So, what's this? A RajeshxFemOC story? Yeah, I totally went there! I've looked up, down, and all around for a RajOc story, but to no avail! So, I'm writing one myself. I did my best to keep everyone in character, but I'm lazy, and this story will revolve mostly around Raj, Howard, and my OC, with more Penny sprinkled in than Sheldon and Leonard (Is it just me or does that sound kinda sexual when I say it that way? =/ ). Anyway, I've got a few chapters already written out in advance. I'll try to update once a week (Probably on Sundays after this one). Let me know what you think, maybe this story will go for longer than just a few chapters!

p.s. Don't ask about the title. It's in progress, and I couldn't think of anything better at the moment. I reserve the right to alter it at any given moment. :B

Rated T for mild language and some slight sexual material later on.

I own nothing but my OC: Colette Luna Blumenburg

And, last but most definitely not least, if you see any typos or errors of any kind, please let me know. Thank you :3

Enjoy!

Colette stood in the airport, her large suitcase held tightly in her hands as she stood on her tip toes, scanning amongst the several heads in the airport. Although she stood at a measly 5'2", she quickly saw the familiar Wolowitz she sought, fighting her way through the crowd to the man. "Howie!" she called out cheerfully as she threw her arms around the man from behind, causing him to squeal in surprise.

"Colette, there you are!" he stated after he got over the initial shock, turning around to hug the girl in return. "You shouldn't sneak up on people like that."

Colette giggled quietly. "Sorry, but I'm just so good at it, I can't help it some times." She glanced over at the dark-skinned boy standing silently beside Howard as she parted from her cousin. "Hi, I'm Colette," she greeted, giving him a sweet smile as she held out her hand to him. The boy made a quiet, startled sound, a tinge of red visible on his face.

"Sorry, that's Raj," Howard introduced. "He can't talk around pretty girls. Raj, this is my cousin, Colette."

Colette let out a hum of acknowledgment as she stared at Raj, making him squirm in his spot. "A social anxiety disorder, huh?" She smiled brightly as she put her arm around Raj's shoulders. "I had the same problem back in high school. Don't worry, I know just how to cure you of that, Raj!"

"Shall I take your bag, m'lady?" Howard offered as he took the suitcase from her hands, nearly toppling over from the weight. Colette giggled and ruffled Howard's hair.

"Always such the gentleman, Howard. But, I don't think your scrawny arms can handle that bag. I pretty much packed my entire life in there, so it's pretty heavy. I can handle it, though." She went to grab it back, but was intercepted by Raj, who took the suitcase from Howard and whispered something into his ear.

"Shut up, you are so not stronger than me..!" Howard retorted, enticing another whisper into his ear. "No, dude, that's so messed up!" Raj pulled away, looking pleased with himself, while Howard looked flustered. "Whatever, good luck with that, you can't even talk to her!" He crossed his arms and walked toward the exit, leaving Colette next to a scowling Raj.

"What'd you say to him?" Colette asked curiously to the mute Indian, who just blushed and followed after Howard without a word. "Hey, c'mon, that's mean!" Colette called as she rushed after him. "You can't talk about someone right in front of them and not let them know what you said. That's so rude." She pouted up at Raj, who just kept walking, looking terribly uncomfortable. "Hm... That's okay. I'll just make you tell me later." With a triumphant smile, Colette skipped over to her cousin, who waited for her by his cab, completely oblivious to the look of despair that overcame Raj's face.

Colette stared at the apartment adds in the newspaper, several of the adds scribbled out. Her long, curly chestnut-colored hair was pulled up messily into a clip, her body adorned with a blue tank top and white capris. Her eye twitched as she heard the shrill scream of her aunt from the other room, soon followed by the equally annoying yell Howard returned. She loved her family dearly, and greatly appreciated them giving her a place to stay in her time of need, but she needed to get out of this house before she went as insane as the other two tenants. When the doorbell rang, she jumped at the opportunity.

