2. news; letter

"Billy!"

Billy groaned and stared up at the ceiling above his bed. He was not in the mood to deal with his sister today. Admittedly, he was never in the mood to deal with Celia, but really, really, not today.

"Billy! Open the dooooooooor!"

Apparently, she hadn't gotten the memo. The door knob rattled, and she continued to knock. She could do that all day, she'd done it before.

"I'm naked, Celia."

"Well, put on some pants, you idiot."

"Because seeing you is something I really want right now."

Great Lords, why was he being punished. Wasn't it enough that he was probably going to end up going to city collage and working in insurance for the rest of his life. He hated insurance. Okay, he didn't hate it, but he sure as hells doesn't want to work there as anything other than an intern.

"Billy. If you don't open this door, I'm going to start the song that never ends."

What did she even want? "What do you even want?"

"Well, it seems that when I was outside, there was this little indicator light on the mailbox. So, naturally, I opened the box and, surprise, surprise there were these letters inside. And wouldn't you know it, there was one in there for gasp Billy Keikeya! Courtesy of University of Caprica... and it's this big, thick envelope with lots of-"

The only reason Celia didn't get a door to the face was because she was probably expecting it. Instead, the door rebounded off the doorstop and nailed Billy on the shoulder. He didn't notice it at all.

"Gimme that!"

He snatched the large cream envelope out of Celia's hands and ripped it open. A course catalog book, some envelopes, and... An acceptance letter.

"So, you're going to stop moping around the house looking like someone set the dog on fire now, right?"

Later, he swears it was a manly squeal. Really.

Gleefully, he swept Celia up in a hug and planted a kiss on her forehead. Absently he noted that it was still weird that she was so much shorter than he was now. Still, it made the hugging and the twirling that much easier.

"I got IN!" He shouted it before dropping Celia on her feet and turning to run down the stairs. He had to call everyone.

"You're not naked, you know!"

"Stop acting disappointed," he yelled back up the steps, completely ignoring the giggling. He'd gotten in!