A/N A BROPPY ONESHOT YAY!!!! I KNOW ITS PRETTY CLICHÉ BECAUSE ITS ABOUT NIGHTMARES BUT STILL I JUST HAD AN IDEA XDDDD. ANYWAYS, YEAH! I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND SORRY I HAVENT WROTE A TROLLS ONESHOT IT A BIT... (1/12/22: This is old and I don't like it much but here ya go! XD)
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~Losing Sleep~
Darkness... Nothing surrounded the troll, but darkness... And one of the things that frightened him was the dark, it made him feel more alone than he already was...
Branch looked around to try and find a source of light, but nothing had shone through. He was getting very anxious due to the lack of lights. He swallowed nervously as he just sat there in the dark.
Not only a few seconds later, the grey troll felt a rumble of vibration beneath his feet. His ears twitched at the sound as he nervously looked down. The floor was cracking and breaking off below him.
Branch tried to dodge it but then his foot missed and he tripped, causing him to fall down, and down, and down...
The grey troll squinted his eyes, but then he stopped when he felt himself stop falling. There he was, on that same tree he's been where his grandma had died. Tears started forming in his eyes as he'd recalled the memory that shattered him.
"Hey Grandma!!" The younger version of himself called out to his Grandma.
"What is it, Branch?" His Grandma asked, looking back at the young, blue male troll
"Can I sing a song for you?" He asked, enthusiastically.
"Why of course you may! I love to hear your beautiful singing voice!"
Oh crap... I know how this plays out... Branch thought to himself, watching the treacherous memory.
Then, the little vision of himself started to sing that one fateful song. Branch just watched in sheer horror. He felt like he couldn't move to try and prevent it. Tears streamed down his face as he stood there, terrified.
Then, a loud rumble shook the ground, grabbing his Grandma's attention. She looked and noticed a Bergen heading straight for the little blue troll, who'd been too lost in song to notice.
"BRANCH WATCH OUT!!!!" She yelled, running towards him.
Branch had stopped singing and turned towards his Grandma, who was running towards him. Fear shown in his eyes as she pushed him off the little tree limb, jumping into the grasp of the Bergen.
NONONONONONONO!!!!! Branch thought in terror as he watched his grandma get taken away. He cried out loud and placed his face in his hands, feeling completely tortured.
"BRANCH!" A very familiar voice yelled. The grey troll looked up and came face to face with none other than the annoying and stubborn Princess, Princess Poppy.
"WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? BEING GREY IS SO WEIRD! SMILE FOR ONCE, ITLL LOOK GOOD ON YOU! WHY DO YOU KEEP SHUTTING ME OUT? WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!!!" The Princess continued to scream at him.
He cried even more, feeling overwhelmed. She kept criticizing him. The one person he actually cared about, hating his guts. He felt his heart ache as she continued to yell.
He covered his ears and cried loudly, MAKE IT STOP!!!!!
Then, Branch gasped and sat up in his bed, tears streaming down his face. But he sighed, it was all just a nightmare... a treacherous nightmare. He'd been having nightmares for weeks and he was starting to get really tired of it.
He rubbed his eye to make his vision clear, and he checked the clock on his nightstand. The clock read 12:00 AM. Great... Branch though, sitting up in his bed. He didn't feel like going to sleep anymore, so he decided to make himself a coffee to keep himself awake.
A few minutes later, Branch had finally settled down on the couch, about to open a book to read when...
BANG BANG BANG!!!
The hell?! Who's up at this time!? Branch thought.
"BRANCH!? BRANCH ARE YOU AWAKE!?" Someone yelled from outside.
He knew that voice. That so annoying, yet beautiful voice. It was coming from none other than Princess Poppy. The only troll he actually loved.
Sure, he didn't really treat her the kindest, but that's because he was scared to show any feelings of love towards her. He was afraid. Everyone he'd ever loved, died. He didn't want that happening to her. So he reluctantly hid his feelings and acted like this to substitute them.
"BRANCH!? HELLO!?" She yelled again, eagerly waiting for him.
Branch groaned and walked to the elevator. A few minutes later, he opened the hatch on the "GO AWAY" mat.
"What the hell do you want!?!!" He yelled harshly.
"Can I come in..?" She said shyly.
"Why in trolls name would I ever let you in!? Besides, I am wondering why you're even up right now!"
"I was thinking the same thing for you!"
Branch groaned in annoyance, SERIOUSLY!?! He thought. Then he sighed, "I'll tell you if you tell me-"
Poppy took a deep breath and then said, "Well, I had a nightmare..."
"Oh, me too-"
"Can you please let me in!? I'm scared to be alone!" (Apart of a Headcanon IG I dunno)
He looked into her pitiful eyes, feeling his heart ache again. He didn't want her to feel sad, but then again he didn't want to let her in. He felt like he'd cave and tell her his feelings, which would ruin everything.
