Requested AU that I liked, so thank you 

For some context, it's like what the commenter said, Shino was born with wings. I imagine them as light wings, so basically hard light, but in the shape of wings. Stuck to his back.

A few things to note:

—Kol is less bad-ass, and more goofy bloke

—Possibly TW ? Sort panic attack scenario 

—Tsundere Shino????

—Swearing probably

—Regular AU stuff: rewriting the story, theory stuff 

—Maybe I'll make a part 2 🤔

—Didn't proofread cuz I don't got the time for that

Anyhow, the story will basically rewrite the MHO series, but if Shino had wings. So,

Enjoy!

~Shino POV~

First day of class. Yay. The uniform was more comfortable than I thought it would be. I had to cut some holes in the back of the shirt and vest, just big enough to fit my wings through. There has to be a better option, right? Whatever, I find my way to the classroom early. Sitting back in the desk, typing something on their phone, is a purple haired person with white feathery wings. I've only seen a few other people with wings, no more than maybe 3 in my life, including my mother, but I don't like to remember that. Anyways, who I'm guessing is the teacher, gets startled at my presence. They put away their phone and introduce themself as Avian. I nod and do the same. We make odd small talk about our names before Avian points to my wings, which I had folded behind my back. 

"May I ask what your quirk is? I haven't seen many others with wings quite like this before." Avian folds their arms and examines my wings with their eyes. 

"Oh. My quirk is hardlight, I just got the wings because my mom had some bird quirk, otherwise, it's just hardlight. I can make this out of light, basically." Then I eyed him mischievously before turning on the glow on my markings, including my wings. 

Avian winced at the bright flash before chucking nervously and nodding. They had me sit at a desk kind of in the middle of class. I shrugged and took out a notebook which I sketched in for a while until more people filled the room. They all looked interesting in their own ways. Oh, my dorm mates. Artemis and Rikku I believe? Yeah...If I'm recalling correctly from when we first met.

 —~+~—

"Woah! Your wings are so cool! I love that shade of yellow, it reminds of of the sun. Well in drawing..The actual sun is kind of red-ish orange?" The blonde one started.

"I'd say it's somewhere between a burnt orange and red-orange shade..." The boy with two toned hair paused for a moment, seemingly deep in thought, before startling himself back to the world. "Sorry! I spend a lot of time looking at color swatches since I like clothing design a lot..." 

"That's cool. I wish I had a talent in something other than slacking off and cracking jokes at inappropriate times." I smirked and laughed at my own joke, also earning laugh from the other two. 

We introduced ourselves, picked rooms, and talked for a while before heading off to our own devices. 

—~+~—

Yeah, Artemis and Rikku. They seem nice. Shy and awkward, yes, but nice. I pay attention in class, falling asleep once. It was only for a little, but still, slighting embarrassed to have fallen asleep the first day. (You and me both bro) The class was soon dismissed and I noticed a mix of glances in my direction as I walked out. Nothing I'm not used to. 

A couple people stood out in that crowd of classmates. There's another kid with two toned hair, this one had black and a peachy pink color. He had my same humor. Quick witted, bad timing, and slightly dark. He made me laugh a few times. Another was Blake. We were great friends in middle school, but lost contact for about a year and a half. She was pretty cool. I also couldn't help but notice someone called Flex. Blob-ish guy. Typical air-headed idiot, but the way he seemed to own his quirk was something I happen to look up to when it comes to humane qualities. 

After class, the new two toned kid approached me. 

"Hey, your cool looking, what your name?" He said calmly.

"I'm Shino, you?" I said, matching his tone.

"No last name, too federal? Gotcha. I'm Kol." He extended a hand, which he expected me to take for a handshake while he sneaked a tug on my wing, but I easily faked a handshake, grabbing his wrist and twisting it painfully. He winced and shook his arm a bit before smiling.

"Your strong, and good reflexes. You should see if they have a sports team, I think Volleyball would be good for you with those qualities." He glanced at me for a moment, then held his hands up as if I had a gun to his chest. "No harm intended, just curious." With that, he signed off with his hand to his forehead, running in the opposite direction.

Weird encounter, even weirder guy, but I like him. Kol. Nice name I guess. Sports? Hm. Volleyball. Something to pass time. 

—~+~—

The next few weeks of class go by quickly. I got closer to my roommates and Kol. I even reconnected with Blake. Hanging out with Kol was different than anyone else. He thought the same as me. We didn't exactly trust pro hero's. Other than our controversial views, Kol and I had other things in common as well. We both played video games, we had the same taste in music, we even had the same bland fashion sense. A day hanging out with Kol was like being in a sitcom. One day he pitched an idea. 

"We. Are the coolest people in this school, but what if we had a whole group of cool people? Y'know, others with our...perspectives of the world. I mean, it's not that your not enough, but don't you think a group would be...great? I'm trying to think of other words the sway your thoughts." Kol spoke at me while I stayed quiet, contemplating the offer. 

"I suppose a sense of community would be handy... I think a group is a very good idea Kol. Wow, your tiny brain does wonders when it wants to." I smirked and patted his head gently before getting up to leave.

—~+~—

Kol made haste with those plans. He established a whole room of computers, cameras, a television, seating, a kitchen area, even these cool spinning chairs and a long table. All underground. A beat up cabin concealed it all. Kol was walking me around the room when a familiar butter stick walked in. Flex, as himself, entered our new club room. He glanced around, ooh-ing and ah-ing at everything her saw. I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest, impatiently waiting for him to acknowledge our presence. 

"Oh, hey Kol, this place is— Oh hey, it's wing guy!!!" Flex waved ecstatically and walked over to us. 

"Hello...Flex." I eyed him gingerly. 

The carefree, airhead demeanor of his was something I don't trust as much as someone like Kol. Kol is an idiot, don't get me wrong, but he's resourceful. Sure I poke fun at him all the time, but the boy is smart. Pretty intimidating too. Another set of traits we have in common. 

