Chapter 1
Summary:
this fic was created in the discord server
dani blade helped with so much of this, as did others within the server.
i hope you all like it as much as ive liked writing it.
Chapter Text
Izuku sat in his comfy chair in his shop. His drawing tablet in his hands as he worked. He was tired after the last few days but he had a smirk on his face anyway. He'd once again been petty with his neighbors and painted a large mural on the side of his shed. It was big enough that the two alphas could see from their windows. He knew how much they hated his 'graffiti' but then again, shouta had been annoying lately and kept being all growly and 'me big alpha man' when talking to him so.. well he retaliated.
Now he was sitting in his shop working on a new piece for a client. He had music blasting around him as he drew. He didn't have an appointment until later that day. His long green hair was pulled back in a braid, his scars on display as he worked. he needed to keep his mind busy, it was almost the anniversary of the mission gone wrong. of his retirement. he missed his brothers of course, but he'd needed to run and get away, and he knew they'd understand that. even if it hurt them all.
He was keeping busy drawing until he heard the door open, he was quick to lower the volume of music and get up out of his chair. He stretched and headed to the front counter only to freeze. The air was punched out of him when he saw the muscled blonde man standing there looking around. His eyes filled with tears as he looked him over. Other than the claw scars down his face, scars that matched his own, he looked alive and healthy. "kaachan." he whispered softly.
Katsuki huffed as he walked towards the shop, he'd been told this shitty shop was the best in the area. Aparently the fucking alpha's said the fucking neighbor ran this place. He wanted to get some of his scarring covered. He walked into the shop and looked around curiously. The music was nice, and the atmosphere seemed comfy. He froze when he heard a whisper. A name he hadn't heard in three years now. A name that haunted his dream.. His nightmares. He slowly turned his head, only for his eyes to land on Izuku Midoriya. His brother in all but blood.. And the last face he'd seen before blacking out after the attack. "Ku.."
Katsuki growled as his skin simmered with black and rainbow for a second as he leapt over the counter and punched the man hard. He heard the telltale sign of a bone breaking. "you fucking left me!! You broke the bond and fucking left me to die!" he snarled
Izuku cried out as he was punched. He felt his cheekbones break under the force as he fell to the ground in shock. Then he heard the words and frowned. He waved a hand and the door locked and the blinds pulled over the windows. He let his glamor fall. Now white fox ears sat on his head, his skin now a golden tan and nine tails sat at his tailbone. He was perfect, not a single flaw but for the claw marks on his face. "I didn't fucking leave you! They dragged me to the chopper fighting to get back to you! They told me you were fucking dead!" he tried to explain to his brother. A man who he'd formed a shadow bond with, something kitsune rarely did. "I felt you fucking die! That's what broke the bond. They wouldn't even let me go back for your body."
Katsuki glared at him until the scent of truth hit him and his knees gave out and he fell to the ground. "I died.." he said softly, "but what the hell are you doing here? There's no killer here, no one's gone feral. You try to go after the pride and I will stop you all." His eyes narrowed
Izuku sighed, his face hurt. "I.. I left the team.. After they made me leave you behind.. I vanished." he ran more like it. He'd run from the memories, he'd run from everything and everyone he'd ever known.
"how..there's no scent on you.. Why aren't you part of the pride, I watched you get bit." he asked in confusion.
Izuku tilted his head, "kaachan.. I'm a kitsune, I can't be turned by were's. My magic burns the bacteria that creates them too quickly to turn." he told him in explanation, "but no, I'm not here for the pride.. Though I do enjoy pissing off the two alpha's a lot.. They're safe from me." He did still do merc type work when it was needed. He couldn't fully get rid of his training after all.
Katsuki rolled his eyes and huffed, "stupid fox magic shit." he grumbled and rubbed his face, "sorry about the cheek."
Izuku shrugged, "im gonna give it to you as revenge for when i kicked your ribs in while training five years ago because you said something stupid to me." he told the man, talking was kind of hard right now after all. "ill go find a healer for it later, I don't feel like fixing it myself."
katsuki snorted, "i remember that, you kick like a fucking elephant or something." he'd made a comment about the guy izuku was dating. then again.. he'd ended up being right about the asshole.
"So what brings you here? You didn't know I was here after all."
"i wanted to get some ink over my mawling scars." Katsuki told him, "I heard through the grapevine this was the best shop to get it done and your ink will hold up through both of my shifts." He explained, normal ink disintegrated when a myth shifted shape.
izuku hummed softly, "yeah, i use magic in the ink so it doesnt vanish. I wanted my own ink so I had to make it myself." he told him.
"y'know, the pride has a healer you could go to. after all it's my fault you have a broken cheek." he felt bad about it after all. It was nice seeing his brother again, but he still felt hollow inside.
izuku ran a hand through his now white gold hair, some of the strands falling in his face. "i.. might take you up on that.. as much as i dont wanna be around those two, its throbbing." he didn't like it, "and I can't fix the bond when in pain."
katsuki's eyes opened wide, "you'll fix the bond? really?" he asked in a hopeful whisper.
he rolled his eyes, "Of course i will, you and i have been together since birth practically. you're my shadow brother and I'm not letting you go if I don't have to. I miss the bond."
Katsuki smiled, "then put away the tails and let’s go." he said before getting to his feet and holding out his hand. "I know hizashi is there right now, there's something going on that has them riled... other than your cat butt mural you decided was a good idea." he huffed.
Izuku couldn't help but laugh as he took the man's hand and pulled himself up before putting his glamor back in place. now looking like an innocent normal human male. kind of baby faced. "Hey, I had to! shouta was being a dick. told me to stay away from the fae bar because I'm apparently defenseless." he rolled his eyes.
Katsuki snorted, "yeah he does that.. but uh.. does he really think you of all people are defenseless? you're the boogyman of the myths." he huffed as they left the shop, izuku locking the doors and setting his wards. "The team was the nightmare that myths whisper about at night. no one ever escaped us.. wonder what happened to the others after we were gone." he mused.
izuku shrugged, "yeah, i erased everything and created a new identity. I used most of the truth too, but I wanted a normal life. Of course if anything steps out of line in the city, i do try to fix it." He liked the work he did now, but he got bored. He was a kitsune after all. "As for the others, I looked into it," he'd hacked into the system, "they got two new members but they aren't as good as when we were leading them."
