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Izuku was tired as he got off the train that day. It was the first day of the school year and he was exhausted. Nedzu had sent him so much paperwork to do so he would officially be licensed to work at the school and with the kids. He was wearing a pair of black cargo pants and a black tank top shirt with green stitching. He wore a leather jacket overtop so people didn't stare at the new tattoo on his arms he got the week before. After all, so many people in Japan still didn't like the idea of tattoos, especially on young people.
His green hair was pulled back, the white strip was braided but pulled back with the rest. Green eyes scanned the streets as he walked. After being quirkless for most of his life he became vigilant… okay so he was paranoid so sue him. His furry ears flicked back and forth on his head as he walked, picking up any and all sounds around him. How that had been an incredible thing to get used to, his new appendages and the new form that came with it. Now though it was almost second nature to him. He had been a bit shocked by his coloring though, he had never heard of a black lynx before but here he was black with green undertones in feline form.
He looked up at UA university and pinched himself. It was almost surreal that he was there. He had given up his dream to be a hero, all might had crushed that dream to dust two years ago. Now instead of being a hero, he was eighteen and going to be a teacher and permanent quirk councilor for nedzu and the school. He was nervous to say the least.
He scanned his ID and headed in, it was still early after all, they had a staff meeting to introduce him to the rest of the staff. He sure hoped he didn't mumble and annoy them as he did so many other people. He made it to the room where nedzu stood outside waiting for him.
"Hello Izuku-kun, it's good to see you made it here just fine and with time to spare. An excellent quality in my staff, I must say. How are you feeling today?" Nezu asked with a…kind? smile on his face.
Izuku gave him a shy smile. The mammal had been so good to him and helped him do a lot since they had first been in contact. “Well sir.. I'm still a bit nervous. After all, I'm only eighteen, what if the other teachers refuse to listen?” He had been an enigma for two and a half years now, he was well respected online but no one knew who he was, or that he was an eighteen year old previously quirkless man.
Nedzu gave a pat to Izuku's leg, "If they want to be bigoted fools, then I don't need them. They should know, the teachers I hire are the best of the best. I do not want fools teaching my students." There was something in the way he said that, that made Izuku curious.
Izuku tilted his head sniffing the air, the principal was annoyed by something. “Is there something wrong sir?”
"I won't be able to hide a thing from you, Izuku-kun," Nedzu said with a fond huff, "I am afraid my hands have been tied on a certain matter revolving around faculty members. I have been…kindly asked to hire someone with no license. They do not seem to be in any hurry to attain one, either."
His green eyes narrowed into slits. He closed his eyes and began to scent the air and a low growl vibrated in his throat. “The rumors are true then? He forced you to take him on as a teacher even with his quirkist negligent attitude.”
Nedzu sighed, "He went above my head, I'm afraid. The president is hoping that having him here will negate the effects he has on the people"
He nodded and pulled his feline back. He did not need to lose his emotions now and shift. “It's alright nedzu. I know you wouldn't do this, not after how you reacted to what he did to me. I’ll just try to avoid him as best I can. After all, when I met him, I was quirkless.”
"He will be the new heroics teacher. I have hopes that you won't have to interact, but I also know that sometimes it is best for you to see the quirk in action. The best time would be during heroics, I'm afraid," Nedzu said, not at all happy. He hadn't wanted the man here. Izuku-kun was like a pup to him. They had had many talks and tea times since he sought the boy out.
Izuku nodded with a sigh. “Well hopefully he won't remember me. He won't be teaching on his own will he?”
"For the most part, no. He should have the homeroom teacher with him. However, some classes he has…requested to be able to do alone," Nedzu said, his tone blank as he spoke.
He tilted his head at the man, a purely feline gesture. “You’re hiding something from me, nedzu. I won't push but it better not end up with anyone hurt.”
"I wish I could tell you, Izuku-kun. Unfortunately, my hands are legally tied. However, I can do nothing to stop you from looking deeper now can I?" Nedzu said, a sparkle in his beady eyes. He loved puzzled and he loved the brain in front of him. He would tell the boy if he could.
His eyes flashed and he gave a sadistic grin. “Well now, that is very true now isn't it? Alright, now before you throw me to the wolves in there… is my stipulation still approved? I won't have to interact with him at all except in a simple classroom setting where I can focus on the others? He won't listen to me anyway.”
Nedzu nodded, "Yes, of course. Should he seek you out with any intent other than to seek help with his quirk, you may use whatever force you feel necessary and he will be the one punished. You are staff and he is merely a student."
