What Am I?

chapter 6: i don't know if i can!!!!

"Prince," Branch barely got the word out. His heart raced and felt like it might explode any minute. His hands shook more, and this time they noticed. "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!"

"We know," said Flower. "It's a lot to take in."

Branch felt like crying. His whole life he has been alone and was led to believe that he was a nobody. He thought he was lower than the other Trolls because of his greyness. Now after years of a lowly life, he find out that he is a prince of another kingdom. Why hasn't anybody told him this? "I-I need to take a walk." He felt bad for leaving them, but he needed to clear his head.

He felt the tears, but tried to hold it in until he was fully alone. He climbed up the tree and went inside the hole that leads to the tunnels. Once far away from the others, he sat down and put his knees against his chest and wrapped his arms around them. That's when he let the tears fall. "God," Branch called to Him. "What do I do?" On the tips of his dark blue hair grew blackness. Before he knew it, he was out until morning came back again.
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Morning came. Poppy was the first to get up and feel the fresh air of Bergen Town. Her first thought was to find Branch and spend the whole day with him. She left a note for King Peppy, saying that she was heading out. She found Branch's pod and noticed three more pods beside his. She smiled at that. She walked up to it and knocked on his door. "Wakey, wakey, Branch." There was no answer. She tried again, but still nothing.

"Goodmorning, Queen," said a voice behind her. She turned around to find Tree smiling at her. "How are we doing?"

"Oh, good morning, Tree. I'm good, thank you." She looked at Branch's pod and then back at him. "You haven't seen Branch anywhere here, have you?"

"He's not in his pod?" Tree feared that he told Branch too soon. Did he run away? Poppy shook her head and noticed the fearful look on his face.

"Don't worry, I'll find him." Poppy said goodbye to Tree and headed out to find her love. Think! She told herself. If you were Branch, where would you go? God gave her the answer and she headed toward the tunnels.

"Branch!" she called. "Come on out, Branch." She spotted a light blue troll on the ground, sleeping soundly. She walked over to him and shook him gently. When he didn't get up, she knew she had to take drastic measures. She hit Branch on the head and yelled, "GET UP!!!!"

"I CAN'T DO THIS!!!!" Branch yelled as he shot up, fully awake now. He noticed Poppy in front of him and felt embarrassed. He blushed a little.

"You can't do what?" she asked. She felt worried and placed her hand on his.

"Nothing." He could tell she wasn't buying it. He breathed in and told her the truth. "You know the story of the two kingdoms?" She nodded. "Turns out that it's true. You're the princess-queen-of one kingdom. I'm the p-prince of the other." Surprisingly, her reaction didn't come quickly. She stayed silent and still for a while. What she did next startled him.

Poppy quickly put her hands on his shoulders, almost picking him up. "This amazing!! I can tell you all that it takes to be royalty-"

"Poppy!" he yelled to calm her down. "I don't want to be prince." He felt the tears coming again, remembering what happened. He wasn't mad at his parents or anything, but it's just that it came so suddenly and unknowingly.

"What! Why not?"

Poppy noticed the tears and didn't want to push him. She could almost see why he didn't want to. Then she noticed something strange on Branch. The tips of his hair was black. Her heart almost stopped and she worried for him. She didn't want him to lose his colors again.

Branch didn't want to disappoint anybody. His voice cracked when he said the next words."I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN!!!!"