"of fucking course not." katsuki growled, "we were the fucking best after all." this was nice... he'd missed his brother, and the anger had dimmed now that he knew he hadn't been left behind. "so you're the one that keeps taking down any rouges, nice.. next time call me in, i'm always up to some fun."
izuku raised an eyebrow at his brother, "you mean you wanna slither through the grass and hiss at people to make them scream like little girls?"
katsuki shoved him lightly, "fuck you fox brain. I don 'slither through the grass' and shit and you know it."
"Of course you do, you're a big bad danger noodle after all." izuku laughed as he stumbled a little. The left side of his face was swelling pretty badly and throbbing horribly. Maybe he should have let his magic free.
"oh shut the fuck up, you're just a fluffy little baby puppy." Katsuki grumbled annoyed at izuku as they walked. "fucking asshole."
"stupid bitch." izuku snarked back
The two of them continued to insult themselves as they walked. It took some time to get to the pride house, after all it was at the edge of the city limits. His own much smaller home was a ten minute walk..ish away from the property. "fuck, you still hit like a fucking brick." he grumbled not opening his mouth much. Talking hurt.
Katsuki shrugged, "you taught me well dumbass. not like ive been sitting on my ass the last three years either. I bet you hit just as hard still. and you bite."
"course I do, it's the best way to scare people." he told him as they walked inside. izuku looked around. He'd never actually been inside the pride house before. "huh.. where's all the scratching posts and shit?"
there was a growl from further in the house. "We aint house pets." austin smith grumbled, his arms crossed over his chest, "i shouldnt be shocked someone like you has such little respect when walking in here like this." he looked at katsuki, "whats he doing here? did he do something stupid and get hurt?"
"Shut up. He's here because I offered to have his cheek looked at." he snarled, he didn't like his brother being disrespected. He knew Austin was just.. on guard around others, and didn't like interlopers. He'd get used to it eventually, and if not he'd beat the shit out of him for it. "Where's Chiyo?"
izuku shrugged, "I don't know, you look like a disgruntled kitty cat to me." he snickered, he motioned for katsuki to calm down. something no one else would notice or be able to decipher. "also, i got hit by a brick house. not something stupid."
the sound of footsteps filled the air as hizashi yamada walked down the stairs. he stopped when he spotted the cute little fox shifter standing there, and then felt rage flow through him when he saw the swollen half of his face. "what the fuck happened?" he snarled and moved fast. he went to touch izuku but stopped. slow, they needed to go slow with him.
"he got hit by a house supposedly." Austin grumbled angrily.
Katsuki was holding back his laughter behind a mask of neutrality. "he snarked at someone he shouldn't. I figured Chiyo could look at him. if it's okay with you boss."
hizashi looked at the blonde, his eyes narrowed as he watched him. "mmhmm. we'll be having a chat later." he growled before turning to izuku, "come with me little fox. lets get you fixed up." he said softly.
izuku licked his lips and nodded, damnit.. this man was so beautiful and he needed to keep his damn hormones under control. "kaachan, come by later and we can design your art." he told the blonde.
"Whatever you say captain nerd." he gave him a mock salute, "we better be doing that other thing too."
"Of course, it's long overdue." izuku told him, ignoring the feeling of eyes on him. "Lead the way pussy cat." he heard the cowboy growl behind him but ignored it.
Hizashi looked between the two. yeah, he would have to deal with the younger feline later. because izuku was theirs and he wasn't going to share with anyone but his mate. he led the way through the house and into the infirmary. "take a seat." he told the man before he texted chiyo. "does it hurt?" he asked softly.
"nah, feels like butterfly kisses and rainbows." he told the blonde with a drawl look.
hizashi gave the brat a look, "mmhmm. sure." he said in a drawl. "chiyo should be here soon... so, how do you know bakugou?" he asked..as casually as he could.
izuku would have laughed at the growl in the man's tone. "We grew up together, he's my brother. we...lost touch for a couple years until he walked into my shop today." it was the truth after all. no need to lie about that one.
the door opened and shouta aizawa walked in looking like an angry honey badger. It was cute and kind of sexy. "Awe, did someone steal your catnip?" he asked the man.
Chiyo huffed, "you shouldn't sass the alpha young man." she told him as she walked towards him. "oh that does look like a nasty break." she said as she looked at the man's cheek.
shouta growled. "who the fuck hurt you?" he growled.
"a brick house." izuku told the man with a shrug.
"he wont tell me, bakugou brought him in, he's in a very sassy mood today it seems." hizashi explained to his mate.
"For a small fox shifter, you sure have a big mouth. you should learn to hold your tongue." shouta grumbled. Even if he usually liked his sass, he'd had a bad day.
izuku shrugged. "I do have a big mouth, it's great for many things, just like the tongue i dont feel like holding. too bad lord grumpuss will never know what those things are."
heat filled both alphas at the mans words. he affected them so easily, it was ridiculous. The pride would never accept a fox shifter as an alpha's mate. they both knew it. fox shifters were prey for almost every other myth. They didn't want to put him at risk, no matter how pretty or how good he smelled.
chiyo huffed, "stop that. let me fix up that cheek of yours before you say something you shouldnt." she ignored the man chuckling at her alphas and leaned over and kissed the mans forehead, letting her own magics run through him, only to be shocked and step back.. this man was... well, well, well..that was an interesting turn of events.
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katsuki felt whole again when he walked back into the pack house. the shadow bond was once more in place and he could feel his brother inside of his mind. knew he was safe and now sleeping off the fact he was hurt today and did a mass amount of magic to bring their bond back. His hand was bandaged where they'd cut it open. He'd heal within the next fifteen minutes but izuku had made sure to bandage it and threatened him if he didn't.
He walked into the house and stretched only to freeze when he felt the alpha's anger hit him where he stood. "uh... I didn't do it?" he said simply, not sure what the hell they had their panties in a bunch about.
"Were you the one that hit the fox?" shouta asked directly, his power flowing through the room.
"I did, I thought he did something years ago and I was angry. He would have done the same to me. We worked it out though and I was wrong about what happened." Katsuki told them, his head tilted slightly to bare his throat.
both men growled angrily. "are you fucking him?" hizashi growled.
Katsuki gagged, "fuck no. he's my fucking brother. damn you two have it bad for him." he huffed.
The two men looked at the younger, studying him closely. they smelled no lie on him. shouta moved closer and grabbed katsuki by the throat, "dont. ever. hit. him. again." he snarled.
Katsuki felt his inner cat submit to this man, even if his basilisk hissed in his head. Sometimes the sides of him warring pissed him off. "cant... promise that.. but i wont... hurt him...not... really.."
