A big thank you to cutelittlelumpofwool82 for all her help with this. This is an AU so the characters are all the about the same age in this. I hope you enjoy this one! I will be updating every Thursday.

Leonard Hofstadter was feeling hopeful and excited as he and his father Alfred walked into his dorm. For almost a week they had driven cross country from New Jersey to California. His father telling him the entire time how he was embarking on the best years of his life. That things would be different in California than they had been in New Jersey. Even though he had been picked on and bullied before here he could be a new man. Leonard almost believed him as they would his room for the next year and walked inside carrying his heavy boxes and luggage.

Alfred had given him unrealistic expectation for a roommate. Alfred and his college roommate from Princeton were still best friends. Leonard had called him Uncle his entire life. He thought that your college roommate would automatically have to be your best friend. So far so good when they observed his roommate had already moved in. His side of the room was hung with a poster of Albert Einstein and poster of Iron Man. His side of the room was neat as a pin. The corners of his sheets turned down with hospital corners. Every single item looked like it had been placed with ruler and a level. All he knew about his roommate was that his name was Sheldon Cooper and he was from Texas. In his mind he pictured a tiny dweeby guy wearing a cowboy hat.

"You won't have to worry about your roommate being a slob," Alfred quips taking in the eerily neat other half of the room. Then he sets a suitcase on Leonard's bed and looks around.

"What the hell is this?" Leonard asks as he spies hanging in the dead center of the room a whiteboard schedule if the days of the week. Under each day the hours of the day are broken up. Not only had he wrote down every single class he had in the time blocks. He had also written down Leonards. It went beyond that even. In the times when there were no classes he had wrote things like common time and quiet study hours no talking. On Thursdays from six in the evening until eight o'clock he was not even allowed in the room at all. "He's already planned out our room usage for the week and I haven't even met him yet!" Leonard says incredulously to his father.

"He's just a very organized young man it seems," Alfred tried to defend even though he was a bit creeped out by the schedule as well.

"How did he even find out my classes?" Leonard says confused when he hears a very distinctive voice behind him.

"It wasn't hard. Once I knew your name I just went into the Caltech website and…" The boy who just walked into the room is tall. Very thin, with a long neck and large eyes that makes him look a bit like a praying mantis.

"Isn't' information like that protected?" Leonard asks worried.

"There are ways around it," He says dismissively.

"Why did you need to hack the system to get my schedule? I mean couldn't you have waited and just asked me for it," Leonard asks him.

"I wanted to finish my schedule as soon as possible," Sheldon says like the answer is obvious and Leonard is stupid for asking.

"I'm Leonard Hofstadter by the way. Though I'm sure you already knew that," Leonard says sarcastically holding out his hand. Sheldon looks at it dismissively and does not grab it.

"Of course I did. The paper announcing my roommate told me that much. So you of course know my name is Sheldon Cooper. I also know that you are the son of famed psychologist and book author Dr. Beverly Hofstadter and anthropologist Dr. Alfred Hofstadter. I assume this is Dr. Hofstadter here?" Sheldon says nodding.

"Yes hello," Alfred says holding out his hand in greeting. Again Sheldon just stares at his hand with disdain. Alfred takes his hand back and sighs. "Well Leonard how about we go grab some food. It's been a long journey. Sheldon care to join us?" Leonard wants to punch his dad. He wants some time alone with his dad before he is forced to spend an entire semester at least with this lunatic. He wonders how quickly a roommate change request can go through.

"No thank you. I've just come from the cafeteria," Sheldon informs them sitting down at his computer and firing it up.

"Good," Leonard mumbles following his dad out of the room.

"So he seems nice," Alfred begins once they are out of earshot.

"He seems crazy," Leonard says as they head back down the staircase.

"You have known him all of five minutes. He is just a little high strung is all," Alfred assures him as they head out to find the dining hall.

"He has our whole week planned out already! Who does that?" Leonard huffs.

"Your mother for instance," Alfred reminds him.

"Oh great just what I need! The male version of mom to room with. I might as well have gone to Princeton," Leonard whines.

"I still think you should have gone to my old alma mater. Would have been close to home. You could have popped over for dinner. Easy place to do your laundry." Alfred glances at his son who has his eyebrows raised at him. "Yeah, yeah and would have still been within driving distance to your mother," He sighs.

"The biggest selling point of Caltech is no Beverly." Leonard tells him.

"You know she loves you very much..." Alfred starts.