"I'll get it," she called, unheard over the yells of her other family members, as she rushed to the door, opening it to reveal Raj. "Oh, hello, Raj," she greeted cheerfully, slipping on her flip flops and stepping outside, closing the door behind her. "Would you like to take me away from the screeching of the Wolowitz family? We could go someplace fun, do you know any fun places?"

Raj let out a little squeaky sound and pointed uncomfortably at the door behind Colette.

"What, you don't wanna hang out with me?" Colette pouted, feigning hurt. "Do you really dislike me so much that you don't wanna hang out with me?"

Raj shook his head comically fast, his entire being trying to communicate that he did not feel that way. It made Colette smile at the endearing behavior.

"I know, I'm just messing with you," she said softly and ruffled the man's hair, having to reach up to do so. "You're just so cute when you're flustered, I can't help myself sometimes." She smiled up at him as he blushed and looked away embarrassedly. "I'll get Howard for you." With that she turned around, opened the door, and yelled at the top of her lungs: "Howard, your boyfriend is here!"

"He's not my boyfriend!" Howard yelled back as he rushed to the door. "And I would appreciate if you would stop addressing him as such." He glared down at Colette before walking passed the giggling girl to talk to Raj. "Hey, you here for Halo night? I assume you need a ride?" Raj nodded in reply before Howard turned back to Colette. "Alright, I'll be back later."

"No!" Colette exclaimed, rushing in front of Howard to keep him from leaving. "Please don't leave me alone with your mom again, Howard. She made me scrub the boils on her feet last time." She shivers in disgust at the memory. "Take me with you..!"

"Well, there's only room for two people on my vespa," Howard stated, looking at Raj for help and just getting a silent shrug in response.

"We can take a cab!" Colette suggested. "I'll pay for it!"

The two boys shared a look before Howard gave in. "Alright, but... I warn you, my friends are..."

Raj whispered in Howard's ear, Colette leaning in to try to hear what he says.

"Yeah, mostly just Sheldon is unbearable," Howard agreed with his friend's whispered comment.

"I think I can handle your friends," Colette stated, hiding her disappointment at not hearing what Raj had said; what can she say? Something about mystery draws her in, and Raj was quite the puzzle to her. "Let's go!" She pulled out her cell phone, quickly dialing for a cab. "After I get the cab..."

"Man, someone really needs to fix that elevator," Colette complained as they made it to the fourth floor, practically wheezing for breath.

"Did you bring your inhaler, Colette?" Howard asked, turning to his cousin worriedly.

"Nah, I'll be fine," she breathed out as she leaned against a wall, her hands above her head.

Raj gave her a worried look as Howard knocked on the door, despite the fact that her breathing was quickly under her control again. She smiled reassuringly at the Indian man as the door opened, then followed her cousin inside the apartment.

"Who is this?" asked a high-pitched male voice in mild surprise.

"This is my cousin, Colette," Howard introduced quickly. "Colette, this is Sheldon and Leonard." He motioned to each man in turn.

Leonard waved a hand as he smiled a nerdy smile. "Hi, Colette."

"I didn't invite her to join us," Sheldon stated irritably, eying the girl over like she was a walking parasite. Colette winced slightly at the rude look, crossing her arms over her chest in an attempt to hide her insecurity. Raj walked around her, standing in front of her to whisper into Howard's ear. She actually caught what he said due to the close proximity.

"Tell him to shove it, she's hanging out with us whether or not he likes it," Raj whispered, making Colette smile and Howard chortle.

"Tell him yourself," Howard laughed, nudging his friend.

"Tell me what?" Sheldon demanded, turning his judging gaze to Raj.

Colette stood on the tips of her toes and rested her head on Raj's shoulder so she could see Sheldon, making the Indian boy blush brightly at the contact. "I'm just here to audit, don't mind me," she stated cheerfully before turning to whisper in Raj's ear. "Thank you, Raj.." She walked around the man and smiled at Sheldon. "Is that alright with you, Sheldon? I promise I'll be a good guest, cross my heart." She smiled cutely as she drew an X over her heart.

