Hello my troll fans!!

I finally own the Trolls World Tour movie!! I'm so excited to research it over and over again! I even for the last Walmart exclusive one with the adorable pop funko keychains! Both the trolls movies are my absolute favourite movies, and I can't wait for a third one to come out! I even watched the version where Walt, David, and Gina talk through the movie and it was so cool to listen to them walk about the scenes! Highly recommend it if you own the movie!

I wanted to let you know that there may not be a chapter next week, I will try and get it posted but at the moment it will be the week after for a new chapter! Sorry for the wait in advance!

I hope you enjoy this chapter! Thank you so much for reading this story so far!

I don't own trolls, but Rose is my OC.

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Branch laid awake, his eyes staring up at the ceiling. The only sound he could hear was the soft breathing of the troll laying by his side. He looked over to see Poppy using his arm as a pillow, her arms around him as she held him close in her sleep. His eyes went to the glitter on her cheeks, even with barely any light, they still shined. A smile came to his lips as he let out a small sigh of content before looking back at the ceiling, gently rubbing her arm as his mind wondered. He's already been up for a couple hours, but he couldn't fall back asleep. His mind started racing as he thought of the letters and the reaction the trolls may have. It wasn't long till he felt Poppy stir slightly, her legs wrapping around his. She let out a sleepy moan as she buried her face into his arm, her eyes slowly opening. "Good morning, Sunshine." Branch whispered to her.

A smile started to appear on her lip as she looked at him. She let out another sleepy moan as she stretched. "Morning honey." Her grin widened as she nuzzled her nose against his. She lazily crawled on top of him and rested her head on his chest.

"You know." He started, kissing her forehead. "I always knew you were a hugger, but you are also very cuddly in your sleep." His arms tightened around her, bringing her closer against him.

She giggled, burying her face in his chest. "I can't help if! You're just so cuddly and warm!" She lifted her head and kissed him softly. "Warm and safe." She grinned more as she saw him light up.

Branchs eyes lit up when he heard her, his loving smile widened. "I love you." He said before kissing her softly.

She kissed him back, grinning after she pulled back for air. "Come on! We missed the morning song the past couple days. We should go today! I don't think we missed it yet." She pushed herself up, straddling his waist so she could sit on his lap. She gave him one more grin before she got off him and headed to the bathroom.

He watched her leave, a smirk on his face before standing up. As he stretched he wondered why he hadn't heard Rose for a little bit, she normally woke up every two hours. He made his way to check on her, stopping in front of her door. He slowly opened her door, peeking in to see Rose sitting on her back, rocking slightly. "Rose? You're awake?" He opened the door more, the light revealing the tear stains on her cheek. He quickly went to her bedside, kneeling down. "I didn't know you were awake, why didn't you come see us?" He asked as she wiped her eyes, looking away from him. Rose had stopped rocking, her head turned away from him. She felt Branch put her binder on the bed next to her, causing her to glance at it. "What's wrong Twig? Was it the nightmares? You know you can call for us, or come to my room and get us."

Rose slowly glanced over at him. She grabbed her binder and started writing. After a moment she put her binder and and moved it towards him. 'Burden.'

Branchs eyes widened at the word. "Where have you gotten that word from?" He stopped when she pointed to him. He placed a hand over his face and groaned slightly. "Yeah. I did use that word when explaining what happened to the others." He let out a small sigh before looking at her. "Rose, you are not a burden. Not to me, not to Poppy, not to anyone. If you ever have a nightmare, or scared and lonely, you can come to us. If it's midnight and you can't sleep, you can come and stay with us for a while." He gently scooped her up in his arms. Rose immediately hugged his arm, holding him tightly. "Do you want to tell me what happened? If it was a nightmare?" He felt her shake her head into his arm. "Alright, I won't pry. If you do ever want to talk about it, I'm always here to listen. Or read." He picked her binder up and headed to the kitchen.

Branch placed her on a chair before he went to start making breakfast. He got a pot of coffee ready as he got Rose a cup of juice, pouring Poppy a cup as well. Poppy soon walked in with wet hair and fresh clothes. "Good morning Rose." She sat down next to her and saw her bloodshot eyes. "Are you okay Rose? Was it a bad dream?" Rose nodded slowly, looking down at the table.

Branch walked over and placed their cups in front of them. "She was up when I got there." He told her, placing a hand on Roses back. "Drink your juice, I'll have waffles ready soon." He walked over to the kitchen and started making breakfast.

