Penny (Sheldon) – Sheldon's identity in Penny's body

Sheldon (Penny) – Penny's identity in Sheldon's body

Chapter 5

(A/N: alone)

Penny dragged Sheldon to 4A. Sheldon remained silent and looked down on the floor. Penny knew that he was hurting although she doesn't really know why she just felt it. The best thing that Penny could offer was a gentle squeeze on his hand. Even her touching on his hand amazed her since she knew that Sheldon hates touching. She was lucky when Sheldon gave her a hug from the Christmas gift she got him. She smiled when she remembered how awkward it was but still grateful. Penny then guided him to his spot in the couch and sat beside him. Knowing that he was out of the reality she called out to him and squeezed his hand. Sheldon snapped out of his thoughts and looked at her blankly.

"What is it Moonpie?" Penny asked still not letting go of his hand. Sheldon barely even noticed that they were holding hands.

"Nothing." Sheldon said and looked away not wanting to look at her emerald eyes.

"Sweetie, is there anything I can get you?" Penny asked although she desperately wanted to know what's going on his big head. She opted not to know because it would be m invading his personal space and she wanted for him to be the one to tell what's bothering him.

"Since you asked… it is a customary to offer a friend a hot beverage when he is upset." Sheldon said now noticing their hands. Before Sheldon could say anything about it Penny let go of his hand and went to the kitchen to prepare some tea. Sheldon stared at his hand that was previously in touched with Penny's. He felt his heart rate increase and his hands sweaty. He couldn't quite put a finger on it on what he is feeling right now. He knew he was supposed to sanitize his hands afraid of the germs that may harbor within Penny's hand and transferred to him. But this was different, he didn't feel the urge to get the sanitizer sitting inside his pocket or the baby wipes beside him. He felt like preserving what was sitting there. He felt something wrong the moment Penny released her grasp from him. He was so out of reality that he didn't realize that Penny was calling him.

"Sheldon!" Penny called to him for the fifth time. Sheldon snapped out of his reverie and looked at Penny with confusion plastered on his face.

"Yes, Penny?" Sheldon asked as he tried to breath normally and slow his heart rate.

"I was asking on what tea do you want?" Penny said as she poured hot water on two mugs.

"Jasmine please. And thank you." Sheldon said as he got up and joined her into the kitchen.

"Penny, I do apologize for my action a while ago." Sheldon said as he took a sip from his tea. Penny sat on the chair on their kitchen island and took a sip also before replying.

"It's fine. You didn't do anything wrong." Penny said as she gave him a reassuring look.

"Penny, usually you would ask on why I acted as such. Why aren't you asking me now?" Sheldon said.

"Well, I think it wasn't my place to ask." Penny said.

"Why so?"

"Because… I didn't want to pry in your personal life. I'm sure there is a reason why you acted such. And if I trust you that you will share it with me sometime when you think it's the right time." Penny said.

"I suppose so. Thank you, Penny. You're a good friend."

"Really? I am?"

"Yes. As I have mentioned before, you and I are friends and it took…"

"You a lot of effort to accommodate me in your life that you wouldn't want to see your efforts be in vain."

"That is right and I do appreciate if you won't interrupt me when I'm talking." Sheldon said. Penny just rolled her eyes and continued sipping her tea.

After they finished their tea, Penny noticed that it was late. She knew that it was past Sheldon's bedtime. But there was bugging her.

"Sheldon, how are we going to pull this through? We have to go to work tomorrow." Penny asked.

"Well, I have been trying to come up with plausible actions that we may take but I need your opinion in such propositions." Sheldon said as he erased his formulas on the whiteboard. Meanwhile, Penny sat on his spot on the couch only to be reprimanded by Sheldon about his spot again.

"So what is in that beautiful mind of yours?" Penny said.

"There are a lot of things inside my beautiful mind Penny. You have to be more specific." Sheldon said as he continued to write down his equations in his whiteboard. Penny of course didn't understand on what he is writing so she didn't care.

"Here's what I think we should do... since we agreed on not letting anyone know about our situation I came up with a plan that would be enough to make us functional even in different bodies." Penny nodded half understanding on what he was trying to convey.

