A/N: Hello! Chapter 11 is getting posted early! I have a crazy Schedule this week and have no idea when I will get to post. I am also traveling for the holiday, so I am just not sure when I can upload anything. This Chapter is nice and long and beefy for you all though. So, if it is a while, you can all have this to look at for a bit. Happy Holidays and Happy New Years All!

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Traditional Twist

Chapter 11

"Woah! How do you do that?"

Sora was extremely impressed with Shoji's coloring abilities. The six-armed teen sat on the floor. He had three crayons in his hand, all working at once. The seven-year-old was blown away.

It was late afternoon. They were in the common area. Tokoyami needed to use the bathroom and shower. He couldn't complete this task while Sora hung around. Shoji had simply suggested he hang out with Sora in the common area while Tokoyami took care of himself.

Sora was at first very skeptical. She wanted to hang out with Bakugou, but he was at his class. Shoji wouldn't be bad. He wasn't as fun as Bakugou, but he could do some cool things.

Shoji chuckled. "It took a lot of practice, but now it's not very hard."

Sora grabbed two crayon's and placed them both on the coloring book. The long crimson feathers on her head puffed up with concentration. She placed both hands on the paper in front of her and begins to move them.

Shoji watched, smiling behind his mask, as the small girl tried and failed to move both hands at the same time. Frustrated squeaks were heard, but she didn't stop. She continued to try for the next fifteen minutes. Her frustration began to fester.

"Sora, why don't we do something else?" Shoji suggested.

Tears dripped onto her paper. "I want to draw with both hands!" Sora cried.

"I understand that you want to be able to draw with both hands. It is very hard. It took me years to be able to do it. You just need to practice more every day. It will take a while, but you must work hard." Shoji stuck out his hand out to her. "We can play something else."

"I don't want to play something else!" Sora slammed her fist on the ground.

"Woah! Sounds like a temper tantrum."

Shoji turned to see that Midoriya, Kaminari, Ashido, Ojiro, Hagakure, Jirou, and Kirishima walk in through the front door. The group surrounded the couch and stared at Sora. She was now petrified, seeing the girls looking at her. She hoped to her feet and scooted away.

Shoji made an eye to stare at Sora. He could see the apprehension on her face. He moved his body over, blocking most of her from view. "Hello," everyone."

"Awe are you still afraid of us Sora?" Ashido asked.

"We just want to be friends. We promise we won't bite," Hagakure said.

Sora stepped out to the side of Shoji. "Respect my space, please."

"Don't worry, kiddo," Kirishima said with a thumbs up. "We won't get any closer."

"Yeah, Kacchan would get mad if he found out someone scarred you in some way," Midoriya said with a nervous laugh.

Sora frowned. "Fumi says my scars have to stay on the inside." She pointed to Midoriya's arms. "You have lots of scars on the outside. Do you have scars on the inside?"

"Oh, yeah of course." Midoriya saw that the girl wasn't looking away from his arms. "Do you want to see my scars up close?"

Sora stared at him for a moment. She turned towards Shoji. "Is he safe?"

Shoji blinked. Was Midoriya safe? She was asking him. How should he even respond? "Midoriya would never purposefully harm you."

Sora turned back to Midoriya. "No thank you."

"I won't hurt you I promise." Midoriya went to take a step forward but Kirishima grabbed his shoulder.

"Dude, she said no thank you. That means you need to back off."

Sora took a step behind Shoji. She knew Kirishima was safe. Bakugou hung out with him. That didn't mean that any of the others were safe. The fact Kirishima had to grab one of them and pull him away only made her not apprehensive. "I wish Fumi or Bakugou were here. They would yell to keep everyone away," she whispered.

Shoji felt a weight in his chest. He wasn't doing enough to make Sora feel safe. What kind of hero was he if he couldn't fulfill the emotional needs of this young girl. He needed to show her she was safe.

Shoji expanded all six of his arms. He pushed Sora onto his back and incased her in his arms. He left a small opening in the front for he to see and managed to grab her crayons and paper in his action as well. She was completely secluded.

