A/N – Well, this is my first fic, but I'm rather proud of it :) I'm in LOVE with the Big Bang Theory, and I couldn't RESIST a shamy story :D So enjoy!
A Forgotten Encounter – Chapter 1
The year was 1995, and fifteen year old Sheldon Cooper walked through the doors of the Texas Annual Junior Science Convention for the fourth consecutive year after previously making a storm at the convention with his bright mind and intriguing experiments.
Sheldon had been looking forward to the convention for a long time. The convention drew young people from all over Texas and it's neighbouring states, some even coming from further afield, and it wasn't every day he got to mingle with young scientists whose intellectual ability almost matched his own.
Last year Sheldon had met a fourteen-year-old boy called Danny. His family had emigrated from Ireland to Arkansas, and Danny had taken a wild interest in Sheldon's views on the String Theory, and in return Sheldon had listened to the boy's many theories on thermodynamics. In a way they had become friends, and had swapped addresses and became pen-pals. They arranged to meet at the convention again, even though they were not taking part in any of the experiments, lectures, or things of the sort.
After 10 minutes of waiting, Danny appeared.
"Sheldon, how are you?" he asked brightly.
"Oh, I'm fine, thank you, Danny," Sheldon replied. "How are you?"
"I'm good," said Danny.
"That's good to hear," said Sheldon. "I've been rather excited about this year's convention for a while now. I 'm usually left with no option other than to attend alone, so this is an interesting change for me."
"Cool," said Danny." Hey, guess what?"
"I dislike guessing games, Daniel, I'd much prefer for you to say things outright." said Sheldon.
"Okay, then," said Danny. "Well, it's been a while since we wrote to each other, so you've missed out on hearing about what's going on in my life for a while."
"Yes, I do usually delight in hearing about your life." said Sheldon. Danny wondered whether he was being sarcastic, but then remembered that – from what he had come to know of Sheldon – the boy didn't understand sarcasm.
"Well, since I last wrote to you, I got a girlfriend," said Danny. "Her name's Wendy."
"How nice," said Sheldon uncertainly. He knew nothing about females.
"She loves comic books and stuff. In fact, she's pretty into a lot of the stuff you like." he said. "You two would get on really well."
"I'm sure," replied Sheldon, wanting to move onto a different topic of conversation as soon as possible.
"So that's why I invited her to come to the convention." said Danny. "She's around here somewhere."
"Oh," said Sheldon. Although he would never admit it, he enjoyed having someone he could call a proper friend, and had been looking forward to spending some time with Danny, just two friends.
"You don't mind, do you?" asked Danny.
"No, of course not," said Sheldon.
"Cool, I'll go find her and meet you back here!" replied Danny, turning and rushing off.
"Bazinga..." Sheldon muttered under his breath. Now what would he do? He'd be plagued for the rest of the day not only with an alien female, but with the rather silly business of teenage relationships. He wondered if Danny and this girl would exchange saliva at any point. He dearly hoped not: it would probably make him feel sick to the stomach.
"Hey, Sheldon!" said Danny excitedly, returning a few minutes later. Sure enough, there was a girl with him, holding onto his left hand. "This is Wendy."
"Hello Wendy," said Sheldon. He had already made the decision to try to be civil towards his friend's girlfriend.
"So, you're Danny's friend?" asked Wendy politely.
"Yes, I am." said Sheldon. "We met at this convention last year."
"That's cool," said Wendy. "I heard you're into comics and stuff."
"Yes, I do enjoy the occasional comic book." replied Sheldon.
"I can see that by your shirt," said Wendy smiling. Sheldon looked down and realized that he was in fact wearing a blue shirt with a Superman logo on it. "I much prefer Aquaman, though."
"Oh, I assure you, Aquaman is simply no match for Superman." said Sheldon coldly. His opinion of Wendy dropped a notch.
"Well, how about we head off?" asked Danny, obviously eager to relieve the awkward situation.
"Hmm, yes," said Sheldon. "I suggest we begin with the displays and brief presentation on thermodynamics. Your area of expertise, I think, Danny."
"Yeah, let's do that." replied Danny. Sheldon set off in the direction of the thermodynamics showcase, Danny and Wendy following. They were still holding hands.
Sheldon rolled his eyes, and hoped for the best.