"She wrote two books about me called The Disappointing Child and Needy Baby/Greedy Baby," Leonard says sullenly.

"Needy Baby/Greedy Baby was partially about your brother as well," Alfred tries to defend.

"Only the part comparing our different breast feeding styles," Leonard reminds him.

"Come on let's just enjoy our last meal together before I have to head back home. No more talk of your mother. You just wait and see though Leonard I have a feeling you and Sheldon are going to be great friends," Alfred reassures clapping him on the back.

"I sincerely doubt that," Leonard sighs as the get in line for food.

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Sheldon can already tell his new roommate is going to take a lot of training. He is glad he has already drawn up the papers for the roommate agreement for Leonard to sign. Leonard had barely been in the room five minutes and he had already left a mess. Three cardboard boxes and a large suitcase are abandoned in the middle of the room. Sheldon tries to ignore them and go on his computer. However seeing the boxes out of the corner of his eye is too much for him to take. He tries to think of what Amy would do. Amy would ignore the boxes and have a talk about it later. If he asked Amy if he should unpack his roommates things for him she would tell him no that he should not.

However it doesn't change the fact he had been left in the small room with clutter all around. Sheldon decides to take matters into his own hands and unpacks the boxes for Leonard. Organizing everything in a logical and functional way. Sheldon is relieved that he finds nothing alarming amongst his roommate articles. There are clothes, books on physics, a gameboy with several good quality games. Sheldon starts to feel he and his roommate might be able to get along. If he gets on board with his schedule and signs his agreement. When he is done unpacking he checks his watch. Time for his six o'clock nightly chat with Amy.

1980: You there?

AmyFarrah79: Yes. It is six o' clock. How was your day.

1980: It was alright. I met new roommate.

AmyFarrah79: How did it go?

1980: Terrible. He questioned my schedule.

AmyFarrah79: Told you. Most people don't like their lives being planned for them.

1980: I may have also crossed another line but we shall see.

AmyFarrah79: Oh no, what did you do?

1980: He came in brought in all his luggage then just left. How could I finish my organizing with his stuff just boxed up everywhere?

AmyFarrah79: Please tell me you didn't.

1980: Did not what?

AmyFarrah79: That you did not unpack his things and put them away for him.

1980: I most certainly did. If left to him he would have done it wrong.

AmyFarrah79: Sheldon, we talked about this remember? Other people don't do things wrong. They do them different. If this boy didn't like your schedule. He certainly won't like this.

1980: You don't mind my penchant schedules and my love of organizing.

AmyFarrah79: I am not most people.

1980: No, you are extraordinary.

AmyFarrah79: So are you babe.

1980: First warning.

AmyFarrah79: If I do it again do I get a spanking?

1980: Don't tempt me little lady.

AmyFarrah79: Don't make me want to do it again.

1980: See this why the schedule is important. I am going to need my time with you.

AmyFarrah79: So put a sock on the door. My new roommate Bernadette arrived today. She has informed me that will mean I am not allowed to enter the room when she is engaged in amorous activities.

1980: A clean sock? That is a waste of a good sock. A dirty sock? We all know how I feel about soiled hosiery.

AmyFarrah79: If my roommate puts a dirty sock on our door I am moving in with you.

1980: I wish you could live with me.

AmyFarrah79:: We both know that we would get no work done if we lived together. There will be plenty of time later to live as husband and wife. Still I know what you mean. I miss you and you are only a few miles away.

1980: My roommate has not returned and it has been over two hours. Come over and keep me company.

AmyFarrah79: An extremely tempting offer. Maybe we could just test out our typing skills with a little creative writing?

1980: Naughty girl.

AmyFarrah79: That's the point.

Sheldon is about to take her up on her offer. They have only been up here for a few days and it feels like a lifetime. He is homesick for her, and it is making him crazy. Just as he begins to type a doozy of a response Leonard comes back and takes the wind out of his sails.

1980: Roommate is back. Take a rain check?

AmyFarrah79: Any time hubby. Love you. xo

1980: Love you, too. xo

Sheldon logs off the computer and closes the window he was on. He did not need Leonard seeing what he was up to. Last thing he needed was for his roommate to know what a hippy he was. Must keep appearances, after all it was his idea to keep his marriage a secret. Leonard comes in with an apologetic look on his face. He had been gone for a while. After lunch he and his father had gone to the student housing building to try and apply for a room change. The process was very lengthy and in the end Leonard decided it would just be easier to try and get along with the one he had been assigned and hope for a better one next year.