"Fine, but you're not messing up our teams," Sheldon stated as he walked over to his spot, grabbing his controller and sitting down. Howard went to his usual spot in the middle of the couch, Raj following but stopping short to motion for Colette to take his usual seat at the other end.

"Sit," Colette commanded, pushing him gently to sit down, and Raj complied with a frown. His frown quickly disappeared though as Colette sat in front of him on the floor and leaned her body against his legs, making the man blush at the physical contact.

"Let's get started already," Sheldon commanded irritably as he started the game and selected the teams.

The first round was quick, Raj and Howard getting annihilated by Sheldon and Leonard. The second round was not much better.

"Raj, get your head in the game!" Howard yelled after the said man lost them the second round. Raj whispered something in his ear. "Fine, then give your controller to her, maybe she'll do better."

"Excuse me," Sheldon intervened as Raj handed his controller to Colette, who looked rather surprised as she took the object. "We can't just switch team mates in the middle of a war."

"What, are you threatened by me, Sheldon?" Colette coaxed playfully. "Afraid I'm going to kick your ass?"

"Of course not, you're a girl!" Sheldon said, as though it was apparent she would lose because she was a female.

"Then, you've got nothing to worry about, right? It's not like I'm a threat or anything."

"Yeah, why not just let her play?" Howard asked. "I have no objections."

"Well, I suppose since the losing team doesn't mind losing more... Very well, you may play."

Colette smirked as Sheldon started the round, quickly refamiliarizing herself with the old controls. Before long, she was yelling out orders to Howard and had a killing spree going. Although her efforts were great, they were in vain, as her team lost regardless.

"Wow, you're good!" Howard exclaimed. "You know, it's not illegal for cousins to marry..."

Colette choked on nothing at that statement, followed by a coughing fit, which soon turned into a laughing fit.

"What's so funny?" Sheldon asked seriously. "She lost the match. Why is she laughing?"

"Howard.. Howard... We've had this discussion before," Colette reminded her cousin as her laughter died down. "Marrying family is way too awkward for me. Plus, I didn't grow up in Alabama."

"I could make it un-awkward," Howard said in his 'seductive' voice, just causing Colette to laugh again.

"No, I think you'd make it more awkward than any other cousin in the world could, Howard. Now, give Raj your controller, because we don't make a good team."

"What, but I still wanna play," Howard whined.

"Please, Howie?" Colette pleaded, looking back at her cousin with her puppy dog eyes, her head practically in Raj's lap at the movement. "Just one round, then you two can go back to your bromance team."

"Fine," Howard whined as he handed the controller to Raj, a smile tugging at his lips. "You know I can't say no to that face."

"Technically, you just did," Sheldon stated, making Colette laugh. "Why does she keep laughing?"

Raj whispered into Howard's ear.

"Because she doesn't have a stick lodged up her bum, like some people," Howard repeated insinuatingly, holding back a laugh of his own.

"Let's just continue to the next round," Sheldon ordered haughtily as he started it.

Between Raj and Colette, their team was unstoppable. Colette gave Raj a few instructions near the beginning of the match, but the man appeared to learn a lot quicker than Howard, so by the time they had annihilated half of the other team, they were both playing in silence, both knowing exactly what needed to be done in order to help the other. They ended up winning by a landslide. Sheldon stared at the screen in shock before turning to Leonard.

"This is your fault," he blamed his roommate, quickly sparking an argument between the two.

"Awesome job, Raj!" Colette exclaimed, launching herself up enough to give the man an awkward hug around his mid section.

"What is all this racket!?"

Aaaand BOOM! A cliffhanger! Anyone wanna guess who the witch is that just interrupted this priceless, loud moment? Anyone? I'll give you a virtual cookie... Bah, I suck at cliffhangers, I'm sure everyone knows who it is... But guess anyway, cause I feed off of reviews like pedo-demons feed off the blood of innocent children! (Sorry, I watched Sinister recently :I)

Until next time, my lovely views!