Realize - HIMYM [Barney/Robin]
Title: Realize (4/4)
Author: loveable_me_87
Pairing: Barney/Robin
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own HIMYM.
Summary: Barney wakes up one morning and things aren't how they're supposed to be.
Words: 6113 total
Warning: Spoilers through "Benefits".
Part 3
If you just realized what I just realized, then we'd be perfect for each other and we'd never find another. Just realize what I just realized. We'd never have to wonder if we missed out on each other now...
Barney groaned as his alarm clock blasted the song at him from his bed-side table. He rolled over, throwing a pillow over his head to try and drown out the words and trying to figure out what happened last night. Suddenly it all came back to him. Bizzaro world where no one knew him, MacClaren's, Robin's... boyfriend. He shot out of bed and finally registered the song streaming from his alarm clock.
Take time to realize, oh, oh, I'm on your side, didn't I, didn't I tell you? Take time to realize, this all can pass you by. Didn't I tell you?...
The same song that woke him up yesterday… what were the odds? He grabbed up his phone and checked the date. It was yesterday... again.
But I can't spell it out for you, no it's never gonna be that simple. No, I can't spell it out for you. If you just realize...
He slammed off his alarm clock and gasped as pain shot through his hand. He didn’t even stop to think about why his hand would still be injured as he dialed Ted's number.
"Barney?" Ted asked tiredly. Barney's heart leapt.
"Ted?! Ted, oh it's so good to hear your voice... wait, you remember me right? And not just because I met you yesterday, but because I met you seven years ago, right?"
"Barney, it's 6 in the morning and it's too early for your insanity. Just because you had to get up early this morning doesn't mean we all do."
"What? Oh, meetings today! Yeah, I can be late. Get dressed, Ted, I'm coming over!" Barney disconnected the call before Ted could protest and quickly threw on jeans and a sweatshirt... he didn't have time to get to the kind of perfection that wearing a suit entailed. Right now he knew what he had to do and it was more important than looking awesome.
On his way out of the building he called up James. Getting his voice mail he left the message: “James! Hey! Sorry I’m calling so early. I had the strangest day yesterday and I wanted to let you know that I love you, man. You’re the best brother a guy could have. Give me a call later. It’s been too long since we’ve hung out. Bye.” He smiled as he disconnected the call. There was no way he was ever going to let himself drift away from his brother.
After hailing a cab and paying him extra to break all the speed limits, he made it to Ted's apartment and started banging on the door. When Ted opened the door Barney launched himself into Ted's arms.
"Uh, Barney?" Ted questioned, thrown off by Barney's sudden need for affection.
"Ted," Barney said, finally moving away. "You have no idea how happy I am that you're here, and that you're here with Robin and not Marshall, because he and Lily are together and in Dowisetrepla like they're supposed to be!"
"Barney, what the hell are you..."
"Ted, I had the weirdest day yesterday!"
"Uh, I was with you most of the day, and no you didn't."
"No, not yesterday, yesterday. Today, yesterday. See?"
"What?" Obviously Ted didn't. “And what happened to your eye?”
“My eye?” Barney had almost forgotten he was punched yesterday by Robin’s boyfriend. He didn’t take time to wonder why his eye would be bruising still if the day was starting over, though. "Oh that? It’s not important. Listen, yesterday morning, or well, this morning, when I woke up everything was wrong. You guys didn't know who I was. Marshall was still living here with you because he and Lily never got married after she left him to go to San Francisco. You had mass amounts of facial hair, which, btw, not a good look for you, and Robin... Robin! Where's Robin? I need to talk to her." Ted had to grab Barney's arm to stop him storming into Robin's room.
"Barney, you're not making any sense."
"No, don't you see? It all makes sense. I have to tell Robin that I love her."
"What happened to never telling her that you're in love with her? That was the plan last night."
"No, that was the plan two nights ago before Robin had a boyfriend who is a total jerk because I never introduced her to you. I know you all think I'm a bit self-centered, but things were bad, wrong, because you never met me. Things are better now for everyone and I need to talk to Robin, because I've realized that I can't just keep focusing only on work and bimbos for the rest of my life, because I'll miss important things like meeting random awesome guys in bathrooms who become my best friend and then people's lives will suck without my awesomeness. Don't you see? I have to tell Robin, because I can’t let her end up with some jerk like Mike. I can't not tell her, because what if this is one of those important things that was supposed to happen and my, whatever, yesterday was trying to tell me that?"
