Two weeks, two weeks has past and Barney hadn't seen or talked to Robin in those two weeks since she became cheerleader and hung out with the popular crowed. Robin became so popular that she even has a boyfriend now, she had been dating the quarter back for the school for over a week now and she seemed happy with him. The last time Barney saw Robin was before she started cheering for the school at football games and other events at the school, he even went to see her cheer one day last week. It was a football game, it was great seeing her looking happy cheering and she was really good at doing that Barney even thinks she's one heck of a dancer. He pictured them dancing together and him learning some moves from her. But, that was only in his dreams and fantasies she didn't even notice that he was sitting in the stands watching her cheer. That was the last time he saw her, he didn't talk to her because when he was about to all the popular cheerleaders and football players were surrounding her so he didn't want to bother her.

Barney wished Robin would notice him more but as the weeks went by she was too into her popularity to even notice or care that Barney was sitting alone at lunch. So, he went on with his days until the November winter formal which he wasn't going to attend but Robin told him that she was going and that she wanted to see him there. Barney, went to the dance just to see Robin.

"I am so glad you made it." Robin told him kissing him on the cheek and smiling.

"I wanted to see you and boy you look amazing." Barney commented looking at Robin up and down before she went off to dance with her boyfriend. That was the last he saw of her all night so he left an half hour before the dance ended.

The next day at school Robin asked him why he wasn't at the dance after it ended and he told her he went home because he was tired. But, he wasn't tired, he was just so in love with her that he couldn't stand watching her dance with her boyfriend.

"Sorry, I left early I was just bored and tired." Barney said as he smiling lightly before walked off to his next class.

It's amazing how this girl can only look at him as a friend and not even care or notice him when she's around her 'popular' friends he wanted desperately to have her notice that he likes her... no he loves her. But, it was just too hard for him to confess these feelings without getting hurt so he told himself not to ever tell her how he feels.

Winter break, Barney was glad that it was time to go on break from school and from her. But it wasn't easy not seeing Robin around during that two week time. She was everywhere, in his mind, in his neighborhood, in his dreams at night, she was everywhere and he couldn't stop thinking about her and when he tried she just came back on his mind reminding him of how something anything reminds him of her. Her smile, her laugh, her eyes, her hair, her touch, everything just couldn't go away and within a week he would see her again at school. The weeks, he hoped went slow but Christmas came and then New Years and then as soon as he knew it school was back in session. He would see her again that very morning because he has first period with her and he sat in back of her. If that wasn't stressful enough for his thoughts, she seemed even more in love with her boyfriend when they came back to school in January.

"Oh no." Barney mumbled under his breath when he saw Robin walking with her boyfriend and friends from cheer leading coming down the hallway.

"Hi Barney, how was your winter break?" Robin asked after kissing her boyfriend goodbye and sending off her friends.

"It was okay, my family was over and me and my cousins played outside in the snow at Christmas and New Years was quiet just me, my mother and brother." Barney couldn't look Robin in the eye, her eyes are just so beautiful close up but she didn't catch on to that. She nodded and said. "Oh, that's fun I didn't know you had a bother."

"Yes, James. You never met him but he's older than me and he's a senior at Mac High." Barney said to Robin smiling.

"Oh, okay so are you ready for class?" Robin asked wanting to see if Barney was ready for first period.

Barney shut his locker and smiled before walking off with Robin towards their first period class. That day was good but Barney couldn't stop thinking about her so he wanted to ask her out. It wouldn't be a date because she has a boyfriend, just two friends seeing a movie or something because it's been a while since they really talked.

Later that afternoon Barney asked Robin if she was doing anything this up coming weekend.

"Um, no I am free on Saturday." Robin said cocking her head to the side wondering why Barney asked her what she was going to do this Saturday.

"Great, I was thinking..." at that moment Robin's boyfriend came up to her and kissed her on the cheek before smiling at Barney nicely.

"Hi." Robin smiled looking up at her tall boyfriend standing next to her.

"What are you doing?" Tony asked wondering why Robin was talking to Barney.

"I was just talking to my friend." Robin said smiling at Barney who smiled back nervously at her.

"Oh, well we have to go I am late for practice." Tony said pulling Robin away from Barney.

"Bye Barney!" Robin said quickly before Tony pulled her down the hall toward the gym.

Barney didn't have time to say bye to Robin so he frowned and left to go home.

A/N: In case you wanted to know Tony is actually the guy who was beating up Barney in the first chapter. There will be more on how they got together in the next chapter. Also in the next chapter, it will be a bit longer and will extend to the end of the school year.