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"Poppy, why are we in the forest?" Asked Biggie.

"Yeah, this gives me bad vibes." Cooper shuddered.

"Guys I promise were not gonna be in here that long. I told you I know someone that can help us." Poppy replied to them turning around a couple of times.

"In the forest though? Who on earth would wanna live in the forest?" Satin said uneasily, Chenille nodding to her response.

Once they got there, they all had confused looks on their faces, except Poppy.

"Uhh, you're joking ri-"

"Nope!"

Poppy knocked on the rock a few times, finally yelling Branch's name.

"Wait! Branch lives here?!" Guy Diamond exclaimed.

"No wonder he's gray. He's just a poor lonely soul..." Cooper shook his head slowly.

"Branch, Branch, Branch! BRANCH ARE YOU IN THE-"

Suddenly, the door opened, making a short noise, but nobody noticed it.

"What was that?" DJ asked. Nobody saw the door on the ground. Only Poppy did.

"What do you want Poppy?!! Just leave me alone!!"

"Just get out here!! It's important!!"

"It better be.. or I'm going straight back in my bunker."

Branch climbed out, dusting himself off when he noticed the Snack Pack and his eyes widened.

He looked at them then at Poppy with annoyed look.

"Seriously?! You had to bring them?" Branch whispered to them.

"Of course I did, they're my friends, and they're helping me."

"Ugh, can you just tell me what you want?" He folded his arms.

"Okay okay... umm...," Poppy took a deep breath in, "Longstoryshortwethrewapartyandabergencameandtookeverybodyincludingmydadawayandnowweneedtogosavethembutwedon'tknowhowtosurviveouttheresowewantedtoask you," She inhales loudly, catching her breath "if you could help us." She clapped her hands together at the end.
(Try reading that and the first person who gets it gets a shout out! :D)

Branch and everyone else stood silent for a few seconds.

"So umm.... whaddya say? Will you help us?"

Just then, Branch slowly began to smile, and Poppy smiled as well, thinking it was probably gonna be a "yes", but-

"No."

Branch turned around heading for his bunker.

"Oh come on!! Please?!!" Poppy tugged his arm.

Just then, the snack pack began begging as well, helping Poppy out.

"Look, you can go and save everyone, but I'm not up for that." Branch moved his arm away.

"But all of Troll Village is in-"

"Don't. Care."

Finally, Poppy gave up and sighed.

"Fine. All I really wanna do is just save troll village, and asking for a little is even hard for me... come on you guys, let's go." Poppy spoke in an upset tone.

The Snack Pack looked at her sadly and followed. Creek turned around and gave Branch a small glare, then turning back around.

Branch groaned and put his hand on his face.

"Alright!"

Poppy and the others turned around, a hopeful look on her face.

"I'll help you..." Branch mumbled looking the other way.

"YAY!!"

Poppy ran over to him and tackled him.

"Thank you thank you thank you!!" She smothered her face onto his, cuddling him.

"Uhh..." Branch began to heat up inside, blushing a dark color.

Why do I feel like this..?

"Yeah, sure, whatever.." He gently picked Poppy up and moved her off of him.

"Alright then, let's g-"

"BUT!"

"Buuuuut?" Poppy turned around on her heel.

"We have to make some rules to ensure we we're all good on this trip." Branch folded his arms.

Everyone nodded in unison.

He took a deep breath in and...

"No singing!"

"Aww!!"

"No dancing!"

"Awww!!"

"Absolutely no hugging!"

"Awwww!!"

"No talking!"

"Wait what?" DJ said.

"No moving!"

"Now hold on a second!" Guy Diamond exclaimed.

"No breathing!!"

"What the- we need to breathe air to live?!" Chenille exclaimed.

Just then, Branch stopped talking, a smirk forming on his lips.

Then he began to laugh.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"It's just a joke guys! Sheesh!" Branch said through laughter.

"This is not the time for jo- wait.. Are you happy now?" Biggie said.

"AHAHAHA- no. I'm still not happy. By the way I wasn't joking about the 'No dancing, singing, or hugging' part. I was serious about that."

"Darn!!" Guy Diamond exclaimed again.

"Now wait here. I need to get my bag and then we can leave." Branch turned to his bunker and climbed in.

Poppy smiled at him while he left.

As gray as he is, he can still have a cute little sense of humor. He'll be happy again soon. And I'm gonna make sure of it.

~♡~

As Branch finished packing most of his things, he looked over to the side and noticed the invitations Poppy gave him.

He walked over to them and picked up one of them, reading it.

"You're invited to an amazing party!! Hey, you know who else is amazing? You are!!" 🎉💕

Branch smiled slowly, still looking at the card, then putting it in his bag, doing the same with the rest.

~♡~

1 hour into walking

"I wonder how far bergen town is..." Poppy mumbled loud enough for everyone to here.

"I don't know, but if they can walk over here to kidnap us, then probably not too far. I'm estimating it might take us about maybe four or five days." Branch responded, holding onto his bag.

"Ugh, four or five days?! My feet aren't energized enough to walk that long!!" DJ groaned.

"We'll take breaks, okay?.... Maybe."

"Is there any food anywhere? I'm starved and it's been an hour already." Guy Diamond mumbled.

"I don't think so but we could look around. I'm getting hungry too."

They all looked around for a source of food, when they all stopped to notice someone was missing.

"Hey, where's Poppy?"

(A/N: TO BE CONTINUED- Ahahaha just kidding go ahead and keep reading 😂)

Everyone looked around, calling for her. The grasses were bigger than them so it was hard to find her.

Branch started to feel sick in his stomach.

Where is she? She's not hurt is she?.. I would never forgive myself if she was....

"Poppy?"

He didn't notice behind him though, Poppy was slowly creeping up to him, smiling while her teeth were biting her lower lip.

