Purple with envy Pt3 Creek and Branch

Chapter three:

Sure enough when he went to sleep that night just as he though he would Creek did dream of Branch in the pool, but in his dream he was in the water with the grey troll, he was facing the survivalist, who had a yellow towel clasped to his chest and wash blushing adorably. This bright yellow towel reminds Creek of a shaft of sunlight breaking through storm clouds, the purple troll tugs on the towel gently but firmly as he says confidently to Branch. “Come now Branch, no need to be shy, we are both grown male trolls and we troll’s have no issues with seeing each other naked. I would very much like to wash your back for you love.”

“Don’t call me love.” The grey troll growled at him and then said softly looking down sadly at the water. “You don’t love me, so don’t call me that.”

Creek tilted his chin back up, he locked eyes with the survivalist as he said to Branch. “Oh, but I do love you Branch very much. Maybe It would help you to believe me if I called you beloved instead.”

The grey troll gasps in surprise and wonder when the purple troll said those words to him, as he did this Branch allowed Creek to pull the towel away from him and once he had hold of the towel the purple troll threw the towel onto the shore of the pool. Creek allowed himself to slowly take in the well defined chest of the survivalist, the sight of Branch no longer hidden from him filled the guru with a desire he hadn’t even known he could feel before now. Slowly he placed one of his hands onto the grey skin it was soft under his fingers and the purple troll loved the feeling of it under his fingertips. Creek slowly explored the chest of Branch with his fingers mapping out every part of it before he moved his hands up and started to run them over the arms and back of the grey troll. As the guru investigated the skin of the survivalist Branch let out small noises of pleasure which Creek loved hearing coming from him and made his own desire for the grey troll start to become even stronger than before. The purple troll slowly puts his arms around the survivalist, he pulls Branch to him bringing their chests together causing the survivalist to gasp and then kisses the grey troll hard. Quickly Branch wraps his arms around Creek clinging to him as he starts to kiss him back, letting out more of those noises which the purple troll loves to hear coming from him.

They broke the kiss, both male trolls panted, it was Branch out of the two of them who found his voice first and said softly to Creek. “I love you Creek.”

“I love you too Branch.” A few moments after he spoke these words in his dreams the guru woke up in his bed, he lay on his back staring up at the ceiling of his pod not really seeing it as he was lost in thought. As he thought about the dream Creek began to realise that along with his reactions to Branch’s kiss and to the idea of his dating another troll that he was in love with the grey troll. The spiritual troll let out a groan of despair, he could hardly believe it had happened but it had, Creek hoped that maybe if he stayed away from Branch and went on dates with other trolls that maybe these feelings would go away.

It was almost two weeks before Creek saw the grey troll again, when he did Branch was in the village doing some shopping, as soon as the spiritual troll noticed the survivalist he stopped walking, the purple troll felt butterflies in his tummy and he knew that these feelings of love he held towards Branch hadn’t gone away despite him trying to stay away from the survivalist. Now that Creek looked back on the last two weeks he realised that he had been unconsciously comparing each and every troll he had gone on a date with over this time to Branch and that none of them had measured up to the grey troll in his mind.

The guru was just about to go over and try talking to the grey troll when Guy joined the survivalist outside the shop he had just left. As the sparkling troll put an arm around Branch’s waist and said something to him Creek had to sit on the desire to go over, remove Guy’s arm from around the survivalist’s waist and hit him hard. Quietly the guru made his way towards the two male trolls, as he got close enough to be able to hear what was being said between Branch and Guy, Creek made sure to hide from them so that they would not see him listening to them talking.

“So Branch you doing anything tonight?” Guy asked him.

“Actually no, for once I was planning to have a quiet night to myself.” Branch told the other male troll in a thoughtful voice.

The sparkling troll suddenly feeling shy asked in a soft voice. “Branch would you…Go out with me tonight?”

The grey troll looked at him with surprise and then asked. “Are you asking me out on a date?”

“I am. I thought we could take a walk around the troll tree and then have some dinner together.”

“I have to admit that does sound rather pleasant. So yes, I would be honoured to go out on a date with you tonight.” Branch said his voice thoughtful but tinted with some happiness.

Guy grinned widely at the survivalist feeling thrilled and glad that Branch had said yes to his request for a date. “I’ll come to get you at your bunker at six tonight.”

“I will see you then.”

After the grey troll said this, the shimmering troll took a bit of a gamble and kissed the survivalist on the cheek before heading off into the village. Branch watched him go he smiled slightly to himself, he actually found himself looking forward to their date tonight and he couldn’t help but wonder if this might be the start of a romantic relationship between them. The survivalist was surprised to find that the idea of going on a date with Guy gave him pleasure and this fact made Branch glad that he had agreed to the unexpected offer from the other male troll. The grey troll was only drawn out of his thoughts when another male troll came up next to him and then said in a voice he knew well. “Hello Branch. I heard you talking to Guy, I didn’t realise you were open to going out on dates.”

