Robin, Lily, and Barney walked over to the local pet shop where there were puppies running around in a little playpen in the window.

"Oh, look how adorable they are!" cooed Lily. "If Marshall and I were able to get a dog, I'd get this little black labrador puppy!"

A young black labrador puppy was sitting up and looking at Lily with its tongue sticking out.

"A dog?" asked Barney in disgust. "Seriously? I hate dogs. Had a girl come into my apartment with her dog and he nearly tore up my suit!"

Robin looked to the left and noticed some kittens playing in a little carpeted jungle nearby. She wandered over to them and saw that they were calico kittens. She smiled at them and watched them play. One was batting at a little jingle bell ball and another one was drinking water. Three other kittens were sleeping in a corner, but there was one that got the attention of Robin.

"Look at this little guy," said Robin as she leaned down and pointed at a pudgy little grayish-siamese kitten with blue eyes and black around its mouth and nose sitting away from its siblings.

"The little fluffball is popular among all the customers," a woman behind the register spoke up. "But no one seems to want this little guy. Maybe it's because he eats a lot or runs around too much. He's got a lot of energy and he'll keep you busy for hours!"

Robin looked sympathetically at the young kitten, who stared back up at Robin. She made her decision. "I'll take him," she said.

So the woman took the kitten out of the cage and put it in a special box while Robin picked out a few supplies, toys, and some food, and paid for everything. Robin slung the bags over her arms and carried the kitten in both hands.

"I think Ted's allergic to cats," Barney finally said after a long period of silence.

"So?" asked Robin as she walked back over to Lily, who was still playing with the puppies.

"I think it'll be fun to mess with Ted when he starts sneezing for no good reason til he sees this little guy!" laughed Barney.

"What's that, Robin?" asked Lily, after finally looking away from the puppies long enough.

"A kitten," replied Robin.

"What? You picked out a kitten without me?" groaned Lily.

"Well, you were too busy looking at the puppies!" Robin pointed out. "I'm going to go take this little guy home. Want to come with?"

"Sure!" replied Lily. She could never turn down the opportunity to spend time with a kitten, or anything cute for that matter.

They all managed to make it home where Robin released the kitten into the living room. Lily went crazy in cuteness.

"Awww!" she cooed. "Look how cute he is! What will you name him?"

Robin thought to herself for a minute as she picked up the kitten. She noticed that he looked much like a storm cloud. Small but dark, fluffy, and powerful.

"I think I'll name him Stormy," she said.

"Stormy?" scoffed Barney. "What kind of name for a cat is that?"

Robin stepped on Barney's foot again. He yelped and complained.

"Not again!" he cried as he clutched his aching foot. "That's the second time today! Not cool!"

Robin and Lily were about to leave for the mall when Lily received a call from Marshall asking for her to come home and join her at MacLarens because he felt depressed and alone. Ted was already going to be there shortly.

"I'll come with you," offered Robin. "I could use a good drink."

"Me too," commented Barney.

"Just give me a minute, okay?" asked Robin.

"Yeah, just let me get my stuff together!" Lily called after her.

Robin walked into her room and shut the door. Barney appeared in front of her.

"Barney, what the hell was that?" demanded Robin. "Why are you being such a jerk when you're supposed to be an angel?"

"Sorry, Robin, I'm just not used to this whole angel thing," Barney said.

"Well, you better behave yourself," warned Robin. "I'm already stressed out as it is. I mean, you dying was bad, but I think it's just weird having you follow me around all day."

Barney was silent. "I'm gonna go get a drink," he said. "I'll meet you at MacLarens."

With that, he disappeared into thin air. Robin immediately regretted what she said.

"Barney?" she called after him. "Wait, come back!"

"Robin?" called Lily as she walked into the room. "You alright? I think I heard you calling for Barney."

Robin felt her head hurting from the accident again. She rubbed her temples and sighed. "I'll be okay," she answered. "I just thought I saw Barney outside my window."

Lily put a hand on Robin's shoulder. "Come on, let's go," she motioned.

The two left Robin's room and they departed for MacLaren's...