He nodded and sighed. He had been worried about it after all. His burn scars on his back itched as he thought about it. “And we will be letting the staff know about my other form? So no one tries to…. Well touch me or something.”
"Of course. They will show your other form the same respect they show me or they will be fired. They are heroes and should understand the meaning of consent," Nedzu said with a fire in his eyes. He hated being treated as an animal. Were someone to touch him without permission, they would see how animalistic he truly could be.
He gave him a smile. “Thank you nedzu. I guess we should get this over with. After all, students should be arriving soon.”
Nedzu nodded, "Agreed. I do hope I don't start the morning with paperwork. It would be a shame to fire people on the first day of school." He turned towards the door. Hitting a little button in his pocket, the door swung open.
“If you do have paperwork, I'll let you curl up in my fur while you do it.” he smiled at the mammal, it had been something they had done a few times, after all his fur was long and plush, perfect for napping in. The two of them stepped into the room after izuku took a deep breath. He scanned the room in awe as he spotted several of his idols, the real heroes. His hand twitched as if he wanted to write something down, but he held the urge back.
Nedzu led Izuku to the front of the room before climbing up onto the table. "Attention, I have an announcement to make!" He said cheerily. He waited for everyone to quiet down and look at him before saying, "We have a new faculty member here with us today."
"Yes, but we already had the meeting introducing me," All Might said, standing from the chair he had been sitting on, "Why is there a child here, Nedzu?"
Izuku felt his ears pin back against his head and his eyes narrowed in annoyance as he stood there. He didn't hiss or even growl at the man, he was proud of himself for the restraint.
Nedzu stared at the man, "Perhaps give me a chance to say what I must before interrupting me. Now, as I was saying, we have a new teacher. He has his license, as requested by me when I offered him the job, he is also an adult, not a child" a clear jab at Yagi. He turned to Izuku, "Would you care to introduce yourself?"
Izuku bowed his head slightly before stepping forward. “My name is Midoriya izuku, please refer to me by my first name and NOT my last name. For the last two and a half years I have also been known as Enigma. I’m looking forward to working with my fellow teachers.”
It was quiet before Yagi called out, "There is no way a child is Enigma. This boy has clearly fooled you in some way, Nedzu. We should remove him from the property to protect our students."
“I'd be more afraid of you around the students than myself, Yagi. There’s a reason Enigma refuses to respond to any requests from your agency since they first appeared. No matter how much money or how many threats you throw around. Nedzu sensei is the one who figured out who i am, he verified my work before even approaching me two years ago.”
"You threatened an analyst just because they refused to work with you," a perpetually tired black haired man said as he glared at the too buff blonde.
His ears flickered listening to the voice before he nodded. “Twice, and then sent Sir nighteye to try and subvert my denial. Thankfully I'm no fool.”
"Yo, that's fucked up," Present Mic said with disgust before looking to Izuku his eyes holding a fire in them izuku couldn't interpert, "I mean messed up. That's messed up and super not cool."
He shrugged and gave Mic a small smile. “Don't worry about the language, I've heard a lot worse growing up and often have trouble remembering to not swear like a sailor.”
"I wouldn't have had to send him if Enigma would have done their job. I am a hero and I requested his services." Yagi said with a huff as he sat back down. The rest of the staff glared at him for a moment before ignoring him.
Midnight raised her hand, "Not to be rude or anything to the cutie, but shouldn't you be in school as well? If you don't mind me asking, that is."
“That's alright midnight, I knew I'd need to answer questions. I graduated highschool during my first year of middle school. I stayed in the school because they refused to accept the fact and threatened to have me arrested for truancy if I didn't keep attending. But I had online courses to keep me busy after that. Gave me time to work on my analysis. With my degrees there's no reason for me to be in a physical university anymore”
"That's some messed up shit," Snipe said, leaning against the couch, "Fuckin' school system failin' ta do their damn jobs. Shouldn't a had ta stay there if ya graduated early."
He shrugged “sadly life isn't fair, i'm just lucky i was able to meet nedzu. He helped me get my quirk councilors license as well as my teaching degree, though while working i'll probably work towards a masters in teaching. Because why not.”
Loud Cloud came bouncing up towards Izuku, stopping a respectable distance, "That's so amazing! Hi, I'm Loud Cloud, the 1B homeroom teacher! I think it's so awesome what you've already accomplished!"
“It's not that special.. Anyone can do it if they try… I just get bored easily, but I know who you are, I know who all of you are. It's an honor to work with…. Most of you.”
