A/N: Here's a Sly/Penelope fic that I had an idea for recently. To make things clear, this story was NOT inspired by 'Stalked' by A. Penelope Quill. This was inspired by a TV drama I saw recently. I can't remember the name. As it's a mystery, you're welcome to post your suggestions as to what you think is going on. It's annoying that only allow two genres because this is a mystery/drama/suspense.

Disclaimer: Looney Tunes and all associated characters are owned by the great Warner Brothers. Therefore, this story is being written with no profit motive. Anyone else that might appear is owned by their respective owners, other than the characters that I have created (you'll know who)

Bingo night

It was just a standard night in the city, at about 9:00. Most of the Looney Tunes were at the Looney bingo club that night for a bingo tournament. The club had closed specially for this bingo tournament that the Looney Tunes were holding. The only people that weren't present were egghead Jr, who was secretly in the Foxcave and Wile E coyote, who was tinkering in his lab. The tunes had been divided into pairs for the tournament, mostly husband and wife or couples. Melissa had brought her fertile egg with her so she could still join in the tournament. She always kept half an eye on the egg to make sure it was safe. Each pair had about 3 bingo cards and several chips. Pepe le pew was the bingo master. Nobody was sure of who was winning at the moment. The match had only just started and was scheduled to go on until midnight. The only code that had been called so far was E49. There were prizes for the first to finish one line, the first to finish one card and the first to finish all cards. Penelope's brother Paul had come to the city recently, but he wanted some time alone, as he had recently suffered a bitter divorce. He had come round not only to visit his sister, but also to see if he could find a new home in the city and try and forget what had happened. Penelope was being very supportive to him and had helped him get an apartment in the flat she both lived in and now worked in as the landlady. She got the job because she was the granddaughter of the original landlord. He had left the job to her in his will, as he had past away about a month ago. Sylvester was perfectly happy about the current situation and fully understood what was happening. He had met her Paul earlier in the week when he arrived in the city. Paul looked very similar to Penelope when it came to the colouring of his fur. He was taller than Penelope but shorter than Sylvester. He also had bright blue eyes and a very thin tail. Everyone had given him a great welcome but only Sylvester was told about his emotional predicament. He was a little disappointed that he wasn't at the bingo but fully understood that he didn't want to. Plus Paul didn't really like playing Bingo. While they had been playing, Penelope had been constantly thinking of her brother. She didn't know what he was going through, as she hadn't been married before. She had become good friends with Pepe le pew but never loved him at all. She always wondered if Pepe would find his ideal partner one day though. She began thinking about possible partners for both Pepe and Paul. This thought process was interrupted by Pepe le pew calling out the first number of the night.

"I27." Pepe's voice made Penelope jump but she quickly looked down at the cards that she and Sylvester had. Two of the cards had the code I27 on them. She placed one of the chips on one of them while Sylvester placed a chip on the other. Sylvester did notice Penelope entering the thought pattern just before the number had been called. After placing his counter, he looked over at Penelope. Penelope looked back at him and smiled.

"Were you thinking of Paul?" Sylvester asked. Penelope nodded in response.

"I was wondering in he would find another partner."

"I'm sure he will. It's just a matter of finding the right person, just like we found each other after me and Sylvia split."

"But I do hope he finds someone. I feel the same about Pepe as well."

"No offence, but that's an unusual thing for you to say considering what he's done in the past."

"That's all past though. I have forgiven him."

"That's true."

"D11." Pepe called out. The code D11 was only on one of their cards. Sylvester allowed Penelope to mark the number with one of the counters.

"But who would fall for somebody like Pepe le pew?" Sylvester asked.

"To be honest, I really don't know. If they weren't related already, Fifi la Fume would." Penelope replied.

"But like you said, they're related."

"I do hope he does find someone."

"B22." Pepe called out. The two cats didn't have that code on any of their cards so they didn't have to do anything. Penelope did notice some of the others place a counter on their cards, but nobody still had any idea of who was winning.

"Penelope, how long is Paul going to be visiting for?" Sylvester asked.

"About a week." Penelope replied.

"Ok."

"Why do you ask?"

"I was just curious." Penelope was a little suspicious but she let it slide. She did get the feeling that he was up to something though.

"D13" Pepe called out. All three of the cats' cards had that code on them so they were all marked with the counters. Penelope had a quick glance around the room to see if she could get any idea if anybody was getting close to getting a line. She could see Daffy smiling the usual evil smile when he's close to getting something so assumed that he was very close to getting a line. However, if trends were to follow, the next number would give Bugs and Lola a line and they would get their first. She looked at the two rabbits and they were showing their normal facial expression. All Penelope could do was wait and see what would happen on the next number.

"F6." Pepe called out. A split second after that number was called out, the room was suddenly filled by Aaooga's howl, making everyone in the room leap about a foot in the air, literally.

"Bingo!" Tweety shouted when everyone had landed. Daffy started banging his head on the bingo table in frustration.

