𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓭𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻, 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 | 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱 𝔁 𝓯𝓮𝓶 𝓣𝓻𝓸𝓵𝓵 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻

~ Poppy's Joyful Hollyidea ~

Once upon a time in a village far away, lived a group called, The Trolls! That celebrated almost every day. The Trolls had holidays up the Wazoo! From 'Bubble-day' to 'New Hairs Eve' just to name a few.
Enjoying holiday after holiday, they partied without stopping. They celebrated everything! With their new leader, Queen Poppy. The life for the Trolls became a joy, after all their friends, got rescued by Princess Juniper and Branch beyond the Trolls.
But across the way in an old BergenTown, lived a group called the Bergens, whose spirits were down. They had but one holiday, that brought happiness. A tradition of eating Trolls on a day called, Trollstice. But then Juniper and Poppy taught the Bergens how true happiness really feels and that joy was inside all along. So the Bergens got rid of Trollstice and their only holiday was gone.
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For them who hasn't read my first book, it would be nice if you did, but it doesn't really matter :)
Taken another Broppy drawing (big credits to the creators!)
- Lexi
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At BergenTown, in the big, old Bergen Castle, was Bridget, the new Queen of BergenTown, and her boyfriend, King Gristle.
The King was sitting upside down in his throne, his legs resting up against the back of the throne, as he was, for funsies, playing the Keyboard.
"I got another card from Troll Village!" One of the two guards spoke up, holding a card above his head as he walked into the room. Bridget clapped her hands in joy, letting go of the book she was reading. "Oh yay!"
"Thanks Todd." King Gristle spoke, leaning his head backwards, looking at the guards, upside down.
"I'm Chad, he's Todd." Chad spoke as the other guard waved nervously. "Got it, Todd and Chad" The King just spoke, not letting go of his Keyboard. Bridget stood up from her throne, snatching the letter from Chad. It was a letter from her best friends, Queen Poppy and Princess Juniper. "Look Grissy, it's another card from Poppy and June!"
The King sat up, the right way on the throne, looking at the card in Bridget's hand. "Happy Catch your friend day?" He questioned, reading the words craved into the card out loud. The card was showing a picture of Poppy and Juniper, who has been thrown up mid air.
"What if you drop them- I mean, we're not insured for that kind of thing?" Gristle spoke, concerned for the small Trolls, Bridget scurried over to the Fireplace, finding a place for another card they have sent her. The Fireplace was beginning to be a crowded place for the cards, as it was already filled up to the ceiling, with holiday cards. "I would never, ever drop Poppy or Juniper. Never!" She answered, placing the card in front of another one. "Whatevs Babe. The Trolls have so many holidays- too many if you ask me." Gristle sighed, standing up from his throne, the keyboard gliding down from his legs to the floor. He approached her, in front of the fireplace, looking at all the Holiday cards from the neck of the fireplace and up.
"Well, I think it's- kind of nice having so much to celebrate.." Bridget spoke, softly chuckling to herself.
"Hey, Bridgie, we do cool stuff too!" Gristle spoke, turning her to face him. "I mean, what about all those awesome cards we sent back to them, huh?" He spoke, nodding his head proudly.
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At the mention of their cards, back in Troll Village, Poppy has just received their latest.
"June!- Oh, hey Branch." Poppy shouted as she ran into Juniper's dark blue hut, with the Bergens' card in hand, she slowed down, as she noticed Branch in the room too. She earned a nod back from him in response, before he turned back to his business in front of Juniper's Full-body mirror. Poppy was getting used to them being together all the time, since Branch got his colours back and they finally realised they liked each other, they have been inseparable.
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Juniper POV:
"Juniper! Bridget has sent their daily card back!" Poppy has ran into my hut, seeming in a hurry, or just very excited from the latest card received from Bridget, it couldn't wait for later.
She sprinted up to me shoving the card in front of my face. "Huh.. well, that's consistent." I answered as I laid my eyes on it. It wasn't colourful, at all, the picture itself being in black and white. Bridget and Gristle on the picture, were holding a sign, saying 'Wednesday'.
Poppy ran to hang it up on a big, picture wall, we shared in my house, with all the other pictures they've sent.
They all looked, kinda similar to each other. Poppy and I, noticed, as we now stood in front of the wall, looking at them. Both of us sharing the same thoughts.