"Ok, so let me get this straight. You had a dream last night that we didn't know who you were. Our lives were screwed and Robin was dating some douche. Now that you're awake you think it means your subconscious was telling you to man up and finally admit your feelings for Robin?"
"Ted, it wasn't a dream. But yeah, basically. You and Marshall and Lily, your problems are easy to fix just by me being here. But Robin... I have to tell her."
"Right. Barney, go home."
"What?!" Barney exclaimed. "Haven't you been listening, Ted? I have to talk to Robin."
"I have been listening, and I think you're crazy!"
"Oh, sure, now you think I'm crazy. Yesterday, when there was a very good chance that I might actually be crazy, you didn't think I was crazy, but now when I'm not crazy you think I'm crazy."
"I didn't think you were crazy?"
"Well, maybe a little, but you tried to help me. You didn't actually achieve anything, but at least you tried. It really meant a lot to me."
"Well of course I tried to help. What are friends for?"
"Best friends?" Barney asked, now a bit side tracked.
"Barney," Ted said warningly.
"Right, anyway. You didn't know who the hell I was and you still tried. You're a good person, Ted Mosby."
"Well, thanks. I'm glad you think so highly of dream me." Ted smiled proudly and Barney chose not to point out again that it wasn't a dream because he was having a hard time trying to convince himself of it.
"But that doesn't change the fact that you should leave. I can't let you make this decision because of a dream you had. Go home and think about it some more."
"I can't do that, Ted. Believe me, I know what I'm doing. She might laugh in my face, but I still have to tell her." He started walking toward Robin's room again. "Robin!" He shouted, but stopped when Ted started speaking again.
"You're sure about this?"
"Never been more sure about anything in my life. Now if you'll excuse me." He went to walk into Robin's room, but was stopped when she came out, hair rumpled from sleep and in her pajamas.
"What the hell is going on in here? It's like 7 in the morning!"
"6:48, actually," Ted piped in. Robin just glared at him until he shrugged and walked into the kitchen.
"Robin," Barney sighed out in relief. He walked over to her and enveloped her in a hug. After a few awkward pats on the back from her he let go.
"Barney, are you okay? What happened to you?" Robin asked. All her annoyance was gone now. It was replaced with concern... she'd never seen Barney like this before… and the nice bruise forming on his eye was turning her on just a bit.
"Yesterday you’re… there was this guy… but it’s not important now, because I'm good. No, I'm great because you're here and you're not with Mike, so everything's great."
"Mike? Who's...?”
"Robin, there's something I have to tell you."
"Something that couldn't wait until a decent hour of the day?"
"No, something I need to tell you now, because I've built my nerve up and I've decided now is the time and if I don't say it now I may never say it and I can't go through another day like yesterday, so I'm just going to say it and then I'm going to leave. And I don't want you to say anything now and I understand if you never say anything because I'm pretty sure I know how you feel about it and that's ok. So I’m just going to say it and then I’m going to go to work, or something, okay?” He paused for her reaction.
“Um, okay.”
“Right, Robin,” he took a deep breath to try and calm himself a bit. “This is going to sound insane, but I promise you it’s true. I love you. I know it’s hard to believe, because it’s me, but when I was in the hospital last summer I realized I have these insane feelings for you and after the day I had yesterday I realized that I had to tell you. And so I have. And I’m going to leave and let you… think about it, or, whatever. Or, you know, not think about it, that’s fine, too. Okay. I said it… and I’m leaving now… bye,” he finished awkwardly.
Barney walked quickly out of the apartment, leaving a stunned Robin behind. He let out a breath that he didn’t realize he was holding as the door shut. He leaned against the door for a moment before starting off down the hall.
“Barney!” He whipped around as Robin came rushing out the door towards him. “I know you said you didn’t want me to say anything, and I’ll go with that for now, but…” she kissed him briefly. “We’ll talk later, okay?”
Barney was almost too stunned to react. “Umm, yeah… yeah, absolutely. I uhh, I have… work.”
“Of course,” she responded. “You still have to suit up and everything. We’ll talk soon.” And with that she turned back around and went back into her and Ted’s apartment, leaving Barney shocked, but smiling after her.
Yesterday he thought that he had stepped into some nightmare and he wanted nothing more then to get out of it. He walked away now thinking that if this too were a dream, that it was much better than yesterday’s and he couldn’t wait to see how it played out.
