Branch and Poppy One Shot

Sleepwalking Poppy

It was the middle of the night every troll was sleeping enjoying sweet dreams. Queen Poppy was sleeping peacefully, and she wasn't aware of what she did at night. She slept walked all the time, she sat up and got out of bed heading outside still asleep heading to the forest.

Her boyfriend Branch was asleep in his bunker when he heard a trap go off and he got up and ran out to check to make the animal wouldn't escape what he saw shocked in. He went over to see Poppy.

''Poppy what are you doing?'' He asked whispering.

She didn't respond but continued walking, the male troll looked at her and saw she was lifeless.

''Dang, she sleepwalks.'' He asked himself he looked to see it was midnight.

He decided to follow to see where she is going waking her up could result in her getting hurt as giving that they become alert, so he followed ahead and disabled the traps she was walking to. It was hard then he saw her coming to a ledge with a gap missing he ran and used his hair as a makeshift bridge and once she was across, he nearly fell but used a tree branch with his hair to land on the other side.

This went on for a while he then saw a net trap and there was no way he could disable it soon enough so he was brave and landed on the net as it snapped him up, he then used a sharp stick to get out and he was worried he couldn't find Poppy.

''Ok calm down Branch she can't have gotten far oh where is she, I'll never forgive myself if she is hurt.'' He stopped and used his ears to listen and then heard a moan and rustle of leaves.

He ran and saw Poppy walking to a mud pit, and he threw himself in front of her face first in the mud as she stepped and walked over him. He panted and stood up looking to see a plant that looked hungry, and he ran and grabbed the plant wrestling it down as Poppy passed. He jumped off the plant and used his hair to swing from tree to tree watching Poppy.

''Damn this girl is gonna be the death of me.'' He grumbled watching her and smiling.

''That is if I get out of here alive.'' He said.

He was a mess he had mud plastered to him he saw she was walking to a pond and decided to do something he would end up in a good or bad result. He then used a streachy vine and flung himself gently lifting Poppy up as they flew across the pond however Branch knew he wasn't gonna make it so he wrapped his hair around her and it shot forward as Poppy landed gently on the ground, the poor blue troll fell in the water and swam as fast as he could to see where she was and she was still walking around.

''Where in the hair is she going?'' He asked.

He kind of wished he was in bed, but this was interesting he made a note to fix a few things and he followed Poppy until she came to a meadow, and she got on her knees and started singing Because of You.

'Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk.'

'Mom stay with me because your all I need this is love its clear to see but mommy stay with me.'

'Somewhere out there beneath the pale moon light someone thinking of you and loving me tonight.'

'It's been a long day, without you, my friend.

And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again. When I see you again.'

''I love you mom and I wish I could have met you. It's hard being queen I'm trying to be just like you.'' She then laid down and fell asleep.

Branch was shocked by this but touched, ''He was tired and wanted to go home he was weighing his options and then figured this would be the best.

He picked her upholding her bridal style and took her back to her pod where he opened the door and laid her down in her bed and tucked her in and looked to see it was 4 in the morning and then he kisses her forehead and went back to get some well-deserved sleep.

Once at home he curled up in bed not bothering to clean himself off. He closed his eyes then he woke up hearing a knock at his door. He crawled out of bed and went up the lift and opened his door to see Poppy standing happy and bright as always.

''Good morning, Branch!'' She said then stopped when she saw her boyfriend looking a mess and tired.

''Branch what happened to you?'' She asked.

''It was a long night.'' He said.

''Oh well if you're not up for it we can cancel our date this afternoon.'' She said.

''No, I don't want to do that you've worked so hard to set it up can we plan it for a dinner date?'' He asked.

''Sure, you go get some rest see you tonight.'' She said hopping off.

He just stared at her and shook his head. ''She'll be the death of me.''