It was Saturday morning, and Sheldon planned on playing paintball with the guys. He thought it would be a huge disadvantage now that he is in Penny's body. Sheldon doesn't have the long limbs capable of running great distances quickly. With him being in her body, it would be difficult when holding the heavy equipment. But he knew there were some advantages. Penny's body would allow him to crouch and hide behind small bushes, and maybe use Penny's looks to distract the males before shooting them.

When Penny and Sheldon revealed to the rest of the gang their unlikely situation in detail on Friday night, they honestly thought Sheldon was going to say 'bazinga' at the end. It never came, and they were forced to accept the reality.

At least Leonard and Howard won't try anything with Penny, knowing that it's Sheldon inside her body.

Saturday rolled around the corner, and both were still stumped on how to reverse the effect.

When the fortune come true, then you go back. You find the answer in each other.

Penny hoped that an epiphany will come to her or Sheldon soon. She hated being in Sheldon's body. He would often regulate the way she was cleaning his body, stating that he doesn't want to come back to a dirty and germ-covered body. Penny helped Sheldon trim her body's finger nails, even painting nail polish on them, which Sheldon tried to talk her out of. The smell nauseated him, and he had to wear a face mask during the process.

Sheldon had to let Penny use his toothbrush, and even though it was for his teeth, he was still reluctant on letting her use it.

In addition to all of that, he still believed that Penny doesn't have the ability to clean the way he would usually do.

Sheldon would compel Penny to put on his usual two-layered shirts and chinos, and if she followed, he would allow her to choose his attire for the day.

Another thing was food. Sheldon made Penny eat Big Bran for breakfast, stating that his digestive system desperately needed the high fiber. He had also given her his bowel movement schedule, to which Penny did not follow as he expected.

As an incentive for when Penny complies with what he orders her to do, he allowed her to give him her preferences in how to groom her body and what to eat. Penny wasn't so sure about Sheldon and his willingness to wash her naked body, but was surprised when he actually did.

She'll never forget Sheldon's face when he came out of the bathroom after his first cleaning of her body.

Last night, Penny had asked Sheldon if she could sit in his spot since she's in his body. Sheldon rejected her proposal, saying that either he was in his body or another's, his spot will always be his spot. Penny sulked, and sat on the middle of the couch.

Sheldon sitting on his spot was the only normal thing he has done ever since switching bodies with Penny.

"You ready, Pen- I mean Sheldon?" Leonard corrected himself.

Sheldon nodded, and picked up his paintball gear on his desk. "Ready."

Penny walked into the room with her laptop in hand. "What's the WiFi password?"

"It's 'pennyyoualreadyhavemybodygetyourownwifi.' No spaces," Leonard said.

"Thank you. Now I can get some shopping done."

Sheldon had a glimpse on what Penny was browsing. "Penny!"

She turned around. "Yeah?"

"Why are you purchasing men's clothing?"

"Because I don't feel like wearing your usual clothes, Sheldon. I want something that's... well, Penny."

"But I don't want to wear a leather jacket and jeans," Sheldon said, pointing at her online shopping cart.

"Relax. You're not really wearing it. Plus, I want to see how you look like in this shirt."

Penny put up a picture of a nice blue polo for Sheldon to see.

"And after we change back, you can have it!"

Sheldon gave her a small smile. "Okay. But please clothe my body with an appropriate set of wardrobe. I will definitely not appreciate it when I see myself in a wife-beater and ripped jeans."

She smirked. "You're only giving me ideas, Shelly."

Penny was sitting on the couch watching The Devil Wears Prada when the phone beside her began to ring. She placed her bowl of cereal down on the coffee table before picking up the phone.

"Penny...'s apartment." She corrected, and reminded herself to watch out for that.

"May I speak to Penny, please?" A woman on the other line asked.

"Who is this?" Penny realized she didn't check the caller I.D.

"Amelia, her agent," she answered.

Penny quickly put the movie on mute, knowing that it's probably news about an audition she took or an upcoming one. "Penny's umm sick. She lost her voice and she can't speak at the moment. This is her friend, Sheldon. Do you have a message to pass along for her? She hopes its good news."

"Sadly, no call-backs yet. I just wanted to call her up and remind her of the audition scheduled on Monday afternoon. She's been looking forward to it for weeks now and I hope she gets her voice back before the day," Amelia said.

