A/N: Hello! I am so sorry this chapter is late. I had emergency dental work done. I have been on antibiotics and pain pills that have made it very hard to function. I apologize if the typos in this are high, because I wrote this while very dizzy.

Any way. Please let me know what you think of this chapter. There as going to be another part to this chapter. I will get that out as soon as possible. Once this chapter hit 3000 words, I realized the other part to add would just be almost doubling. So, the next chapter will be more Tokoyami while this one is More Bakugou and Sora.

Chapter 18

It was late in the evening when Hawks returned with Sora. He waved a large, toothy grin at Fumikage when he saw him. The pro hero waved a matching court order in his hand. "Friday is the day!" he said with a large smile.

Fumikage nodded. It didn't take long for word to spread around the class of Fumikage's court date. Many students agreed to step up. They offered to take notes for him. Momo helped make a suit for him to wear. Several students offered to help watch Sora that day.

Fumikage couldn't help but feel warmed by his classmate's support. "Thank you all," He informed the at dinner, Thursday night. "You all have been the most supportive group of people I could have asked for."

Dinner flew by, and soon, Fumikage found himself in bed. Sora was cured up beside him at eight at night. They would need to be up before six. He hoped the night would pass quickly.

Eight turned to nine. Nine turned to eleven. Fumikage's eyes remained wide. Sora was asleep, but his other roommate, Dark Shadow was not. "You should go get some water and take a moment down stairs," Dark Shadow suggested.

The teen agreed. As quickly, and quietly as he possibly could, he moved out of bed and out of the room. It was a quick trip down the elevator to the main floor. Fumikage filled a glass with water before sitting down on the couch. His mind was too fuzzy to really get lost in thought. He simply stared at the blank wall, leaning into the couch with his arms crossed.

"Hey."

Fumikage looked up from his book to see Bakugou standing over him. "Hey."

"Why are you still awake? You have shit to do in the morning." Bakugou asked.

"I could say the same for you," Fumikage retorted.

"Tsc." Bakugou huffed before walking around the couch and taking a seat. He crossed one leg over his knee as he slouched backwards into the couches. "How's pipsqueak going to handle seeing your parents tomorrow?"

"She's not coming."

"Bakugou cocked an eyebrow. "Does she know that?"

Fumikage nodded. "She does."

"Where is she going to be?"

"She'll stay with Mirio and Eri."

"Right," Bakugou folded his arms and hummed in contemplation.

Fumikage stared at his friend. The angry, ill-tempered Bakugou was sitting and thinking of Sora. He was never asked to care, but he did. "I don't think I ever properly thank you for all your help with Sora."

"It's nothing."

"No, it's not. It means a great deal to me. I-," Fumikage paused. He couldn't believe what he was about to say. This could easily spark a conflict. "I was wondering, why have you been so helpful? Why are you helping Sora and Me?"

Bakugou turned his head to the bird teen. "Why not?"

"No one else in our class stepped up like you did. You have done so much for me. I feel it is a burden that you lifted from me without me ever really recognizing it. Why?"

Red eyes started into red eyes. Bakugou's foot tapped wildly. It was the only sound for several moments. "I was curious."

"Curious?"

Bakugou nodded. "Sora came to me. I'm not used to being approached like that. If she liked me, I figured you had to be similar to me. I figured I needed to give you a bit of a chance." Bakugou's face flushed slightly.

Fumikage noticed the blush. His eyes widened. "Are you saying, you were curious in me?"

Bakugou's head snapped away. His fists tightened. "I did. After seeing you kick ass at the summer camp, I was curious. I thought you were more stoic." The blonde smirked and turned back. "I had no idea you were such an emotional wreck though."

Fumikage smiled softly. Bakugou was trying to lighten the mood. "You say I'm emotional, yet you are fine with Sora's wide range of expressions?"

"Hey, she chose me. It's not my fault your sister likes me better. Besides she's feely enough. She doesn't need someone like octopus to help sort out her feelings."

A low chuckle escaped from Fumikage's mouth. "I suppose I do need some help sorting my emotions."

"You still didn't answer why you are down here and not upstairs," Bakugou stated.

"I couldn't sleep," Fumikage said. "There is so much riding on tomorrow. Why are you awake, Bakugou?"

"Kirishima fell out of bed. He sleeps like a rock! All my books fell of the book shelf and woke me up."

"I would say that is probably a side effect of his quirk," Fumikage said with a smirk.

"Yeah," huffed Bakugou, "well, he better not be as dense as his quirk for this stupid character reference."

