Hello again!

In this chapter, I used lyrics from 'Gone too soon' from Simple Plan. In my head, it sounds slower then their version, but I love the song! I don't own trolls,but Rose is my oc. I hope you enjoy reading it!

Her baby blue eyes stared into his. They started swelling up with tears as she slowly looked around. Her sobs filled the air as she recalled what happened. "Rose, I'm doctor moon. You will be okay. How are you feeling?" She took a step closer to Rose, but stopped when Rose started screaming. Both doctor Moon and Branch jumped in surprise. "It's okay rose. I'm not going to hurt you." She said but rose started flailing her arms and legs, throwing her pillow at doctor moon. Her IV cords whipping in the air, hitting branch's hand as she moved rapidly. She grabbed towels that were next to her and threw them at both the strangers in the room.

Branch did his best to keep the cords from getting tangled on anything, catching a towel in the process. "Kid. Hey." He spoke loudly, causing the kid to quickly look at him. She was breathing heavily and shaking, scared of the strangers around her. "We aren't going to hurt you." He spoke softly this time as he slowly reached into his hair and pulled out the teddy bear he found. "This is yours, isn't it?" He slowly handed it to her.

Rose froze when she saw the toy. She wiped her eyes, and shakily reached for the bear. When she reached for the bear she saw her hand and stopped, staring at her hand. She reached for her hair and gasped when she saw it, tears flowing from her eyes as she realized what happened to herself. "Hey, hey. Kid, it's okay. Look at me." Branch whispered to her. "You aren't alone. You are not alone. We want to help you." He placed the bear next to her, keeping his hand close to the bear. "You aren't the only one this has happened to." He went to say more but stopped when he heard loud footsteps coming towards the room.

"Branch! Smidge said something was wrong!" Poppy along with the other leaders came around the corner, seeing the trolling. Rose jumped, her eyes wide when she saw all the trolls. She quickly tried to jump off the bed to hide, but her IV cords ripped out of her arm, causing her to scream in pain. Branch quickly caught her before she hit the floor, holding her so she wouldn't fall. Rose started flailing about, hitting his chest and arms as she fought against him. Branch did his best to hold her carefully, making sure to not to grab her broken arm. He wrapped his arm around the upper part of her body and arms so her back was against his stomach, keeping her from hitting him much more. Rose kept swinging her legs, her heels digging into Branch's leg but he ignored it and placed the towel he caught earlier on her arm to apply pressure on her bleeding arm.

Rose yelling and crying out loudly, her fight against Branch still going strong. She banged her head against his chest, trying to escape but Branch kept a hold of her. "Rose, please stop. You may get hurt more." He told her, but wasn't getting through. Her screams filled the air, the pain and sadness making everyone heart heavy. He quickly looked around, seeing them all staring at himself and rose. He stiffened slightly, before he used his hair to hide the two of them in a bubble, shielding themselves from the stares. He held Rose tighter, his eyes closed as he opened his mouth.

"Hey there now." He barely whispered, his voice full of sadness and hurt as he sang.

"Where'd you go." His voice rose, causing the others in the room to hear.

"You left me here. So unexpected." Rose slowly stopped screaming, breathing heavily as her tears never stopped.

"You changed my life. I hope you know. 'Cause now I'm lost. So unprotected." Branch opened his eyes, seeing rose staring up at him. He smiled softly as he held her close.

"In the blink of an eye. I never got to say goodbye." Those words broke poppy's heart. She stared at Branch's hair, wishing she could help somehow. Poppy could hear Rose crying more, it sounded full of sadness and heartache.

"Like a shooting star. flying across the room. So fast so far, you were gone too soon." The other leaders could hear the sadness in Branch's voice, and slowly backed away from the room. Poppy was the only one left standing in the room along with doctor moon.

"You're a part of me, and I'll never be the same here without you. You were gone too soon." He finished, seeing Rose turning around so she could grab his vest, clinging to him as she cried. He gently rubbed her back as he slowly brought his hair up back to normal. He looked around slowly, seeing only Poppy and Doctor Moon. He slowly moved Rose's arm so Doctor Moon could look at her injury.

Doctor Moon quickly moved next to Branch, grabbing an aid kit next to Rose's bed to help with her wound. "Easy rose. You are okay. It's not bad." Doctor Moon spoke gently as Rose kept crying. After a few minutes doctor moon finished wrapping her wound and she took a step back. "Okay, that will do it." Doctor moon stood by poppy, giving Rose space.

Branch kept a hold of Rose, feeling the child shake in his arms. He gently swayed, rocking her hoping to keep her calm. The sounds of Rose's crying changed, it wasn't tears of physical pain anymore. Branch knew she was crying for her parents, letting her cry as she kept a tight hold of Branch's vest.

Branch held her for an hour, gently rocking her as her tears kept flowing. He looked down when he heard sniffling. "Hey, kid. Feel better now?" He didn't get a response. "How is your arm? Does it still hurt?" He felt her shake her head against his chest. "Do you want me to put you back in the bed?" He asked her softly. She slowly looked up at him, seeing Branch smile slightly at her and shook her head. He nodded, and kept rocking her gently. "I'm Branch by the way, thought you may want to know." He picked up her bear. "Does this guy have a name?" He asked, seeing her nod slowly. "Will you tell me his name?" He could see her mouth open slightly, but no words coming out.

