Karaoke
"Where are you taking me Barney?" She sounds frustrated, though she secretly loves the mystery of it all. If there's ever been a guy who knows how to cheer her up, it would definitely be Barney. He always had the right things to say, some "legendary," as he'd call it, adventure to go on, and despite his odd opinions on what was fun, she always managed to have a good time. They'd gone through an awkward time after their breakup, but once Robin was with Don, they started to move on, and now that Don was gone, things were the way they used to be.
"I told you Sherbatsky, It's a surprise, but I promise you'll love it," she smiles at this, they'd been in the cab for a while, so she stated to expect they weren't in midtown, and he walked her through a door, but he'd demanded she'd close her eyes until they were there. "Okay, you can open them now," The room was full of colorful lights and little tables to sit at; there was a bar on one end and a stage on the other.
"A karaoke bar?" she questions, "What made you decide this would be a cool place to hang out?"
"I thought it would be fun, and I think it'll make you feel better,"
"Barney, I told you, I'm fine," but she wasn't. The whole Don thing hit her hard, she wasn't as angry with him anymore, but she still couldn't believe she was so stupid, the one time she chooses a relationship over her career, and he takes the same job she had turned down for him. It messed with her head, who was she? Robin Sherbatsky did not choose love over work, that wasn't how it worked. When she really thought about it, she didn't even like Don that much; she was just and quite suddenly, ready to become that girl Ted was talking about. She was ready to be the one who chose love over her career and took risks like that. "And there is no way I'm getting up there to sing,"
"Oh yes you are, I called ahead so you couldn't back out," she tries to protest, but he's already pushing her onstage, "This is her," he says to the D.J. and sits in a front row table.
"Up next is Robin Sparkles, who wants to send Don a special message," oh no, is all she can think. A familiar tune comes on and she smiles bravely at the crowd, then she looks at Barney, if she's going to do this he may as well enjoy it. She even has the crowd cheering in the final refrain of "Gives You Hell" by the All American Rejects.
As she gets off the stage she high fives Barney, "Well done Sherbatsky, or should I say, Sparkles," He laughs.
"That is not going to be a thing, don't get the others calling me that," she warns him with a glare, but she can't help but smile.
"Only if I can call you that whenever they're not around," he offers, and she nods reluctantly.
"Are you going to sing?" She asks with a playful smile.
"Not that they don't love me here, but I'm leaving it to you tonight," he had ordered them scotch, and Robin had already nearly drank her first glass. "Keep them coming," he says to the waiter. They talked and laughed, and about four tumblers later, Robin goes over to the D.J. stand and whispers something to him. When she returns, she downs her fifth scotch and turns to walk back to the stage, "What are you doing?"
"I think you're going to enjoy this," and with that she climbs onto the stage and performs the greatest rendition of Ke$ha's "Your Love Is My Drug," anyone could ever hear, or so he guesses. "Well?" She says when she's finished.
"Incredible," they both laugh.
"Okay, come on, before we go, you have to sing one song with me," It's about three in the morning and no one is left at the bar.
"Fine, go pick one out," She chooses "Mamma Mia," the ABBA classic.
At the end of the song, Robin realizes something, yes; I've been broken hearted, blue since the day we parted. Why, why did I ever let you go? And she kisses him. It just feels right.