Emotional Cover-up (Branch x Shy!Reader)

Chapter 1: Fake colors

(Y/n)'s POV

20 years ago... (You and Clover are 4 in this.)

Me and my sister were running through the tunnels with all the other trolls as the Bergens tried to get us. I was scared but I kept moving until I tripped on a rock and landed on my right wing.

"(Y/N)!" Clover flew over to me.

As I tried to get up, my left ankle was sprained. So I thought I could fly but my right wing was broken.

"Ow!"

"(Y/n), get up!" Clover said trying to pull me up.

"I can't!" I replied. "You need to leave!"

"What?! No way! I'm not leaving you!"

"But you'll get eaten if you stay with me!"

"I'd rather do that than leave you behind!"

Suddenly we were both picked up by King Peppy along with many others as he shouted, "No troll left behind!"

He carried us, until his underwear was caught by a pick axe. He threw us as we all rolled through the tunnels and ended up with the rest of the trolls.

One trolled went up to the tunnel.

"Where is he?" One troll asked

"I don't think King Peppy made it." The one by the tunnel spoke.

Everyone looked worried before hearing a voice cut in.

"When I say 'No troll left behind'...I mean 'No troll left behind!'" King Peppy shouted coming out of the hole completely naked and everyone cheered.

"King Peppy, where's Princess Poppy?" A young troll asked.

"Don't worry, she's safe."

He pulls her out of his hair as she says, "No troll left behind!"

Everyone awes at her. We decide to go further away from Bergen town, and find a new home. We manage to settle down on a new spot where we build new homes, shops, restaurants,etc. I get a cast for my wing and a ankle brace.

"I'm so glad that we got a new home." Clover said talking to her friends as they party with everyone.

"I know right? It's gonna be great here!" Aliki said jumping up and down.

"Yeah! Hey, where's (Y/n)?" Jenell finally asked.

They noticed me sitting by myself behind the bushes. And they come over to me.

"Hey (Y/n), are you okay?" Clover finally asked, as she and her friends noticed unfamiliar colors on me.

I look at them and give them a convincing, yet fake smile, saying, "Y-yeah, I'm fine, though my ankle and wing kinda h-hurt."

"Are you sure?" Aliki asked.

"I'm positive."

"Okay...whatever you say!" Janell says.

We join everyone else at the party, however Clover didn't think I was fine. No... She knew I wasn't fine, but rolled with it.

20 years later...

It's been a long time since we moved to our new home, and everyone was happy, well except for me, but I'm not telling anyone that. I'm able to fake my colors so no one would suspect anything.

Normally while my skin is (f/c), my hair (f2/c) and (f3/c), my eyes are mixture of (f/c) and (e/c), and my wings are (f3/c), my skin is orange, my hair is green, my eyes are purple, and my wings are light pink. (You may change the color scheme if you like.)