There are mentions of assault both physical and sexual in this chapter.
It is marked by capitals bold at the starts hered noted and stops here
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The end of Tresillos rut
Essence was furious, their son was taken by those three idiots, she should have never agreed to let him see them not so soon, there were so many what ifs and whys, running around her head, why hadn't she insisted on going with him, what if Poppy got him, why didn't she insist they come here, or have his brothers go with him.
Quincy hadn't dared interrupt her as she raged and plotted scenarios for the deaths of the three fools, he was just as furious for what they'd put their son through, a message had reached them three days ago, there son had made it to the troll tree, hiding in his old home, he was terrified and exhausted, and was begging for help, but by the time they'd got there he was gone.
A small glint caught his eye.
Quincy and Essence looked over the dinner table, to pop hopefully soon to be pop-funk troll at the end, who was picking at his food.
He was brought back to Vibe city after they had been found by Marimba, who had explained briefly what she knew, seeing the pop omega curled in the arms of the blue reggaeton with a purple one beside him, he had his nose in Branch's neck which had concerned them until they drew closer and heard the distressed mewls and saw Branch shivering, even as he was being held.
With all the mess with Rock apocalypse and the recovery and repair times, they hadn't had chance to ask Branch if he would accept their offer, it was nice to know the boys and Lownote all agreed with them.
Coughing softly, Essence drew the attention of the table to her, 'Branch' sad wide blue eyes looked to her 'I'm sorry, I'm not really hungry' his eyes flicked to the full plate in front of him, 'sweet one, it's fine if your not hungry' she saw Cooper looking at Branch with sadness, she quirked her eyebrow looking at Quincy.
Quincy looked at the pop troll, he noticed Branch wasn't as robust as most and missing some height, aside from being more muted in colours, he was concerned, the medical team had already let them know he was undernourished and exhausted, he hadn't recovered from the rock zombie transformation, the poor boy barely got any attention, aside from four trolls (who he now knows as kismet) who came after him.
'Branch we aren't upset about the food, we can have it saved for later.'
Looking to his Essence, who nodded, 'We want to ask you something different' Quincy started holding back coos as the smaller troll tilted his head in confusion.
Essence smiled at him 'I know it can't replace anything and we are not trying to, but, we would like you to consider this' walking around the table to the pop troll she place a small green box in front of him.
Watching Essence return to he seat, Quincy smiled as he looked at his little family who all smiled back, looking towards Branch who was still looking confused at the box, 'you have to open it' he tried not to let it show through his voice but he was nervous, he saw Branch flick his eyes up to the group and linger on Darnell and Cooper who smiled and nodded at him.
Slipping his paw into Essence feeling her squeeze back as the smaller blue troll opened the box, he saw the blue eyes widening and water as he looked at group mainly at Darnell and Cooper, who had left their seats and wrapped a forearm around him and nuzzled into him, 'You...' he whispered his voice laced with confusion.
Darnell hugged him tighter as Cooper told him 'your my big brother Branch, this makes it more official, Mom and Dad would have offered of they didn't mean it' cuddling into his side.
Darnell joined him while playing with a section of Branch's navy hair, 'I always wanted a big brother B, these would make it official, you'd be ours.'
Quincy looked to Essence, 'you don't have to decide now, it's been a stressful day, something to think about, maybe,' she told him.
'But why...why me, I'm nobody, i'm...'
'Branch, I know the others wouldn't like you talking about yourself like this and I don't like my brother talking about himself like this' Cooper cut him off and pulled him into a tighter hug.
Quincy looked at his twins and his hopefully soon to be son, 'Branch' he caught their attention, 'Essence is right, you don't have to decide now, it is something to think about, but at the same time the boys are right, we would love for you to be part of out family'.
Quincy was drawn from his musing when he felt the seat dip next to him, looking at his wife and mate who had run down and had tears of rage coating her eyes, she buried her face into his neck.
'My Love' he murmured, 'We should have never let him go Q', she whispered 'We should have made him wait, made them come here, anything', she was gearing up for another round. He looked down to the note once more.
Mama Baba,
I told her these would get you to leave use alone, please don't, I know I'm not really yours not like C&D, but please don't leave me, I'm sorry for all of this, but please, I'll leave you'll never have to see me again, please.
I only took these out so she couldn't take them, she took Tresillos band, I won't let her steal these.
Mama, Baba. please hurry whatever this necklace is, its hurting me, she calls them lessons, she's already hurt me. I don't know what's happening, it hurts to fight back.
Help me please, I don't know how much time I have to write these I'm sending 5 notes, 1 to you ,1 to my brothers, and 3 to Tresillo, Marimba and Tambora in case.
