A/N: Hello! Wow I am so amazed that people really like this story! I hope this chapter is to your liking. It's setting up some stuff for down the line. It's also nice to have a small pause from so much drama. Though I promise you, a sad child play date will be an experience. Let me ow what you think in the comments below.

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Traditional Twist

Chapter 5

Tokoyami walked outside to the courtyard. He looked around until he saw Bakugou, sitting under a tree, looking up at Sora who was climbing up its branches. Dark Shadow pulled out of Tokoyami's back and floated beside its host.

"Sora isn't normally this comfortable with strangers," Dark Shadow noted.

"No," Tokoyami agreed. "There must be something about Bakugou that she feels she can trust."

"I bet it is a similar feeling to what you have as well," Dark Shadow said with a smirk.

Tokoyami tilted his head. "What do you mean by that?"

Dark Shadow chuckled. "I love knowing things about you that you haven't realized."

Tokoyami growled. "Dark Shadow..."

"What? You trust him, right? Otherwise you wouldn't have let Sora out of your sights. Can you not admit that perhaps you trust another human?"

"I suppose he does have coarse bluntness about him that allows no illusion of façade to overtake his interests. He is who he is."

"Fumikage, you can just say yes. It's just me."

Tokoyami sighed. "I'm not sure what to say. He has been so kind and understanding. He doesn't look at me with pity."

"And that means you trust him?" Dark Shadow egged on.

"Yes."

"There you go. Now let's go join them." Dark Shadow dove into Tokoyami's body.

Tokoyami walked over to the tree. Bakugou nodded at Tokoyami as he approached the trunk. The blonde pointed up, and the bird-headed teen followed. There, Sora was up high in the tree.

The small girl looked down and waved to Tokoyami. "Fumi! Look how high I am!"

Tokoyami gulped. Sora was half way up the tree, and at least four meters off the ground. "Please be careful Sora!"

"I'm fine, Fumi!" At that moment, she wobbled a little, but caught herself on the branch beside her.

Dark Shadow poked out of Tokoyami's chest. "I'll stick with her." The Shadow shot up the tree. It grabbed Sora's hand and the small girl giggled and pet the beast.

"Tsc, you worry too much." Bakugou pulled at the grass on the ground beside the tree.

"Perhaps." Tokoyami closed his eyes and nodded. He sat down next to Bakugou. He placed his hands on the ground to push himself back to lean against the tree. As Tokoyami's hands landed on the ground, his right hand felt something different than grass. It was warm, and soft. Tokoyami peered through the corner of his eye to see his hand was resting on top of Bakugou's.

Tokoyami's eyes widened. His irises shrunk, and his heart began to race. Why did this touch feel so strange? He was frozen, his hand stayed put not knowing what to do. Bakugou didn't move at all. In fact, the blonde didn't even twitch. "Maybe he didn't notice," Tokoyami thought.

Composing himself, Tokoyami quickly lifted his hand and scooted his back against the tree. "Sorry," he said while folding his arms.

"Tsc, whatever." It was the only response Bakugou received. Tokoyami turned his head towards Bakugou. The blonde was looking away from the bird teen. Bakugou's ears and the back of his neck were bright red.

"Fumi! Bakugou! Look!" Sora called.

The two tweens looked up and saw Sora was standing at the top of the tree. Dark Shadow had a claw wrapped around her waist as she waved down to the boys below. Tokoyami peered over at Bakugou, who was smirking at the sight. Tokoyami smiled.

"Good job, Sora." He called Dark Shadow and her down, and within a few seconds, Sora was in her brother's lap. "I hope you were well behaved for Bakugou."

Sora nodded. "Fumi, I like Bakugou. We did ring around the roses. I climbed a tree. He's fun."

Tokoyami "I'm glad."

Sora's smile dropped as Tokoyami set her down between himself and Bakugou. "Fumi, did I get you in trouble?"

"Of course not." Tokoyami stated.

"Told you," Bakugou commented.

"But why were you gone so long?"

"Aizawa Sensei needed some information in order to help."

Sora's eyes grew. "You told, didn't you?"

Tokoyami nodded. "I did."

Silent tears began to pour out of the phoenix's yellow eyes. "Now Dad's going to be really mad. And Grandma will be upset too. They said to never tell! Or something bad would happen." She began to hyperventilate. "I- I- I can't handle when they are both upset.".

"Holy shit calm down." Bakugou placed a hand on Sora's shoulder.

"Don't hurt me!" Sora winced. She tucked into a ball.