There was a huffed chuckle in the back where the tired man stood. Oboro gave the boy a challenging smile, "What about that grump over there?" He said, pointing to the black haired man.
His ears perked up as he looked at the man and smiled, his eyes going wide. “Well that's eraserhead, quirk erasure, causes dry eye to which he needs to use quirked eye drops for. His capture weapon is an amazing support item and he’s an ambush fighter…though his goggles are kinda pointless because the bars don't really keep out debris or anything. Someone can easily target his eyes and the red shine from his quirk use can be seen through them which is a great intimidation practice but also makes it so people can see him…”
Nedzu cleared his throat. “Now now izuku-kun, we don't have time for you to break him down and build him back up before school begins.”
Izuku let out a startled mewl as he blushed, looked down and covered his mouth “oops i forgot people were listening, well at least we know their ears work.”.
Aizawa Shouta had his face covered by the capture scarf. He wasn't used to anyone knowing who he was much less all of that, from someone so.. adorable?. Still, he could acknowledge a brilliant mind when he saw one. The startled mewl that came from the younger had him blushing for a completely illogical reason.
"That was so cute!" Midnight said with a little bounce, "Sorry if that makes you uncomfortable, but it was. Do you just have the ears or is there more to your quirk?"
Nedzu placed a calming reassuring paw on the boy's arm. Izuku looked up and nodded “y-yeah… it's a transformative type.. I turn into a large black lynx cat. I'm larger than a natural cat, I have the hearing smell and eyesight of my feline form at all times. I'm often more comfortable in my feline form when I'm experiencing high emotions…i… i haven't fully gotten it under control yet.” he sounded almost apologetic at the last part. He was eighteen, yes he had only had his quirk for a little while but emotions were hard to deal with.
Mic smiled at the man, "Hey no need to be down. Something like transformative quirks can be hard to handle. Usually the quirked side tends to take over during those types of situations. You're all good, listener…is it okay if I call you that since you're also a coworker?" This was going to be confusing to the man. He was used to teaching young adults not working professionally with them, and especially not having his mind yelling at him to claim them..
Nedzu nodded. “Yes, it is impressive izuku-kun, after all you've only had your quirk for a little under two years. You've done very well.”
Izuku blushed a bit at the praise. Old habits die hard, he guessed. “That's alright mic, just if possible in front of the students use my name? They are already going to have trouble seeing me as a teacher.”
Mic gave the boy twin finger guns, "Got it, Izuku! Or do you want the kids calling you by your analyst name? Should probably figure that out before we slip."
"Wait…you said two years?" Loud Cloud looked impressed and horrified, "Quirks don't usually come in this late unless…"
He sighed and nodded “you got it cloud man… remember the sludge villain two years ago? Well I was the stupid teen who ran in… but he had attacked me before that too. Apparently both things caused enough stress to manifest my lynx…” he had forgotten all might was sulking in his chair when he said it.
"WHAT!" Yagi said, standing Up so quickly that his chair went flying back into the wall, "You could not be that child. That child was quirkless and was told exactly what pursuing a life of heroics would mean for him!”
Izuku hissed at the man, his eyes narrowing and the fur on his ears fluffed as they laid against his head. “Yes, and then was left alone on the roof of a highrise after being suicide bated the same day and not checked out by a medical professional.” he was shaking now, in fear, anger, and devastation at the memories. “Hence why i’m teaching and not going into heroics, you buffoon. My quirk is a forced stress manifestation because of a certain someone's negligence.”
"I'm sorry," Shouta said, his previous emotions replaced by anger, "You wanna run that by me again?" He glared at Yagi with pure hate and disgust, "Suicide baiting aside, you saved someone, didn't make sure they received medical treatment after being attacked and presumably nearly drowned in sludge, ended up on a highrise, probably said some quirkest bullshit going by your damn comment, then left them there. Did I miss anything? No, good. So you're just an incompetent moron who's an even worse hero than he will be a teacher because he refuses to get a fucking license!" He was ready to claw into the moron's bad side and rip out his remaining lung for what he did, it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact his mind was screaming ‘mine’.
“HE WAS FINE!! AND QUIRKLESS CANNOT BECOME HEROES!!” He bellowed out angry.
Izuku took two steps away from the man. He remembered being berated after helping Bakugou with the sludge villain. He remembered going home to his empty apartment and getting sicker than he had ever been before because of the sludge in his lungs. If it hadn't been for his insomniac online friend he would probably have died. He was so grateful for his friend.