Please Hurry, B
Quincy was looking at the box and the letter on the table, it carried the small silver and gold earrings, they gifted them to Branch as was traditional when a omega was born or his case adopted into the Funk Royal Family.
Their son was in Pop Village, Poppy had their boy, was hurting their son and prince, fury raced through them once more.
He heard the doors open, letting in Lownote, the twins and Branch's brothers, who were carrying an angry red tracker bugs, the four boys were shaking with repressed anger, Lownote was in the same state.
One good thing from this, he'd called his mate home, as soon as his rut had finished, they would help him, they had been planning from the moment he was missing, they wouldn't let the trio of idiots who had taken him of the hook, but right now they had something bigger to deal with getting their son back from Pop village.
Tresillo would be out for her blood and entire of Funk nation would stand by him, on the short amount of time Branch and Cooper had been with them, they had the found a home in the city and Branch had endeared himself to the community, they would help bring their Prince home.
The day Branch was taken by Brozone
Boom was furious not only at the other Brothers, he was mad at himself, he shouldn't have ever let his little brother out of his sight it was too soon after his heat.
The stupid alpha brother broke his brothers heart, by refusing his contracts, surely they knew out side of Pop village Branch had some say in his contract, then they had the balls to take him when they knew he was in danger, Boom heard that much of the conversation as he and Cooper carried him out of the room.
Branch had just finished the most gruelling heat Boom had to witness to date, the stress he'd been under lately it was no wonder.
He had a feeling he knew one reason it was so bad, Tresillo, even after such a short time together their hearts craved to be near, Boom had no doubt had they been near each other, there wedding would be quick.
Branch had told him, as the only omega in the group and the only other person he had to confined in as a omega, and Boom had done the same to him, (even at his grouchiest,) how after Barb's tour, how it felt more natural, even though Tresillo had tried to trollnap him (that was a different conversation, and he still needed revenge), the dancing, the joking, even talking to him, felt better, he felt safe, listened to, how he was questioning his feelings for Poppy, (the group still thought it was weird when Branch told them he could like her).
Now however, his brother was missing those bastards had taken him, he... he was pissed, he could smell his own scent souring, Branch always told him he smelt like his favourite ice cream, (Boom would live on the stuff if he had the chance, he was pretty sure his veins were chocolate anyway) it was burning he was too angry.
'Boom' his head whipped around, Hype was stood in the door way, Boom had no idea how long he'd been pacing.
Hype was on him the minute he stopped, his paws running over his ... wait he didn't know when he bruised his paws, but it was throbbing painfully the more he though about it, 'Boom'.
Hypes vanilla scent was soothing him as was his gentle rubbing his stiff knuckles trying to help him unclench, with a soft moan of relief, they were finally loose, 'Boom, Is not your fault', 'ye'
'Boom.. it... is...not...your... fault, say it'
'It is... Hype I can't, it feels like its my fault' Boom cried, he started pulling at his hair, 'BOOM, stop it' Hype pulled his paws away, dragged him into a tight hug.
Boom instantly relaxed into Hypes hold, his head automatically dropped into his neck breathing in the comforting scent of vanilla chocolate, sobs wracked his body, as he felt everything drop, his brother was missing and muses knows where with the three idiots, Poppy and Peppy were lingering in the back ground, everything was going so well, Branch was happy and free of Poppy and the Village, he was finding his place in the world, he had his colours and he was willing to preform with them again, the group was altogether again.
Trying to pull away from Hype, was harder, 'Hype, I'm okay' Boom managed to get him to loosen his hold slightly, pulling back he blushed as Hype looked at him, it was a loose smile just pulling at the corners of his lips, he was rumbling lightly, Boom felt it deep in his chest, teal green eyes crinkled in the corner, 'Hype' Boom couldn't look away, he felt Hypes forehead against his their breath mingling 'Hype we'
'we've waited too long'
'Branch..'
'knows how I feel and would want us to be happy, all of this happening put alot into perspective for me, I've watched and seen you, Boom, your heart breaks every time, to see you with those alphas who used you, abandoned you, the flash bastard who thought you were nothing more than a accessory, I was a idiot, every time I backed out, but Boom, I care about you so much, will you let me try'
Boom was shocked he wanted this, he wanted the love story, he wanted what Branch had, but he'd had his heart trampled and broken too may times, and Hype was his best friend, everything Branch had told him about Tresillo, was what Hype made him feel.
'I'll court you if that's what you want, formally, but just one chance to show you I can be better than any of them, Boom, one chance'
What could he have said, Boom kissed him, pulling away enough to speak but still feel Hype against him, 'yes' he whispered against his lips, kissing him again.
