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Summary: If it's meant to be. [ Pilot Episode ]
Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters.
They were together for five years, until that fateful day. The day they lost each other, the day they were thrown out of each other's lives. The day that everything changed.
They only saw each other almost ten years later, and they didn't even recognized one another. Her hair was shorter, it was no longer that long, blonde hair that he used to braid. He was different too, maybe it was his attitude, maybe his hair? Either way, after a decade apart, they took more than a couple of moments to recognize each other, and once they did, they were both surprised. Sheldon just looked from one to the other, weirded out about the moment.
But the other two were just staring at each other, surprised, happy, and slightly sad that it took them so long to see each other again. Penny was the first to take a step forward, and her arms went around Leonard immediately, and he clearly relaxed in her arms, just like she did.
They stood there for a long time, in their little world, while Sheldon stood in front of the door. When they took a step back and looked at each other, the only thing they did was smile before Sheldon interrupted them.
"Excuse me, but we were going to have lunch. Leonard, come on."
Leonard looked back to Sheldon, and then back at Penny. "Want to join us?"
"No! We can't. We only have food for two people."
"It's okay, Sheldon. Penny and I can share. Right?"
She nodded and closed the door, and with that movement, she entered her former love's life once again. It didn't take long for them to bond like they used to once again, and their love was quick to come back, as if it ever had left.
And fifteen years later, instead of meeting again, they had a family, friends and a happy life. Just like they had talked about thirty years ago, before Leonard left for college and life changed. But if it's meant to be, it's meant to be. And in their case, it was meant to be.
The End
This story changes the pilot episode a little bit. In this chapter, Penny and Leonard are the same age and were together in school. They dated as teens and then Leonard went to college. That's the background. In case someone didn't understand!