A/N: Hello! It has been a while! I am still here! I m so sorry it took so much time to get this chapter posted. I literally flew across the country over last weekend, had several huge life events occur! So much adulting and lie! Life got in the way of life! I was thrilled to be able to sit down and finally write this cute chapter. I wrote like 2/3s of it last night so I'm sorry if it is a bit error heavy. I'm just so happy to have had time to write. It's long, so at least that is worth the wait. Please let me know what you think. Which doll is your favorite? (I made a Pinterest board to get some of the stuff Sora has LOL). Please Enjoy and share all your thoughts, theories, hopes, and dreams. I will say something big is coming soon

Chapter 22

Thirteen days passed faster than expected. Fumikage didn't realize he was keeping track until the thirteenth day. Tomorrow, the court change would be official. He now had to live with the fact that his parents really did not want either himself or Sora.

This left a bitter taste in his mouth as he ate breakfast with his classmates down in the kitchen of the dorm. For whatever the case, Aoyama had decided that he wanted to prepare his class some French cuisine with the assistance of Sato. Everyone was shocked when they came down to a buffet of tarts, eggs, toasts, crepes, and more.

"Bon Appetit!" The blonde declared.

Everyone took something and sat in the common area. The food was delicious, and everyone aside from Fumikage was in high spirits. Even Sora, who quickly ate her apple crepe, got up by herself to get more food. Fumikage eyed her carefully as she tried to reach for another crepe. When he saw she couldn't reach it, Fumikage went to stand, but his body was forced down by several appendages.

"Sora is okay," Shoji said. "You haven't eaten anything on your plate yet."

Fumikage glanced down. He indeed hadn't touched anything, including his own apple crepe. "But she can't re- "

His sentence was interrupted by a surprising sight. Ashido had gone up to get seconds as well. She and Sora were having some sort of conversation. Sora pointed to the crepe and Ashido picked up a pair of tongs and placed it on the child's plate. Ashido the followed the girl down the buffet table, reaching for her until Sora's plate was filled. Sora bowed her head before walking back to her seat. Ashido danced in place excitedly mouth "she talked to me" over and over.

Sora sat back down and began to eat. Shoji smiled at Fumikage. "See?"

Fumikage didn't respond. He simply broke apart a part of the crepe and placed it in his mouth. It truly was delicious. It was a shame Fumikage wasn't that hungry.

"If I had known you were being optimistic, I would have tried to talk down any of your hope," Dark Shadow's voice spoke from within.

"I don't think even I realized I was being optimistic. What on earth would have provided me the idea of any hope in the first place?"

Dark Shadow didn't respond to Fumikage. Fumikage picked at his food and watched as the others finished up their meals.

The front doors opened. Hawks and Aizawa entered the room. Both were smiling, which was unusual for them both to do. "Where are my birds?" Hawks asked.

"Hawks!" Sora hopped up from her seat and raced over to him. As everyone watched Sora run to Hawks, Aizawa walked over to the table of food and began piling on food to eat.

The hero scooped Sora up and gave her a big hug. "Hey, Red! Looks like you had a good breakfast."

Sora nodded. "It was super yummy!"

Hawks smiled. "Good. That means that your full and ready for an adventure with me, right?"

"Where are we going?" Sora asked.

"We are going to go furniture shopping for your room."

There was a long pause. Fumikage stared up at Hawks. The pro hero must have also been waiting to see if there would be any modifications to their agreement. Now a big day was coming. Hawks had been preparing it seems.

"Is Fumi going to come?" Sora asked.

"Why would Fumi come for you to decorate your room?" Hawks asked.

"Fumi and I always shared a room."

Hawks looked up at Fumikage. Fumikage simply nodded once to share the stamens was true. The black bird could feel his feathers puff slightly. This wasn't information he wanted to discuss in front of the entire class.

"Well with me you two will have your own space. You get to decorate your own room, Red. Whatever you want." Hawks smiled wide.

Fumikage arched his eyes. "You are giving her full control?"

"Yeah! Why wouldn't I?"