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Author: loveable_me_87
Pairing: Barney/Robin
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own HIMYM.
Summary: Barney wakes up one morning and things aren't how they're supposed to be.
Words: 6113 total
Warning: Spoilers through "Benefits".
Part 3
If you just realized what I just realized, then we'd be perfect for each other and we'd never find another. Just realize what I just realized. We'd never have to wonder if we missed out on each other now...
Barney groaned as his alarm clock blasted the song at him from his bed-side table. He rolled over, throwing a pillow over his head to try and drown out the words and trying to figure out what happened last night. Suddenly it all came back to him. Bizzaro world where no one knew him, MacClaren's, Robin's... boyfriend. He shot out of bed and finally registered the song streaming from his alarm clock.
Take time to realize, oh, oh, I'm on your side, didn't I, didn't I tell you? Take time to realize, this all can pass you by. Didn't I tell you?...
The same song that woke him up yesterday… what were the odds? He grabbed up his phone and checked the date. It was yesterday... again.
But I can't spell it out for you, no it's never gonna be that simple. No, I can't spell it out for you. If you just realize...
He slammed off his alarm clock and gasped as pain shot through his hand. He didn’t even stop to think about why his hand would still be injured as he dialed Ted's number.
"Barney?" Ted asked tiredly. Barney's heart leapt.
"Ted?! Ted, oh it's so good to hear your voice... wait, you remember me right? And not just because I met you yesterday, but because I met you seven years ago, right?"
"Barney, it's 6 in the morning and it's too early for your insanity. Just because you had to get up early this morning doesn't mean we all do."
"What? Oh, meetings today! Yeah, I can be late. Get dressed, Ted, I'm coming over!" Barney disconnected the call before Ted could protest and quickly threw on jeans and a sweatshirt... he didn't have time to get to the kind of perfection that wearing a suit entailed. Right now he knew what he had to do and it was more important than looking awesome.
On his way out of the building he called up James. Getting his voice mail he left the message: “James! Hey! Sorry I’m calling so early. I had the strangest day yesterday and I wanted to let you know that I love you, man. You’re the best brother a guy could have. Give me a call later. It’s been too long since we’ve hung out. Bye.” He smiled as he disconnected the call. There was no way he was ever going to let himself drift away from his brother.
After hailing a cab and paying him extra to break all the speed limits, he made it to Ted's apartment and started banging on the door. When Ted opened the door Barney launched himself into Ted's arms.
"Uh, Barney?" Ted questioned, thrown off by Barney's sudden need for affection.
"Ted," Barney said, finally moving away. "You have no idea how happy I am that you're here, and that you're here with Robin and not Marshall, because he and Lily are together and in Dowisetrepla like they're supposed to be!"
"Barney, what the hell are you..."
"Ted, I had the weirdest day yesterday!"
"Uh, I was with you most of the day, and no you didn't."
"No, not yesterday, yesterday. Today, yesterday. See?"
"What?" Obviously Ted didn't. “And what happened to your eye?”
“My eye?” Barney had almost forgotten he was punched yesterday by Robin’s boyfriend. He didn’t take time to wonder why his eye would be bruising still if the day was starting over, though. "Oh that? It’s not important. Listen, yesterday morning, or well, this morning, when I woke up everything was wrong. You guys didn't know who I was. Marshall was still living here with you because he and Lily never got married after she left him to go to San Francisco. You had mass amounts of facial hair, which, btw, not a good look for you, and Robin... Robin! Where's Robin? I need to talk to her." Ted had to grab Barney's arm to stop him storming into Robin's room.
"Barney, you're not making any sense."
"No, don't you see? It all makes sense. I have to tell Robin that I love her."
"What happened to never telling her that you're in love with her? That was the plan last night."
"No, that was the plan two nights ago before Robin had a boyfriend who is a total jerk because I never introduced her to you. I know you all think I'm a bit self-centered, but things were bad, wrong, because you never met me. Things are better now for everyone and I need to talk to Robin, because I've realized that I can't just keep focusing only on work and bimbos for the rest of my life, because I'll miss important things like meeting random awesome guys in bathrooms who become my best friend and then people's lives will suck without my awesomeness. Don't you see? I have to tell Robin, because I can’t let her end up with some jerk like Mike. I can't not tell her, because what if this is one of those important things that was supposed to happen and my, whatever, yesterday was trying to tell me that?"
