Chapter 8

                                    

                                          
Note: When ever you see this -> -------- = its a time skip
                          
Branchs POV:
I decided to follow Biggies advice and ask Poppy if she had ever been in a relationship. I already knew the answer was no but according to Biggie this is how I can find out if Poppy liked me in the same why I do. I decided to ask Tug Duluth the Troll Tour Guide if she had seen Poppy. And she had, of course she had. It's a tour guide's job to be observant. Tug said that she had seen Poppy trimming down the laughing vines. So that's where I went.
                          
When I got  there Poppy wasn't trimming the Laughing vines. She was getting tickled by them. 
                          
"Ha ha ha! S-Stop! That tickles!" 
                          
I couldn't tell if she was willingly being tickled or not. "Let me give you a hand with that." I carefully pulled off the laughing vines and cut them. Then I helped Poppy up. She was still laughing. "Thanks Branch!" She looked and saw that I had cut the vines "You cut them?"
                          
"Yes. Poppy you were supposed to cut them in the first place." I gently knocked on her head "Did you get side tracked?"
                          
"Noo. I just thought that they were SO cute and I didn't want to hurt them."
                          
"Poppy those are like weeds. They are making the Tours unsafe for Trolls."
                          
Poppy didn't look convinced. I sighed, "The vines don't get hurt." I grabbed a bunch I had cut and showed them to her. They were giggling. "See?"
                          
Poppy looked relieved. "Thank you Branch. They seem fine. I guess I can do the rest now."
                          
"I can help."
                          
"You don't need to."
                          
I pleaded with her "But I WANT to."
                          
Poppy smiled. She reached into her hair and brought out another set of clippers. She tossed them to me. "Catch."
                          
As we were working Poppy didn't really talk, she was just humming. Now might be a good time to..."So Poppy. I thought that since we are best friends now and all we should get to know each other better. So how about we take turns asking each other questions?"
                          
Poppy got excited, "That sounds fun. Lets try it!"
                          
"You can go first." I continued to clear the area of laughing vines while Poppy kind of just played with them.
                          
"Ok. Hmm. Branch what do you want to be- you know as a profession."
                          
"An inventor."
                          
"Really! You'd make a great inventor that makes so much since! I think you'll be a GENIUS!"
                          
I felt kind of embarrassed. "Poppy you don't have to be so extreme about it."
                          
"But I'm serious! I think that you Branch are going to make Troll HISTORY."
                          
I laughed. "You think so? That's nice. It's my turn to ask you a question now."
                          
"Ok go ahead."
                          
I had to think about this. I didn't want to mess this up. "Ok. Just let me think of something random to ask." I pretended to think for a few seconds. "I got it! Poppy have you ever dated someone before?"
                          
Poppy stopped playing with the vines. Then she turned to look at me. She looked taken aback by the question. She gripped the clippers with both hands. "Why do you ask?"
                          
I now felt like I had said something wrong, "U-Uh just because it seemed like a random thing to ask. You look r-really surprised."
                          
"I guess I am."
                          
I was entirely uneasy now. "So have you?"
                          
Her voice was nothing more than a whisper but I still heard it. "I have."