Vulcan Bonding

Author's note:

Lovers of the Shamy, I'm sorry! I personally view Amy/Sheldon better as best friends. I just can't help but think that for Sheldon to be truly romantic, he'd need a different type of understanding, that of Sci-Fi and most importantly; Vulcan Culture. I always imagine Sheldon as a Vulcan and his relationships to be compared with something like Amanda/Sarek (Spock's parents) from Star Trek. Different, but they go together.

I hope you enjoy reading and I hope I haven't made Sheldon too OOC,

Jenny x

Also "(...)" Is to separate the point of view between characters.

**I Clearly do not own "The Big Bang Theory" or "Star Trek" and their respective characters/themes; Although if I manage to get some Leonard Nimoy DNA and a Healthy Ovum, I'll get back to you. But until then, I own nothing but my character; Michelle. Only time I'm putting this.**

"What's wrong with Sheldon?" Leonard watched as his roommate walked past, not lifting his gaze to acknowledge the pair on the sofa. Penny looked up from her phone, her eyes travelling to the door of Sheldon's room. In those passing seconds, the door had been uncharacteristically slammed.

"I think Amy broke up with him..." Penny spoke in a hushed tone, exchanging a concerned glance with Leonard. "Should we go find the litter boxes again?" The smell of cats was now haunting him. It took weeks to get all the fur out of the apartment.

"No…" Penny's brow creased as she looked to the screen. "Amy doesn't seem remotely upset by it, she said she was trying to encourage him to be intimate, when he refused she couldn't take it anymore and gave him an ultimatum. You can guess what he picked." Penny turned her phone off, looking towards the still concerned Leonard with a sigh. "He'll be okay."

"Should we call Mrs Cooper?" Leonard was already itching to dial the number on the phone. He was worried for his friend's sanity. He was easily broken…

"No. I saw something though, there's a "Trekkie" Convention in a few weeks' time, he likes the Trek thing right?" Penny remembered his reaction to Leonard Nimoy's autograph. The mention of a healthy ovum still made her feel uncomfortable.

"I've never heard of anything that local." He frowned, looking towards Penny until she went into her apartment, leaving Leonard looking on in confusion. She then returned with a flyer. "It's recent. The first one is being held. It's a costume thing." Penny shrugged towards the crumpled piece of paper. She thought it'd be a good excuse to have a girl weekend. Why not kill two birds with one stone by including it as a distraction for Sheldon?

"I don't know, he seemed so cut up last time." Leonard knew it'd be fun, a convention filled with fellow Trekkie's and costume. But the timing could be a disaster. Penny shrugged again. "He'll get to dress as a Spock, isn't that enough?" Penny had little knowledge in the area, but Sheldon's Vulcan hearing quickly picked up the mention of Spock, causing him to slowly appear from the confides of his room.

"What did I hear about Spock?" Sheldon now stood at the end of the hall, just shy of standing inside the living room. Leonard looked down at the poster with a slight frown. "Hey Buddy, Penny just showed me this poster about the first Pasadena Trekkie convention." He held out the crumpled flyer to Sheldon, who stared at it with disdain. But, he reluctantly took it from Leonard's grasp.

"Ooh goodie, I've been waiting for something loca-.." He paused, staring at the piece of paper with a suddenly excited gaspy, strange giggle. "Appearances from The Original Series expected" He clutched the paper tightly, looking up to Leonard with wide, child-like glassy eyes. "Why didn't you mention this?" He spoke accusingly, but Leonard adjusted his glasses with an awkward smile. "I just got it, besides I was barely looking at it."

Sheldon scowled at his roommates lack of attention to such important things. "My Leonard, you're so disappointing. This requires more planning than I originally thought…We'll have to begin preparation immediately." Sheldon's eyes scanned the Poster again, although he had an Eidetic memory, he had to just read it over. Original Cast members, here in Pasadena, it was exciting and daunting. He had so much planning to attend to. "I assume Howard and Raj will be in attendance?" He didn't need to ask, once they knew also it would be inevitable. Leonard shrugged, seeming less enthusiastic than Sheldon would have originally thought. "Do you really want to get so caught up in this? I mean you just broke up with A-.." Sheldon cut Leonard off. "My current relationship status with Amy Farrah Fowler has nothing to do with this, if anything this will allow me to give my time to the planning of such an event rather than deter my focus to trivial date nights and keeping her appeased." He sounded strange as he spoke, a mixture of suppressed sadness but also irritation at Amy's expectations of him, willing him to change when he wasn't ready.

