AN: So sorry for my rare updates. I hope you can forgive me. I´ll try to post the next chapter or even some new chapters soon as I have holidays in about 10 days. I hope you still enjoy my story and continue reading it. Reviews would be very welcome!
to Guest: Awwww thank you so much. I´m glad you like it! I always had a fascination for barney/Robin stories that include our favorite couple meeting before and I´m so happy you like that too. Hahaha yeah, I think it´s time to let Ted down a little bit too after he always got his will in the show ;-). Thank you again, I hope you continue enjoying my story!
„Hey, Ted. It´s Robin. Look, I know you wanted to show me around the city on Saturday, but the thing is: I totally forgot I have a meeting. I feel really sorry, I hope you´re not mad. So, hope we´ll see each other anytime soon. Bye." Beeeeeeeeep.
Robin leaves the message on Ted´s answering machine. She´s kind of glad, he didn´t pick up the phone. It would be kind of complicated to explain him she can´t come with him. He sure would want to know what meeting, what she is doing and why she can´t postpone the meeting. So this way it´s far easier.
She sends Barney a quick message, that saturday is fine for her.
The next days go by quickly and saturday is here sooner than later. She and Barney meet at his place and she is kind of nervous, as always when she is meeting with Barney. They´ve known each other for a while now, but Barney still has a certain effect on her. He had since their first meeting.
Flashback
Laser-waitforit-tag: Any guys online? I have a big problem. I need an invincible laser-tag-partner as soon as possible. Any volunteers?
Laserfreak12: Here! I´m a newbie here, but I´m already great at laser-tag.
Laser-waitforit-tag: How many success can you produce? How often did you win at tournaments?
Laserfreak12: None to be honest. But I need some experience and, as said, I´m great already.
Laser-waitforit-tag: Mehhh. How many games did you play?
Laserfreak12: 4.
Laser-waitforit-tag: Ehhhhh. Wrong answer. I´m sorry, but I can´t play with guys who can count their games on one hand. Maybe another time.
Fighterking44: Hahaha 4 games? Go, play with the kindergardeners, Laserfreak12. I don´t even know how many games I´ve already played and I already won many times.
Laser-waitforit-tag: Great. Sounds awesome. We could make a deal.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: Oh wow. You´re taking the second best guy just because he is telling you he´s great at laser tag. A little bit naive, isn´t it?
Laser-waitforit-tag: Oh-ho. Some rivalry. I like it. What kind of skills do you have Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll?
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: More than your new friend. He won many games? What are many? One maybe doesn´t count how much plays there were, but the winning shoots- one knows them by heart. So he can´t be such a winner.
Fighterking44: EXCUSE ME? Tell me your great achievements, if you´re so much better.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: I participated in 12 tournaments. I won 11 of them. Plus, I only lost that one game because of a broken finger.
Laser-waitforit-tag: Wow. Impressive! I think I found my new partner.
Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll: You won´t regret it.
Fighterking44: I wouldn´t be so sure.
Laser-waitforit-tag: But I am. Guns&Scotch&Rock´n´Roll, welcome to my team.
That night they agreed on a meeting place and time via private messaging. They decided to meet in Central Park at a bench near the lake. Barney suggested both of them should wear a laser-tag-vest, so they´ll recognize each other. Robin agrees and two days later the big first meeting arrived.
Barney was there early, sat down on the bench and played with his phone while waiting for his mysterious partner. When Robin arrived at the meeting place, she saw Barney´s back first. „Nice hair", she thought, when she saw barney´s blonde head. She came closer, but Barney didn´t realize the brunette woman behind him, so she tapped on his shoulder. He turned around and just stared at her until he finally spoke, „Oh hey. Do you need something, sweetheart?" Barney used his pick-up-voice which amused Robin. „A partner for laser-tag. I think you have to be laser-waitforit-tag who searched for a partner desperately. Unless you´re just a freak sitting here with a laser-tag-vest.", she smiled. Robin will never forget the look on Barney´s face when he realized she was his chat- and soon-to-be-laser-tag-partner. He was stunned and couldn´t find any words at first. Then he stuttered, „Uhhh. You? Whaaa?...but... I... BUT YOU´RE A GIRL!"
„Great observation!"
„You said you´re playing laser tag and you won tournaments. And you told me your name is Robin!"
„I AM playing laser-tag, I WON many tournaments and my name IS Robin.", Rocin chuckles.
Barney is still startled. „Is this some kind of sick joke? Oh my god! Did Ted hire you? Or Lily and Marshall? They always make fun of me for playing laser-tag. They sent you, right?"
„I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I don´t know any Ted or Marshall or Lily. I love playing laser-tag. I´m kind of a gun-nut and I love shooting – and laser-tag is the only legal way to shoot at some people without hurting them. I´m often at the shooting ranch too, but it´s not that much fun. Anyways, I have some practice in shooting and I indeed won eleven times already. But if you have problems with me being a girl, I can leave and you ask that fighterking-guy again.", Robin turned around and acted as if she intended to go. She smiled when Barney stopped her.
„No wait. I´m sorry. I´m just surprised that is all." Robin faced him again. „I expected some big man and not...YOU."
„Is that good or bad?"
„It´s great.", Barney blurted out, „I´ve never known a girl that is into guns and laser-tag. Especially a girl like you."
„So it´s a compliment?"
„Yes, absolutely."
„I didn´t expect a guy like you either to be honest." Robin admits.
„Is that a compliment too?"
„Definitely yes."
They smiled at each other and couldn´t believe what kind of person they met that day. The chemistry was there instantaneously.
