I'm very thankful for all the reviews! You really do give me nice advice on my story. I'm glad I got Lucy down, I wasn't really sure of her character yet because I've only seen her in two episodes, yet I already love her. The sign (%) is suppose to be that neutron image that pops up when the scene changes. Anyway here's more
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Chapter 3. Unpleasant Claustrophobic Company
" Oh no," Sheldon eyes expanded as he looked up at the sky. " Please someone inform me that I'm having one of the most whimsical bizarre nightmares right now!" Sheldon began to move back. " In which case someone better wake me now!"
" Calm down Sheldon," Leonard sighed, preparing himself for a night long of Sheldon's constantly bitter complaining.
" You sir have no right to tell me to calm down! You out of all people who hadn't even bother checking the possible weather hazards!" Sheldon snapped at him.
" I DID! It said mostly sunny skies with 5 percent chance of rain!" Leonard snapped back at him.
" Well, Who knows what lunatic false meteorologist your getting your weather from but those clouds obviously show otherwise. Your weatherman deceived you Leonard," Sheldon muttered in return.
" Was that thunder?" Bernadette questioned the rest of the group while Leonard and Sheldon did their usual argument.
" It could've been a truck….-," Howard murmured, helplessly.
" That wasn't no truck-," Penny argued. " I've seen those clouds before and it's about to-," before she could finish it began raining.
" Oh! This is just great! Hope your happy now Leonard!" Sheldon yelled as the rain began pouring down on them.
" Why I'm perfectly happy-," Leonard sarcastically mumbled back. " Because being stranded in the middle of nowhere with you while it's raining is a completely pleasant experience!"
" All right, All right everyone calm down! We need to get the hell out of this rain," Penny intervened.
" Indeed, we don't want to catch pneumonia," Amy agreed.
" Over there! There's a small opening over there," Howard pointed to what seemed like a cave, but instead was just four boulder slanted towards each other just merely leaving a crevice big enough for all of them to fit.
" We're not all possibly going to fit in there," Sheldon argued, taking one good glance at the crevice and knowing that it probably would only accommodate 2 people at the most.
" Who cares! It's a dry place I'm going," Penny burst into a run towards it, everyone following after her. The small crevice had just merely got all of them in. Sheldon breathing started to get uneasy. This was way too close to his boundaries. He could almost feel Amy breathing from the side, and Penny and Leonard shoulders on the other side. Sheldon cringed, just thinking of the multiple bacteria spreading through the vast unseen particles between them. He hated being this close to people. Even people he knew. His breathing came uneasy when all of them tried to arrange themselves in a more comfortable position. Now he felt more than one breath and that was seriously bothering him now. He felt trapped, cornered, by surrounding villainous bacteria. It's almost as if he could see it, the bacteria mocking him. Sheldon moved back against the boulder. He was definitely hyperventilating now.
" Sheldon are you okay?" Bernadette shot him a concerned look.
Sheldon didn't respond, instead he kept on hyperventilating. He looked uneasy, frightened, and his shoulders were shaking too rapidly.
" Sheldon?" Amy placed a hand on his shoulder.
He quickly snatched her hand away from him. " Don't touch me," he suddenly snapped. It was only until then that he realized he had snapped at Amy.
Amy frowned, but the look of hurt was evident.
" Sheldon! What's wrong with you! Amy was just trying to help you-," Penny eyes narrowed accusingly at him.
" I know I'm-," Sheldon shook his head, saying sorry what not something he liked because it meant that he had been wrong and now he had to apologize. He wanted to say sorry to Amy, but saying it in front of everyone was against his moral code. " There's just too many multiple dirty germs spreading around!"
" Maybe we should try to give Sheldon some more space," Bernadette suggested.
" There's never enough space to satisfy Sheldon," Howard mumbled back.
" We could sit," Bernadette crouched down, this was one of the moment where she was thankful for being smaller than the rest of the group. She folded herself neatly into the ground. Penny, Leonard, and Amy all did the same until the only one standing was Sheldon.
" Better?" Bernadette asked him.
" A bit," Sheldon sighed in relief.
" You know driving in the car for another 8 hours seems like a good idea just now," Penny murmured while she attempted to comb her hair with her fingers.
" I do see a bright side to this," Howard said, wrapping her arms around Bernadette.
" What's that?" Bernadette asked while Penny along with everyone else questioned his sanity.
