A/N: Hey guys, wow it's been a long time since I have written anything! So this is my first Big Bang Theory story so please go easy on me if I make the characters OOC. Anyways, read on my fellow readers, read on!
Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj and I all sat in apartment 4A living room eating Thai food. Sheldon sat in his usual spot with perfect posture while Leonard, Howard, and Raj all sat crouched like a group of orangutans, though I was no different, I would even dare say worse. I could tell by the fact that Sheldon had been glaring at my dirty feet on the table for the past ten minutes. Al of the sudden, Howard, seeming to read my mind, started laughing. We all turned and raised our eyebrows at him, encouraging him to explain.
"Sheldon I worry sometimes. Penny has been sitting there with her top half rolled up and a nice amount of cleavage showing," here he waggled his eyebrows at me, I shivered in disgust somewhere deep inside, "and you don't even spare a glance because her feet are on the table. I know you're supposed to be Mr. Homo Novus but I mean come on, every guy cant refuse to even glance at that beautiful display, even if only once." He finished with a look of disbelief.
Sheldon had a mixture of confusion and displeasure plastered on his contorted face. "Howard, I have always been this way, I fail to understand why this baffles you." Howard scoffed and continued, "But even you must have some sort of libido in you, its not normal to not have attractions towards women, or men, or both for God's sake."
This quickly turned into a heated argument that I tuned out. I only paid attention to Sheldon's facial expressions every now and them. Once it was disgust, them confusion, shocked, and finally angry. Curiosity got the better of me and I tuned back in to what Howard was saying. "You couldn't get a girl Sheldon; you're just not manly enough." To this Sheldon seemed truly pissed off, which puzzled me, he has been questioned of his sexuality a number of times, and never has he reacted like this.
"Excuse me." He stated. "You heard me. You're. Not. Manly. Enough." Howard's eyes begged Sheldon to challenge him.
"How so?" Sheldon asked. "Oh Hallelujah Jesus, thank you for asking. Well for starters, you wear superhero t-shirts every day for God's sake, and your stupid plaid pants that you continuously wear is just the right combination for 'Cockblockination'; you're an obnoxious eater, you can't even drive and chicks wouldn't even date you back in high school if you didn't have a car! A spider scares you into your room for hours and you don't even like boobs! What the hell! I practically consider you a girl." Howard sat back in exhaustion from yelling and waited for the lecture that was soon to follow, but it never came. Instead, I watched as Sheldon slowly got up and walked into his bedroom, closing the door softly. I turned to look at Howard in disgust and disappointment; he looked at me with a mix of arousal and tiredness. "That was extremely mean Howard, you practically cried when I called you disgusting; how do you think Sheldon feels?"
"Oh he'll get over it, he's practically a robot!" He got up and stormed out of the room without another word. I considered talking to Sheldon but decided to dismiss it and let him be alone. Raj left soon after to make sure Howard didn't get pepper sprayed by some passing girls, and I was alone with Leonard.
I can't even explain in words how awkward I was, I could literally feel in creeping around me like smoke from burning macaroni and cheese. He, however, seemed to be enjoying every minute of, "Leonard and Penny Alone Time". After about twenty minutes of failed advances, I left.
The next morning, I was out of milk and ran over to 4A to grab some before Leonard woke up. Usually Sheldon would be up by now, but his conversations didn't last long and for that, I was grateful. I dashed over in my robe, white tank top and Hello Kitty shorts and was met with a surprisingly empty apartment. I glanced at the clock, Sheldon was usually up by now. I tip-toed to his room and was surprised to find his door slightly open. I peeked in and a Sheldon-less room. I pulled away from the door in confusion before shrugging my shoulders and grabbing the milk. He must have gone in early to work or something.
Later I texted him to see if he was alright and I received no reply. I was starting to worry and wanted to check on him but my shift didn't end for another two hours. I dragged myself through the two hours and by the end I was kissing the ground of the apartment complex when I arrived home. After being puked on by a 3 year old and having to deal with four, very drunk 50 year old men I was desperate for rest. When on our floor I went into 4A hoping to see Sheldon writing on his whiteboard or lecturing someone, instead I found Leonard, Howard, and Raj watching a movie and no Sheldon.
"Hey guys, where's Sheldon." All three of them shared a look before shrugging. Leonard spoke up. "He wasn't at work today and he still isn't home." I sighed. "Oh. Do you think he's okay?" Raj looked unsure while Leonard brushed me worry off with a wave of his hand. "Of course, he's a trooper." I nodded warily and went back into my apartment for that rest, but I soon found myself sick with worry when I didn't hear Sheldon coming up the steps. I would glance out the peep hole continuously to see if he had come home.
By 9 I had curled myself into a ball thinking about Sheldon. It wasn't the same without him there, I had seen him every day for the past two years and it was bothersome not to hear his three knocks on my door. I always did enjoy seeing him after a long day, just him. His smile and his blue eyes; his soft look that he seemed to save for only when it was just the two of us. The way his hair seemed to stand up after he took a shower and the smirk he got when he won. It made him just so handsome sometimes. Whoa. What the Hell was that? I shook my head to confirm what I had just bee thinking. No, Sheldon was an obnoxious, annoying, overbearing, judgmental, caring, sweet, gentle, kind, amazing- No! Penny stop it. I scolded myself. What on earth was happening to me? I considered the probability that I was hopefully drunk when it occurred to me that I had only drunk a glass of water this evening. I sighed and thought of the obvious but most painful answer. Am I attracted to Sheldon? I tilted my head in thought. Okay, I'll make a list of the things I like and don't like about Sheldon. Pros: He's nice, sweet, honest, caring, neat, hardworking, handsome, tall, and funny. Cons: He is brutally honest, overbearing, childish, wimpy, and overly sensitive. Well, the pros outweigh the cons. And quite frankly, I could live with the cons. Well, I guess that settles it. I like Sheldon Cooper.
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