A/N: Hello! Thank you all for such great support on this new fic! This may be a bit triggering with the next layer of Soar. This is my warning in the child abuse area. I am so happy you all like Soar. I always thought a little phoenix sibling would be cute for Tokoyami. Thank you so much. Please let me know what you think about this chapter and what your hopes are for the future.

Traditional Twist

Chapter 3

Tokoyami realized he must have dozed off momentarily when he was jolted awake by a loud banging on the door. He quickly jumped from the bed and went to the door. He turned to look to see if his sister was awake.

Sora sprung awake as well. Her head dared around the room remembering where she was. She looked down, her eyes watering. "I'm sorry," she sniffled.

"You're fine Sora. Someone is just at the door." Dark Shadow shot out of his back to console the small girl as he opened the door.

To his surprise, there stood Bakugou. "Bakugou? Why are you-"

"Here," Bakugou shoved a backpack into Tokoyami's chest. "You left this at the lunch table."

"Thanks," Tokoyami said with a slight bow.

Bakugou looked as if he was going to say something but stopped when the sounds of a child sobbing made it to the door. "What the hell happened to her?"

Tokoyami turned to see Dark Shadow wrapped around Sora. The phoenix had her head resting on Dark Shadow's back. "I'm sorry, Fumi! Please don't make me take a bath with grandma. I promise I'll clean it. Don't make me take a bath! No bath! Please!"

"What the hell?" Bakugou muttered.

Tokoyami Stared at Sora. What was she apologizing about? What did she feel bad about. "Sora, grandma is not here. Why do you need a bath? I don't understand."

"Why would you take a bath with your grandma?" Bakugou asked.

The girl continued to sob over the shadow wrapped around her. Finally, after a minute, Dark Shadow spoke to him from within. "The bed is wet."

Tokoyami's eyes grew wide. Of course, she wet the bed. This would be a horribly vulnerable moment for her. How was he supposed to handle this situation? How was he even supposed to clean his bed!

"Calm Sora first. We can figure everything else later," Dark Shadow instructed.

"You are right. She's most important right now." Tokoyami walked over to Sora and wrapped her arms around her. "Sora it is okay."

"I… didn't … mean to," Sora hiccuped.

"I know, and… and it will be alright. I have laundry to do. It will all be fine."

"Do I have to take a bath? Grandma always makes me take a bath if I wet the bed."

"We only have showers here," Tokoyami informed her. "You will need to clean up. It's not healthy to sit in filthy clothes."

She sniffled again. "Am I allowed to clean up by myself?"

The realization of everything that Sora was alluding to finally clicked in Bakugou's mind. "Holy shit," he whispered.

"Of course," Tokoyami said. "Let me show you were the girl's showers are."

"No! No girl showers! I don't want to be by girls!"

Tokoyami froze. Where on earth could he take her? Every bathroom that entered his mind was either women's or men's. He couldn't walk into the women's bathroom with her. But what if one of the girls were there? Could he get Sora to trust Asui to help her in there?

"Pick her up," Bakugou said as he grabbed the backpack filled with Sora's things. "We can go clear out the guys bathroom downstairs."

"Of course," Tokoyami gasped. He picked up Sora with Dark Shadow and brought her close to himself.

The three walked down through the common area towards the guys bathroom. The six girls were sitting on the couches chatting away when they all passed by.

"Hey!" Mina waved. "We're having Girl time of you want to join Sora?"

"NO!" Sora yelled. She began to cry again.

Tokoyami carefully wrapped his arms around her head and shot the pink girl a death glare. "You don't have to join anyone. You are going to get cleaned up."

"I can go by myself, right?" She asked through muffled sniffles.

"Yes, you will be by yourself. No one will go with you."

They approached the guys bathroom. Voices echoed from within. Bakugou snorted and marched into the bathroom with a menacing glare. "GET OUT!" He yelled.

Faster than lightning, Kaminari and Mineta dashed out of the bathroom with their toiletries in hand. The girls squealed as they came out because they were both down to just their underwear.

Bakugou exited the bathroom. "It's clear."

Tokoyami was speechless. Not only was kindness seemingly out of character for Bakugou, it was out of character for anyone towards he and his sister. All Tokoyami could do was mutter, "thanks," to Bakugou as he carried Sora into the bathroom.

Bakugou must have turned to crowd now out front. "None of you bastards better enter until they leave, got it!"

Tokoyami set Sora down and walked into the shower stalls for the dorm. There were five with curtains, a long adjustable head, and a stool to sit.

"There are no baths," said Sora.

"Nope, just showers," Tokoyami said as he placed her down and walked into one of the showers. He turned on the water and pointed the nozzle towards the ground. "I'll close the curtain then you can get undressed. Just drop your clothes out here. When your done turn this knob all the way this way. If you need help, ask and I will send in Dark Shadow." He walked over to where his toiletries lay and grabbed Rhodes and a spare towel he had left in here as well. He handed shampoo and soap to Sora.