He heard cheers from behind him, 'took you long enough' Ablaze chimed
Boom had a blinding smile on his face, he was so happy, the only thing missing was his baby brother.
He was so happy he felt like he could do anything.
And he would, he'd find his brother, looking at his older brothers they all would.
The day of the Red tracker bug
Buzzing caught the four trolls attention, a red tracker bug, from pop village, it was Branch.
Their brother was in Pop Village.
Four scents emanated from the area which had passing Funk trolls worried, until snarls blurs of purple, orange, teal, and yellow blew past in a sprint.
The scents of the poisoned almonds which caused fear of anyone who dare breath in, bitter burning sugar, the kind when caramel is left too long, acidic mint which caught in the back of the throat burning it, the worst was how the scents blended with the inferno of burning wood, this cause the surrounding tolls to look alarmed for flames in the city.
Dodging trolls the four blurs made it to the, apartments which held their brothers parents and twin brothers, (they had been touring the city, in a bid to find anything that could track a armadillo bus, mainly to calm Boom down).
The groups red and blue eyes landed on Lownote, and the twins who's own eyes were glowing red, Ablaze holding the agitated red bug tight to keep it from escaping came forward with Boom having the note clasped in his shaking paws, growls and agitated whines slipped from his throat, Hype next to him trying to keep him calm.
'Boys' Essence was the first up pulling Boom and the twins into her arms, allowing her honey tea scent to saturate the room, 'she's got our brother' he heard the Cooper growl, this set the entire group off again, but what caused the to look around was the deeper one, which came from Quincy, they'd never heard it from him.
Boom pulled away allowing the twins to cuddle further into their mother, showing him the note Branch had sent them.
Kismet, Brothers,
I'm... I need you, please don't leave me here, I know I wasn't the best brother when I was grey, but please, don't leave me to Poppy, to the village. I'll leave with you, we'll leave... I promise.
I sent notes to Mama and Baba and Tresillo, Marimba and Tambora, if they still consider me family after this, I know I'm not worth the effort.
Please, don't leave me.
I'm sorry
Branch
Quincy read the note aloud, 'he thinks we don't want him, why would he think this'
Trickee stopped him 'his blood brothers left him, he has always thought it was his fault, we promised never to leave him without an explanation or a promise to come back, we always did but he screamed at us once, that he didn't need pity from us, we couldn't stay in Pop Village, we tried to convince him to come with us when we were older, he wouldn't' angry tears built up in Trickee's eyes as Ablaze rested a paw on his shoulder.
Ablaze knew where Trickee was going with this, and as much h as he hated it, 'Floyd promised him he'd come back, the child in him held on to that promise'.
Hype finished 'as mad as we were, we were never mad at him, we were upset he wouldn't come, but we knew he was scared, he's our baby brother, all we want is for him to be happy and he found that here, we haven't seen him this happy in a long time.'
A urgent knock on the door had every troll turning to look as a winded troll told them, ' there someone here, they need to see you, urgently it about the Prince'
'Who'
'He has the brothers with him and a troll who looks like her'
'Fetch Tresillo now'
One month since red bugs were sent, day Tresillo finished his rut.
Branch laid shivering in the nest, curled into the sheets, he wanted to leave, it was getting harder to resist the 'lessons' now.
Poppy was getting closer to her rut, Branch knew this because she became more 'affectionate' and was scenting him more and more, she had moved on from using her own scent glands to more intimate ways, this last week had been harder since he turned grey, his exhaustion had encouraged her to try and make him feel better, she wouldn't stop touching him, she had forced him climax four times without stopping today, 'in preparation for their mating' he'd pleaded until his voice went horse.
Every time she did this now he hid his face from her, and drifted, imaging he was anywhere else while he tried his hardest to hold back tears, his neck was constantly bruised now, she'd found the fastest way to make him open to her.
He knew her rut was getting closer, he could smell it on her, and him, she had rubbed her spend into his pelt, on his wrists, his neck, across his seam, he wanted to crawl out of his own skin, he felt his ear twitch.
A soft thud came from the bottom of the nest, 'Sweetie, I have a surprise for you' shaking he lifted the sheet from his head to peak, after he refused too many time she had 'taught' him, his arm was still bruised, his eyes stared back at himself, muted blue eyes and dull grey fur again, he looked at her smiling face, as she climbed back into the nest and started to unwrap him from his cocoon.
