Thanks to Thomas Bones for the suggestion!
:Attack Of The 43.7 Foot Penny:
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! "SHELDON!"
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! "SHELDON!"
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! "SHELDON!"
Sheldon opened his eyes groggily and looked at his alarm clock. The illuminated numbers read 2:44 am. A thunderous giggle shook the walls of his bedroom. Sheldon spun toward his window in time to see an enormous hand reaching toward him. He screamed as the fingers curled around his body and lifted him up. He could see one gigantic hazel eye twinkling at him merrily just before he passed out.
Sheldon looked around him at the massive crowd of people on the streets below. He could clearly see Leonard, Raj, Bernadette and Stephanie. He wondered where Howard was. He looked up at Penny who was watching him sadly. Huge tears the size of medicine balls slid down her cheeks. He patted her thumb and tried to offer her comfort.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. Even in that soft voice, it was almost as if she was shouting at him. "I didn't mean to scare everyone. I just wanted to show you the view from here."
He nodded and looked around the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles. He ignored the faint nausea and vertigo. He looked back at Penny, noting the resignation forming in her expression.
"Penny, why did you bring me here? Why not Leonard or Raj?" he asked.
Penny sighed and brought him up to eye level. "Because I wanted to share this with you," she answered. "You're my best friend, Sheldon."
"I'm your best friend?" He felt a surge of unexpected affection for Penny course through him. A buzzing sound began to build in his ears, but he ignored it. He reached out and tried to push a strand of hair from her face, but it was as thick as an electrical line now, and too bulky for his normal size arms to move.
Penny blushed softly, and looked at him shyly. "Of course, you are. Don't you know how much you mean to me?" she asked. "Why else would I always take care of you when you're sick, or drive you around, or make you spaghetti with hot dogs? I'd do just about anything for you, Moon Pie. I ….I love you."
The buzzing got louder. Before he could think of what to say, Penny gasped. Her eyes widened and she looked around wildly. She leaned over the side of the building and dropped him onto a small balcony.
"Stay!" she yelled.
Sheldon looked around the sky frantically. He could see five fighter jets heading toward them. In the lead one was Howard, looking fierce and unafraid. He waved his arms over his head but no one paid him any attention.
In seconds the air was filled with the rat-a-tat of machine guns. Smoke obscured his vision. He yelled and screamed but not even he could hear himself over the fierce melee above him on the tower. A rush of wind blew him back from the banister and he caught a glimpse of golden hair falling through the smoke. NO!
Sheldon hit the floor and looked around his room quickly. A dream. It was all a dream. He ran a hand over his eyes and tried to calm his heaving lungs. The image of Penny falling flashed through his eyes again and he jumped to his feet. He rushed from his room, noticing it was only midnight. He ignored Leonard and Stephanie on the couch, even as they scrambled to cover themselves. He threw open the door, crossed the hall and beat on Penny's door frantically, with no thought to his normal knocking rhythm.
After a couple of seconds Penny opened the door and looked at Sheldon worriedly. "What's wrong, sweetie?"
He searched her eyes, hope and fear warring in his expression. "Do you love me?"
Penny's eyes went wide and she fought the blush that crept up her neck. "Sheldon, what on earth makes you thi…"
Sheldon placed his large, thin hands on her shoulders, ignoring the gasps from Leonard and Stephanie. "Answer me," he demanded. "Do you love me?"
Penny's face became soft and resigned. "Yes," she whispered.
Sheldon took a deep breath and jerked her into his ungainly embrace. He held her tight for a moment before dipping his head to hesitantly kiss her. Penny moaned and melted into him. After a moment he pulled back. "I have little experience with emotion and relationships, but I would like to learn."
"Lesson #1, we don't need an audience." Penny smiled happily up at him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him into her apartment. She waved jauntily to Leonard and Stephanie and shut the door. Sheldon looked at her bashfully, his hands resting on her waist.
"What's lesson #2?" he asked. Penny leaned up and kissed his lips gently. After a few heady moments they pulled apart, breathing raggedly.
Sheldon licked her lip gloss from his lips nervously, a small part of his mind screaming about germs. "Penny, I am feeling out of my depth," he admitted timidly.
Penny pulled him over to the couch and they sat down. She curled up at his side and smiled. "Then we go slow," she said gently. She looked up at him and placed a kiss on his jaw. She reached for the afghan on the other arm and wrapped it around them. She turned on the tv and found them a program on super novas.
Sheldon placed an arm around her shoulders and grinned. "Thank you."