"Sora has asked for personal space," Shoji stated. "Please respect her wishes and go on your way."

The group nodded. "Of course," said Kirishima.

"Come on. Let's go upstairs," said Jirou. "Kaminari, I still want to fit in a jam session."

Kaminari laughed. "Right on. See you later Shoji and Sora." The group laughed as they walked away.

Shoji sighed with relief. "Are you alright in there Sora?"

"Yes."

"Would you like to stay where you are or come out? The group is gone?"

"Can I stay?"

"Of course. Just let me know if you need anything." Shoji couldn't help but smile as he felt the small child begin to color on his back. He maneuvered himself into a comfortable place to rest. He knew Sora was comfortable, and that's all that matters.

When Tokoyami emerged from the bathroom he saw Shoji laying on the couch with his arms webbed together. He could see a small arm sticking out of a gap towards his head holding a picture. Shoji was nodding his head.

"What is going on?" Tokoyami asked.

Shoji released his arms and Sora hopped off his back. "Fumi! I'm leaning to draw with both hands at once." She shoved a picture into his hands.

Dark Shadow peered from Tokoyami's chest. The shadow smiled rubbed up against Sora, approving her drawing. Tokoyami couldn't help but smile. "Shoji is very good at using more than one hand. Why were you on his back?"

"There were lots of people," Sora said.

"Midoriya was being his normal awkward self. And him with some more extroverted friends, I saw Sora needed her own space," Shoji explained.

"You can go back to my room," Tokoyami suggested.

"Now that you are back, I want to go upstairs. I left my music up there," Sora said.

"Why don't you give Shoji your keys, Tokoyami?" A deep voice said from the doorway.

The three turned around to see Aizawa standing in the doorway. "Aizawa Sensei?"

"I need to borrow Tokoyami for a little while. Would it be alright if You watched Sora, Shoji?"

Shoji nodded, "of course."

"Excellent. Come with me Tokoyami."

"Wait! Is Fumi going to be back for dinner?" Sora asked.

"Are you hungry now?" Tokoyami asked. Sora nodded, and Tokoyami extended his keys to his friend. "Why don't you and Shoji go eat now? I will come back when I can."

"Okay," Sor said disheartened.

"I will be back soon, don't you worry." Tokoyami followed his teacher out the dorm door.

They walked to the main teacher conference building. Inside all the teachers, minus, Present Mic were sitting at a large table. To Tokoyami's surprise Hawks was also there. He sat next to Principal Nezu, who motioned Tokoyami to take a seat.

"I apologize that this will be a lot of information to be thrown at you," Principal Nezu said. "I have made a hand out for you with bullet points on the most important information.

Tokoyami looked to a paper that was in front of him, face down. He picked it up and flipped it over. His eyes widened at the title of the page. "Family Court."

"Tokoyami, we have come up with an option to help you in your home life. After finding out who you feel comfortable with, Hawks has offered to be a legal guardian for both you and Sora."

"What?" Tokoyami looked around the room.

A slide show popped up on a large screen behind Nezu. "In order to do this, you will need to file a case to the Family Court. We have some members of the school legal team that will help you draft such document."

The slides switched as the process of the Family Court, how to file a case, and the member of the Family Court and their roles were explained. With each change of the slide, Tokoyami became more and more overwhelmed with this information. He was completely lost when Nezu began a brief history of the court system in Japan. This was all too much.

"Why is he telling you all of this?" Dark Shadow growled.

"Why didn't they ask me if I wanted any legal actions? Why did they make all this? Do I have to do this? Am I supposed to do this right now?" Tokoyami's legs began to quake under the table.

"The way the hearing should work is that you will all meet at the Family Court offices. It will feel more like a conference. With your lawyers and members of the Family Court, and essentially have your parents transfer guardianship and move you to Hawks' family registry."

"Wait, would I lose the name Tokoyami?" Tokoyami asked.

"Probably," Hawks said with a shrug. "That's something for the conciliation officer to bring up and the lawyers to discuss."

