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"Ugh," Sheldon groaned, cutting Nikki off. "Hold on." He grabbed the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello," said the voice from the other end. "Dr. Cooper?"
"Yes," Sheldon said, "who is this?"
"Dr. Ronald Alpard, he said, "and I called to inform you that you have won Scientist-of-the-Year."
"Oh, did I?" Sheldon asked, happy but not at all surprised.
"Yes," Dr. Alpard replied. "The award ceremony is tomorrow night. You must give a speech. I just hope you don't repeat what happened last time." Sheldon blushed slightly.
"I'm very sorry about that, Dr. Alpard," he said sincerely. "But what if I don't want to give a speech?"
"You don't get the award."
"But I want the award."
"You won't get the award if you do not give a speech."
"But I want the award."
"Then you'll give a speech."
"He'll give a speech," Nikki said into the phone, snatching it away from her boyfriend and holding it to her ear. "I hope you have a good day, sir." She hung up. Sheldon glared at her.
"I can't give a speech!" he exclaimed.
"Why?" she asked.
"I can't talk in front of crowds. Not when the group is big enough to trample me."
"What's big enough to trample you?"
"Thirty-six adults or seventy children," he promptly replied. Nikki blinked.
"Riiiiiiiight..." She shook her head. "Anywho, you're going to give a speech if I have to write it for you."
"But why?" Sheldon moaned.
"Because you deserve the award," she said, "and I know you want it." The moment she said that, the front door opened and Leonard walked in without either of them noticing.
"I do want it," Sheldon sighed.
"How bad?" Nikki asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Really bad," he replied.
"Then you'll get it!" Nikki exclaimed, standing. Still, neither noticed Leonard staring wide-eyed at them in the doorway.
"Yeah," Sheldon sighed, "I guess I will."
"Sounds more enthousiastic!" she commanded. "We both know you'll love it." Leonard's eyes widened more.
"Yeah, I know," Sheldon agreed.
"Atta boy!" Nikki exclaimed happily. "I'm going to go buy something appropriate for the affair." She stooped and kissed his cheek. "Bye." She grabbed her purse and strode out the apartment, saying, "Hey, Leonard," as she passed him, still wide-eyed in the door.
"What was that?" Leonard slowly asked.
"Oh, nothing," Sheldon sighed, standing. "She's making me do something I have no interest in doing again, although she was right in saying I'd enjoy the results afterwards."
"Y-you have no interest in doing it again?" Leonard repeated. "Why wouldn't you want to do it again?"
"I made a total fool of myself the first time," Sheldon replied.
"But this time you'lll knnow what to do," Leonard said reasonably.
"I suppose," Sheldon said. "I'll know to keep my pants on this time." He walked to the kitchen, leaving Leonard extremely baffled.
"How exactly could you do it without your pants being off?" he asked, following his best friend.
Sheldon blinked. "It's the best way. I have a feeling no one would like to see my butt again, or" he made a funny face "Uranus."
Leonard got it.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, making Sheldon jump slightly. "Oh, okay, good."
"What did you think I was talking about?" Sheldon asked.
"Oh, uh...n-nothing..."
"Did you think I was talking about sexual intercourse?" he asked.
"Maybe," said Leonard bashfully.
"No!" Sheldon exclaimed. "No! To have coitus, it is required for both people to have their pants off."
"I know, Sheldon," said Leonard quickly.
"And in no way whatsoever would I not want to do it again," Sheldon continued.
"I get it!" Leonard exclaimed.
"No!" Nikki exclaimed, stepping out of the dressing room. The black cocktail dress went down to her mid-thigh. Penny squealed.
"Nik, you look awesome!"
"I look like an expensive hooker!" She looked at the pricetag and grimaced. "An over-priced expensive hooker!"
"I think you're gorgeous!" Penny exclaimed, circling her friend.
"But it's so boring!" Nikki moaned. "I want something more fun!"
"You sound like Sheldon," Penny said. "Can't stand one color."
