Amy woke to Sheldon shaking her shoulder. "Amy, wake up. We have a lot to do today," Sheldon told her. He was already showered and dressed. Amy just groaned and turned over to go back to sleep.

"Go without me," she told him.

"Don't be ridiculous, Amy," Sheldon said and opened the curtains to fill the room with light.

Amy pulled the blanket over her head to block out the light. "Nope," Sheldon said and pulled the blanket off of her. "We have to have breakfast and register before we can even start our day. You have to get up now."

Blinking up at Sheldon in the light, Amy finally put her feet on the floor. Sheldon set the blanket back down and started going back about his business. He looked like he was texting someone.

Amy went into the bathroom to get ready for the day, and returned quickly. Sheldon was still exactly where he'd been when she left. "Aren't you going to get dressed?" Amy asked.

"I am dressed," Sheldon said.

"Aren't you wearing a costume?"

"Today we're wearing street clothes. Didn't you look at your itinerary at all?"

"I knew I was wearing my regular clothes, but I thought you would be wearing a costume. Don't you do that everyday when you are here?"

"Normally, but I didn't want to wear one if you weren't. Are you ready to go?"

Amy grabbed her bag and nodded. They left to go have breakfast downstairs with everyone else. When they got in the elevator, Sheldon said, "I think that it would be best to continue sharing that room. You don't seem to want to wake up easily in the morning and will need assistance in that regard. Also, I think it would be easier to keep all of the costumes and things together. Would that be agreeable to you?"

"Yes. That will be fine," Amy told him. She wondered how long he had been thinking about that one.

Raj and Stuart were the only ones down there when Sheldon and Amy arrived. They were quietly chatting and also dressed normally. Though, as Amy looked around, many of the other patrons of the hotel were not. This was going to be an interesting few days, she thought as she looked at an adult man dressed as a cartoon dog.

"What are you guys excited about today?" Amy asked. She was no anthropologist, but she found this subculture fascinating. Plus, she'd mostly only heard Sheldon talk about ComicCon up to the point. While she was listening to Raj and Stuart explain their day, Sheldon brought her a plate of food.

They ate their breakfast and waited. Everyone else showed up a few minutes later, including Penny who was wearing sunglasses and a grumpy face. Once they finished their breakfast, Sheldon jumped up and was ready to go. It might have been the cutest thing that Amy had ever seen. Sheldon looked like a little boy ready to open his presents on Christmas morning. The man who was generally very control was swinging his arms back and forth while he waited and had a bounce in his step when he walked.

Somehow, Sheldon was still excited when they got to the convention center and saw the line to register. It looked like it was about a mile long, and everyone else groaned when they got in the back of it. It was a stunning turn of events that Sheldon was the only one not complaining about something. Still, the line moved fast enough and they were all at the front before they had to wait too long.

Once they had their badges, Amy followed Sheldon away from the line. She knew they were starting out at a panel about a movie Amy had never heard of. She was sticking with Sheldon all day because Amy's The Fault in Our Stars panel and Bernadette's New Girl panel weren't until the next day and Penny's Teen Wolf panel wasn't until Saturday.

It wasn't going to be all bad. Amy was starting to pick up Sheldon's excitement again. He led her to the hall where they were going first and they found another line. They stepped into it. It was just her and Sheldon for most of the day. Amy had always assumed that the guys spent the whole weekend together, but it seemed that they had different interests after all.

"Do you just wait in line most of the weekend?" Amy asked.

"There is a fair amount of waiting in line. Panels and signings always have lines, but it's worth it," Sheldon told her. She was surprised that he was so excited about waiting in line, but she just shrugged.

They played I-Spy while they were waiting. It was interesting because there was just so very much to see. Sheldon beat Amy the first two games, but then she beat him the last three. He demanded another rematch, but the line started moving and they were finally allowed admittance into the hall. Amy promised Sheldon that they would play again when they waited in the next line.

Sitting down somewhere in the back of the hall, Amy wondered how they were going to see anything, but then she saw the huge screens. The lights went down and people all around her started clapping as the screens lit up. They ran a standard looking action movie trailer, which was followed by another round of cheering, including by Sheldon.

Actors and directors were introduced, questions were asked by both a moderator and the audience, and Amy was more or less sold on the movie. Amy then understood that the whole thing was a promotional tool by the studio. Still, it was a lot more interesting than a TV commercial.

When the panel was over, they were all expelled from the hall to make room for the people waiting outside for whatever came next. They were scheduled to spend an hour and a half in the Expo Hall before lunch. She followed Sheldon out into the huge crowd of people. It was probably more people than Amy had even been around in her life.

Amy stayed by Sheldon's side because she didn't want to lose him in this crowd. There was a good chance she would never find him again. It was very loud and there were things to look at in every direction. Sheldon would stop at booths that caught his interest, but nothing grabbed Amy's attention.

Then Amy started feeling a little dizzy. The room was spinning and she was afraid she would fall over. Amy grabbed the back of Sheldon's t-shirt in front of her to keep herself standing. Her heart was beating too fast and she couldn't quite catch her breath.

Sheldon turned back to her when she grabbed his shirt. "Amy?"

"Sheldon, something's wrong. I don't feel right," Amy told him.

Grabbing her arm, Sheldon led her out of the crowd. She couldn't have said which direction they went in, but soon there was sunlight on her face and fresh air all around her.

"What's wrong?" Sheldon asked frantically.

"I don't know. I'm dizzy and I couldn't breathe. I'm feeling a little better out here though," Amy explained.

"I think you were having a panic attack, but we should probably get you to the hospital," Sheldon said seriously.

"No. I'm feeling much better now. I'm fine."

"Amy, it could be something more serious."

"I'm fine," Amy said and then started walking away. It had been years since she had had a panic attack. She still had night terrors from time to time, but the other symptoms of her anxiety had faded as she had grown up. She hadn't had a proper panic attack since those girls had locked her in that sauna with that otter in Norway.

Amy turned back to Sheldon who started to follow her, "How is it that the most neurotic man I know can stroll through that crowd, but I lose it after ten minutes? Did you know that I hadn't had a panic attack in nearly a decade? I didn't even recognize it at first." She immediately regretted her words. It wasn't Sheldon's fault and she shouldn't have lashed out at him like that.

"Sheldon, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have called you neurotic. I'm just going to go back to the hotel," Amy said as she turned her back to him.

"Amy, wait," Sheldon said. She turned back to him and he stepped closer to her. He looked like he was warring with himself for a moment, but the pulled her in for a very gentle hug. "I will walk you back to the hotel. If you want to come back to the convention, you can... you can hold my hand. If it will help."