"Ok, so let me get this straight. You had a dream last night that we didn't know who you were. Our lives were screwed and Robin was dating some douche. Now that you're awake you think it means your subconscious was telling you to man up and finally admit your feelings for Robin?"
"Ted, it wasn't a dream. But yeah, basically. You and Marshall and Lily, your problems are easy to fix just by me being here. But Robin... I have to tell her."
"Right. Barney, go home."
"What?!" Barney exclaimed. "Haven't you been listening, Ted? I have to talk to Robin."
"I have been listening, and I think you're crazy!"
"Oh, sure, now you think I'm crazy. Yesterday, when there was a very good chance that I might actually be crazy, you didn't think I was crazy, but now when I'm not crazy you think I'm crazy."
"I didn't think you were crazy?"
"Well, maybe a little, but you tried to help me. You didn't actually achieve anything, but at least you tried. It really meant a lot to me."
"Well of course I tried to help. What are friends for?"
"Best friends?" Barney asked, now a bit side tracked.
"Barney," Ted said warningly.
"Right, anyway. You didn't know who the hell I was and you still tried. You're a good person, Ted Mosby."
"Well, thanks. I'm glad you think so highly of dream me." Ted smiled proudly and Barney chose not to point out again that it wasn't a dream because he was having a hard time trying to convince himself of it.
"But that doesn't change the fact that you should leave. I can't let you make this decision because of a dream you had. Go home and think about it some more."
"I can't do that, Ted. Believe me, I know what I'm doing. She might laugh in my face, but I still have to tell her." He started walking toward Robin's room again. "Robin!" He shouted, but stopped when Ted started speaking again.
"You're sure about this?"
"Never been more sure about anything in my life. Now if you'll excuse me." He went to walk into Robin's room, but was stopped when she came out, hair rumpled from sleep and in her pajamas.
"What the hell is going on in here? It's like 7 in the morning!"
"6:48, actually," Ted piped in. Robin just glared at him until he shrugged and walked into the kitchen.
"Robin," Barney sighed out in relief. He walked over to her and enveloped her in a hug. After a few awkward pats on the back from her he let go.
"Barney, are you okay? What happened to you?" Robin asked. All her annoyance was gone now. It was replaced with concern... she'd never seen Barney like this before… and the nice bruise forming on his eye was turning her on just a bit.
"Yesterday you’re… there was this guy… but it’s not important now, because I'm good. No, I'm great because you're here and you're not with Mike, so everything's great."
"Mike? Who's...?”
"Robin, there's something I have to tell you."
"Something that couldn't wait until a decent hour of the day?"
"No, something I need to tell you now, because I've built my nerve up and I've decided now is the time and if I don't say it now I may never say it and I can't go through another day like yesterday, so I'm just going to say it and then I'm going to leave. And I don't want you to say anything now and I understand if you never say anything because I'm pretty sure I know how you feel about it and that's ok. So I’m just going to say it and then I’m going to go to work, or something, okay?” He paused for her reaction.
“Um, okay.”
“Right, Robin,” he took a deep breath to try and calm himself a bit. “This is going to sound insane, but I promise you it’s true. I love you. I know it’s hard to believe, because it’s me, but when I was in the hospital last summer I realized I have these insane feelings for you and after the day I had yesterday I realized that I had to tell you. And so I have. And I’m going to leave and let you… think about it, or, whatever. Or, you know, not think about it, that’s fine, too. Okay. I said it… and I’m leaving now… bye,” he finished awkwardly.
Barney walked quickly out of the apartment, leaving a stunned Robin behind. He let out a breath that he didn’t realize he was holding as the door shut. He leaned against the door for a moment before starting off down the hall.
“Barney!” He whipped around as Robin came rushing out the door towards him. “I know you said you didn’t want me to say anything, and I’ll go with that for now, but…” she kissed him briefly. “We’ll talk later, okay?”
Barney was almost too stunned to react. “Umm, yeah… yeah, absolutely. I uhh, I have… work.”
“Of course,” she responded. “You still have to suit up and everything. We’ll talk soon.” And with that she turned back around and went back into her and Ted’s apartment, leaving Barney shocked, but smiling after her.
Yesterday he thought that he had stepped into some nightmare and he wanted nothing more then to get out of it. He walked away now thinking that if this too were a dream, that it was much better than yesterday’s and he couldn’t wait to see how it played out.
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