Fumikage frowned. "I wish I could go on your behalf."

"Why?" Bakugou scoffed. "I have All Might and Kirishima to speak for me."

"It's true," Fumikage agreed. "I still wish I could share with someone outside of our class what you have done for me. If you can say anything, please offer my contact information to whoever is doing this."

"Sure, whatever." Bakugou yawned. "I'm getting some water and going back to sleep."

"Goodnight."

"Go to sleep, too," Bakugou demanded. "Sora is going to freak out if you're not up there." With that Bakugou walked away.

"You need to go to sleep," Dark Shadow said from within Fumikage. "Bakugou is correct."

"I know," Fumikage thought. "I just don't think I will get any sleep."

"You should try. It is already passed Midnight. You could at least try a power nap."

"I suppose you are right. It will be hard to get Sora up so early anyway." Fumikage stood up and headed back to his room.

Despite the stress, Fumikage managed a few hours of sleep. He had no problem getting dressed. Sora, on the other hand, was simply an anxious wreck. Perhaps it was seeing her brother put on a suit. Perhaps it was a fear that she had been hold in the entire week. Something inside Sora snapped. She was loud and angry, and screaming the entire walk down stairs to the common area.

"No Fumi! Don't leave me here, Fumi!" She screamed as high pitched and scratched as possible. "I want to be with you! Don't leave me! Don't leave me! Don't leave me!"

Fumikage hugged her tightly, dropping her backpack on the ground beside him. He tried to calm her down. As Mirio, Aizawa, and Hawks entered the dorm, they already had their hands over their ears. The sight of Mirio only increased Sora's anxiety. She wrapped herself tightly around Her brother's leg and began to wail.

Mirio squares down beside her. "Come on, Sora. You hand out with us lots. It won't be any different."

"No!" She screamed. "I promise I'll be good Fumi! Please!"

"You can't come to court, Red," Hawks tried to reason with her. "It's no place for a kid." The winged hero bent down and tried to loosen the girl's grip from her brother's legs. "You will have a fun time with Eri and Mirio."

"No!"

"Damn she's loud." Kirishima pressed his hands against his ears.

Kirishima walked into the common area with Bakugou and Todoroki. All three were dressed, Kirishima looking a bit more dressed up than the other two.

At the same moment, All Might walked in through the door. "Sheesh! That kid has some lungs." He waves to the three boys. "Let's get going. You don't want to be late for your character references."

Todoroki and Kirishima rushed passed the commotion around Sora. Bakugou shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked passed. His eyes shot over to the crying small child.

"I will be good, Fumi! Please! What if it is bad? I'll be quiet Fumi!"

"Younger Bakugou, let's get a move on," All Might called from the doorway.

Bakugou took a few more steps, almost making it to the door, before spinning wrong on his heels. "Oí! Pipsqueak!"

The panic and wails from Sora stopped to a low, subtle sniffle. The rest of the group all stared at Bakugou. All Might opened his mouth to say something but stopped.

"You can't go to court," Bakugou states, still looking at Sora. "So, you now have till five to decide if you are coming with me or going with them. One… two… three- "

That was all Sora needed. She hopped off Fumikage's leg, grabbed her backpack, and sprinted to Bakugou. She reached up and grabbed the side of his pant leg.

Bakugou bent at his waist to get face to face with Sora. "I'm not going to put up with that sort of behavior. You need to behave. If you're not with me, you are going to sit with All Might or Kirishima. Best behavior! Got it?" Sora nodded and whipped her eyes. Bakugou huffed and grabbed her hand. "Good." He led the child out the door.

Kirishima stared with amazement. "Bakugou, dude. Are you sure- "

"Shut up shitty hair," Bakugou grumbled.

Todoroki raised an eyebrow as the small child climbed in the car and sat between himself and Bakugou. She had just been screaming with such anxiety. Now she sat, eating part of the bagel Bakugou packed for breakfast.

"Is your dad going to speak for you?" Kirishima asked, trying to fill the air.

Todoroki shook his head. "That seemed rather biased. Native is coming on my behalf."

Kirishima and Bakugou shared looks. "The Pro Hero, Native?"

Todoroki nodded, and the rest of the car ride fell into silence. They rode to the training facility. As each of them got out of the car, they all felt a breeze brush against them.

Inasa Yoararshi rushed up to the group. "Todoroki!"

"Yoararshi," Todoroki acknowledged.