" I don't care where I'm lost, as long as I'm with my wife I'll be fine," Howard grinned at Bernadette.
"Aww, Howie, that was adorable, come here-," Bernadette pulled him into a kiss.
" That was pretty smooth," Leonard mentioned, wondering why he hadn't thought of saying something like that to Penny before.
" Well…it's really not that bad," Penny agreed, putting Leonard's arm around her. " I've had worse nights," she whispered over to him with a slight smile before she closed her eyes.
Leonard smiled, more because of what Penny did than what she said.
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Raj attempted all sort of communication, from sign language (which he had learned from Howard after he got that deaf girlfriend) to trying to do some sort of game where Lucy had to guess what he was trying to say. Unfortunately Lucy still wasn't getting the memo. She just shrugged helplessly.
" I'm sorry," she apologized after Raj gave up trying to communicate at all. " This is all my fault."
If only the stupid cell phone would work, Raj grumbled to himself as he pulled his cell phone out. Wait a minute, he suddenly got an idea. He began pressing numbers into his cell phone. Once he was done he tossed the cell phone up to Lucy. She caught it and began reading the message.
It's not your fault
-Raj
Lucy quickly typed back, tossing the phone back.
Yes it is! I- I shouldn't have run away it's just being in an area like this is scary! I've never been outside Pasadena. Being so far away from home sends me on deep edge. :S. - Lucy
Raj nodded, typing back
Nevada isn't too far from California. I come from India that's a whole 2 continents away! - Raj
Lucy arched an eyebrow at him.
You're right…THAT'S WAY MORE FRIGHTENING! - Lucy
Remember when you told me you were going to try more frightening things now? How about you jump from the tree? I promised to catch you. I wouldn't let you fall ( Wink)- Raj
Lucy frowned, looking from Raj to the ground. She hesitated for the longest time, but finally she agreed with a slight nod.
"All right. I'll do it!….,"
Raj spread his arm ready to catch her, he encouraged her with a smile and a nod of his head. Followed by several nods when she wouldn't jump down.
Lucy bit her lip, she hesitated awhile longer. She almost look like she wasn't about to jump. Raj just stood there with his arms spread waiting…and waiting…and waiting….-
She finally does come down. Raj had imagined the jump more like a romantic shift, like when a princess falls to her much awaited prince arms, but the fall came out the contrary. Lucy screamed the whole way down , she was practically slammed into Raj. The impact had made Raj fall down as well.. Raj groaned, his back felt like it had hit a brick wall while being run over by a caribou. When he glanced up he realized Lucy had her eyes closed and was clutching, no clawing on to Raj. The pain he felt from his back instantly became less hurtful.
Lucy opened her eyes slowly. Her eyes then locked with Raj. A moment later she scrambled up abruptly.
" Ah sorry-," she apologized flustered. She stepped back. A crack echoed after. Just below her foot laid Raj phone now broken, followed soon by the sound of thunder.
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Sheldon was getting tired of standing. He began to crouch down slightly without touching the full ground. He still wasn't pleased with the closeness of everyone, but he felt slightly better now that there was a bit more space between them. He doubted the situation would get any better. Unless perhaps someone would casually pass by, give them suitable shelter, and a full ride either back to Pasadena or Denver. All the signs indicated the contrary. He slightly turned his head over to Amy. Amy was staring towards the rain, it was obvious to him that somehow he had upset Amy. Sheldon hoped that she would get over her anger in a couple more hours like she always did. He was getting used to upsetting Amy by now. What he wasn't used to is that darn thing with his cardiac system that would malfunction more when Amy was upset. Sheldon decided that he seriously needed to check in with a doctor about that. We can't have the world greatest physicist having a peculiar irregularity. Attempting to derive his attention from Amy he looked somewhere else. Howard and Bernadette were giving each other unhygienic mouth to mouth contact, something that utterly disgusted him when he watched anyone do it. Unable to contain the horrific image, he turned to Penny and Leonard. He frowned once again. Penny was leaning towards Leonard, her head in his shoulder. While Leonard awkward wrapped his arms around her, a light shade of red appeared in his cheeks, along with a cheeky smile that reminded him of a love struck idiot in some horrible romantic comedies. It was at that moment staring between Leonard, Penny, Bernadette, and Howard that he began feeling a sense of anger. How was it possible that they were enjoying all of this, how on earth where they so happy about this. Shaking his head, he suddenly stood up abruptly.
