Poppy's POV

?: Poppy. Poppy. HEY, POPPY!

Poppy: Huh?! Oh. Hey, Bridget.

Bridget: Thinking about Branch?

Poppy: Maybe.

Bridget: 'Maybe'? Your face is literally red.

Poppy: Yea, I know.

Bridget: If I were you, I'd tell him my feelings.

Poppy: I really should. See ya, Bridge.

Bridget: See ya, Pop.

As I started running outside of the castle, I see bergens & trolls talking happily amongst each other. I'm glad everything is going well after what happened. It's been two months since peace was made in Bergen Town & Trollstice came to an end. Thanks to me, the bergens learned that they already had happiness in them. Problem was, they too stubborn to find it themselves. I'll admit, it was my fault that we got caught & I don't regret it, anymore. Right now, I'm heading to the Troll Tree to talk to Branch. Those words he said at Bridget's date keep popping in my head.

Your eyes - they're like two pools so deep I fear that if I dive in, I might never come up for air. And your smile - the sun itself turns jealous and refuses to come out from behind the clouds, knowing it cannot shine as bright...

No matter how many times I hear those words, my whole face would just go red. I don't even know if he was talking about me or someone else. But as soon as we faced each other, he smiled. It wasn't a fake smile, it was a real smile. My heart just melted seeing him smile like that. For him to be grey for 20 whole years, I finally understand why. He minding his own business & singing to his grandmother, til Chef Bergen tried to grab him but his grandmother took his place & pushed him out of the way. I felt guilty for making him tell, but at least I got to know him. For the first time, I get to hug him & he didn't push me off. The last thing that came to mind was when were in the pot. He actually sang to me for the first time in 20 years, he did it just for me. Those words were flying around my heart as it started to race.

♪I see your true colors

That's why I Love You♪

Did he really mean it? He probably didn't. I mean, those are just lyrics to a song. Right? I wasn't paying attention to where I was going & I bumped into someone. I opened my eyes & noticed that I was on top of Branch. Wait, Branch?! My face was deep red & I got off of him in an instant.

Poppy: S-sorry.

Branch: It's fine. Were you looking for me?

Poppy: *rubs my arm* Well, yeah. I wanted to ask you something.

Branch: Yeah?

Poppy: Did you really mean it?

Branch: Mean what?

Poppy: W-when you said that you love me....? But, if you didn't mean it, I understand. You don't have to answer that if you don't....!!

I was cut off when Branch suddenly kissed me, & I can't help but kiss him back. My heart was racing like crazy, it hurts for a while, but it's a good feeling. After making out for a while, Branch broke the kiss.

Branch: Of course I love you, Poppy. I loved you ever since we first met.

Poppy: Me too.

We kissed again, but with more passion. I was more happy than I was years ago. But, the best thing is that I got my future king who has loved me for so long. I know we will spend more of our lives together.

This is my version of how Poppy ran into Branch, human version