Howard returned to the little study room that a teacher had allowed them to enter, there Leonard and Ra sat, studying. He sat between them and saw the notes that he had taken, for a second he could swear he saw one of the words say 'sleezbag'.

Leonard noticed Howard's face, he didn't look like normal, and Leonard knew exactly why.

"You okay?" Leonard asked.

Howard didn't reply, instead he grabbed an eraser and started erasing everything he had written on the paper. You're a sleezbag you're a sleezbag you're a sleezbag. You're disgusting!. Things Howard could hear inside his head that were making him go crazy.

Leonard put his hand on Howards shoulder to calm him down. "Buddy, take it easy" he said.

Raj did the same thing, altough it was funny seeing him freak out like that. "It's okay to be angry" Raj told Howard.

"Have you ever been humiliated by a popular girl? Huh!?" Howard asked, with a slight crazy look.

However they both nodded. "Stella Larson" Leonard said, remembering sad moments of eight grade.

"Carla Evans" Raj than said, also remebering painful and embarrassing moments.


Bernadette awoke the next day dreading the fact that she had to go to school. She grabbed her phone and saw three messages from Penny.

"We need to talk!" followed by "Answer me!" and than finally "Fine, ignore me all you want, i thought we were friends".

Bernie decided to ignore her still, she put on her red cardigan and her skirt, her hair was in a plait.

As she walked into the school she noticed Amy waiting outside the restroom that was near the entrance. Bernadette walked over to her.

"Amy?".

Amy turned around, completely unexpecting Bernadette. "Oh.. hi".

"How long have you been waiting here?". Bernadette asked.

"5-10 minutes maybe, i'm not sure".

"Why don't you just use the teachers restroom on the second floor?".

Amy slightly felt awkward. "Oh. I'm not waiting to use the bathroom, i'm waiting on a friend.." Amy said.

Bernadette suddenly felt bad cause she thought that Amy didn't have any friends, but she was also disappointed, she had planned to spend the school day with Amy, and now she looked a tiny bit stupid.

Suddenly the girl in the restroom, or Amy's Friend walked out.

"Finally" Amy said jokingly.

"I'm so sorry Amy, i was on my phone and forgot the time.." her friend said.

"That's okay.." Amy said.

Bernadette felt that it was a little bit suspicious that Amy's friend 'forgot time' and let Amy stand outside waiting for 15 minutes.

"Oh Lily this is Bernadette, Bernadette this is Lily" Amy introduced them.

Bernadette waved at Lily, with a slight feeling that she knew whom Lily was, like they had met before.

Bernadette stood still while Amy and Lily walked away, of course it was Amy walking behind Lily carrying both of their textbooks, reminding Bernadette of when she used to do that for Penny when they were in the sixth grade.

Bernadette stood still on the same spot, waiting for Amy and Lily to be out of sight so it wouldn't seem like she was following them.


Penny and Derek both ditched class and ran out together, while stood in the school parking lot Derek pulled out a pack of cigarettes, he opened the pack and gave Penny a cigarette, as well as taking one for himself.

He lit both cigarettes, inhaled it fast and exhaled in a moment of comfort.

Scott walked out as well, and over to his two best friends. "You're smoking without me man?". He asked Derek.

Derek rolled his eyes jokinglybut then gave Scott one as well. "Now you owe me one" Derek said.

Between the three alot of smoke was being exhaled. "Hey Penny i can't believe Bernie ditched you!".

"She didn't ditch me, she just started talking to some nerd, besides, it was only yesterday, i have a feeling that she'll come back crawling back today" Penny let out the smoke.

"Oh really? What makes you say that?" Scott asked.

"I don't know, i saw her just before class alone".

"You made that assumption just because she was alone?".

Penny rolled her eyes, inhaled the smoke and exhaled it just as quickly before continueing. "I saw Lily with the nerd that Bernadette was hanging out with as well. I guess the nerd dumped Bernadette wich means that she will hang out with is again".