" How can any of you be enjoying this? There's plenty of evidence that supports the most contrary attitude to how you are all acting," Sheldon snapped, looking at everyone else in the eye. " Instead here you are, kissing, hugging each other? What is this?"
Leonard groaned. " What do you expect us to do? Run around in circle and yell help for the next couple of hours, to see if-and that is only if- a helicopter decided to pass by while it's raining?"
" If it's necessary than yes! Leonard we aren't prepared for this type of situations! Since in fact it was your fault for not checking the weather correctly! All I have in my emergency kit are what can sustain me, alone for a couple of days,"
" Relax Sheldon, we can worry about this tomorrow. Right now I think it's better if we all get some sleep-," Leonard sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.
" Leonard right Sheldon, it's not like we're exactly stranded, stranded. People pass through the road multiple times during the days. We can just hitchhike," Penny suggested.
Sheldon gawked at her. " Hitchhike? Hitchhike! Are you out of your mind! We don't know who those people are. They could be serial killers for as much as we know. No. We have to do something now. Our survival depends on it," Sheldon quickly comes to a source of action. " We can attempt to send a variety of SOS signals..,"
" Sheldon we are not about to go out in this rain forming SOS signals out of anything we can find," Howard protested. " Why can't just take a little siesta."
" Do you listen to yourself Howard! Taking a siesta anywhere beside a bed is illicit,"
" Sheldon we are staying here and that's final!" Leonard exasperatedly groaned.
" If you all think that I will be comfortable spending the next couple of hours crammed into this horrid place of burden then you're all highly mistaken,"
" No, we think that you staying anywhere that doesn't please you will be highly uncomfortable to you," Leonard corrected.
" I propose we stop this shenanigans and head out to find someone or something that may be useful for our survival," Sheldon asserted.
" You're welcome to leave," Leonard pointed to the opening of the cave.
" Fine. I will- the rest of you can enjoy your little happy-doodle time. While I attempt to get rescued from this place-," Sheldon walked out abruptly.
" I bet 10 dollars he's going to be back in 10 minutes," Penny murmured as he watched him leave.
" Nah, I give him 5 minutes," Howard replied.
Amy stood up. " I'm going to go after him," she proclaimed, hurriedly going after him.
" I do hope we get out of this situation fast- Sheldon on survival mode really sucks," Penny murmured, once again leaning towards Leonard.
" I just hope Raj and Lucy are okay," Bernadette replied as the rain continued pouring outside.
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" You decided to join me?" Sheldon asked, surprised when he saw Amy emerge behind him, right after almost getting scared by a sudden moving appearance.
Amy gave him a look, before turning away.
Still angry, Sheldon concluded as they continued to walk.
" Where exactly are we walking to?" Amy asked, her tone still depicting her anger.
" I recall informing you that I left my emergency kit at the car," Sheldon responded, awkwardly keeping his distance from Amy.
Amy simply nodded, before deciding to ignore Sheldon once again. Sheldon knew better than to mess with Amy when she was mad though. She was scary.
" Sheldon I need to ask you something," Amy turned around abruptly right in front of him.
" I hope it's about the making this situation less dreadful,"
The look Amy gave him made him completely stop the next couple of comments from pouring out of his mouth.
" Sheldon! Back there with Bernadette, Howard, Penny, and Leonard is what I wanted to have with you! But of course I am an idiot for even thinking that the mere thought of us being stranded together would be romantic! Why…?" Amy voice lowered at the last word.
" Why what?" Sheldon bemusedly looked at her. That syntax had been completely wrong.
" Why can't you physically return what I want? I've been your girlfriend for a long time now! Why can't you just return at least some of what I need! Am I not desirable to you? You never even told me if you love me. Do you love me Sheldon?!" she yelled suddenly.
Sheldon opened his mouth slightly , taken aback by her sudden question. For once in his life he wasn't sure what to reply to her.
" How can you love me when you never even kissed me? Coitus definitely seems like a never ending delusion. What more can I do…," her voice finally broke as she glanced down.
.(ba-bump) Something resonated in his chest. Odd, Sheldon thought to himself, but the feeling only got stronger. Something inside him felt guilty….sad. compassion…- As soon as he realized what he was feeling he was frightened.