Shouta quickly threw his capture scarf out and wrapped it around the man. He used the momentum to pull the man towards him and delivered a harsh punch to the nose, breaking it. "If I ever hear you say quirkest bullshit like that again, you won't have any time left to be a hero. A quirkless person CAN be a hero. They would work better as an Underground hero rather than being a flashy, self absorbed asshole like you. Heroics isn't about quirks, it's about the drive to help people. And he would not have been fine. Have you ever had fluid in your lungs? Would you like to find out how it feels with your one remaining one." His voice was deadly calm, though his eyes were filled with absolute rage.
Nedzu looked at the boy for a moment. “What happened izuku? I can smell it on you..what didn't you tell me?”
Izuku rubbed his face with shaking hands before he spoke. “I got sick, like really sick. It's what actually forced the quirk out. I had a fever and a horrible cough because of the infection it caused in my lungs. My internet friend.. My only friend other than you sir, he got worried when i wasn't responding and called an ambulance. He was just adopted a few weeks before and so when I stopped responding to him, he got me help." His voice was soft as he spoke.
"Nedzu, I request everyone but me and Yagi leave this room and the cameras get shut off," Shouta said, still glaring down at the pathetic excuse of a hero bleeding from the nose. Something about that story itched at his brain like a memory you can't remember. Still, he was too consumed by the rage inside him to care what it was at the moment.
Nedzu had to keep himself from going feral. That man had almost killed his pup before they had ever met. His brain also knew they couldn't kill the blonde right then. “Shouta please let yagi go. It's almost time for classes, izuku will be joining you and oboro for the assessment test so he can get a base for the children's quirks. One more thing. Bakugou katsuki will be exempt from anything and everything regarding izuku. Izuku does not have to work on his quirk at all unless he decides to do so himself.” he turned to yagi. “I want to see you in my office. NOW”
Shouta growled, tightening the capture scarf around the man to a painful tightness, before releasing the man and shoving him away from Shouta. He then turned away from the blonde and walked over to his friends, desperately trying to calm himself before he had to deal with hellions.
"Nedzu, is he not going to be punished," Yagi said, picking himself off the ground as he tried to stem the flow of blood without hurting his nose more. "He attacked me unprovoked! Like some kind of wild beast!"
Both izuku and nedzu narrowed their eyes on the man. Nedzu held back a growl but izuku did not. He could feel his lynx pushing against his skin. “What I do with my teachers is none of your concern. Now go to my office and wait for me there.” his voice was cold and his smile showed too much teeth.
Yagi nodded and glared at Izuku and Shouta before quickly leaving the room to head to Nedzu's office.
"Hey, Izuku, you're safe here," Midnight said in a soft voice, "The rest of us aren't assholes like him. We won't let him do anything to you either."
"I'll fucking kill him if he tries," Shouta said between grit teeth while his eyes were still closed.
Izuku closed his eyes and forced his lynx back down before opening them again. “I’m alright. Tosh got me help, i now have a quirk and i'm happy in my career. He cant take any of that away from me. Nedzu says i can bite him if he tries anything. But thanks. I knew you guys were all good heroes.”
"Tosh?" Shouta asked, feeling that itch coming back again. There was something about this man, he just didn't know what yet.
He turned and gave shouta a bright smile. “Yeah, he’s my best friend. Even if we haven't met yet in real life. He goes by Insomnicat4lyfe online in the quirkless and villainous forums. We met there when we were younger. I'm hoping we’ll finally meet this year though. He was trying for UA.”
"Do you…know his quirk?" Shouta asked. He wanted the itching to go away. He wanted to have that little mewl that had started to resurface in his memory to go away. It wasn't right what it did to him.
He tilted his head slightly before answering. “Not really, I know it's a mental based quirk that made his parents abandon him. He told me he would tell me if we ever got to meet in person.”
Damn it, that told him nothing. He just nodded his head. "Alright, we should head to class soon. Would you prefer to walk with one of us or just meet us on the training field? Up to you, Izuku."
“I think i'll meet you on the field, i need to stretch my paws.” he blushed. He didn't really want to leave the man but he also knew that was silly. He was his favorite hero, he was just some silly kid the man was being forced to deal with.
Shouta looked the boy up and down with a smirk. He would make such a pretty kitty cat. All he would need is a collar and then he'd be perfect. No, bad thoughts. Don't think like that, Nedzu would kill him in an instant, he also had zashi. "Alright. Do you know where the field is or should I show you? Those hellions can sweat a little for me to show up."