'Look at you all bundled up, lets get these off, I've missed you' he gripped the sheets as best he could trying to keep himself covered ' stop it Branch, you know better' whimpering as shocks zipped up his arms, he let go 'Poppy, please, don't not again' he rasped, he tried to push her arms off.
Her arms around him, his back to her front, pressing her bare body against him, pinning his arms to his sides, her mouth pressing kisses on to his neck, shoulders, cheek, anywhere she could reach, 'Oh, sweetie, its okay to enjoy it' she said as she licked the mating gland.
Only he didn't. He hated it, he never wanted her near him, he want Tresillo.
This was his mistake his entire body flared and seized with pain, causing gasps and moans of pain to leave his throat, when it finished his body sagged into her as she held him up.
A hard bite to the glad had his pain filled eyes flicking to the mirror as hers look into his in satisfaction, 'I told you, it would hurt' she smiled 'soon my sapphire, you'll never think about him again' she whispered 'you'll only think about me and our pups' licking the shell of his ear, 'now let's get you out of this shirt shall we' she had been toying with the collar.
He watched as she tore it from the neck down, her paws on his chest, finger tips running through his pelt, cooing at how soft it was, how their pups would cling to him, for comfort, until she reached his nipples, 'I can't wait to see these filled with milk for our pups, to watch you nurse them, and them resting here, I think I'm going to be a little jealous for a few months until they let go of you' he tried to pull her arms away but he was too weak from the pain, he looked away , he didn't want to see.
He'd imagined doing such things, but for His pups, Their pups, not hers.
Even then, during his lonely heats, in his private thoughts and time, they were never hers, which should have given him some warning, the troll he'd imagine was blue, caring for him so he didn't have to be the strong one, being the one who was taken care of for a change, he was strong he couldn't have gotten this far if he wasn't, but he wanted to be equal, he wanted to be able to have bad days or days where he could indulge in being the Omega, and not have to worry about anything more than being held by his alpha, to be the strong one for his alpha if they had a bad day, to indulge his alpha when it they needed it.
He found that, in Tresillo, with his parents and brothers, he wanted so badly to go back, to go home.
A sharp nip to his ear and painful pinch to his nipple, drew him back, with a gasp he flicked his eyes back to the mirror to see the pink face looking angry, 'you were thinking about him again weren't you, I think I can change that' rolling his nipple between her fingers again, 'keep your eyes on me Branch, do not look away, understand' she growled in his ear.
After the fourth round Poppy let him have a bit of time to rest, he was little sensitive right now, but she couldn't help it his scent was driving her to distraction.
He was untouched and in her nest, he was lucky she hadn't taken him sooner, but she wanted to ensure the bond took, so he remained a virgin, it was the best way, she also wanted to show everyone that her omega was only going to wear the most brilliant white bonding set, she new no one in the village could boast their omega completely pure.
Pulling out the bonding set she admired the way it fell, she should ask her sapphire to model it for, a shiver of pleasure zipped down her spine.
Bonding sets were instilled with a slight bit of magic, left over from centuries ago.
The were woven from a special lace and silk which would have small amounts of the omegas hair or pelt fur woven in, it was now only custom for the Royal omegas or these marrying into the family to have these garments made.
The magic darkens or brightens depending on how many partners omegas have had, when it connects with the omegas again, first and foremost any omega must be confirmed as pure to marry into the royal family, which Poppy had ensured, her Branch has never been touched.
Dr .Bloom having come and ensured he was unharmed in his bout of disobedience, and her father unhelpful trick in the woods, her precious sapphire remained untouched by that reggaeton bastard.
Periodically she would rest it on him while he slept to watch how it brightened, Poppy had this set made for Branch years ago, they would have been the final courting gift, and would have allowed her to finally take what belonged to her.
But after seeing it glow so brightly she wanted it to stay that way, until they fully mated, she sent the fabric to be reworked into something more sophisticated, alluring which would show off his body, buy remind everyone she belonged to him the first time would have to be in front of the entire village to show them he was taken and bred, she would then be able to take him back to their pod where she would continue to fuck him until he carried their pup.
A week more and her rut would be here and she would have successfully dragged him into a mini heat, his scent was getting sweeter every time he came for her soon, she wouldn't have to avoid plunging her fingers into the heat as she desperately craved.
Her cock was at full hardness, a week, bit for now it needed her to spend on it.
It would then be stored away for until the day of the ceremony when her Branch would ware it.
Wrapping the fabric gently around her fist, she felt each stitch and ridge of the lace and silk caress her cock, she bet that was how Branch would feel, like silk wrapped around her for the first time, he'd be so tight on her even after she worked him open, she squeezed her cock tighter imagining it was him.