Hizashi walked over and placed a hand on shouta's arm. "my love, he's still young and dumb. Our little fox is fine. You need to calm down. Remember what Nedzu told us. No pushing." they wanted to know more about Bakugou, but when they went digging Nedzu stopped them and told them no.
Shouta huffed and let go after squeezing a bit harder. "You're right. But he better be careful. We don't put up with any kind of abuse." They weren't like other alphas after all. "Now why do you smell of blood?"
Katsuki took a deep breath when he was let go of. Fucking hell izuku owed him for this shit. "I cut myself while visiting izuku." which was true.. Sort of.
The alpha pair rolled their eyes, "eat something and get some rest." Hizashi said before the two walked out of the kitchen.
Katsuki slumped and pulled out his phone.
snake
You owe me a fucking discount for covering for your ass
tails
You can't discount zero Dumbass.
I'm not charging you for this shit.
Chapter Text
For once in the last three years, izuku slept soundly. No nightmares, no reliving the failed mission, nothing. When he woke the next morning he felt.. Whole. His magic danced inside of him as he stretched and got ready for the day. He checked his schedule to see what he had on the books before he headed out.
He decided to head to the Fae bar for breakfast. He didn't feel like cooking for himself that morning. And well , Denki had some of the best cooks in the country. He was also fun to chat with most days. So much chaotic energy to feed off of.
He knew the alpha's kept telling him to stay away from the bar, but he ignored them. He could take care of himself after all. They just.. Didn't know it yet. After all, kitsune were incredibly rare. They'd been hunted for their magics almost to extinction centuries ago. It was why he'd been recruited to the team.. Before everything went to hell and corruption took over. He shook his head to clear the thoughts. His glamor was in place as he walked through the streets. It was a cool fall morning, but the scents in the air made him happy. He loved the fall and winter.
It took him a while to get to the bar, it was downtown and a ways away from his own home. He pushed the door open and was hit with a wall of magic. He chuffed and let it slide over him as he went to sit at his usual booth.
Denki grinned as he felt the shift in the magics. He looked over to see the kitsune sitting in his booth, but something felt different about him. He felt more. He bounced over and slid into the booth with a big grin as he leaned forward his chin in his hands. "look at you. You're brighter today. Tell me what changed!"
Izuku looked up and rolled his eyes, "my shadow bondmate is alive and the bond is back in place."
"oooo wonderful! He tastes amazing!" he said as he tasted the magic around him, "and a were basilisk. That's different, I need to meet him."
Izuku leaned back, "we'll see. You keep your claws off of him Fae. We may have a truce but I'm not letting you touch what's mine."
Denki leaned back and waved off the threat, "of course not, I would never do such a thing." well not really. Fae couldn't lie but they were very good at bending the truth. "there are whispers in the air sune. Whispers of a power waking."
Izuku froze, the Fae rarely shared information with him, but the fact this man, a man that even the grey lords were wary of, was telling him of a power meant something big was happening. "what is it? Is it coming here?"
Denki giggled, "oh silly sune. I can't just tell you that now can I?" he grinned, "but it's something to watch for, keep your nose in the air and your ears pricked." Then he got up and poked Izuku's nose. "food! I'll get you something good." then the man was gone. Leaving izuku to huff
Another blonde body slid into the booth across from Izuku, "so boss man, is denki being all cryptic and shit again?" neito monoma asked as he leaned back with his drink.
Izuku rubbed his face, "isn't he always? I think he's a bit power drunk this morning, but as long as he doesn't spike my drink or something I don't care."
Neito shrugged, "he might but doubtful. He doesn't wanna get on your shit list, or you know.. The pretty kitty cats shit list."
Izuku just glared at his friend. The Fae man was great, but also an asshole sometimes. "nei, shut up. They only claimed me to 'keep me safe' from the pride and you know it."
A waitress came over with food and drink for them both before walking away. Neito shook his head, it may have started like that, but those two wanted izuku so damn bad."mmhmm, whatever you say boss man."
"kami I hate you." he growled as he started to eat. He was starving after all.
"nah, you love me and you know it." Neito chuckled as he followed suit. "I've got a few clients in my books today, how about you? Or are you just gonna sit around and look dorky all day again?"
"Hey, I sit around and look gorgeous. Stop being a dick you pointy eared tinkerbelle."
Neito stuck his tongue out at Izuku, "nah, you've got an ugly mug."
"i could fire you, Y'Know." I took another bite of food, "but yeah I have that girl coming in to get those nasty gang tattoos covered. She's excited to finally be free."
"You could fire me, but then you'd be bored." neito shrugged as he finished his food.
"You mean I'd have peace and quiet." he grumbled before he took out some cash and left it on the table. Paying for their food and drinks, "come on, let's go get to work."
The two of them headed out of the bar and headed back to the shop, izuku was wondering about the warning he'd been given. After all, it was very much a warning from the man. A power was rising. What kind of power, why was it coming here? Or was it going somewhere else that Izuku would need to go to? He wouldn't have told him if it didn't affect izuku after all. The man didn't play games like other Fae do.
They made it to the shop easily, Neito having brought his car after all. Soon the two of them were setting up and opening the doors for clients. Izuku was happy when the woman arrived for her appointment.
"are.. Are you sure you can do this?" she asked him softly.
Izuku chuckled, "of course I can. The ink will look metallic on your skin, I also embedded some protections into it so your ex, and his cronies, won't be able to find and hurt you again." he told the woman with a soft smile.
Sara sighed, "thank you.. I've been so worried.. And no one will hire me with these horrible marks on my skin."
Izuku nodded as he led her to the chair, "that's what I'm here for. After today, you'll be free as a bird."
The woman teared up and hugged him. "thank you." she whispered.
He held onto her for as long as she needed. When they split up, izuku got to work setting up his supplies and then getting to work. The day was long, and so was the session, but Sara sat like a rock while he worked. If he'd maybe spent a bit more magic to make it less painful in certain spots, who would know? Neito worked on his own clients and a few walk-ins as the day went by. When izuku was finished he realized he was alone in the shop. He stretched out his back and groaned as he stood. "I'm getting old." he grumbled.
Sara laughed, she felt sore but her soul felt lighter. "You aren't old, but we all feel like that some days." They went to the front and the woman paid before hugging him again and headed out.
Izuku turned and went to clean up. He really was damn old now though. Even if he still looked young. He hummed softly as he worked, only to freeze when a silent presence entered the shop
"Sorry, we don't sell cat treats." izuku drawled as he realized who was standing there.
Shouta rolled his eyes at the sassy brat of a fox. "You know, the cat jokes are getting really old." he droned, "what are you doing here so late, and alone? Your door wasn't even locked."