"Welcome to the club room Flex, his name is Shino by the way," Kol paused and looked back at me before bringing his voice to a whisper. "he's a bit grumpy today, but don't worry, I've already started loosening em' up." 

I rolled my eyes and headed off to the fridge. I made myself a PB&J. No time to cook a full meal. Besides, I'm supposed to cook today in the dorm, why cook twice, in ONE day. Yes, I'm aware that your supposed to have three meals a day, but life's too short to spend your time doing average things. "Live a little" is some advice I'm starting to appreciate more and more. 

—~+~—

Kol had snatched my free time away from me as soon as he got the chance. He told me to meet him "here" with a location. I looked into it and it's a Japanese tea shop. It seems cute. He probably didn't just ask straight out because it would be awkward. Anyways, Artemis asked where I was going and I accidentally ignored him. 

"Hey Arti, sorry about that earlier, I had a lot on my mind. I'm going out to get some tea with Kol." I went down to my room before he could ask more questions. 

I decided to change into cleaner clothes. I put on a dark grey shirt, black sweatpants, and a different jacket for once. This one was a bright yellow, standing out against my rather bland clothing. It also had longer sleeves that just about cover my hands. I lace up my black and white high tops and leave the dorm. I take out my phone and shoot a text to Kol.

"We still on for tea?" 

He didn't respond, he just liked my text. Lazy. I walk to the place quietly and when I arrive, I see Kol looking at the name of the shop. He glances at me and smiled. 

"Whatasheitakiha...Ahishi, Ahishi...So..shit...Ocha o Nomask...?" Kol talked slowly and butchered the name. 

"Watashitachiha Aishi, Aishi, Soshite Ocha o Nomimasu" I said with ease. 

"How do you do that..." Kol smiled and I shrugged as we walked in. We wait in line and Kol starts up a conversation. 

 "Do you know what the name of this place translates to?" He asks, pulling out his phone.

I take a moment to rack my brain, searching for my language conversion "notes". 

"I believe it's, "We love, love and...something tea?" I guessed.

"According to google translate, it means, "We love, love and drink tea" ? I dunno, it's cute I guess. 

It's our turn at the register and I let Kol order first 

"I'll take some hanami dango, and some black tea." He looks at me when he's done. 

"I'll take the nerikiri and a matcha tea please" The cashier nods then points us to a table near a window. 

We sit down across from one another and Kol taps his finger on the table. 

"So. The club." I said with a slight whisper.

"Straight to business, nice. I've gotten a few candidates. Flex for one. That one girl...shy...cyclops. Names Ana. She's sweet, but very very shy. I still think she'd be good for the role. She has some friends, Aries and Aurora, they-"

"Thanks for the run-down on everybody, but all I care about is the names. I'll leave recruiting up to you. I'd much rather teach. I've been doing this for years." I shrugged and leaned back, taking out my phone.

Then waitress came with our order. 

"One order of dango, one black tea, one nerikiri, and one matcha tea. Enjoy!" The waitress bowed respectfully and left us. 

"Don't you know it's rude to be on your phone during a date?" Kol said taking a sip of his tea.

"Oh? I wasn't informed this was a date." I put away my phone and leaned over the table. "You have my fully undivided attention." I rolled my eyes and leaned back again, taking a bite of the nerikiri. It's really good...

"Thank you. Hey Shino, I just realized. I don't know a lot about you. Let me know a few secrets flashlight." Kol smirked and waited for me to speak.

"You wanna know things, fine. Im an only child, orphan, and I've probably been to more foster homes than you knew was possible. I have wings, I can fly, I just chose not to. My quirk makes my temporarily blind if I overuse it, and I have an iron deficiency. Happy?" When I finished speaking I took a long sip of tea.

I was nonchalant about the whole thing, but deep inside I was worried about what Kol would think of me after the fact.

"You can fly!?" 

No mention of the orphan. Nothing about the foster homes. Nothing about my quirk overuse. If I can fly? If. I. Can. Fly!? at his boy is denser than a rock. 

"Yes, but unless I have to, I won't. So don't even ask." I finish the nerikiri and down the tea. I put down enough money to pay for us both and walk off.

Kol stammers something before thanking me and saying bye. I hold up my hand silently, leaving the shop. 

—~+~—

I messed with a small sphere I made out of light. I was watching some thugs rob a family. It's night, almost eleven o' clock. The dad, who I assume was the dad, was putting up a good fight until he made a dumb move. He tried to kick the guy in the stomach. The robber easily blocked the attack and knocked him upside the head. A little girl screamed something and that's when I stepped in. I jumped down in between the woman with two kids and the thug. I created a shield across them. I made a sword after taking out the light from a street lamp. I spun my sword for dramatic affect before pointing it at the thug. 

"Who's this kid? Yo, you think you got tricks?" One of the thugs yelled out. The other one shrugged then pointed a knife at me. Cute. 

I lunged at them, going between them easily. I separated my sword into two, throwing them both at the thugs. It didn't stab through them, it just pinned their clothes to the ground. I made smaller swords, more like daggers to pin them to the floor. I picked up the father with ease, bringing him to the family. They tried to thank me but I shushed them. 

"Get in your car. Tell nobody about me. Drive away, home." I order. The woman nodded quickly then rushed her children into the car, along with her husband. 

They drove away quickly. I turned back to the thugs and made the daggers turn into cuffs. I used a lot of energy to lift them in the air, then pin them to the wall. The cuffs turned into actual cuffs, locking them into the wall. I also made a key right next to them. Just to taunt them. I left them there. Police found them eventually. I couldn't care less. It took a bit of energy to turn things I make out of light into actual items so I was tired out. I rest on a roof calmly. The cold air felt nice. 

Good to know these are the types of clowns we'll have to deal with when our group becomes a real thing. No real threat, means no real danger. No real danger, means nobody gets hurt. When nobody gets hurt, now that makes things a hundred times easier. No doctors, no explaining, no jeopardization of the others. 

—~+~—

I don't let Kol know about my nighttime escapades. Let him be surprised and impressed when he sees for himself. 

