Chapter 3! So it's a lot shorter this time, because the verse is a lot shorter :L I think i'll do Penny's PoV in this same story, so once I've finished her PoV, I can do a third piece that's about things not yet disclosed :3

So, I tried to make this chapter sad, don't know if I succeeded, but I hope I did! I'm going to put a link to the song here, because it really is just incredible.

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I just want to thank you guys for the incredible reviews, all of you have just been really amazing in your feedback, and it really means so much to me :) I will make sure to take the time to PM all of you that have left a review, just to try and show some of my appreciation!

So without anymore rambling, here is Chapter 3, I will make sure to start uploading Penny's PoV soon, set to the song 'Nothing Else Matters'.

Enjoy!

Added note: I know it said Leonard flatlines, but I cant help but feel sorrow for Leonard, and I cant yet tell you whether or not he makes it, mainly because I can't decide, I really want to turn a depressing story into a happier one, and I REALLY want Leonard to hear those bloody words! :P

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CHAPTER/ VERSE 3

No one but me can save myself, but it's too late

Leonard no longer felt like he had nothing, he had everything, he was a fool. And now, what would he have to show for his life? A wife and a family? No. A Nobel Prize? Or a legacy for his work? No. All he was to have was a gravestone, and one that'd soon be unruly, faded, and forgotten. Life had passed him by, and he'd cowered away, never seizing the day, and living life.

He was King Nothing.

Now I can't think, think why I should even try

He heard the slowing beep rhythmically flowing from the heart rate monitor beside him. When he tried to open his mouth, no words came out. Faint noise wandered into his ears, he heard male voices, and their female counterparts, some sounded soft, one sounded distraught, and one was screaming at him, he couldn't understand why, and he couldn't hear what they were saying, his hearing was muffled. He heard his name. 'Leonard!' he heard the female voice scream. Leonard. Did he even deserve a name? Shame and failure followed him everywhere he went; he wasn't 'Lion-Hearted', nor was he brave; he had taken the coward's way out. Even his name was ridiculing him as he lay dying. With what little strength he had left, he opened his eyes, wide enough to notice her. She fought against Howard and Raj as they held her by the arms, tears flowed freely down her face, and her eyes were red and puffy. Her hair was strewn about like it had been caught in the blast of a leaf blower. Penny looked frail, hopeless, crushed. But she still fought recklessly against her restraints. And it was solely his fault; this was all because of him.

Yesterday seems as though it never existed

Leonard looked right at her as he lay dying. He had always been infatuated by her, not just because of her beauty, but because she was such an intricate soul, there was so much about her that he loved, and even the things she did that drove others up the wall, Leonard found adorable. He remembered the day they had met like it was yesterday, he had been sweating just moments after he had first laid eyes on her, just as he was now. He remembered trying to introduce himself to her, without making a fool of himself, and even though he had, she'd still not been ashamed to sit and eat with him. Leonard found himself thinking about every moment they had spent together; as she worked her way into the group, to the point where Amy and Bernadette had become valued members, too. He suddenly became very angry, at himself, and at the world. If he had never introduced himself, none of this would be happening; the cruel mistress of fate would've given him different cards of fate, but he let a crush remove his better judgement, and now, because of a tiny blunder he'd made, he was going to die, slowly.

They say that your whole life flashes before your eyes as you die. But Leonard knew that it was just the good memories that were laid out in front of you, and every single memory he saw, had Penny in it, he had been given the six happiest years of his life, and now it was his turn to repay fate for its gracious gift to him.

Death greets me warm, now I will just say goodbye

He tried to smile, smile at Penny and let her know it was OK. He didn't know if she had seen, but she had stopped struggling, and instead just raised a hand to her eyes, in a futile attempt to stop the tears. She held her head up and quieter this time, spoke to Leonard. He could feel her hand on his leg as she said, 'Leonard, please, please don't go, we need you, I need you.'

Leonard felt a rush of warmth go through his shivering body, but his heart broke even more. He was never going to hear the words he longed for. Death no longer seemed so terrifying, and although he wasn't ready, he knew it was time. Mustering everything inside of himself, he mouthed three words to Penny. 'I love you.' With that he closed his eyes, and let the raindrops pour from them. He said his goodbye's in his head, and waited for the silence.

His eyes had been closed. He never saw her mutter the words back, now he'd never know.

Goodbye.

Flatline.

And we'll leave it on a cliffhanger! You're welcome! ;P See you all very soon! :D