He gave the man a sweet grateful smile but shook his head. “Nedzu showed me the schematics for the school last week. I can find it. You go have fun scaring the kids. If you extra scare one bakugou katsuki, I'll be grateful." Then he turned to the door and opened it before walking down the hallways. As soon as he got outside he shifted into his lynx form and shook out his fur. He felt so much more settled now as he walked to the field and lay down in a sunny patch.
Shouta watched the man go. His mind seemed to want to torture him even more as he imagined a cute tail coming from his backside. And his little bubble butt that couldn't be hidden…No, bad Shouta. He can't think like that. He couldn't think of ways for the boy to show how grateful he was.
"C'mon, let's get to class," Shouta said, going over and grabbing his yellow sleeping bag. He needed a distraction from his thoughts that would surely get him fired and arrested.
Izuku found a nice spot in the field to lay down, the sun was warm on his fluffy fur. He flopped onto the ground with a huff and closed his eyes purring softly, visions of eraserhead and present mic filling his head with very… unholy thoughts. He seriously needed to get those thoughts out of his head, the two men were married after all.
Izuku shook his head. No, he would not lust after the two men while in the same building as them. He could do that in the privacy of his own home. Because fuck him. He just had to work with the two of them and be stuck in class with Eraserhead longer than Mic. At least he wouldn’t be stuck in the same room with them longer than maybe being in the teacher’s lounge in the morning. Yeah, he could do this…right?
He growled and covered his face with his massive paws. This was a damn disaster, he knew it was. He also knew tosh was adopted by the two men. Of course he couldn't act on his… thoughts, with his friends parents damnit! His ears flicked as he heard someone silently coming towards him. He could tell it was eraserhead, his scent heady and amazing filling his nose as he lay there.
Shouta made his way onto the field after a disappointing introduction. Seriously, how many of those damn kids had any kind of situational awareness? Only his damn kid, that’s who. Shouta huffed just thinking about it. However, seeing the pretty cat just waiting for him on the field…well, fuck him running. The man was so pretty. Shouta just wanted to touch him. No, no he can’t think like that. Holy fuck, if his husband and possibly his son didn’t kill him for it, Nedzu most certainly would. He really didn’t fancy becoming a rug for the mammal.
Izuku lifted his head from under his paws and looked up at the man haunting his thoughts right then. Fuck why was he so gorgeous? His pops was gonna tease him even more about this when he noticed. The mammal constantly tried to help him with things, because he was quirkless growing up, people remembered and they didn't care so he was still charged up the wazoo for everything. He just wanted to do everything himself and be independent. His mama had raised him to be just that after all. He tilted his head in question as the man stood there watching him. He was so glad he couldn't tell he was blushing.
Shouta cleared his throat, “So, the students seem to have little to no situational awareness. Only one really paid any attention and was in his damn seat when I got there. Are you enjoying the sun? Or should we move a bit so you can relax properly? No, that’s not me being an ass. I am genuinely asking you since you’re here to get a first hand look at the student’s quirks.”
Izuku nodded his head and chuffed softly. He was comfy in the sun. Lynx were built for the cold and snow, but he also enjoyed sunbathing once in a while. He wondered who had been paying attention. Most eighteen year olds didn't really have attention spans, especially those with perfectly heroic quirks.
Shouta nodded as he walked closer, “Alright. One of the students has a quirk that allows him to speak with animals so…just don’t say something dirty or rude that you wouldn’t want a student to hear while in this form.” He didn’t think Koda would be able to keep a straight face if Izuku did. That would…actually be really funny to see.
Izuku huffed and looked offended. As if he’d say something dirty when someone would hear him do it. That would be an incredibly stupid thing to do. Now.. rude? That was a different story since he knew bakugou would be there. They waited for a while before anyone came out, when the first person came out of the changeroom it was a purple haired man that looked exhausted. He chuffed softly knowing instantly who this was. His savior and best friend.
The man raised a brow seeing the large feline. “So, our new quirk analyst. I bet you’re foaming at the mouth to pet him, aren’t you?” Yes, Hitoshi chose to antagonize his father a little. There was a large cat there and they both loved cats. His father was the reason his love of them grew to the point it was.
“Oh shut up hitoshi, i don't want to pet him. He’s a human being.” okay so yes he wanted to pet him, and more but he wasn't going to admit that while the man was there.