"If you're sure…" Leonard spoke slowly, watching as Sheldon snapped back to reality with a sigh. "Of course I'm sure. Inform Howard and Raj of our plans." And with that demand he went off back into the safety of his bedroom. Leaving both Penny and Leonard silent as they sat on the sofa, breaking it as they exchanged a glance.

"How did you find out about it anyway?" Leonard tilted his head, confused that his girlfriend, with no remote interest in Star Trek, had found out something that dedicated Trekkie's had no idea about. Penny began pouring herself a glass of wine as she spoke;

"Turns out I have this cousin from my Mom's side, I mean I knew she had a sister but they had an argument over my Mom's lifestyle choices which led to some names getting called and my Mom's weight issue being brought up, so they lost contact for years, probably before I was born. I can't even remember. My family wasn't the closest anyway, but yeah…I have this cousin who is some mad sci-fi geek, she's coming to Pasadena for it, she found out I was living here from my Sister so after the convention she's coming over. She's apparently looking into a new life here." Penny took a large sip of wine with a satisfied smile. Leonard meanwhile looked confused.

"You have a sci-fi loving Cousin?!" His voice gave away his shock. He looked at Penny in complete disbelief. She, meanwhile, shrugged.

"My Mom and her sister where completely different, My Mom was a free spirit and her sister, from what I've heard, was more strict and what not, so she moved and married a teacher." Penny was rather nonchalant on the matter, whilst Leonard remained completely confused at the coincidence.

"What?" Penny rolled her eyes as Leonard remained looking at her, still filled with confusion. "Oh stop that, how is it surprising that I have a sci-fi crazy cousin?" She knew the answer, it was completely opposite of her. "Anyway, I have something more important to attend to." Penny began to grin

Leonard paused, adjusting his glasses as he looked at her with a confused and slightly hopeful look on his face. "What's that?"

She held up the empty wine bottle with an even bigger smile. "We're out of wine!"

(….)

Michelle stared at her costume with a sigh. Her choice to slightly replicate the female Vulcan look to "T'Pring" would no doubt be odd, most other women when choosing to dress as a Vulcan, in her experiences at some smaller conventions, often chose the looks of the more modern Vulcan additions, mostly T'pol.

But, she preferred the look of T'Pring, after all she had spent most of her childhood re-watching Star Trek with her sci-fi mad father, the original series specifically. So, the outfit stood out. But she changed a few things. The material had a more sheer white colour rather than a bright silver, it also seemed less heavy, more like a soft, floating material she would imagine to be used during the Vulcan's version of a marriage ceremony, afterall, Vulcan was a desert like planet and it would be illogical to waste more durable materials in something which would be ruined in the act of Pon Farr. The skirt section also seemed lighter, continuing with the sheer white colour rather than the silver, flowing more than the seemingly dense material used in the original series. It had the same vertical lines running down it, which looked pretty good as she walked.

Her legs were covered in a very thin white, glittery material. Similar to the ones that T'Pring wore in the show, but a lot lighter and sheer to match the dress. Her hair was also copied as much as she could, every curl being methodically worked upon, it took hours to style her hair into the exact same towering up-do that T'Pring had, with matching head bands and accessories. Then lastly she wore small heeled white pumps to finish the outfit.

Seeing herself in the garb made Michelle grin, it'd be original no doubt. She hoped to stand out in the crowds of Red, Blue and Yellows. But it wasn't enough to ease her nerves. Meeting Penny for the first time…

She knew little of her cousin, Her mother rarely spoke about it. But now here she was, in Pasadena. It was no accident she was here, once finding out the location it was just a matter of having a reasonable excuse to travel to California. Which, there evidently was. One phone call, awkward introduction and planning later; She was on her way.

Michelle fixed a final curl and checked her make up; Eyebrows and prosthetic ears were in place. After the check she smiled to herself and climbed into the Taxi, waiting for the fun ahead.

(...)