"If all goes well, and an agreement between both parties is met, then the act will become legal in fourteen days. So, after the court hearing your parents will have two weeks to change their mind. If they don't then you will be officially added to Hawks' family registry."

"It will be nice," Hawks jumped in. "The only other thing that I could think of would be for you to emancipate yourself. That would only help you, and not Sora. I know that from personal experience. It will be nice to take the two of you under my wings. We will be one big happy bird family. What do you say, Fumikage?"

Tokoyami flinched at Hawks' use of his given name. "I… I am not sure."

"This is a lot of information at once," Aizawa said. "I understand you may want some time to think this over."

Tokoyami's head was swimming with emotions. He was happy, that Hawks would be willing take him in, but at the same time so terribly ashamed to have this asked by his mentor. He was, embarrassed. How could he have let all his personal life be so out in the open. The final emotion was anger. "Why would this decision would be made around me? Like I'm some Fabergé egg that could easily be broken. How dare these mentors go about make suggestions without consulting me first!" Tokoyami's grip on the hand out tightened.

"Tokoyami, are you alright?" All Might asked.

"Now they want to know if I am alright?" Tokoyami yelled in his head.

"Relax Fumikage. It will be fine," Hawks said leaning back. "Who would argue against their children being raised by the number two hero? You two could have a normal life."

"That ego," Tokoyami crumpled the paper. "Where was the help years ago then?"

Dark Shadow beg to creep from Tokoyami's back. Tokoyami stopped as he felt the shadow growing. He was losing control of his emotions. He had to leave this meeting. He could come back when he was more rational. "Excuse me."

Tokoyami walked out of the conference room with his head down. As soon as the door shut he began to sprint. He had to get away from everyone that was in that room. This was too much information. Court? New Guardian? Hawks taking him under his wing? There was way too many people becoming involved in his personal life.

"Where are we going?" Dark Shadow asked his host. "I wanted to come out in there!"

"Away. I need to think. We both need space." Even in his mind Tokoyami was panting. He knew he was on the verge of losing control. He needed to be away from others and he needed to find a lit space. As the sun set, the danger of this situation began to grow.

Tokoyami was now outside. He stood on the brick pathway under a street light. He sat down leaning against the light. "Can't get emotional. Don't lose control!"

Dark Shadow slowly began to crawl out and Incase Tokoyami. "I want out!" The Shadow hit the light post. The light shattered, coving the teen in the dusk's shade.

"Dark Shadow calm down!" Tokoyami said through gritted teeth.

The Shadow continued to stretch its way from its host. Suddenly there was a light popping noise. The shadow screeched and dove back into its host's body. Tokoyami looked up to see Bakugou standing beside him.

"I'm a bad matchup for you," he muttered.

"Thank you, Bakugou," Tokoyami panted.

"Not that it is my business but what's got you all emotional. I don't want to stand out here all night. I'm fucking tired."

Tokoyami stood, head lowered. "I apologize."

"If you're out here, who is watching Pipsqueak?" Bakugou asked.

"Shoji is watching Sora."

"Tsc," Bakugou clicked his tongue. "She's probably bored as hell with him. Let's get to the dorm and I will watch her."

"You don't need to watch her if I'm back," Tokoyami said.

"Like hell you are watching her. You back into the dark room of yours and you will just be going on a rampage again. I will not be your night light."

Tokoyami stared at into Bakugou's fierce eyes. "Why do you care about what happens? I'm not asking you to stand by me. I can find a source of light without you."

"It's not you I'm concerned about!" Bakugou snapped. "Sora's just a kid! She can't deal with your emotional ass and neither can I. Let the octopus nurture your feelings or whatever."

"I don't need someone to deal with my feelings!" Tokoyami yelled.

"Really? You've been fucking crying the entire time I've be standing here!"

Tokoyami lifted his hand to his face. Sure enough, all he felt was tears and damp feathers. Had he really been crying this entire time and not noticed? His anger melted as he looked at the tears now collecting in his hand.

Bakugou scoffed and pulled Tokoyami by the arm. "She doesn't need to see you like this."