"Poppy?! Poppy!-"

"TAG YOUR IT!!" She poked him in the back and ran.

"Agh!! Hey!!"

"Branch, you gotta chase me!!"

"Are you kidding me? We're trying to find food and you want to play tag?"

"Fine. I'll play with someone else."

Then she looked at DJ and poked her, then ran.

"Hey! Come back!!" She said giggling.

After that, everyone was tagging each other, only Branch was watching in annoyance. He gave up trying to stop everyone.

"This is gonna be a long trip, and a trip I'll definitely regret...." He mumbled to himself.

~♡~

Later on at night, Branch gave everyone sleeping bags. They found a spot they could all lay on, so they stopped there for the night.

Everyone was asleep except Poppy.

Poppy was snuggled up in her sleeping bag, but she couldn't sleep.

She constantly thought about her dad and everyone of Troll village, hoping they were okay.

She sighed grasping the fluffy leaf in her hands and closed her eyes, when she heard something.

Something.... beautiful.

Missing through memories..
Losing my grip through the grey

Numbing my senses...
I feel you slipping away....

Poppy sat up to see Branch sitting on a log, his back facing her, even though he didn't know she was awake.

And he was.... singing?...

Fighting to hold on..
Clinging to just one more day..

Love turns to ashes...
With all that I wish I could say..

Poppy tilted her head, smiling slightly.

I'd die to be where you are..

I tried to be where you are...

Her smile faded a bit. What did that mean?

Then, he sang a bit louder, but still softly.

Every night, I dream you're still here.
The ghost by my side, so perfectly clear.

When I awake, you disappear...

Back to the shadows, with all I hold dear..

With all I hold dear...

I dream you're still here...

"I dream you're still here..." Poppy sang softly, her eyes were closed because she got lost in Branch's singing.

With that, Branch quickly whirled around, his face in surprise.

"P-Poppy?! What're you doing up?!" Branch exclaimed quietly.

"I've been up silly." She giggled, getting up and walking over to him, sitting on the log next to him.

"Well go back to sleep..." He said slightly turning away.

"Branch... I heard you singing.."

Then he turned back to her, seeing her expression full of seriousness.

"I.. I... uh-"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Branch looked away again, but barely.

"I only sing when I'm alone..." He mumbled.

Poppy looked at him, her eyes filled with concern.

"The song I was singing was dedicated to my grandma. She.... was taken by the bergen that came fifteen years ago..." He mumbled again, only it was more softer.

Poppy held a hand to her heart, scooting closer.

"I'm so sorry Branch.... is this why you're gray?"

Still looking away, he nodded slowly.

There was silence between the two for a bit, both turned away from each other, but secretly giving glances.

"Uh, Branch?..."

"Yeah?"

"C-Can you sing again?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because I said 'no' now accept it."

More silence.

"Sing again."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!!"

"Go to sleep Poppy..." Branch completely turned away from her.

Poppy looked down, then back up at him.

"No. I won't."

"Well you should."

"I won't go to sleep until you sing again."

"Well that's gonna be never."

"Branch pleeease...

He didn't say anything after that.

She didn't either.

There was silence again for five minutes.

Branch finally sighed.

What are you doing to me Poppy....

"Okay.... fine, I'll sing again.."

Poppy smiled and hugged him from the side.

Branch sighed once again. He didn't hug back, but, he didn't push her away either...

"If you tell anyone Poppy I swear-"

"I won't tell anyone." She grasped his hand tightly.

Branch looked up at the millions of stars in the sky.

He closed his eyes.

Where do we go from here?
How do we carry on?
I can't get beyond the question...

Clambering for the scraps
In the shatter of us collasped...

That cuts me with every "could-have-been"

Pain on pain on play repeating...

With the backup makeshift life in waiting...

Everybody says...
That time heals everything...

But what of the wretched hollow..
The endless-in between..

Are we just going to wait it out..?

He felt something soft on his shoulder, but decided to ignore it.

...

There's nothing to see here now..
Turning the sign around..

We're closed to the earth
Till' further, notice...

Stumbling cliché case.
Crumbled and puffy faced

Dead in the stare of a thousand miles..

...

All I want, only one
Street leveled miracle

...

I'll be an out and out born again
From none more cynical

...

Everybody says
That time heals everything

All in the end

But what of the wretched, hollow
The endless-in between

Are we just going to wait it out?..

...

Sit here cold..

We'll be long gone, by then

And lackluster, in the dust we lay..

Around old, magazines

Fluorescent lighting, sets the scene

For all we could and should be being...

In the one life that we've got...

Branch began harmonizing beautifully.

In the one life that we've got..

...

Everybody says....

...

That time heals everything...

...

But what of the wretched hollow...

...

The endless-in between...
Are we just going to wait it out...

...

Sit here....
Just going to wait it out..

...

Sit here cold...
Just going to wait it out...

Branch exhaled deeply.

He finally looked to his side and saw Poppy, laying on his shoulder, sleeping soundly, light snores coming from her.

Branch picked her up, holding her, and bringing her back to her sleeping bag, tucking her in gently.

He smiled as he uses his thumb to move a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Thank you Poppy.."

Branch got up and sat back on the log.

"But I don't think I'll be happy anytime soon..."

YAY BROPPY!! 😍😍💕

Lel this took me like a week to write, considering I started school 😂 you're welcome people!!!

Oh and here's a tip when writing a cute fanfic.

Listen to love songs. It increases the romantic vibe and helps you imagine the fluff you're writing 😂 AIN'T THAT RIGHT Trollsfan101

And also, these are the songs Branch was singing:

If you pitch the second one higher it'll sound better and cuter ⬆😂 but it's still a good song tho

Alrighty babes, see ya in the next chapter!! 💕