"Sheldon, come on – We're going to be late!" Raj whined, waiting by the door with a similarly impatient Howard and Leonard. They had been waiting for nearly 10 more minutes than planned as Sheldon noticed his eyebrow wasn't precisely symmetrical to the other. After a few moments of unresponsive silence, Sheldon appeared. Satisfied with his newly adjusted Vulcan eyebrow.

Sheldon obviously had dibs on dressing as Spock, whilst naturally Leonard filled the shoes as Kirk, Howard chose to be Scotty, being an engineer it was obviously his first choice, then Raj decided to awkwardly fit in as an Indian Dr. McCoy.

"Okay gentlemen, I'm ready. It is time for us to explore a strange new convention, to seek out new peers and tradition. To go where our routine has never gone before…" He went to go on, but Leonard, Raj and Howard, had already managed to disappear during his take on the infamous intro.

Sheldon bit back his urge to retort their ignorance to his clever wit, leaving him trailing behind the three men to Leonard's car.

The car journey was silent to begin with, until Sheldon voiced his curiosity. "Do you think Leonard Nimoy will be in attendance?" He was buzzing with excitement of potentially meeting his childhood hero. The idea bringing his stomach in a twist, although he wouldn't admit how shaken he was over the idea. He was Sheldon Cooper, and more to the point – right now he was Vulcan. He wore his mask well.

"I'm not sure Sheldon; it's rare that the true main cast go to conventions at all." Leonard tried to focus on the road as he spoke to his child-like friend; it was quite a distance, although local. Meaning Sheldon had booked three rooms at a Hotel, all side by side; One for Sheldon, One for Leonard and a joint room for Raj and Howard. He thought he'd have no real problems driving but in a car of three other trekkies it was filled with distractions.

Howard, thankfully, took over the discussion with Raj. "Maybe they will, the new film to be released in the summer is bringing more focus on the Star Trek series, the 2009 film was a hit. Maybe they're publicising it?" Howard smiled, hoping that his beloved Uhura would be there. 80 and she still stirred his childhood fantasies.

Raj sighed. "None of the original cast are in the next instalment." But, Howard continued. "It is rumoured William Shatner may be in the film." But, Raj wasn't satisfied with just rumour, taking their discussion to the edge of argument. It was only when the car pulled over that the bickering ceased. They were too much like an old married couple.

As they entered the surprisingly busy convention, the buzz that often radiated through the crowds of such meetings hit all four of them. Once they were properly through the doors, they found themselves lost in a sea of Starfleet uniforms. As they scanned the crowds they noted perhaps 90% of those attending in their view were male.

Raj sighed, looking rather defeated towards his friends as they walked through into the crowd, trying to find a quiet area. After a few moments of walking, they did. "Okay gentleman, now we have our schedule ready. We will visit the various stalls until 2:15pm, then we have a short 10 minute break, then a presentation at precisely 2:30pm, which will last until 4:00pm, which we will allow an hour for snacks and beverages, given the likelihood the standards of any venders will not meet our standards."

He paused as the men sighed. "After the break, we will be going to the cast interview section to see the surprise guests, of course, which will take us to 7 or 8pm depending on delays and questioning. Then we can either return home if the time permits or go to a reserved hotel if require-.."He was cut off by Raj.

"There's a bar on the corner holding a Star Trek themed bar night, starting at around 8:20, it was on the window." He smiled after speaking. Sheldon's eyes narrowed slightly, his disdain for bars and alcohol was known. But, Leonard and Howard agreed it was a good idea, giving them potential to meet fellow trekkies. Sheldon wasn't one for social interaction with strangers, but the man responsible for his journey home or to the Hotel was adamant on staying. He had no choice.

"Very well, I suppose the precaution of booking suitable Hotel rooms for us all was wise, as clearly none of you will be in a fit state to drive." He scowled, momentarily displeased. But it wasn't long before he remembered he was a Vulcan today. His irritation melted away and a calm, unphased masked resumed. "Let's begin, we don't want to fall behind." With a scowl from his fellow Starfleet crew, he went on through the crowd and began his planned out day with a hidden, mental smile.

(….)