"Are you prepared for your character reference? My teacher and instructor Ms. Joke agreed to speak on my behalf." He pointed to the pro hero and blonde student walking up from behind him.

Todoroki nodded and the two began to talk and walk into the building. Kirishima scratches his head. "It's weird to see Todoroki so social."

"Whatever. I just want to get this over with," Bakugou scoffed.

"Hey! Bakubabe!" A blonde girl sprinted towards Bakugou.

Sora gripped Bakugou's leg tightly. The girl was closely followed by a purple haired woman with jester pants. Bakugou growled as the girl approached. "What do you want, Cami?"

"Like, chill bro. I wanted to just chat, yo. Oh?" She placed a finger to her chin as she squatted down. "Who's this cutie? Is this Pipsqueak?"

Sora closed her eyes and buried her face into Bakugou. Bakugou placed a hand on top of her head "Back off Cami, she's shy."

"Oh, legit! She totally trusts you. You don't need to worry about me, little one. I'm like, totally chill."

Kirishima stuck his hand out. "Oh hey! I remember you from the entrance exam! How's it going dude?"

"Oh hey! You're shitty hair, right?" Cami shook his hand and laughed. "Bakubabe is always talking about you."

Kirishima blushed. "Really?"

"Yeah! You're like his favorite person." Cami rubbed the back of her neck. "That was until this little one came around." She waved to Sora. "I promise I'm like super lit! Bakubro, tell her I'm cool. I love kids."

"She doesn't like you though," Bakugou said.

"Why is she here?" Cami asked. "I thought this was character reference day? Or was it supposed to be family day."

"Do we fucking look related?" Bakugou yelled.

Cami shrugged. Bakugou growled and tried to storm towards the girl. Kirishima stuck out an arm and blocked him from the charge. Sora still held onto the explosive teen's hand.

"Bakugou couldn't leave the kid behind," explained Kirishima.

"Sick." Cami placed her hands on her hips. "I knew he was a softy."

"He's not soft," Sora interjected.

Bakugou rolled his eyes and turned towards the entrance of the facility. "Don't engage with her. Let's go!"

All Might walked up between Kirishima and Cami. "He's aggressive, but he means well."

Kirishima laughed. "That's Bakugou!" The three laughed and followed the explosive blonde into the facility.

The training facility was certainly a site to see. Instead of a large open space, several groups of chairs were spaced around the rim of the arena. Names of different students were stationed above each group of chairs.

"This is like one giant interview," All Might noted.

"Man! You've been training in here? That's so awesome!" Kirishima punched a fist into the air. "No wonder you and Todoroki have become so badass."

The group sat down in the seats where Bakugou's name was hanging. Kirishima and all might looked around. All Might started telling stories on how he met different heroes that were present at the arena. Kirishima excitedly asked questions. Bakugou didn't say a thing. He sat down and helped Sora unpack her colors.

Sora squeezed Bakugou's hand. "This is your extra class? Where are you supposed to study?"

"We don't' study," scoffed Bakugou. "We train."

"Like exercise?" Sora asked. Bakugou nodded and she frowned. "That's weird. Aren't you strong enough already?"

"It isn't about strength," Bakugou said.

"Oh." That was the only response he got from the small girl. She put on her head phones and began to color.

The time passed slowly. Gang Orca walked around, sitting with different people. Kirishima fell asleep an hour into the waiting. All Might waved and went to meet up with heroes he had not seen in quite a while. Bakugou just crossed his arms and slumped in his seat. He watched Sora color, and gave the small girl head nods when she showed him pictures. She ended up leaning against the blonde, and Bakugou didn't move.

After two more hours had passed, Gang Orca approached Bakugou's group. All Might woke Kirishima up and stood quickly. "Hello Katsuki Bakugou," The Killer Whale said. "Who have you brought here?"

Bakugou, still sitting with Sora leaning on him, pointed his thumb behind. "You know All Might, and then there is Kirishima."

"It's an honor to meet you sir," Kirishima said with a bow.

Gang Orca's eyes darted from the pro hero, to the red head, and then to the small girl pressed against the blonde. He pointed to the girl. "Who is that?"

Bakugou cocked an eyebrow. "Pipsqueak."

Gang Orca folded his arms. "You brought a child?"

"She chose to come," said Bakugou.

"She did?" Gang Orca smirked. "I think I'd like to talk to her."

"Wait! Gang Orca, she's a delicate child," All Might started.

"Pipsqueak isn't that delicate," Bakugou argued. He tapped the small child, who removed her head phones.

