A Healing Rose - Broppy

Chapter 17

Hello my troll fans!!

I finally own the Trolls World Tour movie!! I'm so excited to research it over and over again! I even for the last Walmart exclusive one with the adorable pop funko keychains! Both the trolls movies are my absolute favourite movies, and I can't wait for a third one to come out! I even watched the version where Walt, David, and Gina talk through the movie and it was so cool to listen to them walk about the scenes! Highly recommend it if you own the movie!
I wanted to let you know that there may not be a chapter next week, I will try and get it posted but at the moment it will be the week after for a new chapter! Sorry for the wait in advance!
I hope you enjoy this chapter! Thank you so much for reading this story so far!
I don't own trolls, but Rose is my OC.

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Branch laid awake, his eyes staring up at the ceiling. The only sound he could hear was the soft breathing of the troll laying by his side. He looked over to see Poppy using his arm as a pillow, her arms around him as she held him close in her sleep. His eyes went to the glitter on her cheeks, even with barely any light, they still shined. A smile came to his lips as he let out a small sigh of content before looking back at the ceiling, gently rubbing her arm as his mind wondered. He's already been up for a couple hours, but he couldn't fall back asleep. His mind started racing as he thought of the letters and the reaction the trolls may have. It wasn't long till he felt Poppy stir slightly, her legs wrapping around his. She let out a sleepy moan as she buried her face into his arm, her eyes slowly opening. "Good morning, Sunshine." Branch whispered to her.

A smile started to appear on her lip as she looked at him. She let out another sleepy moan as she stretched. "Morning honey." Her grin widened as she nuzzled her nose against his. She lazily crawled on top of him and rested her head on his chest.

"You know." He started, kissing her forehead. "I always knew you were a hugger, but you are also very cuddly in your sleep." His arms tightened around her, bringing her closer against him.

She giggled, burying her face in his chest. "I can't help if! You're just so cuddly and warm!" She lifted her head and kissed him softly. "Warm and safe." She grinned more as she saw him light up.

Branchs eyes lit up when he heard her, his loving smile widened. "I love you." He said before kissing her softly.

She kissed him back, grinning after she pulled back for air. "Come on! We missed the morning song the past couple days. We should go today! I don't think we missed it yet." She pushed herself up, straddling his waist so she could sit on his lap. She gave him one more grin before she got off him and headed to the bathroom.

He watched her leave, a smirk on his face before standing up. As he stretched he wondered why he hadn't heard Rose for a little bit, she normally woke up every two hours. He made his way to check on her, stopping in front of her door. He slowly opened her door, peeking in to see Rose sitting on her back, rocking slightly. "Rose? You're awake?" He opened the door more, the light revealing the tear stains on her cheek. He quickly went to her bedside, kneeling down. "I didn't know you were awake, why didn't you come see us?" He asked as she wiped her eyes, looking away from him. Rose had stopped rocking, her head turned away from him. She felt Branch put her binder on the bed next to her, causing her to glance at it. "What's wrong Twig? Was it the nightmares? You know you can call for us, or come to my room and get us."

Rose slowly glanced over at him. She grabbed her binder and started writing. After a moment she put her binder and and moved it towards him. 'Burden.'

Branchs eyes widened at the word. "Where have you gotten that word from?" He stopped when she pointed to him. He placed a hand over his face and groaned slightly. "Yeah. I did use that word when explaining what happened to the others." He let out a small sigh before looking at her. "Rose, you are not a burden. Not to me, not to Poppy, not to anyone. If you ever have a nightmare, or scared and lonely, you can come to us. If it's midnight and you can't sleep, you can come and stay with us for a while." He gently scooped her up in his arms. Rose immediately hugged his arm, holding him tightly. "Do you want to tell me what happened? If it was a nightmare?" He felt her shake her head into his arm. "Alright, I won't pry. If you do ever want to talk about it, I'm always here to listen. Or read." He picked her binder up and headed to the kitchen.