Speaking of Kol, he's been taking up a lot of my thoughts recently. Not sure why. I suppose it's about the club. I have to have a talk with him about that actually. I'll put that on the end of my to-do list for the week. The god forsaken to-do list...I have homework, make up homework, researching, studying, the researching portion will probably take 4 hours tops. I have to research school stuff, club stuff, sports stuff, crime stuff, work stuff, probably more that I'm not accounting for at the moment. I have to help a couple people do a couple things. This "help" ranges from totally legal to not so legal. Some things I'll get paid for, other things not so much. I'll have to do those paid jobs until I can lock down an official part-time job. That'll probably take away some time as well. Maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew...That's why I've been doing basically nothing for an hour. The real work will start tomorrow. 

As for secret club stuff, Flex has come up with the name "L.O.V.E" it stands for, "League of Vigilantes and Espionage." One thing I'll never understand it why the "of" gets abbreviated but not the "and" if neither of them deserve capitalization, why does one get included in the abbreviation? That's just some shower thoughts for you. We have a couple members now. I'm getting to know them little by little. 

We have Aurora and Aries, twins. They're roommates with Ana I believe? Their works are active at night so I'm not too sure what they can do. Aurora is kind, I like her. She smart, keeps her brother under control. Aries is a different story. I see why he gets along with Kol. Either way, they both have strengths and weaknesses, both special in their own ways. 

There's Ana, exactly how she is. Shy cyclops girl that needs less social anxiety and more confidence and pride. A part of my feels for her. Her quirk makes people see nightmares. Quite terrifying if you ask me, but what do I know about fear? A lot to say the least. 

Flex is Flex.

Collin is a rather new addition. The dude is shady, I don't trust him. Kol seems ok with the idea of him though. He should be more vigilant about these matters, but I guess there's always room for improvement. Collin likes Rubik's Cubes a lot, noted. He gives them out like candy though, very content that nobody breaks theirs. Shady dude that stole my hair color. Kol already likes Flex a great deal, I don't exactly trust another one coming...

When did Kol stop enjoying having just us two anyways? The club was his idea...It's not exactly ideal to have only two people on vigilante runs, but still, we can handle ourselves. Maybe I'm just being gatekeep-y with our friendship. 

Is our group really that small? I guess so. Maybe I should talk with Kol for a bit. I give him a call. 

"Hey loser," I greet when he picks up. "What-cha doin'?" I ask, procrastinating to myself.

"Hi idiot, I was hanging out in my bed, watching movies." Kol replied.

"Hey I wanna join!" I protest, trying to forget my list of to-do's.

"Come over then, I'll wait." Kol offers before hanging up abruptly.

"Bitch." I say to myself. 

I stare at Kol's contact for a while. "Loser Boy" it was supposed to be a funny play on "Lover boy" but I'm not sure about it now. Maybe I'll change it sooner or later.

—~+~—

As soon as I reach Kol's dorm, I realize that it's late. Probably best to stay the night. Kol greets me at the door in some striped pajamas. They hang over his socked feet and drag over the floor. He looks tired, but happy. I smile and walk in. Kol leads me to his room and shows me a nice set-up with a blanket-fort, pillows, a laptop, popcorn, and a mini fridge. 

"Ice cream and soda in the mini fridge by the way. We're pulling an all-nighter!" Kol says loudly, closing the door with a chuckle.

I shrug and glance down at my dirty outside clothes. Kol points at his wardrobe and leaves the room so I can change. 

I put on a white graphic T-shirt with some band on it that was slightly big on me. I got some fluffy white pants too, might have to ask Kol where he got them because they are so soft! I take off my beanie and throw it somewhere. I ruffle my hair, leaving it messy, flying in every direction. I feel bad for cutting the back of Kol's shirt, but I never see him wear it anyways. 

"You done yet?" Kol knocks before walking in with a bag of marshmallows. "Oh, thank goodness you chose that shirt, I haven't worn that in years." Kol shrugs and crawled into the blanket-fort. I followed behind.

I kept my wings tucked behind me, not wanting to take up too much room. Kol smiles and leans back. He shows me his movie playlist, the movies ranged from Disney to horror, even a few romance movies tucked in there. I approved of the playlist and we started up the first movie. 

Over the course of eight hours, we finished four bags of popcorn, eight sodas each, half the marshmallows, and two ice cream bars and two tubs. We both felt extremely bad, yet so good at the same time. We were super loopy on sugar and extremely delirious. I yawned and climbed over to Kol. I laid over his chest, glancing at the movie. Beauty and the Beast. I felt my eyelids getting heavy as Kol placed his hand in my hair. 

"Tired huh?" Kol said, equally exhausted.

I nodded quietly.

"Maybe we can sleep...just for a little..." Kol yawned and laid back further. 

"Tale as old as time" started playing as we drifted into sleep. I felt Kol's palms play in my hair softly. He combed his fingers through my wavy locks. He gently pulled on some strands, very delicately. I love it more than I should, but I'm also too tired to do much more than lay on his chest, calm and quiet. Kol whispers something before I drift off completely.

"Goodnight beauty..." 

I could barely hear it, just enough to know what he said. I hear it just enough to think about it days on end. 

—~+~—

Kol had earned a new nickname. This one is just for me though. His name in my phone is now "Lover Boy". This change was one that I did not appreciate. I started getting sweaty palms and instantly flustered around Kol. I was more fidgety when he was close, very weird. I hate being flustered! It's not my fault Kol is just so damn handsome...I shouldn't say that...I hate all these feelings I'm feeling, I'm loosing my mind over something as minuscule as a boy. I've never seen Kol like that before. At least I don't think I did? This is probably all a phase. We hung out, got kinda close, he said something weird, no big. Just ignore it. It really isn't all that special. I say this, yet still can't silence my feelings. 

—~+~—

Sports club. Turns out it's a thing. I got in, and now it takes up more time than it should. I do enjoy it though, I'll say that. The members are pretty annoying though. David in particular. I've lost all hope that he knows my real name. He calls me any name, but my name. "GlowStick boy" "Lost K-pop star" "Winged singer" "Flying flashlight" to name a few. 

