and Bernadette laughed at her drunken flailing and then Amy asked another question. "Could I experiment on you?" she asked, causing Penny to almost choke on her drink.
Well this was new, but Penny was three sheets to the wind and couldn't say she really cared in the slightest. "Sure why the hell not?" she said as Amy leaned forward and placed a peck on her best friends lips, much to the delight of the guys around them who cheered and wolf whistled at them. When she pulled away Amy just had to say "Fascinating" before Penny started laughing.
"You sounded like Sheldon there" she said through her giggles. "Sheldon allllllllllways says 'fascinating'" said Penny. Luckily Bernadette wasn't drunk like Amy and Penny were because someone needed to drive them home. "But Sheldon's a big jerk" said Penny as she childishly began to pout. "I know bestie! He won't even let me cuddle with him" Amy said. Penny swung her arm around her friend's shoulders as Bernadette decided that now was time to leave. The other two protested but followed her out of the club and into Penny's car.
Once they made it to Penny's apartment, the two drunk girls stumbled up the stairs while the only sober one tried to make sure they didn't fall. Amy and Penny had long since taken their shoes off and by the time they made it to the fourth floor, they were laughing so hard they could barely stand. Bernadette was relieved to see Howard, Raj, Sheldon, and Leonard staring at them. Penny looked up from the floor to see Sheldon staring at her with his scrutinizing glare and her happiness turned to anger. "See? I went out and got drunk like you oh so kindly thought of me to do" she said. Sheldon's eyebrow rose as the others stared at her.
"I kissed Penny" Amy blurted out, shocking everyone in the hallway. "Dude, that's hot" said Howard who got elbowed by Raj. Penny giggled and Leonard went to reach out for her when Bernadette turned to him. "Can you bring Amy home?" she asked. Confused as to why she asked him and not just asked Howard why he couldn't bring her home with her, he nodded and gently grabbed the drunken scientist before leading her back down the stairs with her all the way singing 'I kissed a girl and I liked it'.
"Howard, do you mind if we leave?" asked Bernadette as she said good night to a drunk and angry Penny while Howard dragged Raj with him. Once they disappeared Penny took a stumble forward. "You think so lowly of me don't you? Am I never good enough? Nothing I do is enough isn't it Sheldon? Am I just some freakin' drunk to you? Is that all I am? You were so mad at me for missing stupid Pizza and Vintage Video Game Friday because I came home from a hellish double shift at the Cheesecake Factory. Did you even wonder why my day was bad?" she spat at him.
Sheldon stared at her, not knowing what to do or say and twitched to show his discomfort. "No you didn't, you just assumed I was going to drink myself into oblivion" she snarled and when he finally took a step forward, she opened her apartment door. "Good night you asshole!" Penny spat before slamming the door in his face. Sheldon stood outside her door, wondering just what the hell he did to make her so mad. After all, she did do exactly what he thought she would do. Giving her door one last look, he briefly wondered why she drank so much recently before heading to bed.
Author's Note: Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it!