~Meanwhile~

Branch Quickly Ran Down The Elevator Into The Bunker.

He Boards And Blocks The Door With Anything Heavy In Sight.

And Put The Bunker On Full Lockdown.

⚠️ Bunker Full Lockdown
Initiated ⚠️

Branch Was A Mess. His Hair Was Ruffled, He Had Lipstick Kiss Marks All Over Him, And His Clothes Were Ragged.

Branch Breathes Heavily, Relieved.
"Finally......I'm Safe....From The Girl Horror Show!"

He Then Spots Cooper & Smidge At A Table, And A Random Troll Laying On The Floor.

"Smidge? Cooper?"
Branch Raised His Eyebrow.

Both Sigh.
"Hey Branch..."

"What Are You Guys Doing Here?"
Branch Questioned.

Cooper Sighs.
"I'm Failing At Impressing Nova Swift...."

Smidge Sighs Too.
"I'm Not Making Any Progress To Have A First Kiss With Milton..."

"What About You?"
Branch Gestures To The Random Troll Laying On The Floor.

"He's Just Dead-"
Cooper Said.

"Alright"
Branch Replied Causally.

Branch Sat With Them.
"And Why Did You Come Here?"

"Well Your Mr. Romance, We Thought You Could Help Us"
Smidge Said.

"Yeah! Like Chris Hemsworth!"
Cooper Said.

"Guys, Just Because I Write Poetry, Doesn't Mean I'm Mr. Romance"
Branch Said.

"Yeah Annnnnd When We Asked You To Help With Problems, What Genre Of Poetry Did You Use? 🙃"
Smidge Said.

Branch Blinks.
"😳.....Uhhhh...."

"My Point Exactly"
Smidge Said.

"Why Are You All Covered In Kiss Marks?"
Cooper Asked.

Branch Looked At The Kiss Marks.
"I Um, Might've Smashed Guy's Love Potion And It Spreaded Around To All Girls In The Village. So They Smothered Me And Kissed Me Everywhere"

Smidge Snickers.
"Everywhere?"

"EVERYWHERE! -.-"
Branch Yelled.

"Are They Victoria Secret Lipstick Branddd???"
Cooper Asked.

"I Don't Know Cooper -.- Wanna Find Out?"
Branch Asked Sarcastically.

Cooper Shrugs And Went To Branch.
"Okay-"

"COOPER!"
Smidge And Branch Yell.

"Anyways, What's Your Valentine's Day Failure?"
Smidge Asked.

Branch's Started Frowning.
"....I-It's All My Fault. I Was Desperate For My One Valentine's Day To Be Special.....When I Should've Focused On The Feelings Of Who I Wanted To Have As My Valentine's.."

"Mmmm Let Me Guess....Poppy"
Smidge Said.

"Okay Am I Really That Predictable???"
Branch Said.

"Yes"
Smidge And Cooper Reply.

Branch Sighed And His Ears Droop Down.

"Truth Is.....I Don't Even Know What Valentine's Day Is Really About..."
Branch Said.

"Me Neither"
Smidge Put Her Head Down.

"Same"
Cooper Scatched His Butt.

Branch Looked At Himself In A Mirror And Had A Vision Of Poppy.

Branch Broke Into A Song.
🎵 I gotta take a little time...🎵

🎵 A little time to think things overrr..🎵

🎵 It look like I see the signs🎵

Smidge And Cooper Raise Their Eyebrows.

🎵 In my life!🎵

🎵 There's been heartache and pain
I don't know🎵

🎵 If I can face it againnnn🎵

🎵 Can't stop now🎵

🎵 No, I've traveled so farrrr....🎵

🎵......To change my old lonely lifeeee, ohhhhh!🎵

🎵 I wanna know what love issss!🎵

🎵 I want you to shoooow me yeahhh~🎵

🎵 I wanna feel what love issss!🎵

🎵 I know you can shoooow meeee yeahhh!🎵

Smidge Joined Branch.
🎵 I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me...🎵

Cooper Joined Also.
🎵 And I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally left me hopeless...🎵

🎵 'Cause in my life!
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know
If I can face it agaaain🎵
Branch Sung.

🎵 Can't stop now!🎵
Smidge Sang.

🎵 No, I've traveled so farrrr!🎵
Cooper Sung.

🎵.......To change this looonely life!!!🎵
All 3 Sung Together.

🎵 I wanna know what love issss!🎵

🎵 I want you to shoooow me yeahhh~🎵

🎵 I wanna feel what love issss!🎵

🎵 I know you can shoooow meeee yeahhh!🎵

🎵 I wanna know what love issss!🎵

🎵 I want you to shoooow me yeahhh~🎵

🎵 I wanna feel what love issss!🎵

🎵 I know you can shoooow meeee yeahhh...🎵

The Three Finish Their Song.

Branch Looked Back At A Photo With Him And Poppy Around A Big Heart.

Branch Smiled Knowing What Had To Be Done.

Branch Turned To Them.
"Guys, We Gotta Fix And Solve Our Valentine's Day Failures"

"WHAT?!"
Both Say.

"But I Thought That Song Solved Everything!"
Smidge Said.

"Yeah! And Plus The Copyright Claims We're Gonna Get!"
Cooper Said.

Branch Walked To Them.
"Look, I Know Your Both Scared To Try Again. But Listen To The Feeling From Your Heart.....What Is It Telling You"

Cooper And Smidge Felt Their Hearts.

Smidge Grins.
"My Heart Is Telling Me To Find The Courage To Kiss Milton"

"Mine Is Telling Me To Have A Burrito For Lunch.....But Also, Tell Nova How I Feel"
Cooper Smiled.

Branch Smiles.
"Then Lets Go Out There, And Follow What Our Hearts Want Us To Feel"

Smidge And Cooper Nod.

The 3 Hug It Out. 💚💙💛