"You-hoo, Lightbulb, what are you up to!" Speak of the devil. There's a new one.

"David, if you really are incapable of saying my name, at least call me something clever." I roll my eyes and bump the ball in his direction.

"What would you prefer, Glow-boy?" David offers while setting the ball back. 

"No. Perhaps something like...Icarus. It's the god who's wings melted off when he flew into the sun. There, light, wings, all in one package without being a sad attempt at humor." I hit the ball over David's head. Would've been a point.

"Too factual, my favorite is Winged singer." David retrieved the ball, switched to the other side of the net, and served it back to me. 

"Yeah, whatever you say dude." I roll my eyes and we start playing for a while.

—~+~—

"I'm home, do you guys need dinner?" I call as soon as I enter the dorm. 

"Yes please!" Rikku said from the couch happily.

"That would be helpful, but your an awful cook." Artemis said gently with a giggle.

"When did I say anything about cooking? I'll order some pizza." I chuckle and throw my bag somewhere. "Hey, David lost five-to-one just now in the gym. It was pathetic to watch." I chuckled and headed down to my room. I heard Rikku and Artemis laugh as I left.

I took a warm shower, something I quite enjoy. What I don't enjoy is getting my wings wet. My feathers poof up in every direction when they dry. It's quite upsetting. I have to comb them through until they behave. The upside is that they are silky when I'm done. 

I don't bother to comb them before FaceTiming Kol. He picks up after a while. He's not home. He's on a rooftop. 

"Hey, copycat." I chuckle, closing my door. 

"What can I say, your good at picking hiding spots." Kol sighs, finally looking at the camera. His eyes gleam in the darkness. 

"May I ask what you're hiding from?" I flop onto my bed, resting a hand behind my head, the other holding up my phone.

"My mom." Kol says with a tinge of guilt. 

"Oh?" 

"Yeah, she's been on my case for school stuff lately. She's staying at my dorm with my roommates and I and it's getting on my nerves. I love her and all, but sometimes she can be a bit...what's the word?" Kol looks to me for help.

"Overbearing?" I offer. It's the exact word he's looking for.

"Yeah. Overbearing. Thanks." 

"Wanna come over? I'm free all night." I smile and remember the pizza.

"Thanks Shino. I'll be over soon." Kol gives me a smile before hanging up.

Cool, another night of hanging out.

—~+~—

Kol arrived holding our pizza. 

"Hey, this was sitting on the porch, I didn't want to leave it there." Kol said as he walked in. 

Artemis and Rikku tensed when they saw him. 

"Oh, you guys haven't met. Artemis, Rikku, this is my best friend Kol. Kol, this is Artemis and Rikku, my roommates." I introduced them and they greeted each other. I smile and take three slices of pepperoni pizza. 

"Help yourselves. Kol, we have a "date" don't we?" I said raising an eyebrow. Kol nodded, took some pizza for himself and followed me to my room. 

"My mom has been on my case about school work, how I'm doing with grades and such. As you know, I'm on the brink of failing most of my classes so she wasn't happy about that. I don't understand why I have to be good at school anyways. The class that matters the most is our hero course and I'm not failing that, am I?" Kol ranted, taking aggressive bites of his pizza along the way. 

I tried to hold it in, but I couldn't help but laugh. Kol has such little care in the world. I wonder what it would be like to not give a damn about things like the future. 

"Listen Kol, it's your mom. You're gonna make up. I suggest actually trying in some of your classes. All actually. Passing your hero course right now will make just as much impact on your life as killing a fly would. What good is murdering one if there's still a whole nest?" I chucked at Kol's idiocy. 

"Gross analogy, you disgust me?" Kol says nonchalantly. 

"Whatever you say Kol. If you want I could tutor you, make sure you pass math and ELA at least." I offer with a smile.

"Fine...and how do you know that killing a fly won't impact the way I see life and death for the rest of my life!?" Kol said offendedly. 

"Your absolutely hysterical Kol." I say rolling my eyes.

We eat in silence for a while until Kol perks up.

"Hey, what happened to your wings?" 

"I took a shower and didn't comb them. They get like this." I shrug and dust my hands of pizza crumbs.

"Could I comb them?" Kol says while staring at my wings. 

I feel my face heat up. 

"Fine...Go wash you hands first, and put my plate in the sink would you..." I get up and get my comb for my wings. It's yellow with a gold handle. It was a gift. 

Kol salutes and takes my plate. He returns shortly, holding up cleaned and dried hands. I glance at the comb in my hand, holding it tightly before handing it to Kol and turning my back to him. We sit on my bed. I sit cross legged and Kol sits on his knees. Kol pulls the comb through a few of my feathers and I wince in pain.

"Gently! These things are worth more than your life..." I take the comb and show Kol how I would normally do it. 

I gently hold and glide the comb through a few feathers. After a few strokes, they are smooth and pristine again. I hand the comb back to Kol and he mimicked what I did. Soon enough, both my wings are good as new, silky and soft. 

"I love your wings Shino..." Kol says softly, rubbing on my my wings gently. He rubs the smooth feathers between his fingers carefully, zoning out while doing so. 

"You do?" 

"I do." 

I turn around and break him out of his trance. We stare into each others eyes for a moment before getting closer, and closer, and closer...

"Thanks for letting me stay for a while, but I should probably make things right with my mom." Before I can respond, Kol gets up and leaves. 

He took my comb with him...

—~+~—

After the awkward, "we almost kissed" moment, me and Kol started being a bit nicer to one another. It was weird, but nice. It was nice until Kol calls me in a panic. 

"Meet me in the club room, now. Shit just got real." 

I hang up, getting dressed to go to the club room. What could Kol have done now!? Whatever it is, I have to fix it. 

Kol gets to the club room shortly after me, sitting in one of the spinning chairs. He looks concerned and deep in thought.

"So, what's going on. What did you do?" I say calmly, holding back my annoyance. 