"I can stand one color," Nikki argued. "But not when that color is black."
"Picky picky picky," Penny sighed. "Okay, what did you have in mind, Miss OCD?"
"Something...red," Nikki decided. "Yep, red."
"Ooh, I saw the perfect dress!" Penny said happily. "Wait here!" She hurried off into the wracks of clothes, leaving Nikki to look at her reflection again. Her legs looked really good, but she had a boyfriend now, so she didn't feel the need to dress sexy anymore.
But she could make an exception.
The dress was red, about as long as the one she had on, maybe a bit longer. It was sleeveless, having to be held up by her breasts. She was never really a dress person, but she loved this one.
"Try it on!" Penny exclaimed, thrusting the dress at her. Nikki went back into the dressing room and slipped from the black dress. She pulled on the red one.
"Zip me up!" Nikki commanded, stepping from the dressing room and sweeping her hair off her back so Penny could get the zipper. She zipped it up and spun her friend around so she could see her reflection.
The red brought out a slight blush in Nikki's pale face. Her eyes were clear and bright, standing out magnificently with her red cheeks. Her curly blond tresses, which were still tossed over her shoulder, looked a bit brighter than normal, certainly much prettier.
"You look hot," Penny commented. Nikki smiled.
"I know." They both laughed.
"Hi, Mom," Sheldon said, answering the phone. "How are you?"
"I'm good," his mother replied in her twangy voice. "I hear you won that award again."
"Yes, I did," Sheldon replied proudly.
"I'm so proud of you, Shelly," Mrs. Cooper said just as Nikki walked in the front door. She dropped her key in the bowl and strode over to Sheldon, putting her shopping bag on the floor beside her and plopping into her spot, where she cuddled up to Sheldon.
"Thanks," Sheldon said.
"And your Meemaw says she loves her Moonpie," Mrs. Cooper added.
"Thanks, Mom," Sheldon said at the same time Nikki said, "Moonpie?"
"Who was that?" Mrs. Cooper asked.
"No one," Sheldon said quickly. "Goodbye, Mother." He hung up and looked at Nikki, who had an amused smile painted across her face.
"Moonpie?" she asked again. "Your Meemaw calls you Moonpie?"
"Oh, be quiet," he snapped at her. "Like you never had embarrassing nicknames." Nikki grimaced.
"Nikki-Bug," she mumbled. "But why does she call you Moonpie?"
Sheldon sighed heavily. "Because I'm nummy-nummy, and she could eat me up."
Nikki covered her mouth with her hand as to hide her laughter. "Aww! That's so cute!" She kissed his cheek. "Moonpie."
Nikki brushed her hair off her face. It was straightened, and fell down her back. She thought she looked pretty, as did the guys. Well, she knew Howard and Leonard did, she assumed Raj thought the same, but she hadn't seen Sheldon yet. He was elsewhere, and she had gotten a ride there from Penny.
"There's Sheldon," Howard said, pointing. Nikki turned around and saw Sheldon walking up. Her eyes widened. The black suit suited him...ha, ha, she thought, smiling. The suit suits him...oh, I'm too much.
She laughed out loud at her idiotic thoughts. Sheldon was standing beside her, looking down at her. She looked up at him.
"Hi," she smiled. "You look amazing."
"Penny made me," he said, looking at the suit with distaste.
"Me too," Nikki laughed. "But I'm glad she did. I like it."
"I do too," he said, smiling.
"I'd love to stay here and listen to you guys act sweeter than a bowl of sugar," Leonard began. Sheldon raised an eyebrow.
"Sarcasm?" he asked.
"No," Leonard said, clearly sarcastic.
"Sarcasm?" Sheldon asked again.
"Yes," Leonard said exasperatedly. "I have to go announce the winner." He left, leaving Nikki to sit beside Penny and Sheldon. She could practically feel his nerves radiating off him.
"Calm down," she whispered, putting her hand on his knee. He melted at her touch, and seeing her reassuring smile. He smiled back and put his hand over hers.