"Branch, Bridget, um sent another card" I informed him, turning my head in his direction. I noticed, him making different faces in my mirror, his eyes squeezing together as he widened his mouth even more. "What- what are you doing?" I stammered out, asking, my eyes giving away my clear confusion.
"Are you going to barf! I'll go get a trash can" Poppy spoke in a panic, but before Branch could even get a word out, our relax his lips from the very intense smile, she quickly sprinted out my hut, trying to find a trash can or bin, and maybe some tissues. My gaze following Poppy out the door, even more confused.
Branch then turned to me, with his weird expression still plastered on his face. "What? No. I'm practicing my smile.." I turned my head back around to look at him as he spoke.
"y-you know I'm new to this 'being happy' thing" he finished, walking closer to me, in front of the wall.
"Oh, well, you could've told me so, here let me help you!" I suggested, turning my body in his direction as he did the same towards me.
"Smiles are my jam! Expect for Sewing." I ranted on to my boyfriend, before taking him by the sides of his mouth, trying to make it go upwards in a normal-looking smile. But it didn't, he either looked tensed, or showed too much front teeth, or under teeth.
"Hmm, no- uhh, no- close?" The words spoke, as I moved his lips around, his eyes didn't look convincing at me, if I wasn't trying to make him smile, he would look at me with his usual 'really' expression.
"Weird! What the-" I spoke, as his front teeth were outside of his upper lip, and biting his under. "your face is being very frustrating."
I sighed, finally giving up, letting go of his mouth, letting him relax in his features.
His gaze shifted from me and up to the big picture wall in front of us. "What is the deal with all these cards?" He asked, squinting his eyes to read them. "Monday- Friday, Sunday mid-morning?" He took the last one down looking at it, I opened my mouth to comment, but got interrupted by my front door getting pushed open.
"Found it! Did he barf yet, please tell me he didn't." Poppy spoke, walking in with a trash can in her left hand and tissue boxes in the other.
"He wasn't going to barf, he practiced to smile." I explained, sending her questioning eyes. "Oh- then we don't need all of this." She shrugged back at me, mentioning to the things she was holding, before throwing it over her shoulder, out the door again. We heard a faint 'ow' as the bucket fell from the tree and towards the ground, hitting someone. Poppy looked down nervously but then we heard a "thank you!" Getting shouted, saving her from guilt.
She turned around again, then spoke. "Oh, I see Branch noticed the cards Bridget and Gristle has sent!" She spoke, changing subject.
Walking over beside him, she grabbed the card from his grasp, examining it herself.
Her jolly mood suddenly changed, her eyes looking sadly down at the card in hand.
"What's wrong?" I noticed. "It's like ever since Trollstice got cancelled, the Bergens don't have anything to look forward to... I feel really bad for them." She finished, gaze still at the card. Branch and I, sharing a look at each other, copying her sad gaze.
Poppy's sad face turned around, as quick as before, her excitement glimmering in her eyes. She gasped aloud, looking between the two of us.
"Uh no! No, no, no, I know what that look means." Branch spoke, stepping a step backwards, swinging his pointer finger at Poppy, completely protesting to whatever she had in mind.
I could see in her expression, what she was thinking, quickly catching up on it.
She noticed my sharing excitement, as I jumped up and down in my spot.
"Good minds think alike sis!" Poppy spoke, Branch's gaze following hers to me. Even though we weren't related siblings, our personalities is so alike, we seemed related.

"You two are too much!" Branch spoke, shaking his head at the both of us. "you're about to hatch an elaborate plan, which involves a lot of hugging, singing, dancing and- glitter.." Gagging, just by the idea of glitter, Branch stuck his tongue out, a cold shiver running down his spine. "You know it!" Poppy held her hand up to me, for a high five. I slapped her hand back as Branch spoke up again. "Okay. Can you two promise me to sleep on it." He spoke, his eyes staying on us, as he moved towards door, ready to leave for the night.
"Before you rush into something, like you always do?"
"Okay...." I spoke, swaying in my spot and fighting not to squeal in happiness. "We won't do anything..." Poppy finished rocking back and forth with me, trying to look as innocent as she could at him.
Branch shook his head at us, once again, hoping we kept our promise. Before he left, he walked back to me, kissing my cheek lightly, saying goodbye, then turned his heel, disappearing out the door.
Right after he left, Poppy grabbed my arm in her firm grip, as we silently snuck out of my house, for Branch not to notice our presence behind him.
As he was far enough away, not to hear or notice us sneaking out. We sprinted towards her hut, starting on our master plan.