"Ok, I got in with the wrong people and...they found out about the club. They found this place, they found out about the cameras, and they know about the members." Kol explains, talking fast. 

"WHAT!?" I exclaim, frustration and stress taking over. 

"I messed up two of the members that were trying to rob some convenience store but they followed me back here, they broke in after I left and took pictures, Shino. They have evidence." Kol holds his face in his hands and groans. 

"We need to get everyone out of this. Maybe we could relocate?" Kol says, racking his brain for plans. 

"No. We have to disband. It's too risky, we don't have to stop completely, then there's no point. But the others don't deserve this mess." I grumbled, still trying to wrap my head around the situation. 

"They care about this too, what they don't deserve, is to give up on what they care about, you can't make that choice for them." Kol starts raising his voice, I can tell he's getting annoyed. 

"They can handle themselves, we've taught them enough. If we end up disbanding the club,  they could end up confused and doing the wrong things for the right reasons. If we don't though, who's to say we couldn't start something up all on our own?" Kol says smugly.

"Kol, you forget that at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of teenagers. We can't do things that adults can. We have to disband."

"Don't say that, I know things will be tough, but we can make if work...I believe in us." His tone softened, almost convincing me. I stand my ground. I can't keep falling for manipulators like him. I know it always ends horribly. 

"Listen Kol, wake up. You of all people should know that it takes more that hope to make things a reality." I chuckle to myself before getting angry. 

"You think you know what best just because you act on your emotions Kol, don't you see? Your not always in the right!? The incident with Shizu, Davis and Metica, hell, you can barely stay out of trouble in school because you're a loose cannon!"

I've never brought up those incidents like this before, but I realized as I spoke. Kol isn't stable at all, he's arrogant and blind. 

"You can't talk to me like that..." Kol gets angrier as well, his tone is low and nasty. 

"Why not Kol? We founded this club, TOGETHER! You can't just call all the shots, especially if they cost the rest of the club their quality of life, If we have to be struggling to stay alive, what  good are we doing!?" I refuse to stop. 

"What would you know about quality of life, you told me you've been a vigilante for years—Running from the law, avoiding doctors, you don't even have PARENTS!!" I feel my breath hitch for a moment before I start loosing my temper.

"Don't you see Kol, we. Are. The. SAME! We are both individuals who got dealt a bad hand. The only difference is you got lucky." I feel tears sting my eyes. I can't let them show. I blink a few times to shoo them away before I break down.

"Your talking about Momkey..."

"I AM. The only reason you don't have parents, like me, is because you got lucky. Don't you think you'd be different if you didn't have your mom? If you don't then I'll tell you now, you would." With that I left. I can't take it. I hate him. I hate him more than the word "hate" can convey. I despise that bastard with all of my heart. 

But that's not true. I care deeply about him, about the whole club. Part of me thinks I'm the problem. Was I too harsh? Did this get out of hand because of me? 

—~Third Person POV~—

Shino had never been one to raise his voice when arguing. Hell, he wasn't one for arguing. Shino debates. This debate just got a bit heated. This debate left a bad taste in both their mouths. We're they the same people who found each other six months ago? We're they the same people that found a companion, someone to share the ups and the downs, the wrongs and the rights? It's uncertain exactly of either of them feel after this, but what is for sure, is how neither of them feel the same. Neither of them feel they know the other anymore. Are they drifting apart? Is this what drifting apart means? Is this how it feels? Another things they both know, is that they don't like this feeling. Not one bit.

After Shino and Kol's fight, they refuse to make up. Deep down, they both want to talk to out again, but neither wants to be the first the apologize. It's like two kids who refuse to be the first to admit they were wrong. Shino and Kol don't talk, they certainly don't hang out. They try to erase the other from their minds, but the memories they shared were to strong to forget. The feeling the felt in those memories were to strong to forget. 

The argument brought up lots of hurt feelings, lots of wounds that will take more that a band-aid to heal. Will the agreement be enough to fix all that's broken? Will it be enough to revive the friendship? Will it be enough to finally take the two to a level that they could never reach? 

—~Shino's POV~—

Kol's words have been taking up space in my head. They repeat over and over, hurting more and more every time.  

He meant those words. He meant to hurt me. That's all people ever do...hurt me just before deserting me for good. 

The group never learned the real reason we split up. All they were told was to never speak of the experience and stay safe. I still go out on nightly "outings". It's just safer that way. I was foolish for thinking that I needed anyone else. I was thinking like Kol. I let him hypnotize me into thinking I need others. I've been on my own for years. Nothing is stopping me from staying that way. 

I'm even dumber than him for starting to develop "feelings" for that idiot. I regret it all. 

I hope...

—~+~—

I fly over some alleys, making sure to stay quiet. Rumor on the street is that there's gonna be a robbery at the bank. I'm here to stop it. 

I sneak my way into the building, the main hall is empty. I walk into the back rooms easily, the security had been turned off. Robbery for sure. There's a guard at the door. Asleep. Not like these dude to be sleeping on the job. This wasn't regular tiredness. I sniffed the guard cautiously. There's a pungent sent to his outfit, particularly close to his collar. He must've ingested something bad. I go in the pick the lock to the door, but it swings open as soon as I touch it. 

Whoever is robbing this bank is still here.

I walk in quietly, sword ready to be retracted. Footsteps. Not to far. I start walking faster, hoping to catch up to the perp. Then I see a familiar velvet red cloak from behind a crate. 

"Kol.." I whispered, tensing quickly. 

He turns, just enough to see a single glowing green eye. Then he runs. I chase after him. Kol turns over boxes and expensive-looking decorations in an attempt to slow me down. I easily dodged them all. Kol runs to the fire escape, pulls the fire alarm and runs up the stairs. 

The lights start flashing red, alarms blaring. Soon enough, guards are behind me. I dash for the fire escape as well, trying to catch up to Kol. The lights flash brightly, hurting my sensitive eyes. Once I reach the roof I see Kol. He's not alone. Flex and Kiyo are there as well. No doubt Collin has surveillance on the whole situation.  

