🍂 ₊ ⊹ ~ fate (sequel)
pairing: barney stinson x female reader
universe: how I met your mother (HIMYM)
word count: 0.7k words
a/n: this sequel is set in season 5, which is 10 years after the prequel (yes it’s been that long).
dt @sunflowermyheart 🫶🏼
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Ding dong.
The five friends turn to face the sudden disturbance, all with perplexed expressions written across their faces.
“Did someone order pizza?” Ted questions.
Everyone shakes their head as Ted frowns, his eyebrows creasing in befuddlement. After much hesitation, he stands up from the couch and unlocks the door. That was when the mystery person had revealed their presence, causing Ted’s eyes to widen at the sight of someone he thought he’d never see.
“Y/N?” He lets out a light chuckle, a smile forming on his face.
“Hey, Ted.”
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“Y/N, what are you doing here?”
“Well, I was in the city, and I thought, ‘hey, why not go visit my brother?’ I mean, how long has it been since we’ve seen each other in person?”
He nods, the smile on his face only growing in size as they both savoured this moment of reuniting after not having seeing each other for a few, very tiring years.
Ted turns around to spot several pairs of extremely confused eyes glaring upon the two as he snaps himself back to reality.
“Uh, right! Guys, this is Y/N, my sister. Y/N, this is Marshall and Lily — who I’m sure you remember.”
She officially steps into the room to approach the couple as they stand up from the couch with huge grins on their faces.
“Y/N, it’s great to see you again! I haven’t seen you since, like, college,” Marshall says as he wraps her in a hug, Lily following after.
“Yeah, it’s been way too long. Congratulations on the baby, by the way!” She greets as she hugs them back before promptly breaking it.
“Thank you. You know, if you’re sticking around, maybe you can get a chance to meet him?” Lily asks.
“Wouldn’t miss it for the world.”
The three smile at one another once more before Ted gestures towards Robin.
“Robin, this is my sister Y/N. Y/N, this is-“
“-Robin Scherbatsky! It’s nice to finally meet you,” Y/N greets as she reaches for Robin’s hand.
Robin simply smiles before shaking hers in return. “Yeah, you too.”
“And this is Bar… where’s Barney?”
Everyone scans around the room, searching for their missing friend.
“Well, while you guys look for your mystery friend, uh, could I use your bathroom? The cab ride here lasted longer than I expected.”
Ted nods. “Yeah, ‘course. The bathroom’s just that way.” He points to a door in the near distance.
“Thanks.”
Y/N rushes her way to the direction where Ted pointed towards, spotting the door and reaching for the handle, only for it to be opened by someone else on the other side.
“Ted, you’re toilet’s clogged agai-“
That was when Y/N’s eyes trailed to connect with Barney’s, a sudden moment of déjà vu hit them both where it hurt the most.
Her face instantly drops in realization, everything surrounding them seeming to fade into view, blurring itself out of the picture. Her eyes fixated on the man, who was glaring back at her dumbfounded expressions. “Y/N, you’re…”
Ted eyes the two suspisciously, already able to tell that a secret was silently being shared between his sister and his (second) best friend.
That was when Y/N subtly shakes her head, going unnoticed by everyone else in the room except for the man in front of her.
“…just as gorgeous as I pictured in my head! I knew Ted had a hot sister,” he exclaims in a cheery tone, earning an eye roll from Ted.
“And that’s why, you don’t just come uninvited to my apartment, because sometimes, I got a creepy guy lounging around.”
Y/N frowns at Ted. “Oh, I’m sorry for wanting to come visit my brother every now and then. Especially when the last text he’s sent me was ‘sorry I forgot your gift for Christmas.’”
“That’s my way of saying that I love you very very much.”
“Yeah yeah, whatever. I’ll be right back.”
Barney and Y/N’s eyes linger on one another for a seemingly forever-lasting moment before he steps out of the way, letting her walk past him and close the door behind them.
As Barney walks over to sit back on the couch, Ted approaches him, his steps suddenly deafening and cold.
“Hey, you better not be trying any moves on my sister or I swear to God I will individually rip every single suit you’ve ever owned.”
Barney rolls his eyes at Ted’s feeble attempt to make a believeable threat. “I won’t.”
Barney turns to face the bathroom door, holding in a heavy sigh from escaping his lips as his stare lingers into the room. “I promise.”
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A/N: that “I promise” is a callback to when they both promsied that the next time they’d see each other, they’d kiss.
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