A Collection of Shenny Oneshots

Disclaimer: I do not own The Big Bang Theory, nor any recognisable characters or settings, the only thing I can lay claim to is the writing of these stories themselves.

Warnings: None in this chapter

Pairings: Sheldon and Penny

Word Count: 1,758

Day 6: Cuddling in a blanket fort

She was in bed at a reasonable time for once. Granted she wasn't asleep, merely snuggled up under her blankets with a warm mug of milk on her bedside table and a book all about the simplistic of autonomy and stargazing. So, when a knock sounded outside her apartment door at 1030 pm she was not pleased. Not hearing the repetitive knocks of Sheldon, her – she wasn't quite sure what he was to her at the moment. They had gone on that date to the roof to watch those meteor shower the other night and they had been spending a lot of time together recently; he even confessed to her, but did he think they were dating?

The knock sounded again, more desperately than before and with a deep sigh, Penny marks the page of her book, tucks it under her arm and climbs out of bed. She makes it too the door just as her mysterious visitor bangs once more on her front door.

"Alright, alright. I'm coming. There is not need to wake the entire building."

Making it too the door, Penny throws it open and sends her darkest glare to Leonard who cringes and takes a couple of steps backwards. He pushes his glasses up hiw nose, a nervous gesture she had come to recognise when they had been dating."

"What do you want Leonard?"

Penny sighs, bringing a hand up to rub her forehead tiredly.

"Ummm. Well, you see. Actually it's a funny story really uhhh… you're gonna thinks is funny. I mean he deserved it.. No, I mean…"

"Leonard you had better start explaining, otherwise I am gonna jump to the most likely conclusion and go Junior Rodeo on your skinny little ass."

Penny threatens, feeling sadistic glee build up when the blood drains from his face, sweat breaks out on his brow and he swallows deeply, looking more nervous with each passing second. He glances at her glare before flicking his gaze back towards his apartment and she narrows her eyes further, knowing that he, and the guys, had done something to Sheldon and needed her to deal with him once more.

"Leonard."

Her patience wearing thin, Penny takes an intimidating step forward. Her face flushed with anger and annoyance.

"Ah. Well, you see. He was being his usual self and we just wanted to go out to this new restruant down the road. We researched the health inspections and everything but he refused to come with us but also didn't want us to go…"

He trails off unsurely, glancing up at Penny before reverting his gaze back to the floor.

"What did you do?"

"It wasn't anything bad, we just wanted to see if he would loosen up a little, you know, not be so anal all the time but… it got a bit out of hand…"

"What did you guys do?"

Penny could feel her anxiety and anger rising with each word coming out of Leonard's mouth, fearing the worse or rather fearing that Leonard and their friends had done something which would not only disrupt Sheldon's carefully planned out schedule but also make him almost unbearable for the next few days.

"We may have spiked his diet coke with a little bit of Vodka… but-"

The blond doesn't even let him finishes; she rushes across the hallway and throws open the door to apartment 4A, only to pause in the doorway. Howard and Raj are clutching each other in terror, hiding behind the kitchen counter and staring at what Penny assumed to be a blanket fort, in the middle of the living room floor.

Creeping forward slowly, her movements draw Howard and Rajesh from their shock enough for their eyes to widen even further, their gazes flickering from herself to the fort and back again, their faces paling further and she knows that the man she is looking for has encased himself inside the mound of pillows, blankets and throws. She slowly makes her way towards the mound, before kneeling on the floor in front of what she assumed to be the entrance.

"He won't let you in… No one knows the secret password…"

Howard's voice travels across the room and Penny turns to look at him, her eyes narrowing in anger and disgust at the three men. She notices Howard walking to situate himself behind the counter next to his friends, a safe distance away from Sheldon. Turning back to the fort, Penny lifts her fist a little and knocks on the wooden floor just in front of the fort.

*Knock knock knock*

"Sheldon."

*Knock knock knock*

"Sheldon."

*Knock knock knock*

"Shedlon."

It takes a couple of seconds before a familiar head of sandy blond hair pokes itself from the curtained entrance, his blue eyes widening in surprise and a little delight when he spots who is sitting before his fortress. She returns his smile with a sunny one of her own.