Izuku rolled his eyes and padded over to hitoshi and headbutted him in the chest before chuffing. He had told him what the quirk was, when he had finally gotten out of the hospital, though putting two and two together was difficult when he hadn't told him he was going to be working there. He didn't know until way too damn early that morning after all.
Hitoshi chuckled, “Yeah, yeah,” he ran his fingers through the fur, already realizing who it was, “You gonna go human for me so I can officially meet you or are you just gonna stay a cat so I pet you and cuddle you and sneak in catnip treats to get you high as a fucking kite?”
Izuku growled at him and pulled back before shifting to human form. “Oh go fuck off tosh, no fucking cat nip.” he grumbled, then he hugged his friend for the first time. “Thank you for saving me.”
Hitoshi chuckled as he hugged his friend for the first time, “Hey, can’t have my best friend dying on me, now can I. And there’s no way I won’t end up drugging you at some point. Though, I promise, that’ll be when we’re in a safe environment. Like your place where I get to tease you about your favorite heroes.”
Izuku growled and pulled back. “I will fucking eat you if you say a single word.” he growled. He heard the sound of others coming out and shifted back into his feline form. He didn't want to be attacked by katsuki yet, and he was curious about the students' reactions to a lynx, especially when he was much larger than other lynx and well, he was black and not golden. He wanted to know if any of them were smart enough to know he wasn't an animal.
Hitoshi chuckled, “Don’t worry, I won’t say anything…outright.”
The students slowly made their way up to the three of them. Shouta was annoyed by it. Seriously, did it take them almost fifteen minutes to change into gym uniforms? How long was it going to take them to change into hero costumes? Which he hated calling them that. They were uniforms for the job they chose, not them playing dress-up or pretend.
Izuku padded over and sat next to shouta. No, he did not lean against the man slightly, just wanting to feel him close to him. He would deny it forever. The smell of nasty burnt sugar filled his nose and he sneezed trying to clear the scent.
Shouta didn’t even notice he did it when his hand reached down to gently run through Izuku’s fur, being mindful of his ears. He watched the students file up and stand before all of them. “Took you all long enough. You all barely made it in the fifteen minute timeframe I gave you. Had any of you taken longer than that, you would have been expelled on the spot. This is heroics, not a hair braiding and flower weaving class. Time is of the essence to a hero.”
Izuku snorted at that, yeah definitely not hair braiding. “Umm sensei, why is there a.. A lynx? Sitting beside you?” a pink skinned girl asked curiously and a bit nervously.
Izuku huffed, ‘ looks like they aren't all that bright if they haven't noticed i'm not an animal but using my quirk. Do they not know lynx aren't this color? Or this fucking big?” he grumbled to himself.
There was a squeak from a rock looking man. Clearly he heard what Izuku grumbled to himself. “What’d I say,” Shouta said with a slight smirk, “He’ll understand what you say.” Then he looked at the students, “No, this is not just a lynx. This here is Enigma. He will be the new quirk analyst here at UA. You all will be required to see him except for Bakugou. I will not be disclosing why. No, it is not because you have some superior quirk control and you don’t need help because you’re just that amazing. You’re not. Get your head out of your own ass. I could see the ego three miles away from the school this morning.”
Izuku snorted and shook his head, “ sorry koda, i'll keep my thoughts to myself. Your quirk is amazing by the way. I look forward to working with you.” he told the man softly, he needed to remember not to think out loud when in this form. At least he knew how powerful the man’s quirk was now. That was going to be fun to work with. He chuffed to tell shouta to keep going.
Shouta nodded, “Now, we’re going to be doing eight tests. They will test your quirk and physical abilities. Not all of the tests will be applicable to your quirk so I don’t expect everyone here to be able to use their quirks on all of the tests. However, if you don’t when I know you can, you will be marked down for that. I want to see what your baseline is so we can push you past it to be the best heroes you can be. Get creative, show me what you can do with your brains. You all have them if you got into UA.”
There were murmurs about being able to use their quirks and how fun it would be, izuku snarled at that, he was about to shift when shouta spoke and told them all the last place will be expelled. He sighed and sat back watching the tests as the students went through all the tests. Some of them were definitely doing better than others, a grape balled man kept trying to touch the female students and izuku was getting pissed off. When all the tests were finally finished shouta turned and showed them all their scores, mineta minoru was in last place.
