Beast In The Woods

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"I'm going to miss you, Gang!" Izuku hugged the big hero before he left for the train station.

The hero was a bit flustered at being hugged in the middle of his lobby with everyone giving him sweet smiles to teasing smirks. He hugged the child back anyway. "It's been a pleasure to have you around. If you need any help, remember you have a way to contact me. You'll always be welcomed back."

Izuku let go and nodded. He waved at everyone else in the lobby before leaving out the doors. He looked around before pulling out his phone and setting the course for the station.

Nemuri stood waiting at the train station in her civilian clothes waiting for Izuku to arrive. The train she had been waiting for came and she looked around to find the feral child. She spotted him and squealed at seeing him. She grabbed him and pulled him into a hug. "It's so nice to see you again!" Izuku looked up from the embrace and beamed a smile at her. "And what are these?" She grabbed his head and looked at the horns.

"Horns! I grew them." Izuku said letting her move his head around.

"I can see that." She gently touched them and thought about who else had horns. With s smirk. "Was this because of Mina?" She asked teasingly.

"I liked her horns and wanted my own."

Nem smiled down at him. "I think they suit you. Come on, let's go home."

A couple of hours later, Izuku stretched in the dirt of his den. He made a sound of contentment at being back in his den. While it was nice to see a new place, he did miss his own space and furs. On the way back, he told Nem about his time with Gang Orca and what he had learned. She listened and asked questions about everything. Izuku was also happy to see Nem again, he had grown quite fond of her. He got up from his dirt floor and pulled out his latest trophy, the large shark's tooth. He smiled victoriously and set it next to the Sports Festival medal. After that, he went for a hunt.

He shifted into his Hunter form and prowled his territory for his prey. He lept from tree to tree in search of a suitable lunch. His claws quietly thunked into the trunk of one tree and halted to watch the deer tilt its head to see if it could find what made the sound again. A few minutes of stillness later, they went back to grazing on the greens of the woods. The Hunter ever so slowly got closer and closer until he was right above his prey without alerting them. In a flash, he dove at his prey and speared it through the heart to end it quickly. The deer cried in pain for a moment but it was done. The Hunter hummed in pleasure at the successful hunt and dressed the deer before bringing it back to his den to cook.

Izuku happily skipped through the halls of UA to his classroom, he had missed his friends. He opened the door to 1A and greeted everyone inside. "Kacchan! Your hair looks weird." He didn't notice the stares from his other classmates.

Kacchan for his part stared dumbly at his old friend. More specifically, he stared at the two horns on his head. "The fuck is on your head?"

"Don't say bad words!" He admonished. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"What do you mean 'what do I mean'? The horns!" He practically shouted at Izuku.

They heard a squeal from the entrance and turned to see Mina sprint from the door to Izuku. She hugged him and then pulled his head down to see his horns. "You grew horns!?"

"I did!" Izuku beamed.

"They look so cool! Now we match!" She pulled him into a side hug and pressed her cheek to his as she snapped a picture with her phone.

Izuku beamed at her and soon after greeted Jirou and Shoji who walked through the doors together. They both smiled in greeting and also complemented Izuku's horns. The rest of the class took their energy in stride and they went about their day. Sero and Kaminari laughed at Kacchan's combed hair while Shinso came in with slow steps. The bags under his eyes were evident as he slumped into his desk. He greeted everyone without looking up. When he did finally focus his eyes, he stared incredulously at his friend.