Izuku stood and tossed another paper towel in the trash, "I just finished a client, and nei headed home.. At some point. There's no reason to lock my door. This is a safe area. What are you doing here?"
Shouta walked further into the shop, it felt like magic in the air and made his fur stand on end. "I was walking by and noticed you were still here."
Izuku rolled his eyes, "that does tend to happen at my own work place." He wasn't a kit, he could take care of himself.. Most of the time.
"Are you ready to go home? I'll give you a lift." he offered.
"I thought you were walking by, how can you give me a lift?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"My bike is parked a few doors down, I rode it here for an appointment I had. Don't be a brat, you look exhausted. Have you even eaten anything other than breakfast?"
"im not a brat, I'm a grown assed adult. You just don't seem to understand that." he growled annoyed, "and.. I don't remember I had an important client come in today. I probably had something at some point."
Shouta huffed, "yes, I have noticed your grown.. Ass." he mused silkily. He smirked seeing a blush tint the man's cheeks. "Come on, Zashi's cooking tonight. He always makes too much, so I guess we can share."
izuku blushed pink, the man was way too sexy for izuku's own good. he was about to deny the offer when his stomach growled loudly. "fine, fine." he grumbled. "let me get my keys." he told the man before he turned and flicked the light switch and grabbed the keys from under the desk. They left the shop and he locked the door.
"Do you not have security for the shop?" shouta asked curiously.
he shook his head as he finished locking it. "nah, there's nothing valuable for someone to steal, we don't keep money on sight, and our tattoo stuff is locked up and nieto charmed it so they cant be stolen."
shouta growled, he didn't like the man being without a security system. He'd have something installed in the next day or two. "i dont get why you work with a fae. they're not trustworthy."
he shrugged as he walked with the man to wherever he parked his bike. "he's a friend. and no one is truly trustworthy." he only really trusted kaachan now after all. They made it to the parking lot and a small thrill went through him as he saw the beautiful sleek black and silver bike sitting there. He'd always liked bikes, and this was his chance to get up close and personal with this sexy man.
shouta mounted his bike and lifted a helmet for the younger man. "get on. little fox."
izuku blushed and took the helmet, he was quick to put it on and mount the bike behind Shouta. He wrapped his arms around the man and held tight. damnit! He was so strong and warm. Then the bike started to rumble and vibrate under him. He had to bite his cheek to keep himself from doing something naughty.. like biting the man he was holding onto.
shouta chuckled as he smelt the man's arousal as he started his bike and then started to drive. He liked feeling the man's arms around him, it was nice. He drove through the streets, the wind blowing around them. He sped up quickly as they left the busier streets. When they finally pulled into his property he sighed, he couldn't wait to get his little fox into the house and feed him.
izuku dismounted the bike and had to adjust himself a little as he stood there. That had been exhilarating. It reminded him of so many things from his past. He licked his lips and removed the helmet, "okay, i need to get me one of those."
shouta chuckled as he took his own helmet off and shook out his hair. "you'd look sexy as fuck on a bike of your own."
Izuku swallowed back a whine at the man's husky voice. " no, i really wouldn't, now be good, pussy cat. your husband is inside."
shouta shrugged, "he is, but i bet he'd agree with me." he purred softly as they headed into the house. The smell of food filled the air and made his mouth water.
Izuku hated how easily this man affected him. He followed the man into the kitchen and smiled watching as hizashi danced around the kitchen. He always seemed so much.. freer when he was in the kitchen.
Hizashi smiled and looked over. He danced over to shouta and kissed him hard, moaning when shouta returned his kiss. He tasted so very good. When he pulled away, a little breathless he smirked seeing the red cheeks on their pretty fox. "hi foxy, come sit down. ive got dinner ready."
Izuku was red, he knew he was, and keeping his glamor so they didn't see his tails was a bit difficult when he was flustered. He nodded his head.
"pick your jaw up off the damn floor tail." Katsuki huffed as he walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. "Hey boss, enji mentioned something about missing myths today. He wants to check it out."
Shouta looked at katsuki with a hard glare. the asshole was interrupting his dinner date. "what do you mean people are going missing?"
Izuku turned to his brother, opening the bond on his side. 'What's happening? Do we need to look into it?'
Katsuki looked at Izuku and then back at shouta, "yeah, he didn't tell me anything just to tell you that something weird is going on." He leaned back in his chair. "he doesnt want that.. vigilante moron to get word of it before you look into it more."
hizashi sighed, his good mood vanished. "He really doesn't like whoever's doing it, but whoever it is seems to be doing a good job keeping things from getting bad."
izuku wanted to preen at the compliment. even if they didn't know it was him he was praising.
"Fine, I'll look into it and see what we can find." shouta grumbled. "Now.. Why are you still in my kitchen?"
"im on guard duty." he shrugged, "which means im not going anywhere boss man."
Izuku couldn't help but snicker at his brother.
shouta grumbled annoyed as he glared at the man. He was so fricken annoying and somedays he just wanted to rip out his throat. today being one of those.
"Fine, fine, we'll feed you too." hizashi huffed as he turned back and headed to the counter to dish out food and bring it over.
Izuku sniffed his plate and felt his mouth water. "this smells sooooo good, thank you hizashi."
Katsuki snorted, "That's because you can't cook worth shit."
shouta tilted his head, "you can't?"
"no.. I tried to learn but I seem to be a disaster in the kitchen.. unless im baking. Then I'm a wizard in the kitchen. baked treats and candy, good.. food and I'd burn down the entire city."
Katsuki huffed, "you were fucking hopeless. I swear to the gods you almost burned the place down once a week!"
Hizashi looked between the two, there was so much they didn't know about the little fox, but it seemed Bakugou did. He didn't like it. He wanted to know everything about their almost mate.
" Well, if that's the case, just wander over here and we'll happily feed you." Shouta told Izuku with a smirk. "You'll never want for anything."
Izuku blushed and threw his fork at kaachan, of course the asshole caught it right before it hit his face. Then he was laughing at him. "shut up kaachan, or should we talk about how no matter what we were doing if you found a nice sunny rock you'd try to curl up on it and nap?"
Katsuki growled, his eyes going black and slitted as he hissed at his brother. He threw the fork back only for shouta to catch it and glare at him.
"you curl up on rocks?" a voice said with amusement as hitoshi walked into the kitchen. "That's hilarious!"
katsuki glared at the purple haired asshole, "fuck off. im a snake for fuck sakes. Izuku chases his damn tail." he growled the retort.
izuku blushed as hizashi and shouta chuckled. "oh that sounds so adorable!" hizashi cooed at the little fox.