Poppy looked down at Rose, who started drinking her juice. "You know, you can always come to us. Even if we're sleeping. You can come wake us up, or use the bell." She pointed to the bell on her binder. Rose looked up at her and sheepishly nodded, causing Poppy to smile at her. "Good. As long as you know. Now! I never got a morning hug yet! Can I have one?" She held her arms open towards Rose. Rose nodded, holding her arm towards her. Poppy grinned and scooped her up into her arms. She held Rose close, rocking her gently for a minute before she looked down at her cast. "How's your arm? Does it hurt?" She asked.

Rose shook her head, before placing her hand over her cast and itched at the cast. Branch walked over with two plates of waffles, seeing her itch the cast. "The doctor said it would get itchy, and to do your best to not itch it." He said before going to get his waffle from the kitchen along with his coffee.

Poppy placed Rose back in her chair and started eating. As Branch came back, he sat down and let out a loud yawn. Poppy looked up at him. "Still tired, huh? Well, drink your coffee! Then we can go join the song!" She reached over and took his cup and took a large drink.

He frowned and took his cup back when he put it down. "What did we talk about with the coffee? You will be none stop for the next couple hours." He took a sip of his drink.

She grinned, gently kicking his leg under the table. "Oh, I'm not that bad! You're exaggerating."

"You're going to be bouncing off the walls soon." He muttered before yawning again and started eating.

Branch finished cleaning the kitchen as he waited for them to finish getting ready. He went to lay on the couch once he finished cleaning, his arm over his eyes as he waited. He groaned slightly when he heard them making their way towards him. "Coffee not kicking in?" He nodded as he moved his arm but kept his eyes closed. "Did you not sleep well last night?" Poppy asked.

He opened his eyes to see her peering down at him. "I was up the last few hours, I'll be fine later." He sat up to see Rose at his feet. "Do you want to join us in the song? I can wait off to the side with you, if you don't want to dance." She looked down at her cast for a minute before reaching towards him, a small frown on her face. "Alright, we will stay off to the side and watch." He gave her a smile before standing up, picking her up in the process.

"We don't have to go, we can just head to the meeting." Poppy gave them a smile.

Branch shook his head. "You already missed the last few morning songs. I know you miss going out and singing early in the morning. You should go have fun, we will be close by watching." He smiled, kissing her cheek. "We can join another day." He looked down at Rose who held her cast up. "Once we that darn thing off, then we can give it a shot. How about it?"

Rose looked at her cast, before nodding. "Alright. If you say so." Poppy smiled and kissed him quickly. "Come on! We can't be late!" She ran to the lever and placed a hand on it. "Slowpokes." She teased.

Branch chuckled, rolling his eyes as he grabbed the bag of letters and supplies to keep Rose busy. Once they got to the surface Poppy slipped ahead of them as they made their way to the center of the village. "We will be close by for when you finish. If you can't find us, head to the meeting and we will catch up with you there." Branch said, kissing her hand softly.

Poppy giggled, blushing slightly as his sweet gesture . "I'm sure I will find you after." She gave him a quick but loving kiss before looking down at Rose in his arms. "I'll be right back." She smiled before stretching her hair out to a branch above them and started the morning song.

Branch watched her dance to the music, not able to take his eyes off her. He could hear her voice over the others that joined her. He loved listening to her song, her voice was the most beautiful of all the trolls. He couldn't help but smile, seeing her give them a quick wave as she danced with the group of trolls. He looked down to see Rose who quickly waved back at Poppy. He saw the way she watched Poppy dancing, he knew she wished she was there as well. He remembered the feeling of longing as he would always watch parties from afar. "Once you get that cast off, you will be up there dancing with her." He told her, causing her to look up at him. He gave her a reassuring smile before looking back up at Poppy.

Once the song came to a finish, Poppy quickly ran down the tree to where she last saw Branch and Rose. She grinned when she saw them and started running towards them. Rose saw her running towards them and started running to meet her halfway. Poppy picked Rose up once she got to arms length, giving her a tight hug as she felt Rose latch onto her. "Oh I missed you too Rose! You will have to join me next time." She rubbed her back as she walked towards Branch.

Branch walked towards her, smiling. "Your voice was beautiful as always, Sunshine." He placed an arm around her waist and kissed her eagerly.

Poppy moved closer against him as she kissed him passionately. She couldn't help but grin after he pulled back. "Oh, thank you." She kissed him again before quickly turning around. "Come on! Let's go!" She quickly marched towards the meeting that was going to be held at.

Branch followed close behind her, chuckling as she started skipping. As they got to the balcony Branch looked around to see they were the first to arrive. "Looks like we're the first ones here." Branch stated. He let out a yawn as he sat down at the table.