Penny totally forgot about the audition. Ever since she learned about it, she had been preparing for it weeks prior. She even signed up for extra acting classes that she knew she couldn't afford due to a tight budget. She was confident that she was well-prepared for this audition and she had the role she wanted in the bag already.

What was stopping her so unexpectedly? Body switching with Sheldon.

Not only did she suffer a mental breakdown yesterday, now her big break was slipping away from her reach. This had to be the worst thing that ever happened to Penny.

Amelia gave her a message to wish Penny a fast and full recovery, without knowing she already did and it was totally unnecessary.

Once she hanged the phone up, Penny screamed in frustration through one of the throw pillows on the couch.

This can't be happening right now.

Screaming didn't help, so Penny did what she did best.

Drink.

She made her way to the kitchen and pulled out an unopened bottle of peppermint schnapps from the cupboards as well as a tall glass to pour herself a drink. Penny knew she was going to regret it later, but she needed something to calm her nerves.

With a glass of peppermint schnapps (gosh, Penny enjoyed saying that word too much) in her hand, Penny fell back down on the couch and stared at the movie still playing silently in the background. With each sip of the schnapps, all her newly developed problems seemed to fly out of her head. Sure new ones such as migraines and vomiting, but at least she wouldn't have to think about being stuck in Sheldon's body.

Damn, I'm in Sheldon's body, Penny realized two glasses too late that it was Sheldon's body receiving the alcohol and not hers.

Just when she hoped Sheldon would come home a little later after she's sober, he began knocking on her door.

Penny didn't bother hiding the bottle and the glass.

Sheldon knows whenever she's been drinking.

The door swung open and Penny looked down to see Sheldon. It was funny for her that she was taller now. "Yes?"

Sheldon examined her face for a second before peeking through her apartment and spotting the bottle of liquor.

"Penny..." The way he said her name reminded her of the day Sheldon helped her with the Penny Blossom business.

"What is it, Sheldon?"

"You've been drinking alcohol," Sheldon stated.

"Thanks, I didn't know," she didn't deny it.

"May I come in?"

Penny gave him room to step inside and he immediately picked up the bottle and poured its contents down the sink. Penny stared in shock as she watches him dispose of the bottle. He gripped on the kitchen counter with his back towards her. "Why would you drink?"

"I'm sorry. I forgot it's not my body and I don't have the right to just drink."

He turned around. "Why are you drinking?"

Penny sighed. "I'm not taking this situation too well. I have an audition on Monday and with still don't know to reverse this. The audition is something I've been preparing myself for a good amount of time and I'm gonna lose this chance." She began to tear up and Sheldon had no clue what to do.

"Penny, I don't like seeing myself cry."

"Gee, you really know what to say to lighten my spirits," Penny said, wiping a single tear away.

"Sarcasm?"

She shot him a look. "You think?"

"Penny, you know how I'm not adept at picking up sarcasm."

"I know. I'm sorry."

Sheldon gestured Penny to sit down on the couch, which she did and he followed. "I see how important this is to you."

"My audition?"

"Your career."

Penny shrugged. "It's what I've wanted ever since I was a little girl."

"Drinking doesn't solve everything."

"It numbs the pain."

Sheldon cocked his head to the right. "What pain is that?"

"Defeat."

"But Penny, you haven't even tried yet," Sheldon informed her.

"I have a feeling we won't be back in our right bodies by Monday, and blowing off that audition is going to hurt my career. The role I wanted is for a new show. It's one of the lead roles, and I'm gonna miss my opportunity."

Penny buried her face with her hands after revealing how upset she was to Sheldon. "I am a failure! You were right about what you said back at the restaurant!"

"You're not a failure, Penny."

"You said that you pointed those things out so I could be aware. I'm still not over that Sheldon. What you said hurt me so much and you don't seem to understand that it's plain wrong to point out people's flaws."

Sheldon sighed. What he had said had caused Penny's despair, and if his mother was here witnessing this, she would have berated him.

Penny was quiet, and Sheldon was uncomfortable of the silence.

Instead of going back into his apartment, Sheldon wrapped one arm around Penny's left shoulder and brought the other to her right, softly patting it reassuringly.

He knew he was going to regret the next few words out of his mouth, but he had to make it up to Penny.

"I'll do the audition for you."

A/N:

It may be a tad bit OOC for Sheldon, but I mean why not?