"Listen Sheldon, I think we got off on the wrong foot… " He starts then he looks around the room. Noting the absence of boxes. "Did you unpack my things?" He asks confused.

"You just left boxes sitting in the middle of the floor. What was I supposed to do?" Sheldon asks him.

"Leave them alone and wait for me to come back," Leonard says incredulously.

"Yes, you see I…" Sheldon starts but Leonard cuts him off.

"You know what? I can't even start on how wrong that is. Right now let's just focus on this schedule and try to work this out. Tackle one problem at a time," Leonard says parroting the advice his father had just gave him.

"Alright. What do you take most issue with on the schedule?" Sheldon asks. Sitting on his bed and crossing his long legs.

"Besides just all of it? I guess I would say I don't like my time outside of class planned out for me. However I am willing to work with you. Like, I can see needing a block of time for quiet studying," Leonard rambles.

"Would you feel better if you had your own block of time where I am not allowed in the room?" Sheldon asks raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah maybe. Why do you need that time anyways? How is that different than say quiet study time?" Leonard huffs.

"Because you would not be allowed in the room for it," Sheldon says stubbornly.

"Alright how about Monday's from 6-8 you are not allowed in the room?" Leonard suggests.

"Mmmm…" Sheldon says obviously disagreeing.

"What's wrong with Monday?" Leonard groans.

"It's just that Monday's are typically the heaviest work flow days. Being forced out of the room during that time would not work," Sheldon says adamantly.

"Alright let's do it this way. What time are you available to be out if the room?" Leonard asks.

"I can do Sunday's from 5-7," Sheldon tells him.

"Fine," Leonard sighs pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Now let's look at the roommate agreement I drew up for us," Sheldon says pulling a packet of papers out from his desk.

"I am sorry the what?" Leonard asks.

"Roommate agreement. It identifies and codifies the rights and responsibilities of …." Sheldon starts.

"You know what if it makes life easier for you I'll sign it," Leonard says taking a pen out from his pocket.

"You don't know what's in it yet. It is never wise to sign a document without knowing what's in it," Sheldon admonishes him.

"So you want me to read all ten pages right now in front of you?" Leonard asks.

"No of course not. That would be unreasonable," Sheldon says and Leonard is relieved.

"Ok so I will look these over and give them back when…." Leonard starts.

"No no no, I am going to read them too you. For maximum clarity," Sheldon says opening the booklet with a flourish.

"Of course you are," Leonard sighs resting his head in his hands and settling in for a long night.

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Amy closes the window on her computer and sighs. Cursing Sheldon's new roommate for finally coming back. Amy wonders if Sheldon has told his roommate about her yet. Of course he wouldn't mention they were married but he could mention that he had a girlfriend. Amy had told Bernadette all about Sheldon, she just couldn't help herself. Sheldon was one of her favorite things to talk about. When Bernadette had started bringing up boys she had to mention her handsome husband. Bernadette told her she had been raised in a strict catholic house with a cop father and six siblings. She was ready to have her freedom and go a little crazy. When she asked Amy if she wanted to go with her to a freshman mixer to meet boys. Amy told her all about her boyfriend who had come with her from Texas. That's when Bernadette told her about putting the sock on the door for privacy. It was exciting for her to be able to join the conversation on hanging socks up.

Bernadette had been at the mixer for the last few hours. Amy was starting to regret not going with her. Not because she wanted to meet boys but because she was getting lonely in the room. Maybe she should have taken Sheldon up on his offer she thinks. Allowing her mind to wander to their wedding night. Wondering if Sheldon's roommate had not walked in, what was he going to type out. Amy goes to lie on her bed her hand traveling from her stomach downward.

"Look who's glowing!" Bernadette coos as she walks back into the room. Scaring Amy who was reliving each delicious detail in her mind. "What were you just doing?" Bernadette asks with a sing-song voice. Amy blushes even more she did not think what she had been doing had been that obvious.

"Nothing," Amy says evasively. Too embarrassed to tell Bernadette what she had been about to do.

"Having a little cyber nookie with Mr. Wonderful?" She asks in her squeaky voice winking at her. Amy smiles at her and shakes her head.

Bernadette was one of those types of people you could not help but like. She had kind of a bawdy tongue but coming from her little voice it made the things she said less offensive. Also Amy was enjoying having a girlfriend to talk about things with who was not related to her husband. There were things she would love to talk about and ask about she just couldn't with Missy.