"Aw shoot! One more number and we would have had it." Daffy moaned. Melissa was rubbing his back to try and calm him down, but was not having much luck. Everyone else began to applaud the two canaries.

"That's a twist." Penelope muttered.

The bingo tournament did indeed finish at midnight. Tweety and Aaooga had won the first line prize, which was $200,000. Porky and Petunia won the first complete card prize, which was $500,000 and Granny won the all three complete prize, which was $1,000,000. All in all, everyone present had a good time but Daffy was a little upset that he didn't win. He was able to control his anger though. Sylvester was driving Penelope back to her block of flats after the tournament had finished. The block of flats was on the edge of town and had about 20 apartments. Penelope was in room 1; the biggest room in the apartment while her brother was in room 2. The building looked very classical, coloured white with black outline around each of the windows. The car park outside was relatively small, so it was fortunate that there weren't many occupants at the moment. When Sylvester and Penelope arrived back at about 12:15, they found Paul waiting for them outside. He was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Penelope was quite surprised to see him so went to greet him when Sylvester stopped the car.

"Hello sis." Paul greeted.

"I thought you'd be asleep." Penelope said.

"I just couldn't sleep."

"Oh well, how are you feeling?"

"I feel a little better. I don't know how long it will take to get over it completely."

"I understand."

"How was your night?"

"It went well. Didn't win though."

"Oh well."

"Hi there Paul." Sylvester greeted.

"Hello Sylvester." Paul replied.

"How are you settling in?"

"Fairly well."

"Want a drink before you go home Sylvester?" Penelope asked.

"Sure." Sylvester replied.

"Then let's head into my apartment." Penelope opened the front door and then led the three cats into her apartment block. The main room was a combination of lounge and dining room. There was a bathroom and a kitchen also accessible from the room, as well as Penelope's room. The main room was furnished with a sofa, a single table, a few chairs and a television set. The television had a Video/DVD combo unit and satellite television. There were shelves around the room with numerous antique plates. They belonged to Penelope's grandfather and he had left them to her in his will as well as the building. When they were in the light, Sylvester noticed a drop of some sort on Paul's cheek. He began to worry, thinking that something had happened while Penelope was gone.

"Paul are you ok?" Sylvester asked.

"Why?" Paul asked.

"It looks like you're sweating."

"Oh that… I fell asleep while you were gone and had a bit of a nightmare."

"Did you?" Penelope asked.

"Yeah. I'd rather not talk about it."

"Ok. What do you two want to drink?"

"Just a glass of coke." Sylvester replied.

"Water." Paul said.

"Ok, I'll be back." Penelope went off into the kitchen and came back a couple of minutes later with the drinks that had been requested along with a glass of water for herself. The three sat on the sofa to drink their drinks, with Penelope sitting between Sylvester and Paul.

"So who did win the tournament?" Paul asked.

"The first line went to Tweety and Aaooga." Penelope replied.

"The two canaries?"

"Two of our best friends." Sylvester added.

"Didn't you and Tweety hate each other before?" Paul asked.

"We used to be, but we're friends now."

"Why the change of heart?"

"You'd probably have a change of heart after being trapped in a haunted mansion for over a day."

"What?"

"I'll say no more." Sylvester didn't want to remember that first incident with Count Sleety, which was a very long time ago now.

"Ok."

"The first to fill a complete card were Porky and Petunia." Penelope said.

"And who won the whole thing?" Paul asked.

"Granny, our current bingo champion."

"Why do you always call that old lady Granny?"

"Nobody knows her real name. She just doesn't say her true name."

"I see." Sylvester had finished his glass of coke and then turned to face Penelope.

"Penelope, I'd better go to get some sleep. Junior will worry if I'm not there tomorrow morning." Sylvester said.

"Sure thing Sly." Penelope replied.

"I'll give you a ring tomorrow morning." Sylvester and Penelope shared a quick but compassionate kiss before Sylvester left the building to head back home. This left Penelope and Paul on the couch. Penelope finished her drink and stood up.

"Paul, I'm heading to bed now. I'm pretty tired." Penelope said.

"Ok sis, I'll see you tomorrow morning." Paul replied. He stood up and the two hugged each other before Paul left Penelope's apartment to head back to his own. Penelope went to her room, changed out of the dress she was wearing and climbed into bed and under the covers. Before falling asleep, she leaned over, turned on the sidelight and picked up a picture that was on her bedside table. The picture was of herself, her brother and his ex-wife. Her name was Christine and she looked a little like Fifi la fume. The picture had been taken when they had gone on a holiday together about 2 years ago. They had gone to the Amazon for a 2 week hike through the jungle. Christine had been very wild in her heart and loved those sorts of adventures. Penelope was very sad that she and Paul had split, as she got on with her incredibly well. Penelope wasn't sure as to the reason for the split as Paul hadn't told her. She certainly wouldn't intrude to try and find out. She looked at the picture for about 5 minutes before finally putting it back on the table and turning the sidelight out. She very soon fell asleep, exhausted by the evening's activities. She had no idea that there was a tiny camera in the corner of her room, above her bed, watching her.