Sora turned her head and saw the large, Killer Whale hero staring at her. She gripped Bakugou's arm. "Bakugou, what's going on?"

"This is Gang Orca," Bakugou explained. "He wants to talk with you."

"Is he nice?" Sora stared at the strange, large man in front of her.

"Yeah, He's nice. He's one of the best heroes in Japan." Bakugou rolled his eyes in annoyance. "He's the one in charge of the extra class I take. You can trust him."

"I'd like your opinion on Bakugou. I'd like to talk to you a little bit away from him. I wouldn't want him to tell you what to say," Gang Orca explained.

"Why would he do that?" asked Sora.

Gang Orca chuckled. "You'd be surprised what people try to do."

"That's weird," said Sora. "Are we only going to talk about Bakugou?"

"You can ask me questions about other things if you would like." Gang Orca,

Sora stared at Gang Orca. "Why is your name Gang Orca?"

"Because I have the quirk of an Orca," Gang Orca replied.

"But why are you a gang? Gang means a group?" Sora hopped off the chair as she spoke and walked over to large hero.

Gang orca smiled. "You are a clever one, aren't you?"

Sora shrugged and grabbed the hero's hand. She glanced back at Bakugou as they walked away. "We aren't going too far, are we?"

"We could stop here," Gang Orca suggested. Sora nodded, and the large hero knelt. "Bakugou said you chose to come here. Why did you want to come here?"

Sora looked at the ground. "Cuz I couldn't' go with Fumi."

"Who is Fumi?"

"He's my brother."

"Where is he?"

"He's at court with Hawks."

"Oh," Gang Orca's eyes widened. "Hawks as in the hero?"

Sora nodded. "Hawks is trying to adopt us. Then I don't have to worry about Grandmother touching me or Fumi."

"So, you were told to come here with Bakugou?"

"No, I was supposed to go with Mirio. But I didn't want to be with Mirio."

"Why not?"

"He doesn't make me feel as safe."

"And Bakugou does?"

Sora nodded. "He's like a second Fumi. He makes me feel safe. I don't get scared when I am with him."

"Really. What makes him so safe?"

"He's not afraid to yell at people who are being mean. He also doesn't lie to me or make me feel dumb."

"Have you known Bakugou for long?"

Sora shook her head. "No. But he was the first person to help me find Fumi when I left home."

"You left home?"

"Yeah. I was tired of having to deal with mom. She always has he drinking medicine. Fumi said it's not medicine though, it's just drinking. I wanted to be with Fumi cuz when he is a professional hero, I can live with him and not with mom and dad."

"I see." Gang Orca looked over at Bakugou. The blonde was watching him. "I can see that Bakugou must care about you."

"He does," Sora agreed. "He cares about a lot of things. He bought me this outfit and told me socks had to be a part of an outfit. Mom said I could always wear a shirt a few days in a row, but Bakugou says no. He's much better than mom or dad. Oh! He also cooks. Dad said only women are supposed to cook but Bakugou is really good at it. He and Fumi don't let me eat cereal for breakfast anymore. They said I have to eat real food."

"Sounds like Bakugou has been really good to you. Do you think Bakugou would make a good hero?"

"Is he not a hero? He always acts like one."

Gang Orca smiled. "That's all I need to hear."

Gang Orca and Sora walked back over to the group. Kirishima and All Might were nervously fidgeting in their seats. As soon as Gang Orca approached, the pair stood up and bowed. Bakugou stood up as well, scowl on his face. Sora grabbed onto the blonde's hand. "He's nice, right?"

"He is," Sora said.

"She provided an interesting perspective on you," Gang Orca said to Bakugou. "I personally think you need to make more of an attitude adjustment, but I forgot that I am not the only who needs a hero. There are different types of victims and different types of heroes. Bakugou, you are definitely a hero to this young girl. I will send you an invitation to the next license. Expect an invitation. You are free to leave." Gang Orca turned and walked away.

Kirishima and All Might's mouth dropped. The red head was able to find some words. "Dude! Why did I even come?"

Bakugou shrugged. "I didn't know what would happen." He turned to Sora. "Come one Pipsqueak. We need to go. Get your stuff and we can go have lunch."

"Yay!" Sora packed up her tuff and latched onto Bakugou.

All Might sighed and turned to Kirishima. "You should go with them. I need to wait until Todoroki's finished." Kirishima nodded and raced after the two. All Might couldn't help but smile. "I knew you could be yourself and a hero young Bakugou. I'm just glad everyone else is starting to see it too."