Poppy could feel the slide of her own pre cum soaking into the fabric as it became damper at each slide of her hand, with one final squeeze, she blew making sure every last bit was soaking into the fabric.
Coming down from her fifth high she looked over at the nest and the ball her sweetie had curled into, she would have to get him out soon, or he'd stay in there the whole day, she knew it was a side effect of being grey, listlessness, but soon he would have a pup to dote on, for now however she needed him out of the sheets.
Looking back to the mirror Poppy had an idea, she noticed her sapphire was drifting, she knew he enjoyed the sensations she brought him, she felt it in every twitch of his body, and heard it in every hitch in his breath, so why was he pulling away, so why not show Branch how beautiful he looked.
Lifting the large dressing mirror she placed it at the bottom of the nest, 'Sweetie, I have a surprise for you' seeing Branch remove the sheet from over his head was good he was learning she hated that he needed this particular lesson but he learned quickly,
'Look at you all bundled up, lets get these off, I've missed you' he was gripping the sheets ' stop it Branch, you know better' he was whimpering as much as she hated that it hurt him he'd learn 'Poppy, please, don't not again'
Poppy wrapped her arms around him in firm but comforting hold, his supple back pressed into her front, his warm, luscious ass resting over her dripping cock, she could feel it slide as he tried to lean away, pinning his arms to his sides she felt him grab her trying to pull them away, her mouth pressing kisses on to his neck, shoulders, cheek, anywhere she could reach, 'Oh, sweetie, its okay to enjoy it' she said licking the mating gland.
She toyed with the collar of the the pale blue shirt, she had almost got him to white and her cock started to fill again, when his body locked up, his breath hitched and small whines and moans escaped him, as soon as it started it had finished, his body collapsed into hers.
Fury spread through her, 'I told you, it would hurt' biting down hard on the bruising gland, his body twitched slightly 'soon my sapphire, you'll never think about him again' Poppy saw him looking at her his eyes full of pain she'd fix 'you'll only think about me and our pups' licking the shell of his ear, 'now let's get you out of this shirt shall we' she had been toying with the collar as she spoke, she couldn't wait anymore.
Tearing it from the neck down, she ran her paws down the open expanse of his chest, her finger tips running through his plush pelt, feeling how it got thicker over his chest, maybe she'd have him grow this bit out, it was wonderfully soft, their pups would cling to him for comfort, sinking her paw deeper she found his nipples, 'I can't wait to see these filled with milk for our pups, to watch you nurse them, we'll have a brood, I think I'm going to be a little jealous until they let go of you' he looked away she couldn't have that now.
A sharp nip to his ear and playful pinch to his nipple, drew him back, his eyes locked onto the mirror 'you were thinking about him again weren't you, I think I can change that' rolling his nipple between her fingers again, 'keep your eyes on me Branch, do not look away, understand' she growled in his ear.
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Making sure his eyes were locked with hers, she started sucking on the mating gland, causing him to moan, she felt him pulling at her arm, 'please, Poppy', smiling into his neck, she started rubbing at chest, feeling him shiver, ' its okay sweetie, you can enjoy it, it feels good, hmmm'.
She could see his hips twitch, nibbling lightly on shoulder, one hand slid down his chest, to rest on his belly, he'd lost weight over the month, he hadn't been eating properly, she would solve that after their mating.
Sucking on his shoulder her eyes looked back to her sapphires face, he was looking away from the mirror 'look at us Branch' his eyes were red rimmed, pressing soft kisses to the damp cheek, her fingers alternating between rolling, pinching and massaging his chest, one of his paws pulling at her, as his body push back into hers, she felt the delicious glide of him across her cock once more.
His other was pulling at the hand rubbing over his seam 'Poppy, it hurts' he was tugging harder, trying get her to stop.
She locked her palm in place, pushing gently against seam, causing delicious friction against her cock as he arched his hips against her to get away, she let a low growl loose causing him to stiffen, she continued her movements.
Sucking and biting harder on his gland, his hips rocked into her palm, suddenly Poppy felt his seam relax under her fingers, his slick while not was much as he would have when in heat was there, lightly coated her fingers, as she slowly rubbed and teased his swollen clit, causing him to gasp and she watches as Branch chewed his lips trying to muffle his moan.
Poppy watch Branch's face as she teased him, rolling the flesh she had between her teeth, her cock was pressed snuggly against the clef of his ass, the precum dripping from her was used to help her slide against his ass, he was trying to pull away from her which cause a delicious friction, she could see he couldn't decide what he wanted, he was resisting, letting go of his chest she turned his head, allowing her to see the pain and pleasure in his blown eyes, the blue was a mere rim around the black pupil.