"Hmm how come we've never seen you in your other skin?" shouta asked curiously. "Where's oboro? i thought tonight was date night." he asked his nephew.
izuku glared at his brother *oh you're dead after that snake boy* He said through their bond. "because I don't shift very often, and it's not something I do around people I'm not close to."
hitoshi chuckled, "yeah it is, he's just grabbing the truck now. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about."
hizashi tilted his head, "awe, we could always be..closer, little fox. all you gotta do is say the word."
Izuku couldn't help the whine that escaped him as he felt heat flood through him at the blonde's words. He couldn't shift around them, then they'd know and it would put too many people in danger. "stop being a horn dog.. you're supposed to be a cat." he pouted slightly.
katsuki gagged exaggeratedly, "Tails, i don't fucking wanna hear that shit."
"yeah well, i dont wanna hear anything from you, nope rope. keep your nose outta it." he huffed.
hitoshi snorted, "you two are fun. Now I'm going to head out. keep your pants on uncle's. dont do anything i wouldnt."
shouta raised an eyebrow at his nephew. "theres not much you wouldnt do brat. now get outta here and keep your eyes open kiddo, somethings happening out there."
hitoshi gave a sarcastic two finger salute before he walked out of the kitchen. Izuki yawned and stretched out his sore muscles when he finished his food.
Katsuki watched his brother. *you need sleep. and you need to shift. I can feel the drain on you from today*
izuku looked at his brother *not just today, things have my fur on end and i don't know what. I'll go to sleep in fox form tonight.*
hizashi and shouta watched the two of them, even if they were silent it felt like they were having a conversation. They didn't know how either. shouta sighed. "You should head home and get some sleep, little fox. you had a long day I think and you look like you're about to drop."
hizashi grinned. "or if you like.. we have a nice big bed you can snuggle in.. with us."
izuku blushed and glared at the man, "I'm not joining you in bed. But I think I'll go home and sleep. I still have to check on the horses tonight."
Hizashi pouted playfully, "fine fine, leave us to freeze without your heat and snuggles."
shouta chuckled and smacked him lightly, "stop being so dramatic."
Katsuki rolled his eyes, "ill come with you. make sure you don't fall asleep halfway to your place or some shit."
Izuku glared, "Oh shut up, I don't fall asleep in weird places, that's you."
he raised an eyebrow, "do i have to remind you about the time you fell asleep on top of the fridge?" he asked as he got up.
Izuku followed suit and shoved his brother. "piss off. that wasn't a weird place, it was warm and comfy." he growled as they walked out of the kitchen and into the yard. As soon as they were far enough away izuku shifted to kitsune form, while katsuki took his puma form and they raced through the open fields, playing like they used to even if one of them now had a new form.
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Izuku moved through the city silently the next day. He'd hacked into the police records to find out who was missing. He'd been going place to place interviewing people without his glamor in place. So far, there was nothing connecting the people who were missing, except they were all myths, and all missing. It was incredibly frustrating. He had a feeling something bad was behind it but.. Well there was a lot of bad out there in the world. It could be anything.
He headed to the police station as he reapplied his glamor. No one needed to know who, or what he really was. The only reason Naomasa Tsukauchi knew was because the man's sister once worked for his team. She was a mute medic, and was sweet. He hoped she was still doing well in her retirement.. A real one unlike his own. He pushed the door open and looked around, finding the detective standing next to the ginger haired officer he kept pining over. He chuckled seeing their heads close together. He placed his hands on either side of his mouth and shouted. "Kiss already Damnit!"
The two men jumped apart with wide eyes and embarrassed blushes on their faces. Naomasa glared at the green haired man. "shut the fuck up izuku." he grumbled, "maybe you should take your own damn advice." he could hear the officers laughing at them.
Izuku chuckled, "don't know what you're talking about detective. I have no one to kiss at the moment." he walked over and headed into the man's office and sat down in the comfy chair. As soon as the door was closed and locked he relaxed. "so how's your sister?"
Nao sighed and sat down, "she's good. They've been trying to get her to come back to work, but she refuses. She's got a family now and doesn't want to be away from them all the time. Apparently the new team is full of egotistical morons."
Izuku huffed and crossed his arms, "why am I not shocked? The team used to mean something. It used to do good for the world but now it's just glorified attack dogs." which pissed him right off.
"Yeah, thankfully you don't have to deal with it anymore. They still think you're dead from the bond breaking. Morons." he shook his head and took a drink of his coffee.
Izuku rolled his eyes, "yeah, cause as if I'd die like that. Plus the bond is back and stronger than ever." he smiled
Naomasa tilted his head, "huh.. So I was right, Katsuki's with the pride now. I have a list of members and I say his initials but didn't ask more than that. I figured I'd find out sooner or later if he was really here."
Izuku nodded, "yeah, he walked into my shop two days ago. He was turned that night and Nedzu or one of his people found him. I'm so glad.. I do wish he hadn't broken my damn cheek when he saw me though." he rubbed at his face in memory. "Alright, so what's going on? I've gone out looking for any trails but all I could sniff out was small pockets of magic. And there's no trail for where it came from or where it went."
The detective grabbed a folder and handed it to Izuku, "we don't know much.. And what we do know.. Isn't good kid. The senate that looked at the one pocket we found said the magic was blue and copper. And it looked like teleportation."
Izuku frowned, blue and copper was.. Unusual, the only being he knew was that color couldn't be here. It didn't make any sense, teleportation also took a lot of magic. More magic than even he had access to." but why the hell would it be taking people? Is it harvesting magic? Or.. This doesn't make any sense."
Naomasa nodded as he leaned back, "I know. it looks like we're in for a lot of trouble here." he told the man, "thats the only reason im bringing you in on it, otherwise i would tell you to back off and enjoy your retirement."
he ran a hand through his hair and closed his eyes, "I know, you keep trying to get me to relax and leave things to you and the pride.. even if the pride isn't really law enforcement or anything." he shook his head as the door opened and a large red haired man walked in.
enji looked at the two in the office and frowned. "whats the fox doing here?" he growled, he didn't like that the man was stringing along his alpha's it was hurting the pride bonds since he hadn’t agreed or rejected the claim.
naomasa shrugged, "he came for a visit, asking about family and shit. He does that regularly."
izuku chuckled, "yeah, ive gotta come by and bug the man about his pining over poor sansa."
enji rolled his eyes, "well he shouldn't be here, he's just a nuisance and a distraction." he grumbled. Foxes were weak and useless. He didn't understand what his alpha's saw in the man. He was the same age as his youngest son after all.