"What are you all doing here!?" I yell, furious with my ex-friends.

"Your a traitor to L.O.V.E..." Flex says as if he's deflating, he seems sad. 

"I'm no traitor, Kol-"

"Save it would you, we needed this money and your not stopping us." Kiyo says, handing a bag of money to Flex before activating his quirk. 

I feel the floor open beneath me, then above me the air starts to move faster. I get thrown into an endless cycle going through one portal that leads to the next, over and over. I hear Kiyo cackle. They turn to leave me, but I send out the streetlight near them. The light crackles and sparks, scaring Flex. I take out the next streetlight. Both of them sparking leads to a fire hazard. I blind them with the light I took from the street lamps and escape Kiyo's portals. I crate duel swords and block a punch from Kiyo. 

"Stop playing around Shino, we don't have time to waste." Kol says angrily.

"YOU are the last person I want to hear from right now." I lunge at Kol, flipping behind him just before contact. I push him to the ground then, admittedly rudely, uses his back as a push off towards Flex. 

I kick Flex in the stomach, causing him to fall backward, dropping the two bags of cash he was holding. Kiyo lunges at me. He grabs one of my swords tightly before pulling it towards him and out of my grasp. I quickly make it disappear before he can use it against me. Kiyo punches me in the chest, sending me flying backward. I catch myself near the edge of the building, holding myself steady on the ledge. 

Flex gets back up, warping to David. He punches the ledge aggressively, making the part I was leaning on crumble. I fall backward, just barely catching myself in the ledge. I hold onto edge, grip loosening by the second. 

"Got-cha." Kiyo sing-songs, leaning over the edge, staring me in the eyes. 

"You really are stupid.." 

I make my wings glow as they fan out, blinding them both. I fly up to the building again, then  kick Flex into Kiyo. Since Flex is still David, they both fall onto the pavement heavily, knocked out. Kol finally makes his reappearance. 

"I'll do it Shino." I whip around to see Kol, bending one of the streetlights from earlier closer to the other. Any closer and they'll catch on fire.

"Kol, you wouldn't dare..." I would turn the lights back on, but I've already used the light I got from them. To turn them back on, I would need to access my personal supply of light. They would lead to a world of trouble. 

I would be weaker if we had to fight, It hurts to use my personal back-up and it takes longer to access. On the upside, no fire. 

Either the building goes up in flames or I risk my life. 

I glance back at Kol. His gaze is full with malicious intent. What happened to the boy that joked with me? The boy that watched movies and ate bad foods with me way past the city's bedtime? What happened the to boy that I let comb my wings? What happened to the boy I knew and loved? Loved...I loved Kol. What happened to that Kol? The Kol I loved? Who is this...this imposter. I felt the tears stinging my eyes again.

I pounced onto Kol, holding him down to the pavement. The sudden movement made the streetlights clank together, a fire started. It sparked up, igniting the floor, wooden crates, the ledge of the building. It crept down the building, flames soon engulfed the whole bank. The heat was unbearable but I kept holding Kol down.

"WHY?! WHY WOUDL YOU DO THIS!? ANSWER ME!" I yelled at him, I could barely see because of the smoke and my cloudy eyes. 

"IF YOU DON'T GET OFF ME, WE'LL BOTH DIE!" Kol screamed back, struggling to get me off. 

We pushed each other in fury, trying to hurt to other someway, somehow. If we both die in this fire, smoke intake, whatever. We'll both inevitability die, but I refuse to be the first. And it appears so does Kol. 

My wings flare out as anger, betrayal, hatred, and guilt seep into my veins. Suddenly I feel a hot sensation. Burning. One of my wings has caught on fire. Both Kol and I panic, but I keep pinning Kol to the floor. I can feel the fire quickly singeing my wing. I feel it on my back, the back of my neck, my shoulders, then I feel nothing. Then more pain. Pure pain. This is pain I've never felt before. My grip on Kol's shoulders loosen, my mind becomes foggy, and I black out completely.

The last thing I see is Kol's face full of dread, soot, and blood.

My blood.

—~+~—

I'm in a hospital. In immense pain. And one wing short.

After one of my wings caught on fire, turns out Kol was able to easily rip it off. It was gruesome and gory, and extremely painful. I have pretty bad burns on my back, some spots seem to be healing better than others. I have lots of tight bandages wrapped around my chest, back, and shoulder. They hold back bleeding. I had to get stitches on my back, those won't be taken out anytime soon. I have an IV attached to my arm since I was unconscious for days. Also, why does it hurt to swallow?! So yeah, IV. 

The others were also admitted to the hospital. What I've heard around is that Kiyo broke multiple ribs, probably because of the crush from Flex-David. Bad burning on one of his arms, and a concussion. Flex obtained the least injuries, only having slight burns, and a concussion. Kol has one broken rib, probably from me pouncing on him, a burn on his hand, and a head injury. Not to mention we all have smoke intake that is mostly cleared now. 

I don't like talking to the doctors or nurses, so I don't. They keep saying stupid optimistic things that they don't truly believe. I sat in my hospital room in silence for about two weeks, six days out of that knocked out. Then there was a visitor. His black and red hair was unmistakable. The way he carried himself with so much pride and respect. His visor was off, but you could practically imagine him wearing it since he has it on almost all of the time. I'm surprised it hasn't molded onto his face. The one and only Database. The only person I answer to. What can I say, I owe it to 'em. 

"You and your friends did something stupid." His voice was stern, and cold, just as his expression.

"Not my friends." I say, staring out the window, counting how many birds I see flying past.

"You know of my connections. I was able to cover for you, not so much the rest. I said that I sent you to retrieve something for me at the bank, you found out it was closed, but thought you saw injured people on the roof, so you attempted to help. You pulled the fire alarm when you saw the flames, but as you were trying to help someone, a crate fell on you, tearing off your wing. Nice story huh?" Database states my alibi like he's had experience lying for me. He probably has, I got into a lot of trouble at school. "All I need to know...Is if you were apart of the robbery." 