Silently the entered the dorm area. They were lucky no one else was in the common area. Bakugou shoved Tokoyami onto the couch. "Wait here." Bakugou marched away.

Tokoyami placed his head in his hands. He could feel the tears falling now. Crying wasn't any effort at this moment. A small Dark Shadow peaked out of his chest. The beast wrapped itself around Tokoyami as he continued to cry. Bakugou was right. He was too much of a mess to see Sora.

"Tokoyami?"

Tokoyami looked up. Shoji was standing at the edge of the room. His eyes were full of concern. The larger teen warily stepped forward. "Tokoyami, what's wrong?"

"I apologize, Shoji," Tokoyami stated. "I am ashamed you have to see me in such emotional blunder." Tokoyami tried the brush the tears from his eyes.

"It's okay." Shoji extended a hand to his friend. "Everyone will be back soon. They all went out to eat. Why don't we go up to my room?" Tokoyami nodded and the pair left the common area.

In Shoji's room, the only place to sit was his futon. The two sat down next to each other. Shoji grabbed a box of issues that he kept in his closet and handed the box to his friend.

"Thanks," Tokoyami mumbled.

"Of course. Now what happened?"

Tokoyami sighed. "It was so much. They want me to take my parents to court?"

"What?"

"I guess I can apply to have my guardian changed or something? Either way Hawks was there. He wants to adopt myself and Sora. It was all just so much!" Tears dripped from Tokoyami's eyes. "This isn't a thought you just spring on somebody. I didn't even know something like this was possible."

Shoji placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "It's alright. You are allowed to feel frustrated."

"I don't know how to feel!" Tokoyami yelled. "So much has happened. I just wanted to be in control. Now I feel like nothing is in my control at all!"

"You can't control people," Shoji said. A few hands rubbing on Tokoyami's back.

"But they can control me," Tokoyami turned towards Shoji. "I feel so helpless. I hate it! Everyone thinks I'm pathetic. That I can't take care of myself, or my sister. I didn't ask for this help. I know I need it, but I didn't ask for it. I didn't ask to be this weak!"

Shoji lifted a hand to cup Tokoyami's face. "You are not weak. You are possibly the strongest person I have ever met."

Red eyes stared deep into black onyx eyes. Shoji was staring so intensely at Tokoyami. "Shoji."

"You should not belittle yourself for moments in which you need help. You are a hero in nature an in spirit, but there is no way you could or should do this on your own. You have been given so much responsibility that should not be your own. You have faced your own personal demons, and no one has been there for you. People want to be there for you. I want to be there for you."

Suddenly, a mouth was formed besides Tokoyami's face. It pressed its lips against Tokoyami's beak. It was a soft, warm kiss. Tokoyami's eyes widened. His tears stopped. His body froze as the interaction took place.

Shoji's eyes widened as he realized what he had just initiated. He jumped back and stood up from the bed. Panic breaths escaped his mouth and his skin whitened. "Tokoyami! I'm… I'm so sorry."

Tokoyami placed a hand to his beak where the kiss was. His eye hazed, and a light rose traced his beak. He removed his hand and stared at his fingers, lost in thought.

Shoji began to pace. "I can't believe I did that. I should have asked. I should have thought! I just acted. I didn't even know what I was doing. Tokoyami I'm so sorry."

Tokoyami turned his head towards Shoji. His eyes were soft, yet distant. "So that's how a kiss is supposed to feel."

Shoji froze in place. "What?"

"I never really understood why people liked kissing," Tokoyami said still staring at his hand. "That was… nice."

Shoji's shoulder dropped in relief. Tokoyami, though not looking up, was smiling. "Yeah, kisses are supposed to be nice."

"I had no idea," Tokoyami said looking up at Shoji. "Thank you." He exhaled a deep sigh of relief. "I- I think I'm ready to go talk to Sora. Bakugou needs to rest anyway."

"Right," Shoji nodded.

Tokoyami stood from the bed and walked over to Shoji. He wrapped his arms around Shoji in a tight embrace. The multi limbed teen reciprocated the action. After a few moments, Tokoyami released Shoji, and exited the room.