Squeezing his jaw, she pressed and nipped her fingers at his clit, causing his breath to hitch, her lips against his Poppy pushed her tongue into his open mouth, mapping his mouth and tasting him, sliding her fingers closer to his leaking hole, she circled his opening, dipping the tip of finger rimming the edge, causing him to try and pull away and grind down at the same time, gathering more of his slick, she started rimming him slowly, her thumb slowly circling his clit in the same slow movements, causing him rock harder against her paw.
'That's it Branch, cum for me, let me see you' she murmured sealing her lips against his lips swallowing his moan as his body tightened and collapsed.
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Branch laid shivering against her as she rutted against his back, he felt her spend across his thigh, her own moan against his mouth.
She laid him in the nest, positioning him however she wanted, nothing more than a doll, he wanted it to be over, he felt her paws rubbing her cum on him, on to his chest, he fought the bile rising in his throat, and almost had it beat back until she touched his seam.
Slapping a hand over his mouth he threw himself side wards away from her and over the edge of the nest, the chain on his wrist wouldn't let him far as he collapsed on all fours the torn pale blue shirt fluttering like a grotesque cape around him, he vomited the little food he had in his stomach over the floor.
He felt her paws rubbing his back, and shoulders, trying to curl away, his stomach contracting as he vomited once more, he managed to push her away as he shuffled into the outside wall of the nest, back towards it, 'don't... don't touch me... leave me alone' he begged her, his eyes never leaving her frame, stomach lurching again.
'NO DONT TOUCH ME' he screamed as she crawled over to him, 'don't touch me, please, don't' Branch was trying to push himself further into the wall of the nest, it wasn't far enough away, he shuffled down the wall to the smallish space between the dresser and the side of the nest tucking himself in he pulled his knees into his chest, wrapping what was left of his flimsy shirt around him, tucking his knees as close as possible to his chest, he kept his eyes visible as he watched her. He could see her arm hanging where he was.
Poppy was shocked as Branch had managed to tuck himself into the small space, he never acted like this, perhaps she had pushed him too far, she would let this episode of disobedience slide for now he was probably tired, and he was learning.
Looking to pile of vomit she notices there was next to no food in it, looking at the time she realised how late it was.
After cleaning the mess, she made a small sandwich plate adding some sugar cookies and fruit juice, 'Branch, Sweetie, there's some food, you must be starving' she had moved one of her dining chairs towards a little table, so she could see him he was still watching her, his face hidden and body as small as possible, he had wormed a sheet from the nest to wrap himself in, but was still shivering, she saw him shake his head.
Frowning, 'Branch' she cooed ask if she were talking to a small child, 'you need to come eat something' he shivered at her voice, 'okay, I'll leave it here, I have some work to do for our ceremony' he let out a sob at the word, ignoring it, 'I'll be back in an hour, try and eat something, don't make me force you, my Sapphire, I don't want you getting ill'.
She listened to him sobbing, there he whispered 'let me go' shaking her head 'I can't do that, Branch, you don't understand yet but you will, please come eat while I'm away, I won't touch you like that anymore today, just hold you, I promise'.
She heard him sobbing 'I'm sorry Sapphire, it wouldn't be like this if you listened to me, and accepted it, I wouldn't have to do any of this'
Looking once more to where Branch was hiding, she frowned and left him alone the lock echoing around the room.
Branch heard the door lock, but was too lost in his mind.
He could feel his body trembling, he felt like he could never be warm again, never be safe, every time he closed his eyes, pink invaded any dream turning then to nightmares.
He knew he had to leave the corner or she would drag him out, but for the first time since his heat ended, he felt some semblance of safe, he knew it wouldn't last, but for now.
He could smell her, everywhere he wanted to crawl out of his skin, the worse part was the ache he felt between his legs as he sat, his mind kept telling him, he hated it as much as he wanted to fight every climax, the pleasure from an alpha biting his mating gland was too much, she used it to her advantage, it was worse because he wanted it to end, his body was starting to respond to her, and trying to accept her as his alpha.
Tugging at the collar again, trying to ignore the pain zapping up his arms and through his body, until it became too much.
Amore, a small zap went down his spine reminding him, brothers, Mama, Baba, please, I want to come home, please I just want to go home...
His throat scratched, head ached and eyes burned from the amount of crying he'd been doing.
Branch looked at the door and the food, he didn't want to leave the corner but his stomach was cramping, he hadn't eaten since the early hours, but he was safe here.
Would his family even want him after all of this, would his brothers, would he.
