If there was one thing Cloud Guy liked to do other than wandering around the forest was pestering Branch or at least what Branch had discovered the first time he met him.

Besides that, Branch fully knows their relationship is not normal. He utterly dislikes Cloud Guy but sometimes he finds him fun to hang out.

Keyword, sometime. And today was not a sometime.

Branch made a disgruntled face at Cloud Guy, who morphed his head into someone akin to look like Poppy, while a pink troll hair wig (iz dat wut izz called?) was placed on his head. And god was that one of Poppy's dresses?

"Branchie," Cloud Guy started with a sickening feminine voice. "It's about time to teach you about the lips and the pucker."

He blanched startled at the sudden question, his face paled. "Wh-what?"

"Ah, you know, there's the time where a young boy troll comes of age and has these things call-"

Branch's face flushed. "Not that! I mean why are you dressed up as-" He gestured to what Cloud Guy wore, with a slight grimace.

"The trolls of your dreams? Yeah I know," Cloud Guy interrupted. He snickered at the troll's flustered face. "And I'm gonna teach you how to pucker and kiss those lips."

"Mentioned in Entry #37," he coughed out, grinning smugly as the affect Branch's precious journal on him. Well it is a journal after all.

"Why you-!" Branch snarled charging forward, Cloud Guy avoided his charge as he dashes away from the troll, leaving him to grab thin air.

They began their chase or at least Branch began his chase. Cloud Guy throwing back embarrassing remarks to Branch, angering the troll furthermore. Unbeknownst to them, the Snack Pack came into view strolling with their queen.

The Snack Pack stopped dead in their tracks confusion written on their features on the Cloud and the Troll. Eyes darting from the Poppy dressed Cloud Guy to the Flustered Branch.

"Erm, I think we, we took a wrong turn," Smidge affirmed, looking up to her equally shell shocked friends.

The gang turned away from the pair walking away slowly. Expression still blank from the scene earlier. Except Cooper, who was still staring at the pair with a big grin, unaware of the strange scene.

"You look a lot like Poppy, Cloud Dude!" Cooper jabbered before skipping his way back to the gang.

Branch stared at them, embarrassment written all over his face, he facepalmed groaning at his actions earlier. He was Branch for troll's sake! He was supposed to be reserve and not a blundering fool! Poppy was definitely gonna tease him to death later.

"So... about that kiss." A breath brushed his ear, he immediately whipped his head to find Cloud Guy wiggling his brows.

"Cloud Guy! You are so dead!" The two resumed the chase. Cloud Guy maniacally laughing. If looks can kill then Branch already considered that done. His glare was digging deep into Cloud Guy and his looks screamed vengeance.

The Snack Pack stayed at a distance away from the pair. Sighing in both content and confusion. It was nice to see Branch enjoying for once but seriously the costume Cloud Guy wore needs some answers. To Poppy, Satin and Chenille specificay.

"CLOUD GUY!" Branch roared, they saw Cloud Guy pull out a book that agitated the troll. Though they couldn't see what the book was about. But they knew it must've held some high meaning that made Branch run faster.

Their friendship was definitely not normal, the Snack Pack concluded. Besides, all friendships are different.

Author's Note:

cloud guy's joking, right?

If Broppy wasn't my life and soul. I'd consider Cloud x Branch ship tho I may ship 'em a bit.