Michelle walked through the crowds of similarly dressed Starfleet with a blank expression. She was accustomed to being impassive, it just seemed to work pretty well as she acted like a Vulcan woman. At first, she felt awkward. The entire crowd was mostly made up of Men, but then by the cropped hair cut it could be that there was many hidden females among the Vulcan population of the crowds. Costumes varied from all over the Star Trek list, different variations worn to the point it was almost unlikely there would be more than a handful of duplicates of a certain character. Michelle was pleased to find no one else had bothered to dress like T'Pring.

But she stood out, eyes becoming focused on her sheer white dress, it was attention grabbing. Although she knew it would be likely, she couldn't help but feel a little awkward as eyes roamed her freely. But she did enjoy returning the Vulcan salute to fellow Vulcan's as they passed.

She enjoyed the stalls mostly, they sold various Star Trek memorabilia, she found herself buying practically everything – Mostly being necklaces and other jewellery. But when she saw a female stall filled with more personal items, she couldn't resist purchasing a navy blue Starfleet uniform set of undergarments from a smiling woman dressed as B'elanna. "First purchase, I don't think anyone else was brave enough." She laughed as she passed Michelle the bag, who took it with a smile, ignoring the occasional grin off passing Trekkies. "I can see why!" She chatted away with B'elanna for a while until she turned to go to another stall. That's when her eyes made contact to a tall, thin man who was dressed as Spock.

(….)

Sheldon truly had to fight all of his urges to grin like a Cheshire cat as walked through the stalls. He had managed to buy an unopened Star Trek figurine which he had searched for his collection. The purchase instantly made the day worthwhile, along with the other memorabilia, he nearly said that his sacrifice of going to a bar afterwards would be worth it.

"Well, today has turned out to be quite eventful, hasn't it? Who knew such an interesting convention could be held right under our noses. Odd, though, how Penny was the one to know about it." Sheldon pondered on how someone as ignorant to Star Trek and Sci-Fi as Penny would know of such an event, but Leonard quickly spoke beside him.

"Turns out she has a Trekkie cousin she didn't know about, she's visiting Pasadena for the convention." Leonard smile up at his friend, but as he went to elaborate he realised Sheldon had stopped listening. In fact, he'd stopped moving. His friend was like dead weight beside him, completely still and silent, which was incredibly rare. He could barely remember a time his roommate was silent. But when he turned to see what his friend was looking at, he realised why too.

Standing in a less crowded area of the room stood out a woman dressed as T'Pring, but in a white dress rather than the usual metallic silver, her hair was done to perfection (From what Leonard could see, He had no doubt Sheldon would notice flaws) and her make-up done in such a way that she truly looked like a beautiful Vulcan woman. It wasn't long before Howard and Raj joined the stunned pair in looking over. "Don't you just want to Mind Meld with that?" Howard shamelessly said with a grin. "I can feel the Blood fevers already, Things are getting pointy and I am not talking about the ears…" Howard was still Howard, Married or not. But his words were empty as he wouldn't dream of being unfaithful. Raj meanwhile, sighed in awe. "I would fight 100 battles of Kal-If-Fee for a night with that." Sheldon remained silent as they spoke.

She truly was something, perhaps it was the Vulcan make up, the slant of her eyebrows, the point of her ears, or the perfect curls which rested over her shoulder and on her cheeks. Either way, Sheldon felt suddenly protective of her, truly as if he was Spock and she was his T'Pring. Minus the rejection and Kal-if-Fee against Kirk, but the way Leonard had momentarily looked at her, he thought perhaps it would happen. Although, the fight would be an unfair one given Sheldon's superior height and upper body strength; he would also be able to use his superior intellect against him.

But the longer he looked, he realised she was looking at him too. Blue eyes clashed and they were now locked. It was as if they had a bond, similar to the telepathic one of Vulcan couples. They were drawn to each other.

Howard looked at the still Sheldon with a risen eyebrow. "I think Sheldon's just hit Plak Tow…" The remark gained the looks of Raj and Leonard, all staring at Sheldon as he remained still. The various crude comments towards the strange brunette woman shortly snapped Sheldon out of the trance, turning to the men with a harsh voice; "She's not for you." Cutting them down with a uncharacteristically deep, maddened tone. All three looked stunned at the change, which Sheldon didn't notice, but when he turned, ready to approach this mysterious vixen who now warped his thoughts...She was gone?

Sheldon remained for a second longer, looking blankly at the space. Whispering softly to himself;

"Fascinating"