"I'm going to take this moment as a flipped form of your tutelage. You will need to experience this yourself." Fumikage smirked slightly at the end of his statement.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Hawks thought. He shook his head and returned his attention to the red bird in his arms. "You ready to go no, kiddo?"

"Yeah!" Sora yelled.

"Great! See you later Fumikage. We are out." Hawks saluted the room before walking outside of the dorm. He spread his wings and kept in the air, taking he and Sora away.

Fumikage lifted his full plate, and Sora's empty one and disposed of them in the trash. Shoji noticed the silent emotional tension. "Fumikage," He said extending an extra limb towards him.

Fumikage brushes it away. "I'm going to my room. I'm not feeling very social." He walked away. Shoji sighed and returned to the group. He would need to give Fumikage some space.

Hawks landed outside a large store. He placed an excited Sora on the ground. "I get to decorate my own room!" Sora was practically flying as she bounced around the front of the giant store.

"I'm glad you're excited." Hawks gabbed a cart and pushed it towards the center of the store. Sora grabbed the handle beside Hawks' hands and placed her feet between the metal bars of the cart. "Okay, what do you want in your room, Red?" Hawks asked as he pushed the cart and girl forward.

"I don't know," She said. "Where should I start?"

"Well, I personally spend most of my time in my bed, so let's get you a new bed set."

"Okay." Sora held the cart tight as Hawks raced the cart past fellow shoppers. They stopped at a large section with mattresses, pillows, comforters, and other bedding supplies. Sora's beak dropped when she saw the amount of linens.

Hawks chuckled. "I told you this store was big." He parked the cart and the small girl hopped off. She scanned the soles, unsure of where to start. "It's okay to take your time, Red," Hawks informed her.

Sora warily walked into the isle. She scanned the variety of colors and designs. Hawks stayed close. He was curious as to what the girl would pick. This was a new chance to see into her personality.

Sora's eyes beamed. She started to jump up and down. "Can I choose that one?"

Hawks walked to the bed set she was pointing to. It was a deep red with the lacy outline of a large black roses. He raised an eyebrow. "That's a but mature." He looked over to see the excited girl bouncing beside him. "You want this one?"

"Yes!" She yelled. "It's so pretty Hawks! Please!"

The hero shrugged and threw it into the basket. "Let's go find it's matching pillows!"

Sora cheered. "Thank you!" She hugged Hawks around the knees.

Hawks smiled and ruffled the feathers on his head. "Hey! We're just getting started. You saw the space. All it's got is a bed in its we need more things to fill it."

"What else should go in?" Sora asked.

"Think about your brother's room. He has more than just a bed," Hawks said.

Sora's eyes scrunched as she thought about what else would go in the room. "A mirror?"

"Sure, we can start there."

They moved to the home decor section of the department store. Sora gasped when she saw the soles of wall decor. Something caught her eye and she rushed forward. "Look!"

Hawks quickly followed to see a silver rose pleated mirror. Sora danced with her reflection as Hawks laughed. "You like that one, Red?"

Sora nodded. "It's beautiful."

"Looks like she has a thing for roses." Hawks grabbed the mirror to place it in the cart. As he set it down, he noticed a that the mirrors stand was a large, skeleton hand with two roses blooming from it. "You sure you want this?" He asked.

"Yep!" Sora skipped through the aisles. She stopped at the end. "Oh! Look at this!" She rushed back with a picture of an exploding grenade.

"You want that?" Hawks questioned.

Sora nodded. "It makes me smile when I look at it." She sprinted away.

Hawks tried to follow the excited pitter patter of feet. He heard a large gasp, and the silence. "Red?" He picked up the pace of his cart. He turned the corner to see Sora staring at a large bundle of posters.

Sora raced over to Hawks and grabbed his hand. "It's Jem!"

"Jem?" Hawks mumbled as he was pulled by the child to the display. His eyes widened when he saw what Sora was staring at. It was a display of posters for Quirks of our Lives. The most prominent, and focus of the display, was a shirtless picture of the character Jem. He was standing in a very provocative position.