"Hey Sweetie, you wanna come out of there?"

He shakes his head in negative and sends an impressive glare towards the three males on the other side of the room.

"No thank you."

"Alright, would you mind if I come in then? I want to talk to you Sweetie."

She can hear Howard and Raj snickering to one another at her question, but they soon shut up when Sheldon gives a sharp nod of his head and quickly shifts out of the doorway, leaving enough room for her to crawl through as he holds the blanket aside, only releasing it when she is safely inside.

Penny glances around the surprisingly spacious fortress, her eyes widening at the small candles laying around, all covered in glass cases so as to not start a fire, his glow in the dark fish were in another corner casting a lovely golden hue around the place. She finally settle her eyes on Sheldon a soft smile on her face when he is merely looking at her; his gaze affectionate as he brushes a strand of hair from her face.

"What's up, Sweetie? Leonard told me some of what happened."

"Leonard, Howard and Raj thought it would be funny to spike my beverage of diet coke without my consent with Vodka. I only took a sip before I knew that someone had tampered with my drink. They tried to argue that it was a social experiment. That the three of them wanted to know how different people are affected by alcohol, though I argued that it wasn't an experiment if they only had one test subject. One of whom had no idea about said experiment."

Penny reaches out to take hold of his hand, shifting slowly so that her knees are resting gently against his own, her thumb tracing a soft trail against the back of his knuckles.

"Why did they spike your drink, sweetie?"

She can feel her heart clenching in her chest when Sheldon's shoulder's slump, his hand gripping her tightly as he glances down at their knees.

"It is anything can happen Thursday."

Penny nods her head in understanding, knowing that the boys usually used that as an excuse to go out, get drunk and meet women equally, or more, drunk to sleep with. They usually liked to leave Sheldon at home.

"As per their usual ritual, Leonard, Howard and Raj thought to go 'hit the town' as the phrase goes and for some reason, they were insistent that I attend. Naturally, I refused to take part in such frivolous behaviour. I told them that I had no need to attempt to gain the attention of some stranger for the pleasure of coitus. Besides I had plans."

The blonde waitress smiles at her friend, a strange feeling bubbling up in her chest at the endearing look he gives her when he lifts his face, showing her his rare boyish smile.

"They spiked my drink in order for me to 'loosen up' and when I told them that I would not subject myself to the tomfoolery; that I did in fact have plans, unchangeable plans they became insistant about it. I constructed this fortress to keep them at bay before I told them something they have no need to know."

"Oh? And what would you have told them?"

"I wanted to tell them that I had a woman that I would rather not cheat on, someone I hold very dear to me and would never put myself in a situation where I found my defences lowered and vulnerable. That my girlfriend is a wonderful woman and deserves my devotion. That I had plans to spend time with her this evening."

Penny can feel her cheeks heating up when Sheldon leans forward to place a gentle kiss to her forehead, slowly drawing her into his chest when he sees the large smile on her face and the tears streaming down her face. He shakes his head at how emotional Penny could be but is still pleased that he could make her so happy. Feeling her arms wrapping around him response, Sheldon withdraws one arm to reach behind himself.

After letting her lean against him until she managed to get a hold of her emotions, Sheldon slowly and carefully pushes her backwards, his hand still hiding behind his back, shuffling into a more comfortable position, Sheldon reveals a beautiful bouquet of flowers, their pale pinks and whites blending together. Penny can feel her breath catching in her throat as she takes the flowers.

"What do they mean?"

He voice is quiet, awe-filled, her eyes shining with affection and happiness as she smells the flowers in her hands, her gaze never leaving Sheldon's flushed face.

"The Amaryllis are given to a person the giver finds attractive, beautiful but to show that they look beyond their beauty, that they admire their personality. The White Camellia means adoration to the recipient."

"Oh Sheldon, they are so beautiful. Thank you so much."

"You are welcome, my Penny Blossom."

They spend the rest of the evening cuddling together; their arms wrapped tightly around each other as they bask in the soft glow of the goldfish and candle light having completely forgotten about the three men still waiting in the kitchen for the pair to come out.