~ DRAGON HEART ~ Broppy (Trolls, Httyd fanfiction)

~ Chapter 5 ~

I have a headache.

He opened his eyes, the strong light dazzled him and he raised his hand to hide his eyes but something stopped him: someone held his hand. He groped weakly at the cold fingers of the person who was with him? where was he? He was too weak to get up, he turned his head and a terrible pain pierced his ear like a stab. he groaned in pain.

Poppy jumped at Branch's moan and raised her head. The troll frowned at seeing her, still a little sleepy.

-Poppy? ... he murmured hoarsely.

The princess's eyes fill with tears and she laughs with relief. Branch continued to fix her without understanding where he was, Poppy laughed even more in front of the confused face of her best friend.

- It's me, do not worry, we'll take you to the hospital.

-Hospital? ... What's going on? ...

He felt the headache coming back to him, he closed his eyes for a moment and he felt Poppy's hand tighten his. He was too weak to get away from it so he let it.

-The dragon, he attack you, right?

His heart began to panic and he shivered with terror. he was the dragon and he had almost died. Poppy thought he was attacked? Why?

- Did he do that to you? continued the pink troll, pointing at his ear.

Branch nodded and added:

-It attack me because ... uh ... I scared him ...

 It was better than telling him the truth. Poppy explained that they had found him unconscious in the forest, his ear shredding. He was so exhausted that he had trouble finding meaning in what she was saying. The pink troll cried with relief and was troubling him even more.

-My ear?

Then he became aware of the terrible pain felt earlier. He tried to take his right ear in his free hand (the one that did not hold Poppy's hand), but his arm just fell into his hair and raveled him. The princess laughed and replaced the black locks in disorder. Branch shivered once more; normally only trolls who were very close were doing this. the hair of a troll was their only defense. When another troll touched another's hair, he was vulnerable and helpless. But he was too weak and Poppy was only relieved to find him alive, he looked at her sleepily as she ran her fingers through his black hair, careful not to snatch a single one by accident.

-It's better, right? she said, smiling at him, Ta-Da!

Branch continued to fix her with the same confused air as before.

-I said, Ta-Da! insisted the pink troll

-Yes, and what do you want me to answer? Tu-Du? growled the gray troll

Poppy laughs. Branch was never confused and she found it really funny. What shocked her the most was that he did not seem to mind that he had been attacked by the NightFury

The ambulance stopped abruptly and Branch groaned as he closed his eyes, my head!

-Ta-da! we're at destination! exclaimed Poppy. Branch knew she was teasing him

-Tu-Du, Branch murmured, Poppy smiled even more, but pretended she had not heard him.

Two paramedics pulled the rolling bed out of the ambulance, a troll was beginning to ask him questions, but he sank into the sleep of those he lost sight of Poppy.

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When Branch opened his eyes, he was inside the hospital. He sighed, noting that Poppy was still in front of him. he wore a shirt and only his underpants.