Reluctantly, he sighed and fully opened the hatch, "Get in."
Poppy's facial expression instantly cheered up as she hopped inside his bunker. She smiled cutely at him, and he felt himself blush. But then he shook his head and crossed his arms.
A few minutes of silence later, they reached the bottom. Poppy immediately started to explore the survival troll's bunker. She was in awe with everything she'd seen.
"Ahem!" Branch cleared his throat to get her attention, and to which she turned her head to listen. "If you're gonna be here, I have some rules."
"Okay! What are they?" She asked, a big grin on her face.
"Okay, 1. Don't touch anything without my permission, 2. No singing, 3. No dancing, and 4. No hugging! Got it?"
"Wow- you're one for no fun-"
"Hey you chose to stay here, you follow my rules,"
Poppy rolled her eyes but then smiled. A few seconds later, she yawned and her eyes got droopy. She looked at the clock and noticed how early she'd woke up.
"Are you tired..?" Branch asked.
"Yeah... is it okay if I just sleep on the couch? I swear I won't do anything, I'll just sleep!" She promised.
Branch sighed, "Okay fine, you can sleep here for the night, I'd suggest you leave in the morning,"
Poppy snuggled up in the corner of the couch with one of Branch's blankets and she slowly started to drift off to sleep. Branch couldn't help but notice how cute she looked sleeping there. But then he shook the thought out of his head and sighed, walking to his bedroom to sleep.
At 2:00 am...
Branch woke up again but this time to a sound he heard. It sounded like it was coming from the living room. His ears twitched when he faintly heard a sound...
"Please don't go!"
What is she talking about? The grey troll thought, sitting up, sliding out of his bed. She quietly creeped through the hall and went to check on Poppy. When he reached the living room, he noticed the Princess trembling in her sleep.
"Please! Don't leave me alone!"
He felt so bad for her, but for some reason he just couldn't do anything. All he could do was listen and watch her tremble in fear.
"Please come back! Branch!! Come back to me!"
He gasped quietly, why did she say his name?
"No! Don't hurt me!"
He ran up to her, shaking her awake, "Poppy! Wake up!"
The Princess woke up, gasping and crying, tears running down her face. She turned to see Branch next to her, then she clung into him in a hug, sobbing in his neck.
Branch was confused, what happened? Then, he hugged her back and tried to calm her down, but she just continued to cry even more. He felt terrible. Seeing her cry was something he'd never wish to see, ever. No matter how cruel and sour he acted.
"Hey hey, easy calm down..! What's wrong?" He broker away from the hug and placed his hands on her shoulders.
She looked at him, still crying, "B-Branch! Don't leave m-me!! I'm s-sca-scared!"
"Who said I was going to leave you? What happened in the nightmare?"
"I-it was dark... we were trapped in a deep, dark forest. I was too nervous to go anywhere without you! B-but you started walking away, without me! I tried to get your attention but you kept ignoring me! But finally when you listened to me, your eyes were all black! You had gone mad! You- You we're gonna hurt me! I was terrified! But then I woke up!" The Princess explained, nearly in one breath.
Branch felt awful. No one should have to be put through that. He didn't know what to say! Was he really the monster he was in that dream? He held his tongue and continued to look at her, feeling sympathy and sadness.
"W-would you really hurt me??? Would you leave me?" She cried, looking him in the eyes.
It was time for him to be honest, he couldn't hide anything much longer. He felt absolutely awful for her, the thought of her being sad pained him, "Listen, Poppy. I would never hurt you. I would never even try to do anything to hurt you. And I will never leave you, because I love you," he swallowed nervously as he stared at the floor.
"I," she stopped to sniffle a bit, "I love you too, Branch..."
Branch felt his heart skip a beat. Was he hearing correctly? His heart was beating faster and he looked at her with surprise in his eyes. "Y-You love me, too??"
"Of course I do! I always have..!"
Branch didn't know what to say, he was at a loss for words. For some reason, he was feeling happier now! For the first time, he wasn't afraid! He felt himself smile and look into the eyes of the beautiful Princess.
Poppy smiled brightly, and this smile look like sincere happiness. Then, she couldn't help but hey the gray troll again, this time not out of fear.
For the first time since he could remember, Branch didn't pull away from the hug, he actually let her hug him. Better yet, he hugged her back, tighter than ever.
"So... will you not leave me..?" Poppy asked, still feeling a little on edge from her dream.
"Of course I won't. I wouldn't leave you. I'll be right here, I promise," the grey troll said with a smile.
Poppy smiled brighter than before and laid back down in the corner of the couch. She pulled the blanket over herself and slowly, but surely started to drift off to sleep again.
Branch just looked at her and smiled happily, saying softly, "I promise..."
A/N YAY ITS COMPLETE AFTER TWO DAYS! CAUSE I HAD WRITERS BLOCK- BUT YEAH! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT ^^
-STZD (Word Count: 1887)