"Barney?" she cried in surprise.

The man, who was standing in front of the window, was indeed Barney. But somehow, he looked different. He was wearing a suit, but it was completely white.

"What up, Robin?" he asked.

Robin's jaw dropped. She put her gun down and walked over to Barney and touched him on the arm. He was real.

"Hey, watch the suit!" he said.

Robin pulled her hand back. "Geez, sorry!" she said. "B-but I thought you were dead!"

"I am dead," explained Barney as he paced around the room. "However, I'm an angel now. I became an immortal being the second I died on that operating table."

"If you're an angel, then where are your wings and halo?" Robin asked skeptically.

"Oh, right!" exclaimed Barney, pulling a shiny, glowing halo out from his pocket and placed it above his head. Suddenly, a pair of white wings sprouted from his back.

"No freaking way!" cried Robin.

"I look sweet, don't I?" asked Barney with a grin. "I am even MORE awesome! I can do even better magic tricks!"

Tears welled up in Robin's eyes. "But you're not with us anymore..." she said sadly.

"Actually, let me tell you why I'm here," said Barney. "Since I am a newcomer to Heaven, I need to be someone's guardian angel because I had pulled too many fast ones on women and I have to repay society." He made a face at that thought. "But they sent me over to you. I have to keep an eye on you while you're going through a hard time here on Earth."

Robin snorted. "I'm not going through a hard time," she lied.

"Oh really?" asked Barney. "Your breakup, your potential job change, your depression..."

Robin sighed. "So you're here to make sure I don't do anything stupid?" she asked while crossing her arms.

"Exactly!" exclaimed Barney, pointing a finger up in the air. "I'm here to guard you! Hence the title of guardian angel!"

"So you're going to watch everything I do?" she asked while sitting on her bed.

"Not everything," said Barney. "Not while showering or going to the bathroom or changing."

"That doesn't stop you," muttered Robin.

"What?" asked Barney.

"Nothing!" snapped Robin. "Listen, I'm going to go bed now. You can go do anything you want, just try not to haunt people."

"Actually, only you can see Angel Barnacle!" said Barney. "If I touch anyone else, I go right through them."

"But I just touched you!" said Robin.

"Because you're my client," said Barney. "It's different."

Robin yawned. "It's been a long day and we just buried you today," she said. "I'm going to bed..."

Barney sat down in a chair, pulled out a deck of cards, and began to shuffle through them. He looked up and saw Robin, sleeping peacefully...

The next morning, Robin woke up to a dark room thanks to some clouds. She looked around and saw Barney was gone.

"Barney?" she asked, pulling the covers away. She put her feet on the floor and walked to the living room. No Barney there. She looked all over the apartment. Where did he go?

Robin shrugged it off and began to get ready for the day. She and Lily were going to go out for some coffee and then do some shopping for Lily's unborn child. Ted told everyone before they split up last night to try and go on with their lives as normal as possible, so that was when Lily and Robin made a date to hang out the next day.

Robin looked out the window and saw that it was raining. She sighed and grabbed a blue umbrella. She was about to walk out the door when Barney was suddenly standing at the door, holding a glass of what appeared to be ice water. She jumped and screamed.

"Where did you come from?" she cried.

"Thin air," replied Barney, swirling his glass around. "Needed a drink. Love the variety of booze Heaven has. Did you know that they have 700 more varieties than there is on Earth? I'm drinking white scotch, two-thousand years old! SO GOOD!"

Robin breathed a sigh of relief. "At least I wasn't dreaming," she said. "...or am I?"

She pinched herself and felt the twinge of pain. "Ow!"

Barney pinched Robin.

"Ow!" she yelped again. She hit him back.

"Owie!" he cried.

"Listen, I'm going to go meet up with Lily," explained Robin.

"Great!" said Barney. "I'll come with!"

"No!" said Robin.

"Why not?" asked Barney.

"Cause I don't want people seeing you!" answered Robin. "You might do something to humiliate me."

"Uh, hello?" asked Barney. "Other people can't see me!"

Robin didn't say anything. She walked out the door along with Barney and walked in the rain to the coffee shop, where Lily was sitting down and eating a piece of cheesecake. She spotted Robin and waved at her.

"Hey Robin!" she said. "Sorry I started without you. Got hungry. Don't forget I'm eating for two!"

"When do you not eat for two?" joked Barney.

Robin stepped on Barney's foot and he yelped.

"Owie in my foot!" he whined, grabbing his foot. "Careful with the shoes! They're white!"

"How are you holding up?" asked Robin.

"Hanging in there," Lily said with a sigh. "I heard Marshall crying in the shower this morning. He's taking it pretty hard."

Robin shook her head. "Poor Marshall," she said. "He was his bro."

Lily finished off her cheesecake and took a sip from her cup of hot chocolate. Robin looked around and saw Barney checking out one of the baristas behind the counter.

"Excuse me, I'm going to get me a coffee," said Robin as she raised a finger. She stood up and walked over to the counter. "Hi, can I get a cup of coffee, please?"

The barista nodded and went to get the coffee. Barney appeared next to Robin.

"What are you doing?" Robin screetched.

"Checking out the hot coffee behind the counter!" said Barney.

"You're dead, remember?" Robin reminded. "You can't have sex with her!"

The barista returned with Robin's coffee and handed it to Robin. Barney reached out and tried to touch her, but his hand went right through. Barney snapped his fingers in frustration.

"Being dead is lame!" concluded Barney. "Can't even touch anyone!"

Robin paid for her coffee and walked back over to Lily, who had not noticed that Robin appeared to be talking to herself.

"I think I'll get a puppy," said Robin.

"Why?" asked Lily.

"Just so I won't be so lonely," said Robin. "It's been a tough time for me and lately, I just need a companion. You and Marshall and Ted can't always be around, you know."

"That sounds like a great idea!" Lily said in excitement. "Come on, let's go get a puppy!"

Lily gulped down the rest of her hot chocolate and grabbed her purse. Robin stood up and followed Lily out of the coffee shop. Barney followed suit.