"awe, too bad puddin, the detective man likes me. you have no say what i am, you dont know shit about me."
"i know that you're just leading on my alphas and playing with them to fuck with the pride. and now it looks like you're trying to fuck with our newest member too. you should fucking leave." enji snarled.
"i didnt fucking ask them to claim me. i came here for a simple life and i dont want to be anywhere near people who think im a weakling and need protecting. its not like they want a second mate in the first place asshole." he growled as he stood up. he slipped the file into his bag discreetly. "Maybe they should have talked to me before doing shit like that. I'm not going to take a mate who thinks so little of me. Especially when it wouldn't be a real mateship." he pushed past enji and walked away annoyed already.
enji looked at the detective with a frown. "what the fuck? is he an idiot?"
naomasa chuckled, "nah he's just oblivious.. and we all know that's exactly why they made the claim in the first place. He doesn't realize the reasoning has changed."
izuku left the precinct and headed towards his favorite cafe. he wanted some cat cuddles and some good coffee and treats. that way he could look over the files and try to figure out what the hell was going on, because if what he thought was happening was.. they were all seriously fucked. he really didnt want to have to deal with this again. The last time was horrible, and he thought everything was settled but maybe not? were they lied to? okay.. probably.
he walked into the cafe and sighed, taking in the scents and sounds that calmed him more than most things would. "Morning," he said to the cashier at the counter.
"Morning izuku, do you want your usual stress relief snacks and coffee?" Himiko asked him with a chuckle.
izuku nodded as he picked up a small kitten and cuddled them close. "thank you, Himi. its been a long few days."
"awe, are the god-like men being too flirty for you again?" Himiko teased him, causing him to blush.
"Oh shut up, it has nothing to do with them." not really at least. He pulled out his card and paid for his treats and coffee before he went and sat down, ignoring the woman laughing at him.
Izuku sighed as he sat there with cats in his lap and one on his head. He wished he could let go of his glamor but knew better. The only way he could finally do that was if the pride knew what he was. Which he wasn't going to let happen anytime soon. He refused to be used for what he was.
hitoshi spotted the man sitting there lost in thought and chuckled as he slipped into the booth across from him. "I sure hope you aren't thinking about my uncles naked or something while sitting here."
izuku yipped as he heard the man speak. "stop that." izuku grumbled, "no i wasnt thinking of them at all actually."
Hitoshi raised an eyebrow. "hmm really now? then what's got you all thinky and everything?"
izuku shrugged, "not anything too bad, just wondering what the heck is going on in this city. I heard talk about disappearances and it makes me worry."
"ah, yeah i heard about that too. its probably just some serial that considers themselves a myth hunter because of movies or smething." at least that's what he was hoping for. he didnt know what all was out there though so it could be something worse.
izuku hummed softly, "maybe. I guess we'll find out eventually." He didn't agree with the man at all. He knew better. "so you and the fluffy man huh?"
Hitoshi chuckled softly, "yeah, he's absolutely amazing. so sweet and kind.. but when you piss him off or something he gets suuuuper sexy and protective."
"oh yeah, that sounds great." he nodded as his order was brought over, "thanks himi."
"of course green bean." the blonde woman smiled and handed hitoshi his own coffee and snacks too.
The two men sat there comfortably together in silence for a little bit. Izuku mulling shit over as he also talked to kaachan about what he learned. "so, I'm curious. How'd you join the pride?"
Hitoshi looked up and chuckled, "well, shouta's my uncle, so I pretty much grew up in the pride house. And when I turned eighteen I talked to them about being changed. I knew all the risks and everything, but Nedzu agreed to be there to make it a bit easier for me. I just wanted to be truly part of the pride finally. Plus having toe beans is a huge plus."
Izuku laughed, it was true, toe beans were amazing."that's true. Very true." he told him.
"So you and Bakugou huh? How's that work?" Hitoshi asked curiously
Izuku shrugged, "we've been together for a long time. He's my brother in all but blood. Both of us being myths and all. We watched each other's backs and made sure we both survived. But sadly some years ago he got hurt, and I was told he died.. It was horrible. I'm glad I found him again."
Hitoshi nodded, "he does seem less.. Aggressive now." he told the man, "when he was sent here, he was pretty aggressive and incredibly cold to the rest of us. It got better after a few years but since the day you and he came to the house.. He seems.. More settled."
Izuku nodded, "makes sense. He's always had the aggressiveness to him. All basilisks have it. He also had a huge change being turned into a were. I didn't even know he could be." After all he was a myth, and a powerful one.
"We don't really know much about what happened to him, he doesn't talk about the past much at all." he frowned, "but I assume his change was a bad one."
"it was. We were both attacked by a pack of rogues. I didn't think he made it by how badly he was hurt." and how much izuku hated that. He hated having to leave the man behind.
Hitoshi frowned, looking at the scars down the green haired man's face, "how come you didn't change?" he asked.
"I don't really know. I was clawed up pretty badly, but I don't think I actually got bit. I also wasn't almost dead from the attack. I assume that has something to do with it."
"makes sense." he hummed as he thought over the information.
They went back to companionable silence as they sat there. Izuku eventually pulled out his tablet and pulled up Katsuki's design and began to work on that. Hitoshi asked some questions about it and complimented his art. The purple haired man left sometime that afternoon and izuku went back home as well. He felt.. Uneasy as he did so, there was something in the air that made his fur stand on end.
he made it home quickly, dark clouds quickly seemed to be moving into the area. It was supposed to be a nice sunny day, but for some reason it looked like a storm was coming in quickly. he checked the horses and headed inside, just as hail the size of baseballs began to pelt into the ground. He yelped as he was hit by one of them, it hurt and he knew it would probably bruise. He let his glamour fall as he walked into the house and went to light a fire. He sat down on his comfiest chair and pulled out a book. The sound of ice hitting the roof made his ears flick and then pin to his head.
there was a large crack of thunder and then the sound was gone and he frowned. that.. wasnt right. then something seemed to slam against his door making him jump. he closed his eyes and shook his head. he was just spooked by everything and paranoid now. he walked over to the door and opened it. He frowned when he saw nothing there, until the smell hit him and he growled as his stomach turned. He looked at the ground to see a pile of... goo? sitting on the sidewalk up to his door. the scent of death, of myth death, filled his nose. His eyes seemed to glow in the dimming light. kaachan, we have a fucking problem.