"I am a genius with an IQ of 187 and the scientist who will prove string theory and win the Nobel Prize. While you on the other hand is an aspiring "actress", a waitress from Cheesecake Factory and a drop-out from community college. Obviously, teaching you my field of work would take you your whole life to understand so I opted to hire you as my assistant at CalTech University."

"What?!" Penny's eyes almost bugged out of its eye socket. She had had enough of dealing with him and the thought of working for him, she couldn't even think much worse than living hell right now.

"Penny, did you not hear what I just said?" Sheldon asked.

"No… I heard and I don't accept working for you."

"Penny, it's the only logical way. As you have said before, no one is going to believe us when we tell that we exchanged bodies so this this be enough to compensate for each other at the same time hiding our identities from the others."

"Hmm… okay let's consider that I will work for you… how are going to do that when I am in your body and you're in mine?" Penny asked now standing beside him and his whiteboard.

"Penny, you didn't let me finish earlier. As I was saying you work for me. I have my office and behind the close doors, I do my job and that is solving the mysteries of the world while you become my secretary. You organize my schedule, file some paperwork and you talk to the people through phone who would want to meet me."

"How will that work when you are going to meet the others?"

"Penny, Penny, Penny… that is behind close doors. When in public this begins what I believe you would call "acting". Since I will be beside you I will help you in interacting with people who have questions about science and needs my advise for their dissertations. You will talk about my work through memorizing a script that I will write for you. If they ask questions I will be beside you and tell you what to say. If President Seibert invites you to a fundraiser, you will be the one to talk to fundraisers as I guide you through everything you say."

"I suppose that would work. But what about my acting and waitressing? I can't just leave my job."

"Fine. If it will make you satisfied, I will be the one who will go to auditions and make sure you get a big hit. But waitressing you have to quit."

"Fine. But do not complain if the waitress in Cheesecake Factory screws up your order."

Sheldon's eye twitched. He did not think of that. Penny smirked as she watched Sheldon's face twitch.

"It's a small price to pay to survive whatever is going on between us. And with the large amount of time we will be spending together we might as well help each other to reverse this thing."

Penny agreed on what he said but a large amount of time with Sheldon, she just hoped she would survive and try not to kill him.

"Come on, Moonpie we have to sleep. You have work and I need to tell my boss I am quitting at Cheesecake Factory."

"Penny, only Meemaw calls me Moonpie. And you don't have to go to your boss seeing that you are in my body. I will write a resignation letter for you, letter of recommendation and curriculum vitae before I retire. We have a lot to do tomorrow. And because of that you will prepare my cereal tomorrow and drive." Sheldon said as he sat on his chair and began to type.

"Actually, Moonpie you are going to drive. Remember? License..." Penny said as she waved her license to him.

"Drat…"

"Goodnight Moonpie." Penny said as she slept on their couch. She took the liberty to get the pillows and comforters in their closet since she had a lot of sleepovers in the apartment that she knows where they place the pillows and comforters for the guest.

"Penny, only Meemaw calls me Moonpie." Sheldon said but he received a gentle snore for a reply indicating that Penny is asleep. Sheldon smiled and continued to type whatever that is needed for tomorrow.

"Meemaw. Where have you been last night?" Missy asked as she poured a hot cocoa for her grandmother.

"I experienced magic last night my dear." Meemaw said as she kept the Goofy costume in her hand.

"What on earth do you ever mean Meemaw?"

"Well you remember what your Pop-pop would tell you and Moonpie and Jr. when you we're young" Meemaw said, as both got comfortable on the kitchen counter.

"What's got to do with that?" Missy said.

"Well, you know how special your little brother is…"

"Meemaw, what are you getting at?"

"Just listen, Missy."

"Shelly is a kind hearted boy. Even though he had hard times in his childhood even until now. He is an innocent child when it comes on how the world works that is why I think he is trying his best to uncover the mysteries of this world. He is a grown man now and I think it's time for him to settle down."

"Meemaw, you know that he will settle down once he achieved his big 'ol Nobel Prize."

"I have no doubts that he will achieve such thing one day. But what about after that? What would he do after achieving his precious award and recognition?"

