Branch's POV

Morning came and I started to cook eggs and pancakes. I sat down calmly on the dining chair, placed the plate with the food right in front of me, and started to eat. Though I have the tastiest breakfast to be eaten for the day, my mind still doesn't recover from what Poppy and I did last night.

And it's amazing...

I smiled myself and continued on eating bits of eggs.

It was a nice, quiet morning-not until...

"HEY, BRANCH!" someone screamed, holding my shoulders leadenly.

"HIDE THE COCONUTS!" I screamed in shock. I looked behind and saw that it was actually Poppy who surprised me.

And, now I remember that thing again...

"H-hey P-Poppy..." I said shyly and blushed.

Poppy tittered and asked, "Man, why do you always say hide the coconuts?"

"Uhh..." I was just going to speak out my answer when she suddenly giggled and ran to my bedroom.

"Um, Poppy?" I said, hearing noises from inside. Curious, I slowly went near the bedroom door and as I open it, she popped out of the room, holding my vest and wore it. Poppy removed her ponytail and her hairband.

"Tada!" Poppy said and smiled.

"What the?" I smiled and watched her mimic.

"Hello, I am Branch."

She stomped and crossed her arms.

"I'm grumpy, I'm gray-"

"You're pink." I cut what she's saying and chuckled.

"Do not laugh, stranger!" Poppy said.

I tittered. I hugged her behind and kissed her cheek lingeringly.

"It could still be out there! Watching, waiting-uhh...umm...listening? Oh umm, and listening!" Poppy said and made grumpy faces.

"I don't talk like that, silly!" I said, still hugging her and squeezed her cheeks.

Poppy tittered and replied, "Yes you do!"

I chuckled and rubbed my nose to her neck that made her giggle.

She continued on mimicking and trying to imitate my gray side while being wrapped in my arms.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door.

"Branch! Oh I mean," Poppy changed her voice's tone again. "Branch number two, open the door please!"

"Hey, I'm the original Branch!" I crossed my arms and pretended to pout.

Poppy giggled and opened the door. And as she open it, Aspen was there, looking for me.

"Hello, Queen Poppy." Aspen greeted and genuflected.

"What?" Poppy said in a different voice. "I'm Branch."

"Oh uh...hehe." Aspen scratched her head in confusion.

"Hey, Aspen!" I suddenly went in the scene.

"Branch, I'll just remind you that your first script reading will be next week. So you need to have full training starting tomorrow. Okay?"

I nodded.

"Good. Have fun with Queen Poppy." Aspen said and left.

Wait, what does she mean, have fun with Queen Poppy?

Poppy giggled and went beside me. Suddenly, I remembered what happened yesterday that made me feel shame again.

"Um, Poppy?"

"Yes?"

"Sorry about yesterday. The-thing..." I said and rubbed my arm.

"Uh..." Poppy's face became red. But then, she smiled and replied, "It's fine."

We gazed on each other for a moment. But then Poppy smirked and mimicked me once again.

"Hello, I'm Branch! And I'm crazy as can be!" Poppy said and did crazy faces.

"Oh really?" I replied and smirked. "Come here, you Baby Cakes!"

I chased Poppy and she started to run. Suddenly, she tripped on the bed, making me catch her quickly.

"Hey!" Poppy laughed as I started to tickle her on her tummy.

We continued on doing tickles on the bed when suddenly, GD opened the bedroom door and said,

"HEY, GUYS-ohh..."

Poppy and I quickly fixed ourselves and grinned.

"Oh, h-hey GD! Uhh... What are you...doing?"

"You don't need to hide, guys. I already caught you in the act!" Guy Diamond said and smirked. "Just make sure it's a boy, okay?"

Me and Poppy's eyes widened in embarrassment. "WHAT?!"

"Wait, it's not that?" GD asked.

"Of course!" I replied with shock.

"Oh." Guy Diamond looked around the room, like he's checking for something.

"What are you doing?" Poppy asked, looking at what GD is doing.

"Nothing," Guy Diamond said while he turned to us and gave a smirk. "Just making sure."

"GD!" Poppy and I yelled once again.

"Fine... I'll just call the Snack Pack to have a sleepover!" He exclaimed and quickly opened his phone to contact our friends.

What the?!

"Sleepover?!" I screamed. "We will have a sleepover in the middle of the morning? Seriously?!"

"Yep!" He replied and gave a chuckle.

I shook my head and facepalmed.

We waited for a moment until I heard loud footsteps from outside. The door slammed open and it revealed the Snack Pack, with blankets and sleeping bags readied and quickly placed it on the floor.

"Heyo, guys!" DJ said and started to dance.

"OMG!" Satin squealed and looked at Chenille.

"SLEEPOVER!" Chenille added. The twins then squeaked on each other in excitement.

"Yeah uh..." I chuckled uneasily and sceatched my head.

Are they kidding me?! I'm not even cleaning my house yet!

Everyone ran in excitement and they all dived in my bed.

"B-but wait..I, uh.."

"Hello? Can I order 5 boxes of pepperoni pizza?" Cooper said on the phone, calling a pizza delivery.

"W-wait!"

"Imma be the disco ball!" Guy Diamond said and climbed on the ceiling, pretending to be a mirror ball.

DJ Suki brought her radio and played a party song.

"THIS WILL BE AN AWESOME SLEEPOVER!" Poppy screamed and played her little cowbell.