“Oh, and about the last place getting expelled,” Shouta said, giving a wide grin and making people believe it would just be a lie, “Mineta, get your liability ass out of my class. I will not have someone here who thinks they can grope their fellow students. I don’t give a fuck what sex they are. You trying to touch on the female students like you have a right to touch them pisses me off. Reach for one more girl and you’ll find out how morally gray an underground hero truly is. Get the fuck out now.”
The man cried and raged before he turned and ran towards yaoyorozu, izuku pounced and tackled him snarling at the nasty pervert, his fangs gleaming in the light. “No! It's my right to touch them! I didn't get to touch anything yet! You can't do this to me!” the man yelled.
Izuku shifted back to his human form and kept a foot on the short boy. “You will be detained and arrested for what you tried to do here you little pervert.”
And, fuck, wasn’t that hot. Kami, Shouta was a horrible husband but he felt himself get turned on watching Izuku tackle the grapist to the ground. Then he smelt burning caramel and he looked to where Bakugou was, his quirk flaring as the man glared at Izuku.
“Deku,” Bakugou said, moving close even as his explosions disappeared, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing here?! Where the fuck did you run away to? Huh? You just had to be a useless fuck!”
Izuku turned and growled at him, his ears pressed against his head. "Don't call me that slur. I work here, I didn't run away, mama died, I was on my own. I survived, force manifested a quirk two years ago because of quirkist assholes like you. I'm not useless and never have been."
“Fuck you, Deku, you quirkless piece of shit!” Bakugou said just as Shouta flung his capture weapon out and wrapped the angry blonde up in it.
“Bakugou, stand down,” Shouta growled out. “You are not to attack a staff member or a student for that matter. You are not above getting expelled right here and now either just because you aren’t trying to assault the girls here.”
Mineta had passed out under his boot so he turned and looked at the blonde. "I literally just turned from a lynx to a human, I have lynx ears. How the fuck am I still quirkless dumb ass. This right here is why I won't work with you. After mama died I had to leave aldera. I went online and graduated highschool in two years, even before I was high school age. I am now a member of staff, you come at me, and I will defend myself." there was a snarl in his voice, his green feline eyes slitted and his fangs showing as he spoke.
“That’s fucking bullshit,” Bakugou said, fighting the binds uselessly, “You’re not a fucking member of the staff. You’re a worthless fucking piece of shit!”
“Keep it up, Bakugou,” Shouta said, glaring at the man with his quirk activated, “I’m allowed to expel a total of three students on the first day. You wanna make it student number two? Or are you going to stop acting like a feral beast and shut the hell up? Because I’m getting sick of this. Enigma is a member of the staff. He has every right to be here and to be treated with respect. I will not let you disrespect anyone. Staff or student.”
Hitoshi chuckled, "Yeah cause you expelled the whole class last year they had to put a limit on it this year."
"Wait, how is he a member of staff? He's our age, he can not be Enigma, the analyst is said to be a retired pro." Iida said, chopping his arms.
Izuku rolled his eyes, "because I have a big brain, that's how." he told the man, "Bakugou. Nedzu knows everything you did. I'd be very, very careful if I were you, kaachan." he saw Tosh stiffen when he said the name.. Fuck he forgot his friend was there and knew all about his past.
“He is Enigma,” Shouta said, feeling his eyes burning with the need to blink, “He is an analyst. No one ever confirmed he was a retired pro. That was a baseless rumor. Now, are you going to calm down or am I going to have to call Midnight down here to knock you out?” Because he sure as fuck wasn’t going to let him near Izuku if this was how he acted.
“Let me fucking go, I’m fucking fine. But that thing isn’t anything fucking important. He’s lying to all of you. He’s pathetic. A worthless fucking Deku,” Bakugou said, no longer straining to attack Izuku.
Izuku shook his head, "keep thinking that all you want, asshole." he stepped back, "Go ahead and let him go." he looked at the rest of the students, "you're all dismissed. Grab your syllabus from the classrooms." he told them trying not to let his emotions get the best of him. He was tired and wanted to go home, maybe nap before working on more requests. He also needed to go grocery shopping but that was just a damn hassle and it didn't seem worth it right then.
The students were released, Bakugou stumbling as Shouta let him go. They walked away with the purple haired man looking back at them. Shouta shooed him to get his syllabus and make more friends because his son needed more than just one. Even if the one was his best friend. Shouta looked down at the thing lying unconscious on the ground. “I suppose I should take this to Nedzu to get it removed from the school. And the cops called. Are you doing okay?”
He nodded, "yeah, i actually expected worse." he told the hero, "he was never supposed to be admitted to the school but someone pulled strings to get his record sealed."