"I want to get this poster. I miss Jem."

Hawks blinked. He couldn't do that. "No."

"Why not?" Sora whined.

Hawks ran a head over his face. He couldn't believe he had to say this. He didn't want to say n. He said she would be able to decorate her room however she wanted. This… this was too far. "This is a very inappropriate poster for you to have."

"But it's Jem!" Sora argued. "Jem is dead now. He was a good character."

A few other shoppers stopped and stared. Hawks noticed them whispering. A few got their cameras out. This was not good. "And this is a picture of a topless man. You are a child."

"But it's Jem!" Sora's eyes began to water.

Hawks felt his heart begin to melt. The pressure of being recorded also on him. He couldn't be seen on the internet letting this small child get this poster. "Sora, It's a no. Let's find something else." He took her hand and walked back to their cart.

Sora's beak fell open. Hawks didn't normally use her name. She looked around now and saw the crowd of people watching. Her grip tightened around Hawks' hand as they walked away.

Hawks wasn't sure what to say to Sora after that. He felt very guilty. The small bird walked silently beside the cart through the aisles. Hawks took the girl to the large furniture section. She was going to need other things besides decorations. He pointed to some cute dressers. Sora simply nodded her head when he presented her with an option. Hawks was crushed. He had shut down his little bird.

While Hawks tried to evoke some emotion from the seven-year-old about some sort of chair for her room, Sora as seemed to step away from him. "Hey, Red, would you like a bean bag chair?" Hawks turned around to see Sora was no longer nearby.

Hawks held his breath. Did she run away from him? Was she that heart felt on the Jem poster? "Red?" He called out and there was no response. He pushed the cart in the vicinity. Where could she have gone? "Red!" He yelled. Now he was beginning to panic. His eyes darted around the store. "Do I fly up to find her? Should I just leave the cart?" A hand pulled at his pant leg.

"I'm right here," Sora said.

"Oh, thank God!" Hawks knelt and wrapped his arms around the girl. "You scared me, Red!"

"I'm sorry," Sora said weakly.

Hawks stroked the feathers on the girl's head. "It's fine. I'm just glad I didn't lose you."

"I found this." Sora held up doll with bright red hair Though it had human features, it also had wings and bird feet. Its clothes were decorated in flames.

Hawks took it from the girl's hands. "Awe, that's cute. She's just like yo-" Hawk looked up to see that Sora had disappeared. "Red?"

Sora came rushing back up from behind him. "Can I get these ones too?"

Sora smiled wide as she shoved two dolls in to the cart. One was a bald, white ballerina, held on a stand to keep her balanced on her toes. The other doll had a bunny mask and was in a school girls dress. It was on a stand that was a pile of mounted skulls.

Hawks looked at the dolls and then looked back at Sora. "Sure?" He seemed to question himself. All doubt left his mind when he heard the child chirped with happiness.

Sora raced off again but returned momentarily with more dolls. "These too, Okay?"

Hawks picked up one that had the body of a horse. "Where are you finding these?"

"Over there," Sora aid pointing towards the school supplies. She held up a male doll with a tall black hat. "Look! This one is a boy." She raced off a gain.

"Sora, I think this is enough," Hawk said. He investigated the basket and stared at the creepy set of dolls. They all had gothic vibe towards them. They were are all uncomfortably skinny.

"But Hawks look!" Sora returned with four more dolls. She held up a male doll with ram horns on his head. He was shirtless, and his skin had a blue hue. "This one looks like Jem!"

Hawks' eyes grew wide. This child was going to be the death of him. "Sure, put it in the cart."

"And look! This one is Fumi!" She held up a human doll with long feathery black hair. He was also shirtless, but that was probably because he had a pair of large black wings. It had a long black tunic wrapped around his waist. "Do you see it?"

Hawks exhaled nervously. "Yeah, that's great Red."

"Look, this one is you!" Sora Shoved a doll with long blonde hair and a giant red cloak at him.