Man, I think I know what will happen later.

~~✨~~

Evening approached the day and this unplanned, crazy sleepover continued to destroy my house.

The room was a mess. Pizza and other stuff were spreaded across the room.

Guy Diamond is still on the ceiling, being a glittery disco ball.

"Oh, uhuh! Yeah I'm so enjoying here!" GD exclaimed and farted glitter.

Poppy, DJ Suki, Satin, Chenille and Smidge ate pizza and did girl talks.

Cooper, Mr. Dinkles and Fuzzbert are singing and dancing to the music that was from the radio DJ brought.

Biggie and Creek played videogames-even though Creek doesn't want to.

"Ugh. Do I have to play?" Creek asked with irritation within his tone of voice.

"I don't have a playmate, okay?" Biggie answered.

"But you already have Mr. Dinkles!" Creek said, pointing to Biggie's pet worm.

"Oh yeah... Hey Mr. Dinkles!" Biggie got distracted by talking to his pet. Creek tried to escape, but he failed after Biggie have caught him.

"Ehem? Are you trying to escape?" Biggie asked, being skeptical.

I only watched them having fun and stood in the corner, crossing my arms. I don't really understand what having fun is. I mean, I don't see fun in this sleepover thing.

Poppy then approached me and said, "I suppose you're not into this sleepover."

"It's okay," I replied and let out a sigh. "You can go."

"Don't you want to join us?"

"Nah I'm okay here." I replied.

Suddenly, Cooper fell, laughing, because of a pillow that is thrown by DJ. Silence spreaded to everyone as they all turned to her.

DJ stared at a moment, and then she yelled, "PILLOW FIGHT!"

They all screamed and laughed as they started to hit the pillows to one another.

Wow. Now my room is completely ruined. Literally.

But then I let them enjoy their sleepover as long as they're all happy.

I shook my head and smiled. Feeling a little lonely, I went out of my room and layed down on the couch.

I sighed as I heard the laughs and the screams they make from inside the room.

Soon, the temperature gets higher and I started to sweat. Not wanting the electricity to be wasted, I only removed my shirt, leaving my undershirt on. Suddenly, something from the past bothered me and made me remember something.

"Branch..." someone whispered from the dining room.

Curiosity getting in me, I went to where I heard the voice. Suddenly, a bluish-purple Troll showed up. She was smiling and was so...beautiful.

"Branch... My son." said the Troll.

Son?

As I reach the said Troll, she quickly faded away and was gone.

"Imagination..." I said to myself. But why did she said that I'm her son? Oh well, maybe my imagination is just playing games on my mind.

But this troll is familiar. And I know that she is someone I knew from the past. But who is she?

I went back to where I was and layed down to calm myself.

Poppy's POV

Me and my friends are all playing in Branch's room-wait, Branch's room. Oh for goodness sake why are we destroying his room?!

And we didn't even notice that he was not in the room anymore. Branchie might be sad or upset...

I went outside the room and saw him on the living room laying down on the couch, only with his undershirt on.

It was sweltering in here, not only because the air conditioner is switched off but also because Branchie is too hot in his sleeveless shirt. Oh my, nevermind about what I have said!

I approached the hottie-I mean the blue Troll- and sat beside him.

"Hey, Munchkin." I said and smiled.

"Oh," Branch looked at me and smiled back. "Hey, Cupcake."

"I'm sorry if...we ruined your room. Well, it was my fault, actually. I didn't even tried to stop them..." I said.

"N-no! It's okay. As long as you're all happy." He said and smiled a bit.

I smiled back. "Don't worry, we'll clean it."

"No, I can clean it. It's okay."

"Branch please, don't be too kind. We should help you, okay?"

He sighed and nodded.

Branch sat down. I layed my head on his shoulders and he wrapped his arms around me. But something is wrong. I can see it in his two blue eyes that he has deep thoughts about something.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked.

He hesitated before he would reply. "Um, nothing."

I turned to him and stared deeply into his two eyes. "Branch, I know there's something wrong."

"Uh," he couldn't say anything. "Babe... I'm fine, okay?"

I held his two shoulders and said, "Branch, tell me please? As your girlfriend?"

He gave a deep sigh and finally spoke it out. "Something from the past...haunts me. It's like it's a sign that I should figure out what it says..."

Interested, I went closer to him and wanted to listen for more. "Really?"

Branch nodded. "Earlier, someone showed up. And she called me as her son."

"Son?" I tilted my head in curiosity. "What more did she said?"

"Well, after that, she disappeared and was...gone." Branch said and sighed.

"D-did you remember what she looks like?"

"What I only remember is that she has beautiful, purple hair and a fair, blue skin."

Hearing what Branch said, I gasped. "S-she must be...your mom!"

"Really? But what if it's just part of a daydream or an imagination?"

I started to smile and hold his two hands. "C'mon, Branchie! What if this is a chance for you to finally meet your parents?"

"I hope so..." Branch replied and gave a little smile in agreement.

I suddenly yawned and layed my head on his shoulders.

"You must be sleepy now. You guys should sleep." Branch said and caressed my back. I started to feel drowsiness soon after he gives his soft and delicate touch-and it makes me feel safe and comfortable in his arms.

Instead of standing up and going to his room to sleep, I wrapped my arms around him and closed my eyes to feel his warmth.