Chapter ten
When Branch left the bed the next morning, he felt much better… well more awake. Ever since he and Poppy officially bounded yesterday, he was on a high of joy. How did he ever survive without her in his arms? Without her hugs and touches? It completely mystified him.
„Branch?!"
„Guys!" It was the Snack Pack.
„How are you?", the other trolls asked all at once and where Branch would have been overwhelmed befor, he now just laughed.
„I'm ok. The change was a lot to take in, but I'm fine now. Poppy helped."
„That was a long change.", Guy Diamond said compassionately. „We heared you scream."
The others nodded and stepped closer to their friend and touched him, trying to give comfort. Brnach shivered. Even after a whole day he still felt hypersensitive.
„It was intenseaaah.", he gasped and tried to wriggle away from Coopers fur. „And… I'm… still… overly… sensitive… everywhere!", he manged to groan out befor his knees gave out. „Stop touching me!"
His friends flintched back.
„We're sorry!", they all basically shouted horrified.
„It's fine.", Branch just said, after he caught his breath and stood up. „I'll just need some more time to get back to normal. Tomorrow will be all right. Just leave me out of Hug-Time today."
„So…", Suki started. „You and Poppy?"
„Looks like it. Honesty, I'm as surprised as everyone, but I never felt this peaceful. And excited. I could just scream or jump or… I don't even know. This feeling is great!"
Branch jumped up and down on his toes and started to sing:
„You're mine
And I want you to know it every second, minute, hour of the day
Can't lie, I could picture being with you
'Till you take my last breath away
I'll be there when you wake in the morning
Late in the evening
I'll be right there
When you say you really need me, yeah
I'm laced up for the long run, yeah
So give me all of you
And I'll give you all of me
Never thought I'd find somebody, I'd do anything
To keep around me, a while now
Keep around me, a while
'Till I found you
Oooohhh Yeah
'Till I found you
Been losing my mind
Doubting now if I found one
Then I found you
So fine
I swear I'd do some time
If it meant just why we'd never fade away
And all night I could look into your eyes
While the moonlight complements your face
I'll be there when you wake in the morning
Late in the evening
I'll be right there
When you say you really need me, yeah
I'm laced up for the long run, yeah
So give me all of you
And I'll give you all of me
Never thought I'd find somebody, I'd do anything
To keep around me, a while now
Keep around me, a while
'Till I found you
Oooohhh (Yeah)
'Till I found you
Been losing my mind
Doubting now if I found one
Then I found you
Found you, found you
Found you
Found you, found you
Found you
So give me all of you
And I'll give you all of me
Never thought I'd find somebody, I'd do anything
To keep around me, a while now
Keep around me, a while
And even for a second
If you think my mind will change
You're crazy, there's no way that I will let you slip away
I'll keep you 'round me, a while now
Keep you 'round me, a while
'Cause I found you
Oooohhh Yeah
'Cause I found you
I was losing my mind, down,
And then I found one
Then I found you"
Branch smiled and anyone, who looked at him, could see his blue colours shine brighter and cast a glim onto the grass around him. He finally found his home.
The song is Austin Mahone's „Found You"
The End
Thanks for reading. I hope you liked it. I want to write some more stories soon. Let me know, if I need to add something to my storytelling.
Love, Prim
PS: I hope the last chapters made clear, what the hair was going on with Branch.