The survivalist looked out of the corner of his eyes at Creek and then said to him. “I’m open to dates from the right troll…What Guy suggested to me appealed to me, and I like him. So I decided to go on a date with him and see if perhaps some romantic feels could grow between us.”

“I see…You’ve never considered dating before Guy asked you?” Creek asked him curiously.

Branch was quiet for a moment, he turned to face the purple troll and then answered the question. “Yes, I have considered it before…But I didn’t feel ready to ask any troll for a date. It felt nice to be asked by Guy and I found it very easy to say yes to him which I hope is a good sign for us.”

As the grey troll told him this the guru felt like going after Guy and telling the other troll in no uncertain terms that Branch was his so he should back off right now and once more Creek was shocked by the discovery of how deeply his until now unknown feelings for Branch ran in him. The spiritual troll found himself rather uncharitably hoping that the date between the two male trolls would go terribly so he could step in and sweep Branch off of his feet. “So you aren’t in love with Guy?” Creek questioned the other troll gently trying to hide the hope in his voice that the answer would be no.

“Well, I’ve not really been close to many trolls save Poppy for some time now…So no I am not in love with him, but I feel sure that it would be possible for me to fall in love with Guy.” Branch told Creek with absolute honesty.

Hearing the survivalist say this to him made the purple troll feel ill, while at the same time the fires of envy started to burn even more brightly inside Creek and all he wanted do was to in that moment was to grab Branch and kiss him senseless. The spiritual troll just about managed to hold back on doing this to the other male troll and instead said to the grey troll. “Well I hope that this date will help you feel able to go on others.”

Branch looked at the guru with surprise. “Thank you Creek. I’ll see you around.” After he said this to Creek the survivalist then headed off back towards the bunker.

The purple troll watched the grey troll walk away from him, as he watched this it felt like his heart was being stabbed, the guru knew that seeing Guy and Branch go on what might be multiple dates was going to be a very painful experience for him. Creek found himself wishing that he had not been so horrible towards Branch, because he knew that right now he didn’t stand a chance of the grey troll ever loving him and to be honest knowing this was a huge blow to his ego one which Creek felt he deserved for his past actions towards the survivalist.


When the night came to the troll tree Branch and Guy had dinner at a small but smart restaurant in the troll village, the grey troll enjoyed the meal it was nice not to have to cook for once. As they ate the two male trolls talked about the snack packs latest escapades and the inventions which Branch was currently working on. After dinner Guy and Branch walked through the troll tree together, they talked as they walked and the two male trolls came to a better understanding of each other by doing this. As this was a first date Guy and Branch walked beside each other they didn’t hold hands but the shimmering troll really wanted to hold the hand of the survivalist, but knew better than to push Branch. Eventually the two male trolls found themselves on a branch which gave them a clear view of the night sky and they stood next to each other looking up at the stars and the full moon. “How beautiful.” Branch said very softly to Guy.

“Yes, it certainly is. Do you know the names of any of the constellations?” The sparkling troll asked the grey troll.

“No.” Branch admitted with a shake of the head.

Guy moved a little closer to the grey troll, he pointed to groups of starts naming them one by one, as he did this Branch leant against the shimmering troll’s shoulder listening to their names and the stories which Guy told him about each one of the constellations he named. The survivalist found this experience both informative and relaxing, when the sparkling troll finished talking Branch smiled at him and then said with sincerity. “That was wonderful thank you.”

“You are welcome. It is getting late may I walk you back to your bunker?” Guy asked the other troll softly.

The grey troll blushed this offer made him feel warm inside, reluctantly he took his head off of the shoulder of the sparkling troll and then said to him. “I would like that.”

When the survivalist said this to Guy he grinned at him and he felt honoured and grateful that Branch was willing to let him walk him back to his bunker. So the two male trolls started to make their way back down the troll tree as they walked along the survivalist spoke to the sparkling troll. “I had a really good time tonight Guy thank you.”

“So did I. I hope we can do this again soon Branch.” The shimmering troll told him honestly.
Branch gave his date for the night a small smile and then said to him. “I’d be open to another date. What do you say to three days from now?”

“If that’s what you’re comfortable with then that’s what it will be. I don’t want to rush you, I know I’m the first troll you’ve ever dated so I’m more than happy to go at your speed.”

The grey troll blushed slightly. “Thank you for being so understanding.”

“As they say good things are worth waiting for.”

When they came to the hatch of the bunker Branch unlocked it and opened it up before turning back to Guy. “I forgot to ask what time will you come for our next date?”

“Well what do you say to midday in three days time, we can have lunch together then.”

“I think that sounds like a wonderful idea. I’ll see you in three days time at midday then.” After he said this to Guy, Branch gave the shimmering troll a quick peck on the cheek and then made his way into his bunker for the night. The grey troll was totally unaware of Guy standing on the surface in front of the entrance to his home smiling widely and then walking back towards the village a definite skip in his step.