"Hello," Leonard said, stepping up to the podium. "Hello. I'm Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, and welcome to..."
Nikki stopped listening. She was watching Sheldon. He still looked very nervous. The doors opened behind them and the latecomer rushed over to their table, sitting down in an empty chair beside Howard.
"Sorry I'm late," Daniel whispered, shooting a small smile at Nikki. Howard, Raj, and Nikki all smiled at him, but Sheldon looked at Nikki with a surprised and slightly mad expression.
"You invited him?" he mouthed. Nikki nodded casually before directing her attention back to the stage, where Leonard had somehow gotten off track.
"...but no, Mother never complimented my work, nope. She would just say, 'Oh, look, Leonard almost burnt his eyebrows off again!' My brother, though, was praised for everything. 'Oh, look, he can make feces in the toilet now!' I was never..."
"Why?" Sheldon whispered at her.
"Because he's our friend and he wanted to see you get your award," Nikki hissed back.
"I can't believe you invited him to this," he shot back. "This is mine, and you invited him."
"Why do you hate him so much?" Nikki asked in a whisper.
"You should know!" he replied in the same low voice.
"I don't have an IQ of one hundred and eighty-seven!" she declared, still whispering. "I don't know everything you do!"
"I don't like him because..." He trailed off.
"Why?" she whisper-demanded.
"Because you spend so much time with him!" Sheldon exclaimed in a whisper again.
"You're jealous of Daniel?" Nikki asked, shocked.
"Yes!" he whispered. "I thought you'd realize that!" Nikki was going to say something, but the door opened and the later-comer was walking in. She was tall with long brown hair and tanned skin. Her eyes were big and deep brown, and her dress was long and midnight blue.
"Sorry I'm late," she whispered, surprising everyone but Nikki by sitting in the spot beside Daniel. Her voice was heavily accented. "My car would not start."
"Oh, so you're Marcella?" Nikki whispered across the table.
"Yes," the Spanish woman replied, smiling. "You're Nikki?"
"Yeah," Nikki said, smiling back at her. "Guys," she said to Howard, Raj, and Sheldon, "this is Marcella DiMaggio" she shot a glare in Sheldon's direction "Daniel's girlfriend."
Sheldon's jaw dropped, but he had no time to say anything since Leonard said, "...Dr. Sheldon Cooper!" Everyone clapped as Sheldon stood and walked to the podium, shaking Leonard's hand as he reached him. Leonard smiled at his friend, who returned it vaguely as Leonard sat down in the spot next to Raj.
"Uh," he began into the microphone, "thank you, Leonard, for that introduction which I didn't listen to..." He was looking down, determinedly not looking at the crowd. "Well," he continued, completely forgetting what he had planned to say, "this is the second time I've won this award and...this time I'm sober." A small laugh rippled through the crowd. "So I guess I should begin thanking people...and the people I thank should feel good, because I don't do this very often."
Nikki smiled to herself. It was true. He didn't.
"Well, first off, thanks to Dr. Gablehouser...and Dr. Hofstadter, Dr. Koothrappali, and D...excuse me," he caught himself, "Mr. Wolowitz."
Howard scowled.
"And," Sheldon continued, "thanks, most importantly, to my girlfriend, Nikki, who made me come up here and give this speech." Nikki's heart melted when he said this, and then he smiled at her. "So, uh..." He cleared his throat, looking down once more. "Have a good night."
"How come we've never met you?" Leonard asked Marcella as they left Caltech.
"I have been in Spain," she explained, holding hands with Daniel. "My papa was ill. I was helping Mama attend to him."
"I hope he gets better," Nikki said sincerely, leaning her head on Sheldon as he slipped his arm around her waist.
"I do too," Penny chimed in. Marcella smiled at them.
"Thank you both," she said.
Sooo...I hope ya'll liked it...if you have anything you want to happen, review with the idea and, if I like it, I'll PM you and we'll discus details, kay?
-La Chica De Ojos Azules
