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5th December
Ho Ho Ho, And a MASSIVE thanks to Jadeile, who write this thanks to me being ill

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Caramel sighed and ran his hoof through his mane while staring at the piece of paper in front of him. It was as white as the view from his window - it had been snowing for a couple of days now and Hearth Warming's Eve was approaching quickly. That only made the matter worse.

He had forgotten to write back to Braeburn again. He always did, he always took days after receiving a letter to remember that he should reply, but this time it was even worse - he had taken a couple of weeks now. At this rate the letter wouldn't even make it to Appleloosa by Hearth Warming's Eve and his gift would be late.

However, he wasn't sure how to say what he wanted to say. His news about his life were... complicated this time around. On one hoof they were certainly bad news, but on the other hoof they were good news in a way. He just needed to make Braeburn see the good side and hope that he thought so too.

He picked up his quill and begun scribbling uncertainly.

“Dear Braeburn,

I'm sorry for being later than usual. I have been having trouble with my love-life and that distrac”

He shook his head and balled up the paper, then picked a new sheet.

“Dearest Braeburn,

I'm sorry for the late reply. I broke up with Sassaflash and I”

He grunted in annoyance and started over again.

“Dear Brae,

My girlfriend found I out I keep your picture in my bedside table drawer and broke up wi”

Caramel chuckled in embarrassment and stared at the paper. Why the heck not, he was going to toss this anyway so he could mess with it.

“with me. I'm gay for you. Let's make some sweet sweet lo”

A sudden knock on his door startled him from his writing and he looked towards the noise with a little bit of panic. He quickly crumpled up the letter and tossed it in the trash can before getting up.

“I'm coming, hold on”, he said and trotted over to the door. He was very surprised when on the other side of the door was none other than Braeburn himself, in all his snowy glory. The stallion immediately grabbed him by his shoulders and looked at him with big eyes.

“Caramel! Thank goodness, you seem to be alright!” he said and shook him a little bit, “I sent my letter weeks ago and I was getting worried about your silence! I didn't want to receive a letter about your departure as a Hearth Warming's gift so I came over to see you myself! Don't scare me like that!”

Caramel shivered from the snowy hooves holding him and at the cold air coming in from the open door. Or maybe just from the fact that the stallion he had just been thinking so fondly of was right there.

This had to be the best Hearth Warming's gift ever.

… now he would need to come up with a way to tell Brae face to face what he had been meaning to write to him. Oh boy.

Author's Note

5th? wait, what? Yes, I fell ill the other day, and had home troubles the day after. needless to say im getting back on track. A big massive thanks to Jadeile. You should check her artwork out. no, really, it's top class.

http://jadeile.deviantart.com/