He heard the door again eyes snapped upward, his breathing increased as he tried to get further into the corner, wrapping the blanket tighter, making himself as small as possible.
'Branch, Branch are you in here' that wasn't Poppy.
Looking up, Branch's eyes widened as he took in the wild green and blonde hair.
'C..Clay'
Tresillo's eyes snapped to the door, Trickee stood there trying to hold his breath, head bowed slightly as a low growl came from his chest, how dare another alpha, no matter of it was his mates brother come here.
Tresillo knew he was still in the final stages of his rut and was willing to harm anyone right now, with Branch in the clutches of Poppy and no idea if he was hurting, he was more volatile than normal after.
'Branch' Trickee wheezed.
His mind blanked, it wasn't until he smelt an omega, Tambora, did the red in his eyes clear, he was pinned to the floor snarling, when he saw Trickee being helped up by Ablaze and Cooper, Hype kneeling in front of him checking his neck, hand shaped bruises.
'Let.. let me go, I'm fine, Trickee I'm sorry, I... don't know what happened' tugging his arms away or trying to he felt someone tighten before relaxing and loosening their grip he looked left and saw yellow and pink, Boom and Darnell, which means Marimba was on the right.
'I'm sorry, all of you, I promise'
'what happened' Boom snapped at him, 'if your going to...' he trailed off, Tresillo saw his eyes go wide looking over him, glancing to his right he saw Marimba make quick slicing motions across her neck.
Huffing, he look back to Boom and Darnell, 'Branch, My rut, it was unusually violent, that's not an excuse, I don't know what happened'.
Feeling the quartet letting him go, he sat up looking at Trickee, who was looking back at him warily, 'Trickee, I really am sorry, I need you to know' he looked around at his girls who were eyeing him scared, at the his Spitfires brothers, who looked concerned and where protecting Trickee and the twins, he never wanted to hurt them, he wasn't an alpha who let his hormones rule him, and here he fell, he lost control and acted like those who did, his was disappointed in himself, his parents would be as well, he dreaded to find out what Branch would do.
'I... I'm sorry, you put trust in me and... I've hurt you already, I need you to know I will never, never hurt you any of you like this again, your Branch's familia, and I hope, still my familia, one day, I will never raised a paw, to you, to Branch, to anyone unless it is in defence or protection of you, lo juro por mi honor'
'Brother, Sillo, what did happen' he felt Tambora's smaller paw hesitantly rest on his arm. ' he looked into her eyes 'I don't know' he stressed this, Tesillo really didn't know what happened. He heard Branch's name and smelled Trickee, something else but then nothing.
A flash of blue caught the corner of his eye, a blink and you miss it moment. Looking back to the group.
He saw Trickee nod, he was forgiven but it wouldn't be forgotten, he accepted it, he watched as Trickee rubbed his throat, ' we need to go, his brothers are back'
Two long heavy growls erupted from Tresillo's right, causing him to look in surprise at Darnell and Boom, he was missing something, and it was something to do with the bounty the trio had been sent on.
Raising and eyebrow he looked to the group, 'his brother are back?' why hadn't they called him back, 'Branch went into heat pretty much the same day, it was the worst I've seen' Boom answered the question before he even asked.
'and the brothers being back' he could smell the unease from the group 'we didn't get chance to..' Boom tapered off, before Tresillo's burning cinnamon took the room, he figured something out 'they came back which means they were here, did they have something to do with Branch ending up in the bitches hands' his scent was getting stronger causing the group to back away.
'Sillo, you need to calm the fuck down' Marimba shouted at him, he saw her look and Tambora, who both looked back at him with sharp grins, 'we' she gestured around the group, 'can destroy them later, but we need to hear the rest if the story'.
Nodding, he looked to the rest and pulled back his scent, they had looks of anticipation or their faces after he pulled back his scent, locking eyes with Ablaze, he gestured to the door, 'Shall we?'
The grin on Ablaze's face was worth it as he walked over, Tresillo saw him move slightly in front of Trickee and Hype, protective.
Staying put he put his arm out to Trickee who ducked around Ablaze and took it, Amber locked into his Green, they came to a silent agreement, he would owe him something significant as an apology.
Branch came first.
The large group of trolls made their way to hall when they heard it, looking at the Funk twins who where sharing a pair shit eating grin looking at the doors,
'Go Queen Mama'.
There jaw dropped as they looked back at the doors, the same thought ran through all of their heads and they shuddered
That's the Queen
Hype chuckled 'want to watch' this spurred everyone on, cracking the door slightly the sight that greeted them, caused matching feral grins.
The trio of brothers were cowering and two trolls they didn't recognise where stood next to the Queen with matching scowls on their faces, as they loomed over them.