"I don't know Meemaw. You should ask Shelly not me."

"That's why I went out all my way to make him realize something."

"What is that?"

"Going back to what your Pop-pop used to tell you. I tried to do it to Sheldon and his beautiful blonde neighbor that he always talks about when he writes.

"Meemaw, Pop-pop told us a lot of stories. Get to your point."

"You remember the blue moon? It said that it appeared a long time ago wherein changes happen between two different people. No one knows when would be the next time it would appear again but if one would believe it will appear to those who deserve a gift."

"And what gift is that?"

"I don't know? It depends on the moon on how will it bless the people it wants to give."

"What does it have to do with Shelly and Penny and you dressed as Goofy."

"Shelly called me a few days back before he went to Disneyland with Penny. He told me that Penny invited him, which he gladly accept. So I thought I would give it a try to go to Disneyland and observe him."

"So, you stalked him?"

"Pretty much. I needed to see this young lady, Penny. I needed to see how much she cares for my Moonpie. I wanted to confirm if what Shelly's been telling me is the truth."

"What truth?"

"On how she describes Penny. He would describe him as a messy, community college drop-out but a really caring friend. He told me that she was the one who only cared when his so-called friends screwed his experiment when he was in the Artic. He told me how she always annoys him but he never has the heart to give her strikes and end up forgiving her. She would be the one who he will ran to when he has problems especially when it comes to social interactions. How she has bothered him in the middle of the night only to ask about the online game she was playing. And a lot of things about her."

"You don't mean Shelly has feelings for Penny?"

"That is what I think so. But you know Shelly, he would suppress everything he feels and would only see his emotions as distraction."

"So you made the blue moon appear for them?"

"No, like I said the blue moon appears to those who deserve it and I only gave Shelly a Mickey Mouse necklace in Goofy outfit so that he wouldn't suspect it was me."

"But Meemaw, Penny is with Leonard."

"I doubt about that. Shelly told me that they broke up."

"So you think the Shelly and Penny would be given a blessing by the blue moon?"

"I do believe they have been blessed. The blue moon may have been tired seeing the two of them suppress their feelings for each other that the moon just nudge them together to make them realize."

"I do hope so Meemaw. I do see the chemistry between Shelly and Penny rather than that small physicist."

The whole week past without much trouble for everyone except Penny and Sheldon. Penny quit her job at Cheesecake Factory. She is now working for Sheldon Cooper as his secretary. Both had a hard time but with their teamwork the made it through the week. Sheldon was patient enough to tell Penny what she ought to do. He was satisfied on Penny's performance that they barely argue except when Penny just want to mess up with him. It was ironic for the two of them working together in harmony when they are the opposite of the magnetic poles. Both agreed on Penny and Sheldon living together at 4A while Leonard stayed with Raj. Leonard hadn't come home for the whole week with the exception of his getting some of his things and clothes. He was still ashamed of what he did and could not look at the both of them in the eye. Leonard would sometimes go to their apartment only to find out that they were playing Halo, eating pizza or just sitting in the couch watching Star Trek, Firefly, Star Wars or romantic movies chosen by Penny. Leonard was confused and jealous on how much they are spending time together. Sometimes Leonard would see them together in the cafeteria eating. A rumor has been spreading around the university that Sheldon and Penny are going out. Of course the two didn't care about the rumor but as soon as Leonard caught a wing of it he decided that he would get his Penny back and would not let Sheldon have his way on her. He called 'dibs' the first time they saw her for God's sake.

the blue moon thing, i just came up with that:) also i don't know how to type the accent of Missy and Meemaw so just bear with it. Anyways, have guys watched the season finale? i was kinda disappointed. how about y'all? i didn't really like the idea of Leonard asking Sheldon to move out when it is originally Sheldon's apartment. I feel sorry for Sheldon. I'm not a Leonard hater but I really don't see him as a compatible partner for Penny. Sorry, it's just my opinion... but that doesn't mean that I will make Leonard's image so bad in this story. Maybe a few chapters until he realizes his own thing:)

Reviews please, thank you:) Please be gentle.

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