Scott glanced quizzically at Penny. "Why would Lily hang out with a nerd?".

Penny shrugged her shoulders. "I've no idea. Besides this nerd is kind of pretty, except her ugly appereance".

Derek threw away his cigarette and stepped on the cigarette to light it out. "I kinda told Lily to talk to Amy".

"Why?" Penny and Scott asked in unison.

"To make Amy ditch her so she would hang out with us again". Derek said.

"The nerds name is Amy?" Penny whispered to herself.

"That's smart for a brain like yours Derek" Scott joked.


Leonard and Howard left class and seperated from Raj and Sheldon because they had extra math class. On their way there Bernadette surprisingly joined them, only saying 'Hello' when they crossed paths.

"How are you today?" Leonard asked Bernadette.

"I feel great today, considering the fact that i'm gonna go confront Penny".

Leonard and Howard both looked at her. "Aren't you two friends anymore?" Leonard asked.

Bernadette half-smiled. "I'm not friends with her but she's still friends with me..".

"That sounds complicated.." Howard joked.

"Can i sit with you guys during the Extra Math class?. I usually sit with Penny.. but you know..".

"Of course you can" Nice Howard said and smiled.

"Now if i'm correct than she's in the parking lot smoking. She's there with friends for two hours everyday" Bernadette explained.

"They smoke for two hours?". Leonard asked.

"No not in one take obviously.." Bernadette said before continueing. "She told me that she quit smoking but i know that she still smokes".

"She doesn't look like a smoker.." Leonard said.

Bernadette looked at him quizzically. "How would you know?".

"I talked to her yesterday.." Leonard said.

"Was it after.. you-know-what?" Bernadette asked, hinting at when Penny was a jerk to Howard.

Leonard simply nodded.


Bernadette walked out and just as she anticipated, Penny, Derek and Scott were there, smoking. She noticed three cigarettes already on the ground.

"You've started smoking again?" Bernadette asked Penny, surprising her.

"Oh.. Bernadette hi.." Penny stuttered, she had lied to Bernadette about quitting smoking.

Bernadette was silent, trying to figure out what she was gonna say.

Derek walked over to Bernadette. "Do you want one?". He

Bernadette fake smiled. "Oh sure" She grabbed the pack from Derek's grip, looked at the cigarettes in the pack and threw it away.

"That's okay. I have another" Derek said.

Bernadette walked over to Penny, right in front of her, this was probably not the best time to notice how much taller Penny actually was. Bernadette shook the thought of Penny's height to confront her instead.

"Why would you be so horrible?".

"Oh now i'm horrible.. if you want a fight just tell me!" Penny replied.

"No! I mean to Howard. You said he was a sleezbag and that he would never be good enough for me just because he checked me out. What is wrong with you?". Bernadette felt her anger trying to break free, but if that were to happen Bernie would use swearwords and would possibly even hit someone.

"Well because he's a nerd and you know.. weird". Penny replied. "I did you a favour!".

Bernadette raised her eyebrows sarcastically. "Oh.. a favour. Do you call that a favour? No, a favour would be if you didn't talk to Howard at all. You call yourself a bully right, well then why did you talk to Leonard yesterday, isn't he of the group that you hate?".

Penny was so done with Bernadette, but not until she would spit some fire on her. "First of all you ditched me. Me! You're best friend and the one that made you popular! Second of all, i don't even know who Leonard is so don't accuse me of doing anything i didn't do!".

Bernadette wanted to laugh, cry, yell and cry some more. She had a million things to say to Penny, how she is a horrible person, how she is a slut, how she is a liar, how she treats people that aren't popular. But Bernadette didn't. She just walked away.

Derek ran after Bernadette,

"What!" Bernadette yelled when Derek stood in her way.

"Listen, you're so cute when you're angry but just try to get your head out of your ass okay?. Nobody, and i mean nobody, talks to my girlfriend like you just did. If you just want drama then you got it, but don't act like Penny is a horrible person, when she made you popular, if you didn't have her you'd be a loser with no friends!".