The king was sat calmly with Lownote as they watched the trio, he caught their eyes and gestures at them to join him.
The Cooper and Darnell, looked at each other and Kismet, 'you know they thought you weren't real' the group looked at the taller twins, their grins widened as they all turned to Tresillo, who backed away slightly, at the amount of grins he wasn't stupid but when was faced with grins that spelled complete mischief.
He could do nothing but agree.
He heard enough, Tresillo was furious, his scent was burning through the corridor, Clay, as he'd found out was the middle brother, and his mate Viva was the bitchs eldest sister, an omega, he likes her, she practically tore the pink haired one apart, Floyd, and wouldn't take his growls standing down.
He saw as Clay stood watching her with a proud smile on his face as she did so, he could work with that. Hearing a muffled cough from his sister and the signal from Ablaze, he stood up straight letting his scent surround him, making the burning cinnamon stand out prouder.
Giving a strong shove of the doors, he heard the sound reverberating around the hall as all the rooms occupants looked to him, taking precise steps he ignored the cowering trolls nodding briefly to the kismet brothers and bowing to the royals as discussed.
He made voice take on the gravelly quality alpha who were pissed took, it wasn't too hard he was holding back and storing the fury for the bitch of Pop, 'Father, Mother and Brothers of my omega to be, have you heard anything'.
Watching the Funk trolls smile at him as he bowed and the kismet brothers hold back their grins, they knew what game he was playing, in how he addressed Branch just then, it was always Spitfire or Querido, he would never call Branch omega, maybe Zafiro, his eyes did glow like them when he was happy.
'This is his final elder brother Clay, and his mate, Princess Viva, they have seen him and the situation is more dire than we thought' Quincy grave answer came.
'Are... are you Branch's Tesoro' came from the nervous Princess, Tresillo saw she was trembling as she looked him in the eye, 'before you answer, a small request could you pull your scent back, my Berry is nervous around angry Alphas especially one who have a undertone of apple' Clay, his mind supplied, was running a hand down her back, comfort, she's genuinely scared, he's not talking for her, he's helping her.
Nodding, 'mis disculpas princesa' taking a few deep breaths he thought of his Querido smiling, and his scent turned light back to the apple pie which had everyone relaxing slightly, he wasn't that scary was he, yes idiota, who the hell was that, he didn't recognise the voice.
'Gracias' she said her shivers slowing slightly, 'Mr. Clay' her voice was nothing but affectionate, compared to when Tresillo heard her moments ago, she reminded him of Branch who could aim anger where it was needed and turn to someone and be as sweet as his scent, Nano seconds later.
'Tresillo' he saw the wild hair troll look at him, 'my name is Tresillo, I'm courting Branch' he was no longer giving them an option anymore they lost their chance for civility, he would take the punches that came with a semi formal contract. He knew he wasn't good enough him, but be would be damned if this one though he was keeping him away now.
He saw Viva's pink eyes widen, 'that's what he was trying to say, Clay, she... he couldn't even write it' her eyes turned darker pink with hints of Omega blue at the edges, she was bordering omega rage.
'Princesa, PrÃncipe, please what did he say, is he okay, is he hurt, please' she was shaking again, they both were.
'He's grey' Tresillo felt cold rush through him, they wouldn't look at him, 'please' he begged, a letter was held out from the shaking pink and blonde troll.
As he was about to tear it open, 'she's getting ready to go into rut' he looked at the down cast blue green eyes, he felt his sisters stand next to him, paws on his shoulders, 'she's... his mating and scent glands are bruised' he couldn't look away, he saw the skinny troll swallow, 'she's... there's no other way, she's been hurt him he's covered in bruises and... he's practically bathed in her scent if she hasn't, she's going to' he pointed at the letter, 'he wrote it in there, Tresillo if you love my baby brother and I mean really love him, please help him, we can't do much, not now, we tried, but if you can save him, I'll give you what ever you want, if its within my ability, just help him', the green haired alpha begged.
'We'll give you anything' Tersillo looked at Viva, who was holding Clay upright, he looked on word away from breaking down, 'Princesa?' Viva stood up straight 'I know I'm not queen of the pop trolls but I am still a princess, name it and we'll give it to you, if you help my brother'.
He looked around and saw the three brothers again two were looking at him purple and teal heads nodding, the pink looked resigned, 'The contracts, Branch's contracts need signing over to the King and Queen of Funk or signed to him alone' he didn't care if they agreed he was going to get his Spitfire back either way, but if he could sweeten the deal for and protect Branch and hopefully their future he would.
'Deal'