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Katsuki was sitting in the kitchen as the hail pelted down on the house. He was sipping a coffee as he watched the alphas discussing something or another. He wasn't paying much attention after all. Then the hail stopped and he sighed, he didn't like the loud sounds of it after all. It gave him a headache. Then he heard Ku and he paled. all color fading from his skin he probably white as a sheet. his hands shook.
shouta noticed the change in his pride mate and frowned. "What's wrong, katsuki?"
Kat looked up at the man and swallowed. "uh... i need to go check on izuku.." he said before putting his mug down and taking off out of the kitchen. hizashi and shouta looked at each other and then followed after the blonde man. The fact he looked like death when he'd fled, and gave no explanation worried the two alphas.
Katsuki jumped the fence between properties and sighed when he saw his brother. "what the hell ku? you never fucking swear and shit."
izuku looked up and sighed seeing kaachan coming closer. He was quick to put his glamour in place when he saw the other two running close behind him. He pointed at the pile of goo. "someone's boiling people and harvesting their bones."
katsuki blinked as he came to stand next to his brother. "what? that hasn't happened since..." he stopped feeling the other two coming closer. "yup, that's definitely people goop.. damn that stinks."
shouta and hizashi came over and looked izuku over. "Are you okay!!? what's going on?" hizashi asked quickly.
shouta looked between the two of them curiously. confused by how Katsuki knew something was wrong.
izuku nodded, "yeah, im alright.. just.. someone decided to leave yucky people goo on my front sidewalk."
hizashi blinked and looked at the goo on the ground. "Okay.. thats.. kinda nasty."
"um.. what the hell?" shouta said with a growl. "why.. are you sure that's people?"
izuku nodded, crossing his arms over his chest, his stance a bit more.. military in baring now. "Yeah, I'm sure. I can smell it and I've seen it once, a long time ago." he told them. "you should probably call in the cops.. and maybe biohazard." The biohazard group dealt with any weird magical crap that happened and people weren't sure what to do with it.
The two alphas looked at the man in disbelief. "how.. How on earth have you seen this before?"
Izuku blinked and looked sheepish, "we lived in the Appalachian mountains for a while." which was true, it was great, "we were out hiking once and came upon the goo, it was pretty gross. Kaachan threw up when he saw it."
Katsuki flipped izuku off. He didn't need to call him out like that! They were still young when they first saw it.
Izuku snickered, "the authorities showed up," they could be considered the authorities right? Anyway, "and it was figured out it was some magical creature trying to harvest magic. They were using humans at the time, but everyone has some sort of magic in them, and the bones are what holds the magic best." The best lies are made with truth after all. Each part of that story was true.. Just not the same time or place.
Hizashi swallowed, "okay, that's fucked up."
Shouta nodded, "agreed. I don't know why anyone would live up there. Too much weird shit goes on."
Izuku snickered, "said the werecat to the basilisk and fox."
Hizashi couldn't help the snort that happened as he laughed. "he's got a point shou."
Izuku smiled watching the man laugh, he had such a nice laugh. And even though this situation was bad, it was nice to see something happy.
Katsuki rolled his eyes at his brother, stop making googoo eyes Tails. he grumbled through the bond.
Shouta huffed and turned away to call the proper authorities. He wasn't happy this happened outside of the little foxes home. Was someone targeting him? If so, why? It wasn't like he was a power or something. Maybe he'd pissed someone off with that snarky of his or something.
It wasn't long before both the police department and biohazard arrived. Izuku stood back and watched them. His eyes focused on everything they did. They had no clue what they were dealing with. It was going to cause issues if izuku was right. At least it hadn't sent its army or any of the warriors into the city yet, which meant they had time to find a fix to it.
Katsuki stood with his alpha's, but he wasn't focusing on them right then elemental? he asked his brother.
yup izuku responded with a drawl.
Katsuki huffed silently “water elemental?”
“nope, ice.” he corrected with a frown.
“how? Didn't we kill the last known ice elemental fifty some years ago?” he remembered that mission. It had been hell, but they'd done it only because the elemental wasn't at full power.
“that's what we were told.. So either our superiors lied to us, or the elemental didn't know there were others.. I'm thinking it's the former.” There was a growl over the bond. Katsuki knew his brother was pissed. He understood too cause so was he.
“gathering power then.. Probably in its home realm so if we aren't careful it'll be war." He didn't like the idea “we need to talk to tsuki.”
Izuku nodded imperceptibly to the other. He could feel enji's eyes on him randomly. As if trying to read him or see into his soul. He felt the urge to stick his tongue out at the cat, but he was an adult and so he refrained.
Hizashi and shouta stood in the meeting room waiting for the rest of the pride to arrive. Enji sat there, his arms crossed over his broad chest as his sons sat a few chairs away from him looking at him like he was about to do something stupid.
Touya looked at shoto, "how long before he just.. Explodes?"
Shoto shrugged, "hmm maybe five more minutes? Wanna bet its about izuku again?"
Touya snorted, "of course it is, the old man has a weird obsession with the guy. No clue why, he's pretty chill. Good artist too."
Keigo chuckled, "you say that because you're hoping to get more work done but are wanting a discount."
Touya smacked his mate, "shut up bird brain." he grumbled softly, a bit of a blush on his cheeks
Shoto and Kei both laughed at the pouting man as the others filed in and sat down.
Shouta glared at the two chucklefucks and growled which quickly shut them up thankfully. Then he turned to the rest of the pride, "we have a situation here. Myths are going missing, and someone.. Or something is apparently boiling them and using their bones."
Nemuri frowned, "uh.. How do you know that? And what the hell kind of being boils people?"
Katsuki huffed, "lots of em. Usually beings of immense magical power that can't be in this realm without a massive reserve because our world doesn't have much magics any more." it's was fucking common sense for crying out loud.
Everyone seemed to turn and stare at him and he shrugged," what!? I like to fucking read okay?"
Hizashi blinked and shrugged,"we know, because enji has been keeping us apprised of the situation, and this afternoon after that freak Hail storm izuku found a pile of people goop on his front walk. It may be targeted."
Oboro frowned, "awe poor fox. He was probably shaken by that."
Hitoshi shook his head, "nah, he doesn't seem the type to be spooked easily."
Enji growled, "that brat is fucking hiding something. He isn't who he says he is and I'm gonna prove it."
Hizashi moved before anyone could say anything and had enji hanging by his neck. A snarl in his chest, "how dare you talk about our mate like that."
Enji whined softly but didn't look away. "it's.. True." he got out between shallow breaths. "I've.. Looked into.. Him.. No one.. Has ever.. Heard of him." he'd gone and spoken to the packs of fox shifters after the man moved in next door.