Sora nodded and walked into the shower. She pulled the curtain closed. He could hear her struggling to get her clothes off easily but did not ask for any assistance.

"Fumi," she said as she tossed her clothes out from the curtain.

"Yes."

"Bakugou is nicer than dad."

"Yes, he is."

"Are most people nicer than dad?"

Tokoyami thought on this one. He heard the sounds of the shower hose spraying wiled in many directions. "Usually."

She didn't give him a response. He just listened to the small girl grumble about as she tried to navigate the shower head. Tokoyami plopped down and took a seat on the floor. Dark Shadow crawled out and nuzzled his face against Tokoyami's. The teen pet his quirk and sighed, staring into the newly formed mist.

"You shouldn't feel guilty," Dark Shadow informed him.

"I do though," thought Tokoyami. "Sora shouldn't have to go through this alone."

"You went through it alone," Dark Shadow reminded him.

"No I didn't. I had you. Whether or not we had figured out how to emit you, I still had you there to comfort and reassure me when things were in fact wrong."

Dark Shadow sighed. "We should be protecting her."

Tokoyami nodded. "We should. What kind of hero doesn't protect the ones he loves?"

Dark Shadow didn't respond. The two sat in silence. They just listened and waited for Sora to finish her shower, alone.

Aizawa was always surprised when he got away with a lie to his class. He had been texting Nezu. The arrival of Tokoyami's sister was most concerning to him. Nezu's reply was to hold an emergency class 1-A faculty meeting.

"I know I have interrupted the flow of our normal day," the principal spoke from his chair in the large conference room, "but the appearance of miss Sora Tokoyami is troubling to say the least. Aizawa, you have been to the Tokoyami residency. Can you tell us about your experience?"

Aizawa nodded. "At first I thought Fumikage Tokoyami was just being sensitive when he apologized to me as soon as I arrived. When I entered I found his father yelling at his heavily intoxicated mother. She couldn't even speak. Tokoyami then brought me to the kitchen where Sora was sitting, drowning out the yelling with her headphones and loud music. Tokoyami went to calm his father down leaving me to talk with Sora. Overall, it is not a happy home environment."

"Jeez," groaned All Might. "I thought he was just putting up the goth persona for his quirk. I couldn't imagine his home life being so intense."

"That's not all," Nezu interrupted. "I did some research into his family past. His grandmother has previously been arrested for rape charges, involving a minor." The group of teachers all looked wide eyed. The principal continued. "This resulted in the grandmother serving five years in jail as well as being placed on the sexoffender list."

"How old is Sora?" Present Mic asked.

"Seven," answered Aizawa.

All Might placed a finger to his chin. "That means that either she was assaulted when she was two or Tokoyami…" The room fell silent All Might's voice failed to finish the sentence.

"If the incident that involved the grandmother's arrest involved Tokoyami, then he would probably have survivor's guilt," Midnight stated.

Snipe nodded. "He is probably ready to go home and deal with this situation on his own."

"I have seen Tokoyami deal with his parents before. He and his father had a yelling match that was probably as loud as one of Mic's attacks," Aizawa says. "If he tries to go home, it will only be worse for him."

"Does this mean we have the authority to intervene?" Ectoplasm asked. "Fumikage is under our care, but Sora is not."

Nezo raised a paw up in the air. "I personally contacted the legal department to look into all contracts we had the parents sign. I don't believe I have any doubt that the child's presence doesn't call for some sort of action from us. To what level we can act is another story. We will need to look into that. After all, this wouldn't be the first child we brought on this campus for safety."

At that moment the conference door opened with an explosion. As the smoke cleared, the teachers saw Bakugou standing in the doorway. The blonde shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked into the room.

"You could have knocked," Aizawa stated.

"And you could be doing your job!" Snapped Bakugou.

"I am doing my job," Aizawa said. "What about my job am I not doing?"

"Right now, Tokoyami is dealing with a child going through some shit. It doesn't take a genius to see what's happening, and it's not his responsibility. That leaves you, Aizawa."

All the teachers just stared at the flaming blonde. Aizawa stood. In a strange way, Aizawa was proud of Bakugou. He was outwardly showing his concerns for another's wellbeing. "I'm going to need to talk to Tokoyami alone. Are you willing to watch Sora? She seems to enjoy your company."

"Yeah I'll watch her. Just do your job."

Aizawa nodded and looked back towards the group of teachers. They all seemed to have come to the same realization that Aizawa did. The teacher walked out of the room with Bakugou. Both with their hands in their pockets, and minds focused on the problem needing to be face in the dorm.