All right, so I got complaints that she's too young and now people complain I made her too old. So I decided to rewrite it a little. Going to go into more detail on the episodes but in a much more PG version.
So Miss Alexandra Marie Stinson is again a strawberry blonde, blue eyed, spunky seven year old girl. She's also still very smart for her age but I will rewrite this into a more PG version. Hope you all enjoy this and all the rest of the chapters.
"Hi Mommy"
Her voice is soft, barely above a whisper. She was a nine year old orphan that was in the sixth grade. Beneath that shiny strawberry blond hair and past her bright ocean blue eyes was a troubled and scared little girl.
Robin Scherbatsky immediately put her book down and looked at the young child she adopted.
"Alexandra? What is it honey?" She asked.
Lexi chuckled lightly. "It's still Lexi momma and…well…" she corrected but then trailed off.
Robin carefully got out of bed and took Lexi's hand. "Come on, lets let big daddy sleep" she whispered.
Lexi nodded and allowed Robin to lead her to the couch. It had been nearly four months now that she lived with the two and she felt very safe with them.
It was the end of February when they met. Lexi had been in the orphanage since May and finally found a way to escape. She was the oldest girl and no one wanted her it seemed so she ran.
Robin and Barney were talking a small walk through central park when they saw her. It had just snowed the night before and they wanted to walk in the fresh snow around the carousel.
Lexi had been hiding there crying softly.
"Lex? You with me baby girl?" Robin called to her. Lexi shook her head and nodded.
"Yeah…sorry mom" Lexi apologized.
"What's wrong Lex?" Robin asked with concern in her voice. Lexi suddenly felt shy.
"It's nothing…sorry I bothered you" she said quickly. She got up to leave and Robin gently grabbed her wrist.
"Don't do this to yourself Alexandra" she warned. Lexi turned and gave her an inquisitive glance.
"What do you mean?" she asked. Robin gently tugged her close and Lexi fell onto her new mother's lap.
"I mean you don't need to hide from me Lexi" she clarified.
Lexi looked away and Robin gently took her chin. "I was a lot like you when I first moved here Lexi, I was scared to commit and even terrified of children" she told her.
"So Barney…I mean daddy…he changed you?" Lexi asked.
"You could say that" Robin answered.
"I do feel safe with you two" Lexi admitted. "These last four months have been amazing, I felt so lost for the past year and now I have a family again and I love it and you both so much" she added.
"We both love you as well Lexi" Robin replied and gave her a small squeeze. Lexi hugged her back and then pulled away a minute later.
"Okay then…" she said and took a deep breath. "I've been having bad dreams since I got here and…tonight…It…it was pretty bad" she stammered.
"Must been terrible if you finally can admit this to me" Robin mused with sympathy in her voice.
"Yeah…I almost chickened out again but…you telling me you were like me made me brave" Lexi admitted.
"I'm glad I could help" Robin answered and hugged her again. "I think now we're finally growing up and learning to trust Lexi" she whispered.
"Yeah…" Lexi agreed. They grew quiet after that for a little while. Robin curled into the couch and Lexi listened to her heartbeat. After ten minutes passed she grew drowsy again.
"Can you…" she began and let out a big yawn. "Tell me a bedtime story?" she finished after.
"Sure…you got a storybook you want me to read?" Robin asked and the young child shook her head.
"Not unless you've written your adventure down on paper" she responded.
"Really? That's what you want to hear?" Robin asked.
Lexi nodded as she sat up. "Why not? It sounds to me like you must had quite an adventure before you settled down" she commented.
Robin couldn't argue with that. "Yeah…that is definitely true" she agreed.
"Please tell me" Lexi begged.
"Okay fine…I'll start when I was twenty-five in the year two thousand and five" Robin agreed.
"Is that when you moved to New York from Canada?" Lexi asked.
Robin nodded and Lexi scooted off her mom and laid on the couch. She placed her head in Robin's lap and closed her eyes.
"I started there because that is when my real adventures began. It all started with a man named Theodore Mosby" she explained.
"You dated Uncle Ted?" Lexi interrupted.
"Are you going to interrupt every ten seconds?" Robin teased and Lexi giggled.
"Sorry" she apologized.
"It's okay and yes we did date but not till nearly a year after we met"
"Why…" Lexi started and put her hand over her mouth. Robin chuckled and gently stroked her cheek.
"Why did it take so long?" Robin guessed and her child nodded. "Your Uncle Ted is a very sweet guy Lexi…unfortunately he wasn't like your dad who knew not to rush it too quickly" she explained.
"What did he do?" Lexi asked and yawned again.
"Maybe we should save this for tomorrow" Robin said. Lexi opened her eyes and pouted.
"Auntie Lily taught you that huh?" Robin asked. Lexi only made her eyes sadder and stuck her bottom lip out more.
"Okay fine…" Robin relented. Lexi went back to her spot with a proud smirk.
"All right so adults like to drink stuff children aren't allowed to"
"You mean that yucky smelling beer my old daddy drank?" Lexi asked and Robin nodded.
"Yes…I was in a place that sold beer when I met Ted, it was a small bar called MaClarans next to the apartment he shared with Marshall"
"He didn't get you to date him then?" Lexi asked.
"Sorta, your dad tapped my shoulder and said 'hi have you met Ted?' then darted off" Robin explained and her child giggled.
"We talked a little bit and hit it off pretty well. I loved his sweetness and the fact he let me throw a drink in his face for my friend who got dumped" Robin added.
"Aw…Ted's so sweet" Lexi cooed.
"He is…but…"
"He rushed too fast…I have a feeling I know what you'll say next"
"Okay smarty-pants guess away" Robin taunted.
"You gave Ted your phone number and agreed to go on a date. After that you guys go to your place for privacy and he tells you something that ruins the night" Lexi guessed.
"Yeah" Robin answered. "Here's some free advice kiddo…in like ten years from now…if you date a guy…don't tell you love him on the first date" she added.
Lexi let out a small whistle and Robin chuckled. "Don't feel too bad for him Lexi, Ted Mosby is not a quitter"
"Okay…so then what happened?" Lexi asked.
"He left my place and then turned around and gave me this big speech about how it stunk he couldn't tell someone he loved her right away. We shook hands and I wanted him to kiss me but he didn't"
"So you did love him too?"
"No…I did sort of like him though…he then threw three parties on Friday, Saturday and Sunday all for me…we became better friends after that"
"Were you friends with daddy too?"
"Yeah, well sorta, he was Ted's best friend and so I became part of Ted's group with your dad and Ted's best friend from college Marshall Erikson and my soon to be best friend Lily Aldrin" she said.
"Then…what?" Lexi asked with a yawn.
"I think its time for bed" Robin answered. She shook her head and yawned a bigger yawn.
"You can shake your head all you want but that yawn says you're sleepy and ready to try sleeping again" Robin pointed out.
"Okay fine…will you please carry me?" Lexi asked and Robin nodded. Lexi was asleep by the time Robin placed her in bed.
"Night baby girl, we'll continue my long journey tomorrow" she whispered and went back to bed.
Barney awoke as she climbed back in and hugged her waist. "She okay?" he mumbled.
"Bad dream so now I'm telling her how we got married"
"You tell her…about….Mosby?" he mumbled sleepily. "I'll tell her everything since I moved here" she answered.
"Sounds…fun" Barney replied and fell back to sleep. She chuckled and joined him in dreamland.