Hello guys! Just to let everyone know this is a SEQUEL! So if you haven't read my first story, Trolls A New Adventure, then I suggest you read that one first but to all those who have read it, welcome to the sequel and enjoy!
The Troubles of Parenthood
Chapter 1: The first Night
(Poppy and branch had come home from the hospital and put oak in her nursery...and she fell fast asleep...poppy kept thinking there should be 2 of them..but she was happy that she was finally holding her daughter)
Branch: so how's this gonna work?
Poppy: huh?
Branch: I mean who's gonna stay here with oak during the day and who's gonna be in charge of the trolls?
Poppy: we could just take turns...tomorrow you can be king and I'll stay with oak
Branch: ok..I'm guessing we'll take turns tending to her tonight
Poppy: it'll be easier than fighting about it
Branch: (yawns) I guess we better get sleep while we can
Poppy: yup...(smiles) but we finally have our daughter
Branch: (smiles)
(12am)
(Oak starts fussing)
Branch: I got it...(wakes up and goes to her room) hey (picks her up) what's wrong? I don't think you need changing...(picks up a bottle and feeds her) ok...so it's...12:05...she'll have to be fed again in 2 hours...that's right oak...daddy's taking care of you (she finishes her bottle but starts fussing again) what'd grandma say you have to do after feeding a baby? Think think think...oh yeah burping...(rubs her back until she gives a little belch) well that's better isn't it?
(He puts her back to bed and flops back on the bed and he mumbles to himself...needs to be feed in a few hours)
(1am)
(Oak is awake again)
Poppy: (gets up and picks her up) I think someone needs a changing (as she changes her she tries not to gag...but then notices she's still fussy and picks up the bottle)
Branch: wait don't!
Poppy: huh? What?
Branch: she can't eat right now...it's not time...
Poppy: then why is she upset?
Branch: she's probably just fussy
Poppy: I could've told you that one...I don't need any help
Branch: (goes back to bed)
Poppy: (rocks her until she falls asleep again, and goes back to bed)
(2am)
(Oak wakes up wanting to be fed and branch gets up)
Branch: another bottle for my baby...already a day old and you're hungrier than a starved troll (she stops eating and lays against branch's chest and branch never wants to let go, but he puts her back)
(The rest of the night every half hour to an hour oak would be up for something...but at 5am it was a bad spit up)
Poppy: how much did you give her?
Branch: what's that supposed to mean?!
Poppy: you probably gave her too much
Branch: she's a baby! They spit up! Her little tummy can't always take it all down
Poppy: well you're clearly a baby expert on this...you take care of her until you leave today
Branch: fine I will
(A couple more hours branch tends to oak until he leaves to be king, he saw poppy passed out on the bed...she's just tired Branch thought, he kissed her forehead before leaving, he too was tired and when everyone bombarded him with questions he thought he was gonna snap)
Branch: not today...we're both tired...poppys staying home today while I'm here and it'll switch...but please there's a time and place for questions just not today..(he feels bad because everyone's happy for them but it was just too overwhelming right now, he'd probably ask Bridget and bristles advice since they recently had a baby too, Sebastian.)
(When branch comes home he finds poppy asleep...and oak is asleep as well)
Branch: (shakes her) poppy?
Poppy: shhh (pulls the covers)
Branch: how was she?
Poppy: cranky..same as me
Branch: its ok..I got it now
(Branch tends to oaks needs most of the night and barley has any time to eat or even take a shower)
Poppy: welcome to parenthood?
Branch: welcome to the troubles of parenthood
I know it was kinda short but hey it's a start and yes Bridget and gristle did eat married and have a kid, I just didn't include it because again it's not their story, but just so everyone's not confused there will be some time skips so this story doesn't get too borning, leave some reviews and stay tuned!
~Ash