Heal Our Past, Change Our Future

Chapter XXXII

"Holy shit, this is where they live!?" Hawks shouted as he and Izuku came upon the large house, the Omega merely nodding his head as he put in the passcode for the gate, the two heading to the front door while Hawks quickly scoped out the front yard. Quite honestly impressed by the amount of security the two men had.

"Just forewarning, they have dogs. And a cat." Izuku stated as he unlocked the front door, only giving Hawks a moment to jump back as Atlas came bounding out of the front door, barking at the Pro Hero who quickly sprung into the air, Valkyrie merely walked calmly out the door, growly lowly at the new person.

"Atlas, Valkyrie, down. He's good." Izuku ordered while both dogs stopped their growling and barking, both happily trotting over to the greenette as they pressed themselves against him, requesting attention.

"Of course, they have dogs. Two overly large dogs." Hawks grumbled while Izuku only chuckled at his brother's disdain.

"They're not that bad. You're just new, and Kirishima and Ka-Bakugou aren't here. They're just protecting their home." Izuku defended the animals as he headed inside, Pyro immediately trotting forward as she trilled at the doctor, rubbing herself against his leg before moving on to Hawks and doing the same.

"Aw, aren't you a sweet one?" The Pro cooed as he knelt to pet the feline's head.

"You're so biased." Izuku laughed while Hawks rolled his eyes and picked up the cat, petting her gently as Izuku closed the front door.

"All right, it seems safe enough," Hawks mumbled, only to yelp when Izuku pinched his arm.

"Don't do your weird security inspection thing without them here, I still don't know how okay they are with me even letting you be here." Izuku chided while his brother merely scoffed at the doctor.

"I'm not that bad. Though I would like to point out the fact that I am your big brother and I should be sure you're living somewhere safe." Hawks teased while Izuku stuck his tongue out at the man.

"I'm currently rooming with the number 8 and number 10 Pro Heroes. Who also happen to be two of my closest friends. Also, might I add the fact that I am a doctor and a skilled vigilante who doesn't need protection." Izuku sassed while Hawks gave the man a blank look, slowly petting Pyro before setting her down.

"Also, might I remind you that you're a 26-year-old who has a very bad sense of self-preservation, who is too selfless for his own good, and has given me more heart attacks than what should be physically possible because I have either witnessed you come far too close to the line between life or death or because I have seen you quite literally tip over that line and just barely come back to the land of the living? Twice." Hawks stated sternly while Izuku quickly clammed shut.

"We can agree to disagree on this one," Izuku mumbled while Hawks nodded.

"That's what I thought." The Pro Hero hummed.

"But in all seriousness, how long do you expect to stay here?" Hawks questioned as he took another look around the open kitchen and living room.

"I'm not too sure, probably until those two are cooled down from what happened, or until they get sick of me. But I doubt it should be too long. I'll probably slowly start filtering back to the condo over time until I'm fully back there and we see where things go from there." Izuku explained as he and Hawks took off their shoes, going into the living room as they took their seats. Atlas attempted to try and get attention from the Pro Hero, only for Hawks to shoo him away.

To which the dog immediately went to Izuku, Valkyrie following behind him as the two climbed onto the couch and laid on either side of Izuku, Pyro jumping onto the avian-quirked Heroes' lap. "They just want to love on you." Izuku teased while Hawks sneered at the comment.