"No! Well we might have if his roommate had not come back," Amy says shyly.

"What does that matter? It is just on the computer not like he would see anything," Bernadette says.

"Sheldon is a very private person. He likes to keep everything separate. He would be mortified if his roommate caught him," Amy says. "As it is he has devised a schedule so we can see each other without his roommate interfering."

"I want to see Mr. Wonderful when is he coming around here?" Bernadette asks curiously.

"I don't know he is kind of shy and he will be so busy with his research and school I will probably barely see him for a while," Amy says a little sadly. "I have lots of pictures though. You want to see?" She asks excitedly as she gets up and retrieves a book from her desk drawer.

"Sure let's see this Prince Charming," Bernadette says excited as Amy hands her a blue photo album. She looks through the pictures with interest. "You guys are a cute couple. You just look like you belong together," Bernadette coos.

"I think we do," Amy says pleased.

"Amy were you prom queen?" Bernadette asks shocked holding out a picture to her. Bernadette would have never guessed by looking at her new roommate that she was a former prom Queen.

"Yeah I was and Sheldon was prom King! His sister was really popular and got us on the ballot. I never dreamed we would win though," Amy beams remembering how perfect that night truly was.

"If I had won prom Queen I would never take off the crown. Seriously I would just be sitting right here talking to you with a tiara on," Bernadette jokes.

"That is why some people aren't fit to wear the crown," Amy smirks.

"I do beauty pageants though. So I have plenty crowns, at home a I have a whole room full of them. So there," Bernadette says sticking her tongue out at Amy making her laugh. "Amy what is this picture?" Bernadette asks holding out her wedding photo. Amy feels the familiar flash of panic seep through her. How was she going to explain this away?

"Ummm…" Amy stammers.

"Why are you dressed so old fashioned? Is it Halloween?" Bernadette asks.

"Yes, it is Halloween! I was Madam Curie and he was Pierre Curie," Amy says a bit louder than she meant to before toning it down.

"A genius couple dressed as a genius couple… Genius...Though you kind of look like them on their wedding day," Bernadette says sagely thinking she may be hitting closer to home, with the last observation because Amy turns tomato red. That was crazy though Amy told her she was only seventeen and had graduated early. People didn't get married at seventeen anymore.

"Haha… Married… That's funny," Amy squeaks out nervously. "No just regular old radium discovering scientists," Bernadette gets even more suspicious. If her new roommate was married she would have told her. Bernadette decides to try and dig deeper and see what she can find out.

"So let me get this straight again. Sheldon is your high school sweetheart. You both got into the same school and followed each other cross country to California?" She asks.

"Yes. Well... I am from California and had just moved to Texas. Sheldon is the one who really had the biggest move to make," Amy explains.

"You have been together almost a year?" Bernadette asks in awe.

"Yes, a year in October," Amy beams at her friend.

"Don't you ever want to meet new guys? See what life is all about. It seems like you guys are practically married or something," Amy flushes Bernadette had no idea how married they were.

"No not at all. Sheldon is the only boy I will ever want to be with," Amy confirms.

"It is kind of neat you both love science so much. What did say his major was again?" Bernadette says deciding to change the subject for now.

"Physics, Sheldon is a genius he could have graduated at eleven and gone to college but his father would not let him," Amy says shrugging her shoulders.

"You're pretty smart yourself girl. I mean you have a genius level IQ too right?" Bernadette says thinking that her new roommate seemed to put her boyfriend ahead of herself a lot in the short amount she had known her.

"Yeah I know, I am pretty wonderful." Amy says cockily making Bernadette laugh.

"So modest too!" She laughs. "So what do you like to do for fun? When you're not hanging out with Mr. Wonderful or studying. Since mixers are not your thing."

Amy tries to think what her thing was. It seemed like the last year of her life had just been Sheldon and school. At least the good parts were. Amy had never thought that was bad thing until Bernadette pointed it out.

"I play the harp, quilt and make my own sweaters," Amy says and Bernadette wrinkles her nose like that was not the answer she was looking for. "I don't know, I never really had much of a social life before. I can't think of anything exciting that I really like to do. I am just boring I guess," Amy sighs.

"Well with me here you are going to get a social life! Just you wait this year is going to be amazing. These are the best years of our lives and we are going to make the most of them," Bernadette tells her. Amy smiles at her and couldn't agree more.

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