Running With The Wolves (Shoto Todoroki X Izuku Midoriya)

Chapter 14: Two Wolfwalkers Sitting In A Tree

"Izuku said you guys aren't supposed to be out of the den during the day!" Shoto said with a scolding tone. "What are you two even doing out here anyway?"

The only response he got from the wolf he was riding on was a low howl.

"You two snuck out? Izuku's gonna be so mad when he finds out!"

Once they were certain that the hunter was a long distance away from them, the two wolves were safe to walk the rest of the way to the den in a slower pace. And now that they have reached the wall of vines that hid the den from the outside world, the two wolves then stopped in their tracks, allowing Shoto to hop off Eijiro's back. Making his way towards the wall, the hunter boy then stretched a hand out towards it, the familiar glowing lights began to appear around his right arm.

And with that, the wall of shrubbery magically parted open for them, allowing Shoto along with Tenya, Eijiro and Denki to enter through the gap of the wall. The vines then retracted back, forming once more the wall once the falcon, the two wolves and the hunter boy had disappeared into the other side.

"How did you two even get out anyway? I may have no idea how this wild magic works. But as far as I noticed, Izuku and I are the only ones who can open the entrance!"

One of the wolves, Denki this time simply responded with a bark, while Tenya could be spotted landing on his back. 

"Shoto!"

The familiar voice then made all three turned towards the source. Well, speak of the devil. Their gazes then immediately landed on the wild boy himself, whom was now running down the hill and beneath the arch full speed towards them.

"Denki, Eijiro!" Izuku happily shouted as he pounced at said wolves, hugging them both around their necks in a tight embrace with each of his two arms. Pulling away, his tone then shifted into a scolding one when he added "Where were you guys?! I've been looking all over for you?! Did you two have any idea how worried you made me?!"

As some sort of form of apology of theirs perhaps, the two wolves began whimpering sadly as they tenderly rubbed their faces against Izuku's.

"How am I supposed to protect the two of you if I don't know where you are? I promised her that I'd keep you all safe while she's away!"

Pulling away from the boy, both Denki and Eijiro's auras lit back when they began happily barking at him, their tails could be spotted wagging back and forth behind them.

"Really? Shoto did that?"

They simply responded once more with a single cheerful bark. Turning towards the hunter boy, the wild boy then found him looking away. A quite noticeable pink blush could be spotted on his face as he shyly rubbed the back of his neck.

"Eijiro was caught in one of my father's traps, I couldn't just leave him like that. I needed to do something and-"

Shoto was suddenly cut off when from out of nowhere, he felt a pair of arms wrapped tightly around him. He eventually realized it was just Izuku, and he hugged him before, no big deal. Although, what had actually made the blush in the hunter boy's face deepen into a burning shade of red was feeling the wild boy's face being pressed against his chest.

"Thank you, Shoto. Thank you so much for bringing them back!"

Shoto noticed how low Izuku's tone was, making him realize that the smaller boy was possibly close to breaking down into tears. Just like the mischievous but cheerful energy that surrounds him when he was happy, Shoto could feel Izuku's anxiety radiating all around him. He wasn't sure why, but deep down inside, he just hated it seeing this wild carefree ball of energy suddenly sulk like so.