Bakugou removed his hand. He met Tokoyami's gaze. "Your family is seriously fucked up."

"Indeed." Tokoyami said as he scooped up Sora and held her tightly. "We are safe here. Remember, Aizawa has been to our home. He has seen Mom and Dad."

"But, you told," a muffled voice said.

Tokoyami stroked Sora's feathers. "Aizawa already knew. He just wanted the details. We also needed to figure out where you would go tomorrow. There is no safe place for you to sit when we have combat training."

Sora's head poked up. "Tomorrow?"

"I can't let you go home alone. I'm your brother. It is my duty to protect you. Keeping you here with me is the safest thing that can be done."

"But," Sora sat up, "What if Grandma or Dad come?"

"Aizawa is working on that," Tokoyami explained.

"Will they take me?" She asked.

"Like hell they will!" Bakugou pounded his fist in the ground. Both Tokoyami and Sora looked at him with the same surprised expression. "I don't know all the details but sending Sora home wouldn't be heroic at all."

Tokoyami smiled sweetly. "See, even Bakugou agrees."

"Then what am I doing tomorrow?" Sora asked, wiping her tears.

"Aizawa has a professional student who watches another girl your age," Tokoyami explained.

"Hello!" As if on cue, Mirio comes racing towards the tree. On his back he carried the small, white haired Eri. She was peering over the older boy's shoulder.

Mirio skid to a stop at the edge of the tree. He stood proud bearing a large, wide smile. "Tokoyami! Hello! We've come to meet Sora."

Sora's yellow eyes widened as Mirio's smile grew. Her small hand gripped Tokoyami's hand. Tokoyami nodded. "Thank you for coming, Mirio. I appreciate your willingness to watch Sora tomorrow."

"Yeah! It's going to be a lot of fun, right Eri?" Mirio dropped the small child to the ground.

Eri peered around his leg and stared at the phoenix girl. Sora leaned forward before standing up from Tokoyami's lap. She waved. "Hello."

Eri smiled and took a few steps out from Mirio's legs. "Hello."

Sora walked over to Eri. She tilted her head and stared at the girl's head. "You have one horn?"

Eri nodded. "Yeah."

"Is it magical?" Sora asked.

Eri looked confused. She rubbed her horn with her hand. "I guess. It's where my power comes from."

Sora smiled and pointed to her head. "I'm a Phoenix. I also am a mythical creature, unicorn friend."

Eri smiled. "I'm a unicorn?"

Sora turned her head, puzzled. "Yeah. You have a horn, and long white hair. That's like every unicorn."

Eri smiled. "Thank you."

Mirio patted Eri on the head. "See? You made friends after all! And you were worried." He bent down to Sora with a big grin. "I can be your friend too."

Sor took a step back. "Fumi, what's wrong with him?"

"There is nothing wrong with Mirio," Tokoyami stated.

"But all he does is smile," Sora argued.

"It's better to smile than frown," Mirio said. "If you can make someone laugh, then it's like you've save a small part of them."

Sora frowned. "There isn't always a reason to laugh."

"There should be," Mirio responded. "Why make yourself live with so much regret?"

"You don't have a choice on the regret you live with," Sora stated.

Mirio leaned back and stared at Tokoyami. Tokoyami shrugged. "Well Sora. I'm glad I got to meet you today. I'm excited to spend tomorrow with you."

Sora said nothing back. She just stepped back towards Tokoyami, watching the upperclassman beam down at her. "You are watching me?"

"You bet!" Mirio gave a thumbs up.

Sora turned to Tokoyami. " He's safe, right?"

Tokoyami nodded. "I would not have agreed to this if he were not."

"Okay," Sighed Sora. She grabbed onto her brother's hand and looked at Bakugou. "Is it dinner time yet?"

Bakugou looked at the phone in his pocket. "It's passed five."

"We can get dinner if you are hungry," Tokoyami said.

Sora nodded. "I'm hungry."

Tokoyami looked at his phone. "We need get the laundry from the dryer, first. Then we can go."

"Okay." Sora grabbed Tokoyami's hand and began to pull him towards the dorm.

"Sora, it is rude to leave without saying goodbye," Tokoyami scolded.

Sora stopped and turned towards the Mirio and Eri. "Goodbye."

Bakugou stood up and grabbed Sora's open hand. "Bye let's go."

The three walked back into the dorm. Tokoyami finishing the laundry, why Bakugou assisted and kept Sora entertained.