"Wow, I am in a big mess..." Branch said to himself. But I gotta do this.. Branch got ready and started off for Poppy's pod.

"Woke up--" Poppy started singing before interrupted by a knock on the door. Poppy was confused, because she wasn't expecting a visitor. She slowly walked over to open it.

Branch almost froze as Poppy opened the door. "Branch?" Poppy said, confused that Branch was her visitor. "P-Poppy.. I came to ask you a question.." Branch said, nervously.

"Are you ok, Branch?" Poppy asked. Branch nodded, and cleared his throat. "As I was saying..." Branch went on. "Yes? What's up?" Poppy asked.

Branch took a deep breath, and got an idea. "I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out tonight at 6:00 to whatever time we wanna leave. We could hang at Misty Meadows, if that's okay with you.." Branch said. Poppy didn't know how to respond. Was this a date?

"Yeah, okay! Who's coming other then us?" Poppy asked. "No one. It's just me and you." Branch replied. Poppy couldn't believe what she heard. 'It's just like a date!!' Poppy thought. She nodded.

Poppy and Branch shared a hug that lasted for 10 minutes. Poppy was surprised Branch didn't end it 5 seconds after it started. Then Branch set off, not knowing how special this would be.

Chapter 2