An: This chapter, was three years but since I changed the timeline for the story in the previous chapters I made it two years. Barney and Robin haven't seen each other since she unexpectedly showed up at his dorm room a few months earlier so t is two years not three years since they were really together. And, the chapter before this, Robin was supposed to be in college already but I realized that is wrong when she was only still in high school, she's a senior now that's when she sees Barney again since she went to see him at Wesleyan.

After three weeks at home Barney was ready to go back to school. After, being at home with his mom and Robin, it felt as though everything had changed once he left to go away to school. But, in those three weeks it also felt like the love between him and Robin never went away either.

Barney had a great three weeks being at home and meeting Loretta's new boyfriend. But, the thing he will miss the most was Robin. Before seeing her again they had been apart for two years and he had missed her a lot while at school. Seeing her again after all that time made him remember how much of his life that Robin was apart of and how much he had never stopped loving her even after being apart for so long. He really had missed her, it brought back so many amazing times with them. Hanging out for the last 3 weeks was so much fun and being around her again was something he had been missing since he left 3 years ago.

She had gotten even more beautiful if that's even possible because she's always looked beautiful. But, seeing her again made him realize just how much she had changed. Her hair got a little longer, she had been wearing make-up and clothes that she never used to wear when they dated. She even seemed a bit taller which was nice cause he grew a inch while being away too. Robin, didn't change at all but some things did change, but he really liked what he saw, new improved Robin, he still loved the old Robin. The one he met when he was a Junior and her a freshman, but she did still look the same even though her wardrobe had changed, her personality hadn't. He, did like seeing her have some fashion sense because when they dated she was always wearing black or dark colors and now she's wearing pinks and purples all the colors she used to hate wearing. Her hair was longer but not too much longer than her hair three years ago. And, she wears more make-up than she used to but she still looked beautiful.

Seeing his mother again and getting to know her new boyfriend whom he actually liked was nice. His mom looked happy and he's happy for her, this Pete guy seems to really love his mom and he makes her happy, happier than ever before which is great seeing that he and James are both not around anymore to keep her company. Hanging out with Pete was nice, they actually got to go out without Loretta to get to know each other more last weekend. It was a nice way to enjoy some guy time as Pete nicely called it. It was a fun guys time out enjoying the nature and fishing at Pete's cabin.

Yeah, it was a great and fun three weeks at home but it was time to head back to reality but first... he needs to say goodbye to Robin in person before leaving for one more year in college.

Barney walks up to Robin's front door hesitates for a minute before ringing the doorbell hoping she would be home to answer the door. Luckily, she was and when she opened she seemed as thought she had been crying. Barney looked passed that and smiled hoping she would smile back at him.

"Hi, I just wanted to come here and let you know that I'm leaving in a little bit."

Robin tried to put on a smile to say goodbye but Barney knew the moment she spoke that there was something going on with her and wondered why she was crying.

"Right, I forgot that today was the day you'd be leaving." She answered in a soft almost tearful way and it had made Barney more suspicious about why she seems so sad.

"Are you okay?" He nicely giving her a slight half smile half frown wondering why she's looking so sad.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Robin replies knowing that she isn't okay with the fact that Barney is leaving again, which makes all those memories when he left the first time two years ago all come back again and it just makes her even more sad because here he is in front of her saying goodbye again.

1 year ago; the last time they saw each other when he was on winter break. He had gone back home for the two weeks but saying goodbye to her was just as hard as the first time they said goodbye.

"I can't believe you're leaving tomorrow." Robin said, Barney was holding her as tightly as he could in his arms as Robin cried for the hundredth time that day.

"I know, I can't believe the last 2 weeks has gone so fast." Barney held Robin close to him smelling a whiff of her vanilla shampoo. That smell always brightened up his day it was his favorite smell, the fact that he's leaving and this is the last time he'd get to smell her hair caused his eyes to water right along with Robin's, was painfully hard once again.

"I'm going to miss you." Robin whispered barely getting out the last word.

"I'm going to miss you too. So much, I'll try to call and write and text you as much as I can." He promised and she nodded and said.

"You better." Robin and Barney broke the hold they were in and just stared into each others eyes hoping that this moment will last forever.

The next day Robin and Barney said their goodbyes at the airport and both hoped that it wouldn't be long before they saw each other again. The last couple of days were the worst two days of their lives everything that they tried to hold onto for the last two years is about to dissolve and both weren't taking this very well. So, Barney kissed Robin for the last time and this was a kiss that didn't seem to end it went on for a good 10 minutes before they parted. With one last kiss and Barney wiping the tears off Robin's face he finally said goodbye.

Robin had cried the entire rest of the day and Barney thought about her for the entire trip to Connecticut. Robin, hoped that Barney will stay in touch and not forget her and Barney hoped that she didn't forget him or what they had. Both would eventually not do what they promised each other but both still loved each other and hoped one day that they would see each other again and be reunited and maybe be together again.

"I'm sorry," Robin said as the tears started again. "It's just... the last time you left you didn't keep your promise. I'm still mad about that and now you're leaving again and it's like that day all over again." Robin tried to keep herself from breaking down and she told herself she needed to for him to go before he could witness any type of a break down.

Barney instantly pulled her into his arms just like he did the day before he left and the day he left at the airport. Her hair smelled exactly the same and her body was still the perfect fit in his arms. He felt bad when he didn't keep his promise and still feels bad now and knowing that Robin has felt this way these last two years breaks his heart.

"I'm so sorry Robin I didn't know how much this affected you. I was supposed to keep the promise I made you but didn't and I'm so sorry I didn't keep it because you..." he pulled her away from him to look at her face and in her eyes just like he did the last time he told her this. "You, are and always will be the most important person in my life and I was a jerk for not keeping the promise I made to you. I just missed you so much, the last two years have been pretty lonely without you in my life and not a second went by without me wanting to call you to hear your voice or to write to you to remember your handwriting, just because I wanted to and missed hearing from you and talking to you. God, I have missed you so much that even if I did those things it would just break my heart all over again knowing that you were here and I was there in college trying desperately to forget you and move on. But, Robin I couldn't... I tried so hard to forget you and I even dated some girls but none of them were you. I love you, every girl I was with, I picked because they reminded me of you. I missed you so much that I pretended to like the girls because I was trying to replace the only girl who I ever loved." This included Shannon in these girls he mentions. This confession made Robin break down more as Barney held her he started tearing up just holding onto the love of his life and Robin wanted to stay this way for as long as she possibly could. She doesn't want him to leave her again but knows he has to, at least for two more years and after this last year of college maybe they can be together again.

"Robin, I'm sorry I didn't keep my promise but I promise when I get back to school I will call you right away. I will keep my promise this time and maybe when my final year in college is over we can get back to being where we were the first time I left." This time Barney made a promise and will not break it he even put a reminder in his phone to call Robin once he's back in Connecticut. He never wants to hurt her again, just seeing how upset she has been all this time just makes him want to slap himself in the face and not hold back.

"Okay, you better keep it this time or I will come hunt you down and kick your ass you hear me Stinson?" He laughed at that but knew she was serious so he stopped laughing and said.

"I will, I promise because I love you Robin." And with that they shared one last kiss and one last hug before he left for good for one more year of hell.