Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 96 - Never my place in time

Aizawa originally hadn't been too sure what to do with the pomeranian that the students had found, but Bakugou was actually pretty responsible compared to some of his classmates, despite being so explosive and vulgar. He had gotten an email from Mitsuki, stating that she was aware of Bakugou's ownership over the pomeranian, and through Iida and Shinsou, had found out that the puppy had been named Kacchan, by Kirishima.

He sighed as he drove Bakugou, Midoriya, and Koda back to the dorms; Bakugou, because he was Kacchan's owner, and Koda and Midoriya, because they were the two that knew the most about animals and were probably going to be teaching Bakugou how to care of his new pet.

Kacchan was deemed a bit malnourished, but with proper food and care, he would be fine. There didn't seem to be any other underlying health problems with him, so the veterinarian just gave them some proper food for the pomeranian and let them leave without any other problems; Bakugou just got a small dog bed for Kacchan with his allowance before they left.

Luckily, the little pomeranian didn't seem too troublesome to take care of. The students clearly liked him, he got along well enough with Yuwai, Reiko and Ryuto, and Shirou just ignored him for the most part, and pomeranians were relatively easier to take care of compared to other dog breeds.

Though, there was another problem. Bakugou couldn't bring Kacchan with him to class, and unlike Yuwai, who was pretty content with hanging out in Koda's room during lessons, Kacchan was really affectionate as from what Aizawa could tell, really liked attention. Not to mention that the dog wasn't exactly trained yet, so in the students' absence, he might end up making a mess. They were going to try and start with Kacchan's training, and Kayama did offer to take care of the puppy while she wasn't teaching.

At least, the pomeranian did seem to understand basic commands, and would listen when Bakugou called him over, and oddly enough, he seemed to listen to Reiko readily enough, stopping whatever he was doing when the feline patted his head. Kacchan had also seemed to warm up to both Koda and Midoriya, no longer being so aggressive towards them.

Aizawa groaned internally as he stopped the car outside of the dorms, letting the students out of the vehicle. At least, he wasn't the one taking care of the dog. Plus, they had Koda, who could talk to and understand animals, and Midoriya, who knew how to take care of more active, unconventional animals like Ryuto.

What could go wrong?

He took the statement back. Something would go wrong, it just wouldn't be the pets' fault. Given that his class was filled with problem children, something would definitely go wrong. The question was just, when?

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Midoriya shuddered subtly as he listened as Ectoplasm tried to teach the class differentiation, only to have to explain concepts over and over again because half the class had no idea what he was talking about.

He knew it was nothing; he was just uneasy because neither Reiko nor Ryuto were by his side, but regardless, no matter how much he tried to push the feeling away, he just couldn't ignore the emptiness in his heart. He had left the two animals in the dorms so that they could accompany Kacchan and ensure that the energetic little puppy didn't break anything by accident.

Sure, they were both safe and sound in the dorms... but Midoriya couldn't help but worry. He had never been separated from them for too long, and it was just odd to not have Reiko's reassuring presence by him, or Ryuto nested in his hair or on his shoulder.

He tried to forget it, and tried to focus on his work. Instead of giving him university level stuff, Ectoplasm opted to just give Midoriya the rest of the work that the students would have to do for the rest of the year. Shuzenji had deemed his right arm well enough for simple tasks like typing and writing, though Midoriya had been doing relatively fine with just his left hand, and given that Midoriya was still technically under Sasaki's care as an intern, it was likely that he was going to end up missing lessons in future. It was just easier to finish all the work first, instead of having to catch up on all the work later.