Hawks gulped as he looked at the doll. "This doesn't even look like me." In its plastic contain it had a cup filled with something red. "Oh look, it has a cup."

"He's ready for tea parties. There are others in different clothes if you want to see."

Before she could run off, Hawks grabbed her arm. "I think we are good on dolls. We need to get you a lamp for your room."

"Can we get this last on?" Sora asked holding a blonde doll in leather wearing a spiked mask and holding a whip. "It's Bakugou."

"Sure, let's just get going."

Sora happily obliged and skipped besides Hawks for the rest of their time in the store. Within thirty minutes, the pair had collected all the essentials, and then some for Sora's room. She excitedly bounced by the cart as the cashier checked them out. Once everything was paid for, and loaded back into the cart, Sora ad Hawks headed out of the store.

Hawks stopped suddenly out front. He had a horrible thought. "How were they going to get all of this stuff home?"

"Can you fly all of this home?" Sora asked. It seemed she had come to a similar conclusion.

"Nope," Hawks said. "Looks like we are going to need to call a cab."

"I'm available." Both looked up to see a man with light blue hair, pale skin, dressed in all black leaning against a taxi van. A black mask covered his face from his nose down, but his red eyes curled up to indicate he was smiling. "My client called and canceled on me last minute."

"Well isn't that convenient?" Hawks said. "He pushed the cart towards the man. "If it is no trouble, I need you to drive what we bought to my home. If you give me your phone, I can type the address in."

The man handed Hawks his phone. The hero quickly typed in the coordinates and the handed it back to the driver. The driver looked down. "This is the correct place?"

"Yep!" Hawks pushed the cart over to the man and helped load the van. Once the car was loaded, he grabbed Sora. "We will meet you there. These wings make it hard to ride in a car." He then took off with Sora into the sky.

He flew for a bit before landing on top of a building. "What are we doing?" Sora asked.

"This isn't the first time I've had to call a cab to take stuff home. We will follow him to make sure he goes to our home."

Sora gasped. "Would he take all our stuff?"

Hawks chuckled. "Most likely not. That's something only bad people do."

"So, if he brings the stuff to the address then he is good?"

"It means he's an average person."

The van started off down the street. Hawks and Sora quickly followed it from the sky. After fifteen minutes of driving, the van made its way to the house. Hawks landed on a balcony. "We are here!"

"I've been to your house before," Sora stated.

"But now it is your house too," Hawks corrected. He opened the glass door and walked her into the house. "This is my room," he said. He pulled the girl out to the hallway and one door to the right. He opened a crimson room. Inside it was only a blank bed. The closet door was open, and a few sets of clothes were hanging inside. "This is your room Red. I hope you don't mind that I got you a few things before we went out today."

Sora was in awe she rushed to the center of the room. "This is my room?"

"This is your room."

"All the stuff we bought is going in here?" Hawks nodded and Sora grabbed a hold of his leg. "I love it!"

Hawks smiled. "I'm so glad you do Red. This is your home now. I want you to feel comfortable."

"So, I'll be living here now? Not with Fumi."

"This is where you will be staying. I'm your guardian now, so you will be staying with me."

"What will I do when you are doing hero work? Will I go back with Mirio and Eri?"

Hawks stroked the girls feathers before kneeling to meet her at eye level. "You will for the next few days. Then, you're going to start school."

"School?"

"Yep. I enrolled you at a new school. I hope that is okay?"

"Is it nearby?" Sora asked, slightly concerned.

"It is. And you and I will go take a tour of it tomorrow so you can see what it will be like. I will drop you off at school each day, and then I will pick you up."

"You won't forget me at school, will you?" Sora asked.

"Of course not! And I have made back up plans in case I can't get you. Aizawa, Mirio, and Fumikage can also pick you up. You will always have someone to get you."

Sora wrapped her arms around Hawks' neck. "Thank you!"

"Of course! Now you stay here and think about where you want stuff to go while I go get all the furniture and things from the Taxi." He stood up and Sora spun around the room. Hawks smiled. It was so nice to see Sora act like a happy kid.