"Still tired, huh? Why don't you put your head down and rest while we wait?" Poppy suggested, placing Rose on the table next to him and sat down.

"I might." He reached into his bag and pulled out a colouring book for Rose. "Here, I thought you must get bored." He placed it in front of her and Rose immediately started looking through. He crossed his arms on the table and laid his head down on them.

Poppy smiled as she looked at Branch. Without thinking, she reached over and ran her fingers through his hair. She felt him stop for a moment before he let out a soft hum as he tilted his head into her hand. She couldn't help but grin as she continued to run her hands through his soft hair. She giggled as she heard his breaths even out, indicating he was about to fallen asleep. She looked over at Rose to see her concentrating on the book, then looked back at Branch. She leaned down and kissed his cheek gently, hearing him mumble her name. She gently nuzzled his cheek as she cuddled into his side. "I love you Branchie." She whispered.

"Poppy, you're here early." Delta's voice came from behind her, causing her to jump out of her seat.

Poppy turned around and saw delta walking towards them. "Hey Delta! We came right after the song." She sat back down and continued to run her hand through Branch's hair.

"Is he sleeping?" She asked, sitting across from them.

"Yeah. He couldn't fall back asleep this morning. I told him to rest his head since we were early, and he fell asleep." She grinned, looking back at Branch.

"I'm not sleeping." His voice mumbled as he moved his head and glanced at Delta. "Hey." He said sleepily before he tilted his head to the side to see Poppy grinning at him.

"Did I wake you sugar?" Delta asked.

"No, you didn't." He replied, his eyes closing againA.

A voice in the distance called Poppy's name, causing her to look around. "Poppy!" The voice came again as brightly coloured fins shining in the distance.

Poppy let out a squeal, causing Branch to flinch slightly at the high note. "Trollex!" She jumped out of her seat, her arms in the air. Within seconds Trollex flew quickly to her and lifted her into the air in a swirling motion. Their laughter echoed as they spun quickly in the air before flying her back down to the table. Poppy held her stomach as she laughed, stumbling slightly. "Trollex! My Man! What are you up to? Did you make it past that writers block yet?" She asked.

He shrugged. "Still in the rut. I was hoping to find some inspiration from the other genres."

Branch could hear their voices talking behind him, feeling a hand on his shoulder. He groaned slightly, before feeling someone sit next to him and rest their head beside his. He felt their breath on his face, causing him to open his eyes to see Barb smirking at him. "Morning Sleeping Beauty! Rough night?" She placed a coffee cup beside his head.

He lifted his head as he sighed, moving her hand off his shoulder. "Hey Barb." He said, sitting up and stretched. Barb chuckled as she turned to lean her back against the table.

"What are you doing here? You and the kid are going to be bored." Barb asked glancing back at Rose who had moved closer to Branch. "And take the coffee, I don't need it but it sure looks like you do. This would have been my third cup already."

"King Quincy told me yesterday he wants me to help with a speech." He said, looking around to see a couple of the leaders were still not there. "And thanks, the one I had earlier doesn't seem to be strong enough."

"You should stop by later! I have to meet my friends after the meeting, maybe you could talk to them and try and find some inspiration!" Poppy jumped in place as Trollex nodded. "Oh I can't wait! I don't think I properly introduced them all to you yet!" They walked over to the table, seeing Barb talking to Branch. "Barb!" She grinned, getting a lazy wave in return.

Barb tilting her head back so her chin was facing the sky. She gave Delta a cocky grin. "Hey Country! Come over here and join us."

Delta shook her head. "I'm fine here. The others should be here shortly." She pulled an apple out of her hair and started to eat it.

Poppy stood behind Branch, placing her hands on his shoulders before they slid down to his chest as she leaned against him. "Is there anything we need to talk about other than the letters?" She asked, seeing Trollex and Barb shrug.

"I think Trollzart has updates for us. I don't think there is much else for us to discuss, except for who's going back when. I was planning on going back to Lonesome Flats for the weekend." Delta said, causing them to look at her.

"Say hi to Growly Pete when you go!" Poppy grinned. She looked over at Rose who stopped had colouring. She saw her gaze was on Trollex who was floating beside Barb. Rose tilted her head slightly before she grabbed her markers and started colouring her cast and hand. "Rose, what are you doing?" She asked, causing Branch to immediately look at Rose.

Rose dropped the marker, slowly looking at Poppy. She looked down at her messily coloured cast, her ears dropping. She crawled over to Branch and hid her face in his arm. "What's wrong?" Branch asked her softly, placing a hand on her back.