Katsuki rolled his eyes, "that's because he never had a damn pack. His mother was solitary because she was kicked out for mating someone her pack didn't like." Well, they'd have to keep an eye on enji a bit more.
Hizashi growled, "you won't ever disparage our mate again enji." he bared his fangs before tossing the man to the floor before looking at the rest of the pride. "we don't care what any of you think of him. He is our mate, we claimed him." he growled
Shouta stepped beside his mate. "you will remember that, and what happens if you try anything against him. He is not to be touched."
Austin,his second rubbed his face, "of course not. We all know better. Enji was just trying to make sure he wasn't a threat." which he'd agreed to. Something just seemed off about the whole situation.
Hizashi glared, then looked at Katsuki, "tell us what you know about powers that do this."
Katsuki had to be careful. An elemental was not something the pride would be able to take down alone.. Hell even with izuku and him they may not be able to do anything against it. Especially if it did have minions and an army backing it."there aren't many beings that need to amass power like this. They're all powers even the grey lords fear. Not something we want to go up against.”
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Izuku sighed as he sat in naomasa's office again. The man was sitting there looking a bit pale. "are you absolutely sure?"
Izuku nodded, "yeah, everything leads to an ice elemental. It's been over fifty years since we took it out.. But we were told it was dead." and it had almost killed him and his entire team. If it hadn't been for powerful magics woven into the battle field beforehand, none of them would have survived. Well.. Okay he probably would have but it would have taken a long time to recover from that. Especially alone.
Nao sighed and rubbed his face. "fuck.. And we both know the pride is going to get involved. They don't like anything setting up shop in their territory."
"yeah..it worries me. They can't go up against it themselves. Our team is gone and so are many of our resources. So we're on our own." he didn't like it. He didn't want the pride hurt.
"hmmm yeah, I'll call Avery and have her fly back here just in case. She's stab us both if I didn't tell her what's happening."
Izuku laughed, "yeah she really would, that woman is terrifying." but she was also incredibly kind. "I'll see if I can hack into the old system and find out anything there, but they may send in the new team and that'll just cause too many more problems." mainly for him and kaachan.
"I'll try and put them off, but the government doesn't really care what I think." he took a sip of his coffee. "you should head home to sleep. I know you've gotta be exhausted by now."
Izuku huffed, "yeah I am. It's been a long ass day. Hopefully I won't have to deal with anything else tonight."
Naomasa snorted, "you shouldn't say shit like that out loud brat. Now you're gonna have something else happen tonight."
Izuku glared as he got up and stretched. He shivered at the feeling of muscles popping. "I hate you."
He laughed, "nah, you love me. Now get outta here old man.”
Izuku growled at the man as he left his office. He grumbled as he walked out of the precinct and started for home. He hummed to himself as he walked. It was definitely cooler than it should be at the time of night but he didn't mind the cold most of the time.
He wasn't paying attention until the scent of black magic reached his nose. He was quick to fall to his knees as a blast of power went past him. He growled and turned to see two figures standing there. He couldn't see their faces but he knew one was female and one was male by their scents. He growled as they moved towards him. He didn't know what they were trying to do, but like hell he was gonna let it happen. He could smell the suffering of their victims on them and it made him angry.
He let his glamor drop, and his power off the leash. It made the two figures pause in shock, and then go into fight mode. Izuku moved as if he was dancing as he fought the two witches. His claws slashed the man's cheek and he made sure to shove magic into the slash so it wouldn't heal properly but fester.
After that the woman smashed something against the ground and smoke filled the area. He choked on it for a minute before he let the wind clear the area. He huffed, his chest hurting a little as he coughed. He pulled his glamor around him before he sat down on the curb. kaachan, witches attacked me.. Come get me, I'm too tired to walk home now.
Seriously? What am I, your mother? the sleepy voice asked in his head.
Izuku snorted hard at that which made him start coughing again. yes, yes you are. Now chop chop mommy dearest.
just for that I should make you fucking walk home
Izuku closed his eyes as he took a deep breath. He had a feeling he knew what he'd inhaled, he'd need to detox fast. He was so glad they were incompetent. You love me too much.
Izuku hated the feeling in his chest as he waited. When the car pulled up he stood. A bit dizzy on his feet but he'd be okay. He got in and buckled in before he looked at Katsuki.
Katsuki frowned. "why the fuck are you weezing?"
"foxbane and magic." he told the other, "it wasn't pure and I inhaled a small amount. I'll be fine in a day or two." he rasped softly.
Katsuki growled, a few scales appearing on his arms as he pulled himself back. "you get into so much shit when I'm not around. For fuck sakes."
Izuku shrugged, "I didn't start.. Getting into shit until you showed up. On my doorstep."
Katsuki flipped him off, "close your damn eyes and get some sleep. I'll make sure you aren't disturbed while you rest." he knew his brother would be sick the next day at least. He was so grateful the witches didn't know what he was. He hoped it would stay that way. He got them back to Izuku's house and he carried the sleeping man inside and got him to his bed. Like many times before, Katsuki stripped the kitsune into his underwear and covered him up. "Don't die on me bastard." he said softly before walking back out to head home himself.
Katsuki sighed as he walked back into the pack house. He still lived with the alohas because Nedzu thought he was unstable.. And before izuku came back in his life that was true. He was much more settled now. His basilisk and his cat didn't fight each other anymore.
"Why do you smell of magic and our mate?" Shouta growled from the doorway, his eyes glowing gold.
Katsuki huffed, "you know. I'm gonna start to think you're stalking me if you keep this up." he rubbed his face, " Izuku got himself into a scuffle earlier. Something about a witch. He's fine.. But he inhaled some smoke and it's not agreeing with his lungs."
Shouta froze. His mate was attacked by a witch? What kind of smoke? Why wasn't his mate being brought to see Chiyo? "What the hell? Are you sure he's okay?"
"yeah, he'll probably be sick for a day or two. It's one of those stupid fox things. But after that he'll be back to normal and probably paint a new mural on that stable of his." his smirked.
Shouta sighed and nodded, "good.. I'll find out what the hell happened. We haven't had black witches here in years."
"good.im going back to fucking sleep." he grumbled as he headed out of the kitchen and towards his room. "he still thinks you only claimed him for his protection you know right? He doesn't understand that not giving an answer is fucking with the pride bonds."
Shouta frowned as he watched the man walk down the stairs to his own rooms. Their little fox thought what now? Well that wouldn't do.