Bernadette didn't feel like replying, only punching, she was about to hit him, but before she could Scott grabbed her arm, she turned around and behind her he stood and smirked at her.

Scott stood between Derek and Bernadette, both Penny and Bernadette witnessed something that rarely happens between Scott and Derek, they rarely fought.

"Leave her alone.. okay" Scott said. Despite his rumour of being a jerk, Scott was actually nicer than the others. He wasn't really a bully, the only thing he was ever interested in was Penny. When Derek and Penny became an item Scott felt angry, since Derek knew how much Scott loved her, he had hooked up with her, but somehow Derek got the notion that he was the right boyfriend for Penny.

"If she talks to my girlfriend like that again i'll make sure her life in this school is miserable.

Scott dragged Bernadette away and back into the school.


Sheldon met Amy properly in the hallway when she came over to him.

"Hello" Amy said.

"Good day" Sheldon replied.

Amy introduced herself, "I'm Amy".

"I'm Sheldon" They shook hands.

When their hands touched Amy felt a connection, she looked at his face for a second he was looking straight into her eyes, his blue eyes, his perfect nose, his short brown hair, it was all perfect.

"So.. how are you today?". Amy asked, awkwardly.

"I'm feeling alright" Sheldon said, Amy expected him to ask her back so she could say that her well-being had improved after talking to him, wich she hoped would get him to feel something. To be honest this wasn't her idea, it was Lily's. She had convinced Amy to talk to Sheldon, Lily was very convincing, Lily being convincing made Amy think about a leg tattoo, for some odd reason, maybe it was because she associated Lily with being daring and opposing rules, wich was due to Amy's mothers strict rules about tattoos.

"Well okay.. that's awesome. My name is Amy Farrah Fowler".

"Great to meet you Amy. I'm Sheldon Cooper, B.S, M.S, M.A, Sc.D, and Ph.D" He gave himself his soon-to-be titles.

"Really?" Amy asked, almost believeing Sheldon.

"That's how i plan to introduce myself in the future, after i graduate from college and become a theoretical physicist". Sheldon said.

"That's nice. I'm planning to become something in the field of biology" Amy smiled.

"I'm not very fond of Biology i must admit." Sheldon replied.

Amy's smile disappeared and turned into an emotionless expression.

"Well i like science and that's what's important" Amy smiled.


Scott and Bernadette stopped in the hallway. Bernadette saw Amy and Leonards tall friend pass by but chose to ignore them.

"Okay. Here's the thing. Lily was told by Derek to hang out with Amy so you could come hang out with us".

Bernadette should've known that. "I'm done with you guys. I don't want to pretend that i'm a popular person cause i'm not!".

"Listen, if you want, i can tell Lily to stop hanging out with Amy and tell her that her ex wants to get back together with her" Scott said.

"Why would you lie to your friend, are you still mad at him?". Bernadette asked.

"You know i am!". Scott replied.

"Stop hanging out with him. I know that you're a much better person than both of them".

"I've tried. I'm hanging out with my other friends alot more" Scott said.

"You mean the computer geeks?". Bernadette asked.

"Yeah. I don't give a rats ass if Derek and Penny hate nerds and geeks and whatever, but i don't want them to find out because i'm trying to make Derek look bad".

"Why? So you can comfort Penny and then hopefully be in a relationship with her?".

Scott sarcastically smiled. "No. Because Derek is a douchebag and a sleezbag. He is the real sleezbag. He's hooked up with Cara twice".

Bernadette would be shocked, but she just wasn't. "Alright. I won't tell them".

Before Scott left Bernadette hugged him. "You're a good friend Scotty" He hugged her really tight. What rushed trough Bernie's mind was how much of a good person Scott was, even though he had bullied people before, but he has gotten over that.

"Of course" Scott smiled.