Rose took out her pencil and started writing in her binder. 'Colour.' She wrote, moving it so Branch could see. Poppy glanced over Branch's shoulders to read at well, the smile on her face slowly disappearing

Branch's wars dropped slightly when he read it. "You want colour? Go choose a few markers." He saw her grab all of her markers, looking at him confused. "Let's colour your cast." He gave her a smile before whispering into her ear. "You want it similar to Trollex? Since you were staring at his arm?"

Rose nodded quickly, holding her cast out eagerly. As Branch started colouring he glanced up to see Barb and Delta had started talking. "I did something similar when I was ten. I covered myself in paint. It was by accident at first, just some paint in my hair. When I saw myself in the mirror, I liked it better then my black hair." He told her, causing her to look up at him. He continued onto the next colour but didn't continue his story.

After a minute of silence, Barb spoke up. "Well? Is there more?" She asked, causing Branch to look at her confused. "You painted yourself? That's it? Nothing more to add?" She motioned for him to continue.

"I didn't know you were listening." He said, see they all had their eyes on him. "The next day I went out to get more paint so I could try my whole body. After I started painting, other kids found me. They started pouring buckets of different coloured paints on me. I don't know if they thought they were helping or what, but the paint blending into a greyish brownish colour. I ended up running off to the river and quickly washed it off." He finished, his eyes not leaving Roses arm as he had half her cast coloured.

He felt poppy tighten her grip on him, glancing up to see the others staring at him. "Dang bro, you sure had it rough." Barb said, looking up at the sky.

Branch shrugged. "It could have been worse." He looked up, seeing Barb raise her eyebrow.

"And what would be worse?" She asked.

"If my comprehensive manual missed." He said automatically, causing Barb to stare at him. He stopped when he realized what he said. Before he could speak again, Barb burst out laughing.

Barb fell to the floor, rolling on her back as she held her stomach. "Y-you think that would be worse?! NOT hitting me in the face with a book is worse?!" She said through her laughter.

Branch stared at her, shocked as he heard her laughter. "I didn't mean that as an insult or anything." He said quickly. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Delta cover her mouth as she looked away. He felt Poppy move one of her hands off his shoulder and to her mouth, feeling her holding in a laugh as well.

"What happened to Barb?" A voice above them came as Trollzart flew down. King Quincy, Queen Essence, as well as Prince D not far from the table.

"Branch brought up the book hitting Barb in the face with the book." Trollex chuckled.

Barbs laughed became louder, gasping for air as tears came to her eyes. "How...How did you even make that shot, man? You were so far away." She panted as she climbed back onto her seat.

"I had to calculate the distance, the wind, the angle." He started before hearing Barb groan.

"You ruined it. You ruined it with math." Barb grinned. "I needed that laugh though, thanks. No hard feelings about it." She held her fist towards him.

"Yeah, no hard feelings about becoming a rock zombie." He hit his fist against hers, hearing her laugh again as everyone sat around the table.

"Before we start the meeting." Prince D looking over at Branch. "What are you doing to Rose's arm?" He asked.

Branch looked down at the cast. "She wanted it to be colourful." He placed the markers down as Rose held her cast up, staring at the colours. She stood up to hold her cast up to him, then to Poppy. "I take it you like it." He chuckled.

Rose hopped slightly on her heels, before she turned around as she held it in front of her face. Over her cast, she saw the others watching her. She froze for a moment before diving into Branch's arm, hiding her face. King Trollex leaned over the table to see Rose. "Hey, Rose. Come here."

Rose glanced over at him, but didn't move. "Go on, it will be okay. I'll be right here." Branch assured her, gently pushing her towards Trollex.

Rose slowly walked over to Trollex, rubbing her arm sheepishly. Trollex smiled at her, holding his arm out. "Did you know, certain techno trolls can light up when touched? It's much brighter in water, but it still works here." He touched the green pattern on his arm and it started to glow brighter under his finger. Roses ears perked up as she saw him touch each colour to make them glow. "Cool, huh?" As he pressed the colours he hummed a couple of notes to make it seem like he was playing a piano.

Rose slowly reached out and touched the red section on his arm, seeing it light up under her touch. Her eyes lit up, touching the pink one next to it. A small smile appeared as she pressed another colour. She looked up to see Trollex smiling down at her, slowly retreated her arm before going back to Branch's arm. Branch looked down at her, before looking up at Trollex. "Thanks." He said, causing Trollex to grin at him.

"No problem. That sends to be a hit with the other kids." Trollex said as he rested back into his chair

"Well, let's get the meeting started." Queen Essence smiled.