“Not surprised,” Shouta huffed, kicking Mineta as he talked, “People with powerful quirks or family on the board tend to make it through when they really shouldn’t. I wasn’t given a list of students I couldn’t expel so, if he attacks you again, he’s out. I won’t let an abuser make it through this school. Not if I can help it.”
"Good, but with my luck it won't be that easy." he told the man, "anyway, I should go get my stuff and stop keeping you. You have a husband and son to get back to." he turned to look at Shouta, "thank you. For taking in Tosh when I sent his file to you, and thank you for listening to his fears and getting me help that night."
“Of course,” Shouta said, looking at Izuku, “It was the best decision we could have made taking him in. He was always meant to be our son. I would never discourage him from listening to his own gut. He’s a smart boy who never cried wolf. And you aren’t keeping me. My son has to change and Zashi’s probably still at orientation or doing some icebreaker bullshit. Besides, Toshi has talked about how smart you are. I think talking to you would never be a waste or you keeping me from something.”
Izuku blushed a little, he wasn't used to people knowing who he was. "I knew you were a good hero, I didn't trust anyone else with his safety." he told him, "we've been friends for a very long time, but it's nice to see him happy." his hands were starting to cramp up. He'd have to go see Chiyo before heading home. His quirk was painful most days. "and yeah pops is long winded so orientation will be a while." They headed back into the school and to the teachers lounge.
Shouta nodded, "I understand. It's hard to trust when you've been beaten down so much by people who should have been there to protect you. We were happy to take Hitoshi in and adopting him was the easiest decision we could have made." He kept his mind off the man next to him. He was a cat shifting human! How was Shouta supposed to resist!
Izuku nodded and went over to his new desk to get his things. He was tired, and sore."You're a good one eraserhead. I'll see you tomorrow." he said as he tossed his bag over his shoulder and headed down to the infirmary. He knocked lightly before walking in and looking around.
Chiyo sat at her desk going through student files to try and familiarize herself at least with the more extreme cases. She couldn't remember everyone, but she could at least remember allergies to latex or medicines. She tried her best to remember everyone, but it just wasn't possible with the amount of students. When the door opened, she looked up, "Ah, Izuku. What can I do for you?"
Izuku gave a small shy smile as he put his bag down. “My joints are really hurting today, i was hoping you might have some of those good muscle relaxants that help.” he asked her shyly, she was his grandmother yes, but he felt odd asking for help. “I shifted quite a bit today and it's hurting now.”
Chiyo shook her head, "Alright, Kit. Why don't you go lay down. I can have the heated blanket ready for your joints and the muscle relaxers for you."
Izuku nodded with a sigh, “thank you granny.” he said as he went and laid down.. In his bed. Yes he had a bed. He would have called her when he got so sick but he was so out of it he couldn't even form a coherent word. He closed his eyes, “I can't have a long nap though, i still have to go grocery shopping tonight.” He had no food in his fridge, and he really didn't want to do it. He hated going out to stores and dealing with asholes.
Chiyo went around the infirmary and grabbed the relaxants and the blanket. She plugged it in and handed Izuku the relaxants, "You should just let Nedzu order your groceries for you so they can be delivered to your apartment."
He nodded, “I'm starting to think about it." He purred softly as the heat began to warm his body. He took the pills dry and lay back down. “I hate having to rely on pops though.. I have a stupid quirk now, people should treat me better.”
"They should but people can be cruel," Chiyo said, lightly petting his hair, "Take a small rest. At the very least, you can make the list and Nedzu can just send it through using his name."
He nodded and leaned towards the woman's hand with a yawn. “M'kay” he said softly as he fell into a light doze. When he woke an hour later he was alone, but he felt so much better. He got up folding the blanket and making sure it was unplugged. He headed home after texting nedzu a list of groceries and told him he would send him the money for it once it was all ordered. He was happy when he walked into his small run down apartment. The place was a dump really but it's all he could get right now. He sat on his couch and pulled out his laptop, he had work to do after all, and yes he was ignoring tosh and his constant teasing.
He didn't need his annoying friend teasing him about the stupid crush that would never amount to anything. The two were married, they didn't need him bothering them. He shook his head as images of the two popped into his head. Nope. He had work to do. Be gone, dirty thoughts. Izuku didn't need them.
Izuku worked into the late hours of the night, he had put his groceries away when they arrived but of course he forgot to actually make something to eat. He fell asleep that night on his couch at an off angle. It was not the best sleep he’d had but at least he’d gotten some.