I wait for a while, thinking. Not sure about what, maybe the alibi, how believable it is. Maybe about the incident. Maybe about the birds, flying as I once could. You really never know what you have until it's gone. 

"No." I look into Database's eyes. We keep eye contact for a moment before I look away again. 

Then I feel arms around me. I hear Database sniffing softly in my ear. I reluctantly hug back. 

"Listen kid, I already lost them. I can't loose you too." Database's voice breaks as he talks about my parents. I feel those damn tears in my eyes again.

I hug him back tightly, he does the same. Not pressing again my wounds, but wrapping me in a warmth only comparable to one. 

A fathers love. 

We break away from our embrace, staring into each others tearful eyes. Database clears his throat and wiped his eye with his pointer finger, regaining his rock-hard expression in an instant. 

"Get better soon alright? We miss you...I miss you." Database says as if he's giving an order. I salute with a stern expression before cracking a smile.

Database smiles warmly, just a for a moment, then he's gone. 

—~+~—

BREAKING NEWS!!!

FOUR TEENS FOUND ON THE ROOF OF LOCAL BANK

Four young men were found unconscious on the roof of the bank two weeks ago. A security guard found dead inside, the cops assume he died from the fire that ended up engulfing the entire building. 

The four teenagers that were at the scene were identified as Kol Becker, Kiyo Rasmos, Shino Basca, and Alexander Flex, all students of the first-rated hero school, Monarch Academy. The legal guardian of Shino Basca, Angelo Walker, has cleared a statement for his presence at the bank, the other three have yet to be vouched for. They are suspected to have been stealing money from the closed bank, as five full bags of cash were found on the roof with the teens. All sustaining intense, life threatening injuries, they were rushed to a hospital once the fire department arrived. They are all currently conscious and in recovery. 

We will continue to give YOU updates on this riveting case.

—CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC)

—~+~—

Great. It's on the news. They can't keep their hands off anything can they. Our names are known now. If they get caught they'll get kicked out of school, go to a juvenile detention center, and that's if they're lucky. How could I let this all happen. If I wasn't so blinded by rage, things could have been different. Why couldn't Kol just listen to me!? If he listened as much as he spoke, maybe, just maybe, we wouldn't be in the situation. I grab a pillow and hold to my face to muffle my scream of frustration. 

It's not like me to loose my temper, but right now, I feel more angry then I've ever felt. And Kol had the nerve to call ME a traitor! That son of a...I take some deep breaths, calming my thoughts. I want to stop imagining all the horrible things I want to say, just in case they accidentally come out. I take my pillow from before and hold it close to my chest. I hold it tightly, burying my face into the fabric. It smells very sterile, and kind of like medicine. Before I know it, my stupid tears start to fall again. I must be cashing them in now from all those years of saving them. 

I hear the door hinge squeak as someone walks in my room, probably a nurse. 

"Sorry, let me.." I wipe my teary eyes with the pillow, feeling my face a bit. Then I finally look at the person. Kol.

"Listen, before you say anything, let me talk. Please." Kol begged, walking closer to me. Limping actually.

He's not in any better shape than I. He has a thick wrap around his forehead, pushing up his hair in odd ways. Bandage wrap around his palm and wrist, leaving his slightly darkened fingers exposed. A small lump in his head bandage let's me know that his bleeding still hasn't stopped, nice to know where to aim if he tries anything. 

I nod, letting Kol proceed. I wanna know what he has to say.

"I know, I fucked up. I'm not explaining myself, we needed the money. Shino, you probably hate me right now, for so many reasons. I can't even say that I'm sorry because it's not enough. Just...Let me have it, say whatever you want. As mean or cruel, just say it. I deserve it." Kol's voice died down as he spoke, his emotions showing up as a crumpled and tired expression. 

"You want to know how I feel? Fine." I take a deep breath, not entirely sure what I'm about to say. "I just want to know, did you ever truly care? About the club? The others? Me? Or was it some selfish plan you roped us all into. You seem to care more about your own personal gain, more than others. Do you know how long I spent thinking about you? How long I spent, thinking, about what I could've done better? How long it took me to forget how much you hurt my heart? Kol you changed me. You changed me in so many ways. So many good ways and probably twice as many bad. I don't know how I feel about you, hell, I never did. What I know now is that I feel...I feel...I feel betrayed. You betrayed my trust, time and time again...Yet I still care about you...so..so...so much. I think that's why this hurts so much. Awhile ago I realized something. I don't hate you. I hate how much I love you." My words flew out of my mouth faster than I could comprehend the myself. I've never been good at putting my feelings into words, but this time it was different. It was like writing a letter you knew you would never send. Only difference is, it was sent, and the fact that it was sent was probably more painful than the letter itself. 

"Shino...I care about you too. That's why I...I did what I did in the fire. If I didn't, the damage would've been so much worse, I-...I just wish I didn't let there be any damage at all...Shino you deserved so much better than me...Better than I could ever offer you. I...I'm more sorry than you'll ever know." Kol looks at the floor before turning around to go.

He can't leave like this, not now. I don't know if I'll be able to see him again for a long time after this. If ever...

I rip out my IV, rush towards him, turn him around, wrap my arms over his shoulders and kiss him. We tumble back onto the floor painfully but it's worth it. Kol kisses me back, he doesn't touch me though. This kiss holds more emotion than we could ever say. I wish I could hit pause on this moment, stay here forever. But I can't. We pull away after a long while, Kol stares directly into my eyes. 

"I should've let that happen so much sooner." Kol says before holding my cheek and kissing me again.

I let us stand again, Kol forced me back to the bed, carefully putting back my IV.

"I don't need it anyways..." I mumble, upset at the discomfort in my arm again. 

"I'm sorry, but it's what kept you alive for a week while you were incapacitated." Kol answered after securing the needle in my vein. 

Kol stares at me, his expression is solemn, but blush tinted his cheeks. His expression resembled a person who accepted that it was their time to go. Happy, sad, content, fulfilled, all in one. Kol touched my hair gently before fishing something out his pocket. 

