A Healing Rose - Broppy

Chapter 32

Welcome Back!!

I hope you all are doing well and are excited for this chapter! It has been a few months since my last update, but I'm back! I had other fanfics on my mind distracting me so I had to write those before getting back to this story.

Big thanks to WildKat25 for helping me with this story! I hope you enjoy this chapter! I don't own Trolls, but Rose is my OC. The song used in this chapter is Invisible by Hunter Hayes.

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Branch had been staring at the ceiling for a while. He wasn't sure what time it was, but he knew it was early. He glanced over to see Poppy and Rose still asleep. He slowly got up, doing his best not to disturb them and headed to the kitchen. He yawned as he turned on his coffee maker and sat on the couch. When he heard the coffee maker finish he went and poured himself a cup of hot coffee. He sat back down on the couch and sipped his coffee, listening to the silence around him. He closed his eyes as he relaxed, but he knew it wouldn't last long. Branch opened his eyes as he heard small footsteps quickly coming from the bedroom. He leaned forward to see Rose frantically looking from. "Hey Rose." He said softly, getting her attention. Rose quickly ran over to him and hugged his leg tightly. "Hey, what's wrong?" He bent down to pick her up. Rose quickly latched onto Branch when he picked her up, burying her face into his shoulder. She sobbed as she gripped onto him tighter. Branch placed a hand on her back to help sooth her. They stayed like that for a half hour until Poppy came out of the room.

"Branch?" Poppy called quietly as she looked around. She saw his hair move as she walked towards him, seeing Rose gripping his shirt tightly. "Is something wrong? Is It her nightmares?" Poppy asked as she sat next to him.

"I'm not sure, she came running to me and hasn't stopped crying. Normally she stops crying after a few minutes. This time is different." He explained. "It may just be a bad day."

Poppy frowned at the news, listening to Rose sob for a moment. "Well, since your hands are full, I'll cook us breakfast." Poppy stood up and walked to the kitchen to get started. Branch watched before looking down at Rose, feeling her tears soaking through his shirt. He waited on the couch for a while until Poppy came back to let them know breakfast was ready. Branch walked over to the table and placed Rose in her normal spot next to him, seeing her eyes red from crying. "Here Rose, you liked these last time."  She placed a fruit crepe in front of her. Poppy watched as Rose picked at her food before she looked at Branch. "I have a few things to do around the village. Are you two going anywhere today?"

Branch looked at her. "Rose and I are supposed to meet with Delta and Clamper's at the park around noon. Are you excited to see Clamper's?" He asked Rose, seeing her look up at him before nodding slowly. "We will have a few hours before we have to go, and if you don't want to go we don't have to," Branch assured her before he continued to talk to Poppy about the day's plans.

After they finished eating Poppy looked at Rose. "Hey Rose. I'm going to head out now, but I'll stop by later when you two are at the park." She gently ruffled Rose's hair before heading to the elevator. Poppy glanced back to see Rose waving before her attention went back to Branch.

Branch looked down at Rose, seeing her staring up at him. "What?" He asked before she hugged his leg tightly. "Why don't we get ready to go? We can pack some food and have a picnic if you want." He suggested, slowly going to the kitchen to make sure she didn't let go of his leg. He carefully cut some fruit and other snacks for them to take as he kept an eye on Rose. After he finished getting prepared he looked at the time. "We can head out now. We may be early, but we can find a good spot at the park to sit down." He lifted the backpack full of supplies onto his back and picked Rose up into his arms. "Ready?" He saw her sheepishly nod before he made his way to the surface.