" We need to get out of this rain," Sheldon quickly adverted the conversation, he didn't trust his feeling at the moment. He didn't know exactly what they meant. Or perhaps he was more terrified of what those feelings could make him do.
" Is that all you can say?" Amy frowned, completely disappointment.
Sheldon sidestepped her, rushing towards the car. He expected the guilty poisonous feeling to leave, but it wouldn't it just got stronger.
" Sheldon, perhaps you would like to slow down," Amy quickly rushed after him.
Sheldon continued, his mind else where.
Do you love me Sheldon
Why can't you return what I want?
Am I not desirable to you…?
What more can I do…
Her words were cutting into him. A monster inside him was whispering that he should've told her something, should've said how fond he was of her. How he couldn't possible grasp the idea of Amy being with any other men. He should've told her about the rumor-maybe that would've helped her emotions. He should've told her that she was special-
" Sheldon!" Amy called.
Way too late. Sheldon stumbled over, a branch swapping him in the forehead while it brought him down. He had been so distracted thinking, he hadn't paid attention to the branch.
" Are you all right?" Amy hovered over, bending down she reached for him.
" The Universe completely loathes me today," Sheldon groaned sitting up.
Amy checked over the bump in his head, leaning closer. As soon as she did Sheldon stiffen. Not only was Amy way too close, she was leaning in on an angle where Sheldon was exposed to the upper part of her bra.
"Gyaaaaah," Sheldon stood up abruptly, the monster of a feeling turning into a bigger monster when he saw Amy this close. He was almost exposed to her feminine areas. His cheeks colored instantly.
Amy stood up confused.
Sheldon eyes almost reluctantly still glance at the upper part of her chest. Something growled inside him. A virus! That's what this was. Something crawling inside him making him want things he wasn't ready for.
" There's Leonard's car-," Amy suddenly pointed.
Sheldon quickly hurried towards the car. He must be sick, he concluded. Never before had he felt such a strong sensation by looking at Amy upper chest. Not even when she was sick. Amy sat next to him. Her leg pressing on the side. The virus was getting stronger… Sheldon glanced away. Insanity, he thought to himself as he sat quietly with Amy, not bothering to tell her anything anymore afraid that he might sputter something incoherent and ridiculous. Amy leaned back on the seat, with a sigh. They were both wet. Not a smart choice, it's a better idea to get into dry clothes. The sudden thought send him at edge as he glanced over at Amy. A raindrop fell from her chin, Sheldon followed it as it went down her neck. Then lower to her chest…- The monster, the virus, the godforsaken feeling overpowered him again. In the next moment he was inches from her face.
" Amy," he said it, merely as a whisper.
Amy eyes expanded twice the size he would've never thought possible. His eyes locked to her lips, the virus came alive, roaring, pounding demanding contact. He leaned in-
WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL PHYSICIST AM I DOING?
A reasonable thought finally came to him merely millimeters from her lips. He pulled apart. It was at that moment that he realized he's sick. He wouldn't be doing this things if he was thinking logical.
" Sheldon?" Amy frowned, looking at him closer. She placed a hand on his forehead. " Sheldon! You have a very elevated fever,"
I knew it…- was Sheldon last thought before he passed out right there with Amy.
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" R-Rain….Rain frightens me too," Lucy said, keeping her hands locked tightly on Raj, so tightly that Raj was sure that he had bruises now marked into his brown skin.
Raj nodded, unable to respond thanks to his broken phone.
" This is like a movie…the worst kind," Lucy was shaking, everything about this was frightening her. " Only worse because I never got to the end of scary movies."
Raj miserably sighed, he wanted to reassure her that it'll be all right as soon as he found the rest of the gang, but he couldn't utter a word. He placed an arm around her, hoping that that would reassure her a bit more, without saying a word. Lucy smiled slightly, but she was still shaking under his arms.
" Uh…R-R-aj what is that?" Lucy pointed across where a pair of glowing eyes stared back.
Without even thinking Raj sputter out " Rrrun," a barely audible sound, but Lucy understood as they both burst into a run.
~~ I'm not sure how this chapter turned out because I was half doing my hw for AP Lang and studying for APES, that's the reason why this chapter along with all my other stories are taking forever to update. I'm very sorry about that. But I really need to pass these test. Hopefully I can write the next chapter to this on saturday. I will personally thank all of the reviewers as well so please review. Until next time which might be a year from now...BAZINGA! :) TAKE CARE
