Hi guys! I know it's been awhile and in all truth I had kinda abandoned this story when I got a PM from xXCOMMANDERXx asking to continue. I was just going to start over at first but then inspiration hit. Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Warnings: Abit AU, I took artistic liberty and in this universe Barney has always been the crazy cavalier mind screwer, but in college it was a bit more bohemian bisexual. I'm thinking that when he got his fancy job, (through pathways unknown) he matured a little. This chapter is a pretty sucky and OOC but the plot stuff has to happen to introduce the fun meeting shenanigans.

Sheldon POV

"Well if it isn't my little deuce coup, what's up buddy?"

I cringed at the horrible nickname. Good heavens the man hasn't changed any. Swallowing my discomfort and mild fury, I decided to respond with a nickname as social protocol would dictate.

"Well Barbie, I am theoretical physicist working at Caltech! I search and find the secrets of the universe and get paid for it! What is going on in your life?"

So maybe I'm still a little pissed at him. He does deserve it I mean what he di-

"Actually Moon Pie, I'm an executive at Altrucell, working out of GNB, good gig, makes lot a dough. But hey if you're a physicist, I can help you out. Need a new one, our last nuke guy got some type of cancer. Also if you had to do a girls name, Barbra Ann obviously! I mean Beach Boy songs, come on!"

Eye twitching, I opened up my mouth to let lose a smart remark, only to be interceded with "Got to go, drinks are here, Ta Ta, interview you Monday. "

The buzz of the disconnected phone registered in my ear. In a fit of anger I hadn't allowed in the longest time and before I knew it the phone was cracked against our front door. "Damn." I muttered. Four sets of wide eyes looked at me with surprise. How to deal with this?

Maclarens, Ted POV

Barney put his phone away with that evil grin we'd all grown to ... well be wary of. Lily hesitantly asked "Who was that?" Barney grabbed a drink with his usual grandeur and replied "Glad you asked, you see that was my college roommate."

Now kids out of everyone in our group, Barney was the only one I hadn't been roommates with at one time or another. So naturally I was a bit curious.

"Let me guess," Robin started, "He's a legendary guy, who you did legendary things with or, or, by some mistake by the school it was a chick, who you banged every day for four years."

Everyone kinda rolled their eyes in mutual agreement, so it was a surprise when Barney said

"No, not really. He was this skinny nerdy kid from Texas. But man did I have some fun screwing with him. I miss that." With a far away sad look at the bar ceiling.

Lily got the look in her eye. You know, like she's everyone's mother and it's he person responsibility to rain hell on Barney for being a jerk face. "What do you mean, screw with him?"

"Oh nothing to bad, I just made him feel uncomfortable overall. This may come as a surprise to you but I was, well, a bit of a whore in college. He was a prune who quite obviously didn't like my friends. There were some pranks, but we were on pretty good terms." Then almost as an after thought. "Well up until that night that is."

Lily got a determined look in her eye. "Spill."

Pasadena Sheldon POV

"Sweetie, are you alright?" Penny asked nicely.

"I'm fine, Wolowitz, would you mind fixing that." I said drily waving a hand toward the phone.

Penny got up "Obviously you're not okay or you wouldn't have reacted so badly."

Leonard chimes in "Yeah, you can tell us what's going on." While Koothrapali nods enthusiastically.

Penny grabs me, pulls me from the kitchen and pushes me down into my spot. "Spill"