After a moment Doctor moon spoke. "Rose, can you say Branch's name?" She asked, seeing Rose look at her and slightly nod before quickly shook her head. "Was that a yes or a no?" Moon asked again, but didn't get an answer this time. "Can you say anything? Maybe sing us a song?" She pushed slightly but rose quickly looked away. "It's okay, you don't have to answer yet. How about I get you some food? Are you hungry?" She tried to change the subject but didn't get an answer from the trolling. "Okay. I'm going to go update the others and get you a snack, I will be right back." She told them, before slowly backing out of the room.

Branch looked at the doctor, about to speak but didn't. He looked at Poppy, who stood by the bed, unsure of how she could help. Branch nodded towards the bed, motioning her to sit. Poppy slowly sat on the end of the bed, still giving Branch and Rose space. He looked at the child, and reached into his hair to grab a notebook and pencil. "Can you write? Or draw?" He opened it to a blank page and held it out to her. She looked at him, still cautious but took them with her better hand. Branch looked at her as she slowly started writing. After a minute she slowly tilted the book up to him. Branch looked at the word written on it, 'Bebe'. Branch looked at it confused for a moment before he looked at her. "Is that your bear's name?" He saw her nod, causing Branch to smile. "I like that name. Bebe the bear."

Rose looked Branch up and down, before grabbing her bear and holding it tightly to her chest. "Rose, you have gone through a lot today. Do you understand what happens?" He asked quietly. Rose stopped at his words, but didn't look at him. He could tell she knew, so he didn't push it.

Branch glanced at Poppy, seeing her watching them. Branch took a deep breach, before letting it out in a sigh, he moved rose slightly so she could see him better. "When I was younger, I lost my only family as well. They were taken from me, and I turned grey." He told her, causing her to look at him shocked. "It's hard to understand the changes that will happen now, but you are not alone Rose." He gently placed a hand on hers, smiling softly at her. Rose looked at him, still shocked but held his hand tightly. He placed his other hand on her back gently, keeping her close. "Hey, since you can write, how are you at drawing? Can you draw Bebe for me?" She looked at him, before looking at her hands, one in a cast and the other holding his hand and she shook her head. "I can move my hand-" he started before she quickly shook her head, shocking Branch. She tightened her grip on his hand. "Okay, okay. I'll leave my hand there." He said softly, still surprised she wanted his hand there with her.

Poppy smiled at them, admiring how gentle Branch was with rose. She didn't see Branch interact with many of the trollings in the village. Rose looked over at Poppy, staring at her. "Hey rose, how are you feeling?" She smiled, moving closer to them slightly. Rose glanced at Branch, who nodded slightly. She looked back at poppy and shrugged slowly.

"You know Rose, it's because of Poppy you made it to the emergency pod so quickly." Branch whispered to rose, seeing Poppy blush slightly indicating she heard. Rose looked at him confused, before looking at poppy seeing the cuts on her hands and feet. "She swooshed down and tried to scare the creature away. She found you and brought you here." Rose stared at poppy in awe, tilting her head slightly as if asking poppy if it was true.

Poppy smiled sheepishly. "It wasn't as amazing as Branch made it sound. I'm just glad I found you Rose." Poppy smiled at her. Rose nodded, before yawning.

They sat in silence for a few minutes before Doctor Moon came back with some food for Rose. "Hey you three." She smiled, seeing the notebook next to rose. "Oh, did you find a way to talk?" She said happily. Rose tensed up, looking at the doctor carefully. She placed a couple berries and a cupcake on the table next to Rose and Branch.

"I think so. I think she would rather write things down. Am I right kid?" Branch gently squeezed Rose's hand, getting her attention. Rose slowly nodded, looking at the book.

Doctor moon smiled. "Oh, that's wonderful rose." She stood a few steps away from them. "How is your arm? Does it hurt?" She pointed to Rose's arm that had the IV. Rose slowly shook her head. "That's good. How about the other arm? Does that one hurt? I know it may be itchy, but does it hurt?" She specified, seeing Rose shake her head again. "Great! Now, anywhere else on your body hurting? Can you point to it?" She asked, glad Rose was finally communicating with her. Rose thought for a moment, before shaking her head. "That's perfect Rose. We did give you some pain medication to help you with any pain , so they are working. You will be in that cast for a couple of weeks, okay? You have to be careful with it." She informed her, as well as Branch. Doctor Moon slowly walked to Roses side. "Now Rose, there are a lot of changes going to happen now." She said, causing Rose to look down sadly. "I'm going to keep you here for another few hours as well, keep an eye out in case anything happens. If you need anything, just push the call button." She smiled at Rose, before going to the end of the bed and looking at Branch. "Branch, Poppy, would you like me to get a nurse to stay with her?"

They both shook their heads. "No. I'd rather stay." He said, before looking at Rose. "If that's okay with you Rose?" He asked her, seeing her nodded. Branch smiled and looked at doctor moon who nodded. Poppy quietly moved from the bed, to leaning against the wall, smiling as she watched them.

Branch looked at Rose, then at the food. "Here, you should eat something." He placed the table closer to her to eat. She looked at the food and shook her head. "Alright, you don't have to eat yet. What about a nap? I can imagine you are tired." He said, seeing her look at him. "I won't go anywhere, I promise." He smiled at her. She stared at him for a minute before she nodded. Branch slowly stood up and laid her down on the bed, her bear laying next to her. She kept a tight hold on his hand, staring at his hand before she closed her eyes. Branch waited a few minutes, before he could hear her breaths even out, confirming she was asleep.