My comb.

It's slightly singed. It was with him back at the bank...

He puts it in my hands and locks my fingers around it before kissing my hand softly and leaving. I hold the comb to my heart tightly. Laying back in the hospital bed, I close my eyes and start to imagine. 

—~+~—

I'm unsure when my daydreams turned into actual dreams, but when I open my eyes again, it's the next day. I'm still clutching the comb tightly. A nurse checks in with me as soon as I wake up. 

"Hello! Your Shino Basca right?" The nurse said kindly. I don't think I've met her before. She has dark purple hair with grey steaks through it, medium toned skin, and hazel eyes. 

"Yes...Just Shino is fine." Great, another nurse that talks me up while she takes my vitals.

"I'm Lilianne, I do both physical and emotional therapy." The woman, now known as Lilianne, introduced. 

"I don't need any kind of therapy. Thanks." I roll my eyes before closing them. I imagine Kol in a cell and get sad. I can't stand the idea of Kol living most of his life in jail. 

"I understand why you feel like this, but you need both of these things. I'm here to help. Are there any questions you have for me?" Lilianne asked softly.

"Just two. When can you leave? And how fast can you do it?" I say sarcastically. 

"Shino, I understand why you need your time. I'll be back later today, just to talk." Lilianne frowned and patted my arm gently before leaving. 

Lilianne seems lovely, I just don't want her help. Why did she have to say she understands? 

—~+~—

Lilianne kept to her promise, as she came back a few hours later. Almost dinner time actually.

"Shino, I want to ask you a couple questions if you wouldn't mind." Lilianne says, pulling up a chair.

"I do, but it's whatever." I mumble, angry now that my birdwatching was disturbed. 

"Do you have a favorite color?" 

"I..I don't really, but if I had to choose I'd say yellow I guess." I've never really thought about a favorite color, but when people ask what it is I say yellow. 

"Yellow is nice, bright color. Seen as a very happy color to most people." Lilianne smiles and nods, scribbling something on a clipboard.

"Who's the first person you'd call in a situation?" 

"I can handle myself." 

The questions ranged from "Favorite/least favorite food" to "Worst memory from childhood". I wasn't expecting that. I opened up to her more than I thought I would. I got a bit emotional talking to her. I started to like Lilianne more. I learned a lot about her too. Apparently she has a son, med student. She also is quirkless, but she always wanted to be a hero, so she chose to help people emotionally. Physical therapy is her side hustle I guess. Speaking of that, apparently I'll be starting that next week. 

—~+~—

Physical therapy is stressful. Lilianne determined that my balance is off, makes sense. Walking shouldn't be as hard as it is right now. I occupy myself by asking about my friends. And Kol. I don't think I can group him in the friend category anymore. Lilianne just tells me they are doing ok. I don't know why she's beating around the bush. Eventually, I need to know.

I'm practicing some crunches and I can't stop my mind from wandering to Kol. I used to watch him do push ups or lift weights and stuff. Half the time he was shirtless. That boy is so fine....Didn't hear that. I snap out of my fantasy and turn to Lilianne who was sitting on a chair, monitoring me. 

"Hey...Lili...Did you ever find out what happened to Kol, Flex, Kiyo and them...?" I ask softly, taking a water break. 

"Shino, I really don't think you should be worried about that right now. Let's focus on getting to thirty crunches, mkay?" Lilianne dismisses my question and gives me a worried smile.

"No. I want to know. I never see them and I...I'm worried..." I trail off, bad thoughts coming back.

"Shino....Ok...Ok...let me...let me check your blood pressure, alright? We'll take a break and talk..." Lilianne seems defeated, as she gets her blood pressure cuff. 

I sit with her and hold out my arm. I'm not too sure why this is necessary, but I don't complain. Lilianne tightens the cuff around my forearm and starts pumping it. 

"So...What's going on with them? Are they ok? What about Kol? The cute one with two colored hair, where is he?" I ask questions quicker than Lili can answer, she just keeps pumping my arm. 

"They're ok...I've been interrogated for the event. They are likely getting expelled from the school... People are thinking about sending them to juvenile detention center...Kol you said...The boys mother is distraught about the situation. She's appeared on camera crying, she blames herself, as a mother would in this situation. She's trying to get them all out of this with minimal punishment." Lili explains softly, not taking her eyes off the cuff.

I feel dizzy. Kol could be going to juvie!? I don't know exactly who he is to me, but I know that I care about him and I can't let that happen. I feel my heartbeat pick up pace. What can I even do about this!? What if I can't do a thing!? What if I don't see Kol for years after this!? What if he blames me for things not turning out well!? We finally found peace with each other and it's all being taken away, just like that!? 

I don't even notice the blood pressure cuff going insane along with my quick shakes breaths. Lilianne takes the cuff of me and starts rubbing my arm. I hands shake uncontrollably and I can't stop hyperventilating. It feels like I'm having a heart attack. I struggle to breathe through my nose and mouth, I get choked by tears, and I can't even form a sentence. 

Lili helps me calm down from the panic attack with soothing words and affirmations. My hands still shake as I sip some tea.

"I knew talking about this wasn't good...Shino let's go to my office ok? Remember, the room with that dark blue sofa you really liked?" Lilianne speaks softly, rubbing my back as she speaks. I nod slightly.

—~+~—

Lilianne and I went over coping mechanisms for panic attacks, anxiety attacks, and just general stuff. I still kept Kol in the back of my mind. I have to see him. Especially if he ends up...

"Lilianne...I...I want to see Kol." I think I'll have to beg her to even try to set something up, but her response is a simple nod. I get to see him. One last time.

—~+~—

Against Database's better judgement, he allowed the meeting. We had to be watched because they think Kol is a feral monster for tearing off my wing. They didn't see the gentleness and care he had in the hospital. Or when he combed my wings. Or when we pulled an all nighter eating bad foods. They never saw the real Kol. But I did. And I can't wait to see that Kol again.