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A Letter

In the cathedral's garden, Robert Warburton walked. Once a bastard of the highest caliber, for a high school student at least, Robert had since come to terms with no longer being the favorite of the Warburton household. When it was just Robert and Niall the former had been the favorite of their mother and the latter had been the favorite of their father. Then Sarah had been born and the favoritism was gone as quickly as a bad dream. Niall was quick to adapt to no more favoritism but Robert took a little bit longer. Robert had pretty much gone from big brother bully to sitcom arch-nemesis to Niall. They may not have had the best relationship was it was better than it had been initially. Robert didn't really do any harm any more he more or less just annoyed Niall and they would always insult each other in alphabetical order and prank each other.

Still Robert was infatuated with Heidi Weinerman despite her now being in a relationship with Ken Finlayson. The description "lovesick fool" never fit more. Thus when he found an envelope with his name on it he only hoped it was from Heidi, because really who'd be writing to him?

Not Heidi that was for sure! Robert didn't even recognize his own brother's handwriting but to be fair he couldn't tell one person's handwriting apart from another's. Niall had been the one to do the writing and Howard had supplied him with Heidi's diary so Niall wouldn't do any of his own flowery writing.

"By Samson, this is Heidi's handwriting!" exclaimed Robert. "'To my faceless boo…' Who does this mean? Ken has a face but it isn't much of a face. 'Jehovah savvies I carry a torch for only you. My lips won't speak but your name but I know you to be R, O, B, E.' Robe? No, that's not it… Wait a minute, each of these letters are in my name! All that is missing is the T! Heidi loves me! I knew it! 'Remember who applauded your yellow socks and wish to see you wear them again and please smile often." Robert clearly forgot the petition that Heidi had started to make Robert never wear his yellow socks into public they were that ugly! Likewise, he also forgot about the petition that Heidi had also started to make Robert stop smiling in public, it came across as more of a grimace. Both petitions had gotten enough signatures and thus Robert had never smiled nor wore his yellow socks in public ever again. "I will do these and I will do these today!"

Robert then walked away and from behind a statue Howard and Niall walked out. Howard was grinning most diabolically but Niall only had a troubled look on his face.

"Good thing Robert's an idiot." Commented Howard.

"I'm starting to have second thoughts about this." Said Niall. "Robert is my actual brother, Ken is like a brother to me and Heidi has always been nice to me."

"Who cares?" asked Howard. "This will be funny!"

"Funny for who?" asked Niall.

"Funny for me!"

"You really do have skewered priorities." Commented Niall.

"And I am proud of that." Replied Howard. Howard then looked down. "Oh, my shoes are untied. Niall, can you tie them for me?""

"Sure, I'm closer to them anyway." Niall was in fact only three inches shorter than Howard. Niall knelt down to tie Howard's shoes only to pause for a moment.

"What's the matter?" asked Howard. "Is there something on them?"

"Do them yourself!" exclaimed Niall, standing up.

"I can't!"

"Why not?"

"There is a reason I where zip ups!"

"Oh." Niall knelt back down. "Okay then." Just then a cat appeared in the garden, startling Howard and causing him to accidentally kick Niall in the stomach. Niall's eyes widened in pain and he fell over. "What happened?"

"I saw a cat!"

"A cat?"

"Yes, a cat!"

"A cat?"

"Yes, a cat!"

"A cat?"

"Yes, what aren't you understanding about this?" asked Howard.

"Nothing." Replied Niall. "I just didn't realize you were allergic to cats."

"I'm not." Stated Howard.

"Then why do you have a fear of cats?" asked Niall.

"I don't!"

"Then why did you get all startled?"

"I was surprised!"

"I've never known you to act this way when surprised." Commented Niall.

"You don't know me that well."

"Does Randy know you this well?"

"No, I don't kick him."

"Why not?"

"I need him to play keytair, buy me food and play games with." Stated Howard.