For Anon13 who requested an alternative to The Panty Pinata Polarization episode. I pretty much just expanded the episode, sweetie. Hope you like my ending.
:Wooing A Prankster:
"Penny?"
"Yes?"
"Well played."
"Thank you."
"Just remember: with great power comes great responsibility."
"Understood."
Sheldon looked at the little pink boyshorts in his hand with guilt. He should have returned them. He should have washed them, folded them and placed them in Penny's basket along with the rest of her underthings. So why hadn't he? Why had he pulled this particular pair from the dryer, folded them carefully and then placed them in his pocket? He had to return them. He had to face Penny, admit his theft and accept whatever punishment she deemed appropriate. Otherwise he was no better than Howard or Leonard.
Sheldon stood and quietly made his way through the apartment. He definitely didn't want to wake up Leonard and have to explain what he was doing. He crossed the hall and softly knocked on Penny's door.
Knock. Knock. Knock. "Penny?"
Knock. Knock. Knock. "Penny?"
Knock. Knock. Knock. "Penny?"
He heard her moving inside, so he stepped back slightly and cleared his throat. The door opened and Penny looked up at him curiously as she tied her robe closed.
"Why are you still up, sweetie?" she asked gently. He sighed and hoped she didn't hit him too hard. He held out the shorts and blushed.
"These are yours. I am sorry I kept them. I do not know what came over me. Please forgive me for my dishonesty."
Penny's eyes grew wide as she looked at her underwear in his hand. After a couple of heartbeats Penny stepped back and motioned him inside. Sheldon gulped and stepped into her apartment, fearful of what was about to happen.
Penny closed and locked the door. She took the underwear from his hand and looked down at it. "Why did you take these?" she asked calmly.
Sheldon looked down and fidgeted. "I …I do not know," he admitted. "I have never done such a thing before. I am truly sorry," he mumbled.
Penny looked at him carefully for several seconds. "Don't move," she commanded. She walked back to her bedroom and shut the door. Sheldon briefly considered running for it, but he knew she would have no trouble finding him, and it might just make her punishment worse.
A couple of minutes later Penny walked back out. She stood a couple of feet away and stared at him in a manner he wasn't used to. Penny smiled softly, and he relaxed slightly. Maybe she wasn't very angry after all.
"Sheldon, why did you take that pair in particular? There were over a dozen pair of panties in my basket. Why those?"
He shrugged and blushed again. "I do not know," he muttered.
Penny placed her hands on her hips and shook her head. "Don't you? You returned the red lace ones. You returned the black satin ones. You even returned the little lace white ones with the red bow in front. Why keep the pink boyshorts? Did you know they were my favorites?"
He looked surprised by that. "They are?" They were so soft. The material had been well worn and almost velvety. He knew why he had kept them.
Penny smiled and nodded. She reached for the belt of her robe and released the knot. The sides fell away to reveal the pink cotton clinging to her hips. Sheldon gasped as his eyes took in the smooth expanse of golden skin revealed. She wore only the tiny shorts underneath, but her robe draped over her breasts only allowing him the see the valley between them.
Heat rose on his cheeks more fiercely and his body felt electrified. He couldn't stop the way his hands twitched toward her, or the lurch of his penis within the confines of his pajamas. Slowly Penny turned around and allowed the robe to drop from her arms. Sheldon heard a soft moaning sound and realized with shock that it was coming from him.
Penny's shorts revealed the underside of her bottom, the cotton snug across her hips. He was moving before he even realized it. His left hand reached out and his index finger brushed along the waistband lightly. Penny looked over her shoulder at him. Her eyes were smoldering and her smile sultry.
"Why did you choose this pair?" she asked again, oh so softly.
He gulped and looked her in the eye. "Because I could imagine you in them," he admitted shyly.
Penny turned to face him, her breasts brushing against his chest because they were so close to each other. "Do they live up to your imagination?"
Sheldon nodded slightly. His erection throbbed painfully as her hands slid up his arms to his shoulders. He timidly placed his hands on her hips. "Penny, I do not know the protocol here. What should I do?"
"Just use your imagination," she advised softly before stretching up and kissing him.
Thankfully, Sheldon has quite the imagination.
