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Guess what, I am alive, guys! I'm working really hard on my new story, which is so hard to write, plus I have the distractions of trying to finish chapter 15 of Happily Ever After and chapter 19 of Lyrics of Our Lives. I promise they will all be out soon. I honestly couldn't help myself, I had to write this story. I am one of those people who gets really into Christmas, so this story was inevitable.

I am going to try, and I emphasize try, because we all know I am not great at updating regularly, to publish one Christmas themed Swarkles (possibly changing to Marshall and Lily or Ted and Tracy in some chapters) chapter every day until the 25th.

If you have any ideas please PM prompts, as I am going to have a lot of trouble finding them, lol. And as always, please R/R, favourite and follow. Happy December guys! :)

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Robin looked up at her husband. His smile melted her heart. This was their first Christmas as a married couple, and they had wanted to do it right. So, instead of breaking into Ted's and stealing his Christmas tree and decorations, which was Barney's original plan, they had gone to the store and bought their own, and now they were at a Christmas tree farm in New Jersey to get a tree.

Robin shivered and she felt Barney pull her closer to him. It was the first day of Winter, but it was already snowing. The newlyweds were walking through the four inches of snow, Barney with an arm around Robin's hips, and an axe in the other hand. Robin had her hand in his back pocket and the other in her pocket. From an outsiders perspective, they may have looked like a grossly sappy couple, but in honesty they were both close, and liked being close. Touching each other, without a sexual motivation, whether it be cuddling in bed, holding hands when they walked or stealing kisses when they were out, reminded them that they weren't alone. They had each other. It filled them both with an unexplainable burst of overwhelming love for their spouse.

"So, Mrs Stinson, do we have a preference of which tree we want?" Barney asked.

"I don't know, babe. What do you want?"

Barney shrugged. He hadn't done this before. Normally, he'd just buy the pre-cut trees from the store. Robin was determined to do this the proper way, though, and he would do anything to make her happy. He was enjoying today so far. They had gotten hot chocolate at a café nearby, then had an impromptu snowball fight in the parking lot, and now they were walking through the snow looking for a tree. "What kind are you supposed to look for?"

"We want tall, but it still has to fit in the elevator, or you're dragging it up the stairs. And, it has to smell like pinecones."

Barney cocked his head. "Smell like pinecones?"

"Yeah. At home, my house wasn't a great place to be. My mom and dad were constantly fighting. But, my fondest childhood memories are from December. The whole house used to smell like pinecones, cinnamon and candy canes." She smiled. "One year, my dad got so drunk-"

"Woah, woah, baby!" Barney exclaimed, letting go of her so he could look her in the eyes. "What did he do to you?"

"Nothing. He was just so drunk he called me darling all day, and even got me a doll that year. It was probably the only time during my childhood he treated me like a girl."

Barney could tell she was fighting back tears, so quickly intervened. "Okay, weirdo. You can get a tree that smells like pinecones."

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"I don't think this will fit in the car, babe." Barney commented, as they dragged the tree along the ground.

Robin laughed. "It goes on the roof, city boy."

"Oh, right, okay."

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Once Barney and Robin managed to finally get the tree into the apartment, they started to decorate it with lights, tinsel and baubles.

"Isn't this much better than ties?" Robin asked.

"Eh, I guess." Barney teased. A silence fell over the two, when Barney got an idea. He grabbed his phone from the coffee table, and unlocked it. The code was 230780, Robin's birthday, not that he would tell anyone that. He found a Christmas playlist and played it. All I Want for Christmas Is You started playing. He started singing and looked over to Robin.

She rolled her eyes. "What are you doing, dork?"

"Come on Canada, you gotta know this song." He paused and waited for the chorus, then started almost yelling the lyrics. Robin laughed, then shrugged and joined in.

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Ted and Tracy neared the door to Barney and Robin's apartment. They could hear Christmas music coming from inside. Ted bit his lip and looked at his girlfriend.

"I really hope they aren't having sex." Tracy commented.

Ted snickered. "It's probably a weird fetish of Barney's."

They reached for the door and opened it. To the couple's surprise, when they stepped into the apartment, instead of finding their friends naked, they found the two pelting plastic baubles at each other and singing to Jingle Bells at the top of their lungs.

"Barney, Robin?" Ted asked, a little creeped out.

"Oh…" Barney said, reaching over to pause the music. "Hey guys."

Tracy laughed. This was amusing her. She and Ted had only been dating for six months, so she didn't know his friends that well, but she knew them well enough to know this was a weird sight.

Ted shook his head. "You two are so weird."

Robin crossed her arms. "While you and Tracy choose to express your love through poems and whatever other crap, Barney and I choose to express it through singing at the top of our lungs, dancing and throwing stuff at each other."

"Okay, but we have more serious problems than how you express love to your husband." Ted sighed. "I just heard from Marshall. Lily's doctor won't let her on the plane, she's too far along in her pregnancy. They're not coming home for Christmas. Which means-"

"We're going to Italy for Christmas!" Barney exclaimed.

"I was actually going to say that we're spending Christmas without them."

Robin shook her head. "We can't do that. Lily would be crushed. She loves Italy, but she still says she's homesick. She, Marshall and Marvin are family, we can't spend Christmas without them."

Tracy smiled. "So, we're going to Italy for Christmas?"

"Sì!" Barney yelled.

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