The Daily Life Of A Villain And His Cat

Izuku knew he was f.u.c.k.e.d up. God, did he know. But did he care? He didn't. These days, it almost felt like a part of his emotions had died off. The positive side, that is. He still felt the vast range of negative emotions, and the occasional positive emotion when he did something that gave him an adrenaline rush.

He's always preferred black over white. He should've known.

"Don't run! Fight me, you coward!"

Izuku let out a light laugh, feeling the mirth bubble over. How could he not have realized how hilarious Heroes were when he was younger? Did they really think he would stop just because they shouted at him to? He wasn't an idiot.

He sped up his running, easily outpacing the Heroes. The green-haired man ducked into a shady alleyway, quickly scaling up the walls to the rooftop.

He ran and jumped, hopping onto the next couple of buildings before dropping down into a brightly lit area that both Heroes and civilians alike proclaimed as safe. Izuku chuckled. There was something deeply flawed about how they thought. Did they really think that just because something looked safe, it truly was?

No. Heroes Villains and civilians alike both lived under the sun. Just because they were Villains didn't mean that they lived apart from society. So many people overlooked this, it was almost sad.

On the contrary, it made things so much easier for people like him. It was much harder to find someone while they moved and operated somewhere you never thought of looking at all. Izuku fingered the knife hidden in his sleeve, brushing over it lovingly.

Whistling, Izuku strolled back towards his apartment, opting to take a direct route back tonight. The green-haired man happily thought about the things he did earlier, biting his lips to stop his smile from growing too maniacally wide. That was a no-no. Didn't want to set the Heroes off again, did we?

Izuku left the brightly lit areas, taking a shortcut using a slightly shadier area. He was still dwelling in happy thoughts when he was interrupted with a meow. Izuku didn't stop moving, but his ears pricked up as he went on high-alert.

"Meow," he heard again. Izuku wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the meow sounded slightly distressed.

His eyes snapped towards the sound direction but made no indication that he'd heard. Caution before anything else, after all. Izuku still wanted to live a long life, and he wasn't about to have it end because of a moment of carelessness.

He spotted a lump that was struggling in what looked to be a pile of black and white cloth. He could watch as it tried to get out from the inside, but ultimately failed. He could see as it batted the inside of the clothes, trying to get free.

Izuku weighed his options. On one hand, he was still slightly fond of animals, but on the other, if he did save it, then he would have a responsibility towards it. What should he do? The green-haired Villain hesitated, weighing his options.

The struggles of the cat or kitten grew weaker, the heart-wrenching meows growing fainter, before stopping altogether.

Izuku grit his teeth, making up his mind. Tentatively, he fished out a little kitten from the midst of the cloth. It looked like it was barely a few days old and would have suffocated before long had Izuku not taken it out.

It was a small, black kitten that could barely fit on his palm. It was taking labored breaths. Izuku felt his heart clench. The more f.u.c.k.e.d up part of him was squealing at how cute the kitten was, and how it was so adorably vulnerable, while the other part of him that was still somewhat sane was slightly worried about how the kitten looked like it was about to take its last breaths.

Izuku cradled the kitten in his palms, not sure what to do. Hesitantly, he placed the kitten on top of the clothes that it had been suffocating in previously, quickly heading home. He made sure not to move the kitten too much, slightly concerned that one too violent move would end its life while it had barely even begun.

What looked like a wallet dropped out of the pile of clothes. Izuku raised an eyebrow, quickly shoving it into his pocket. Waste not want not. He could always dispose of it later, when he had the kitten taken care of.

He heaved a sigh when he reached his door, quickly unlocking the various locks before heading in. The green-haired Villain checked the state of the kitten, allowing himself to take a small breath of relief when he realized that the kitten looked better than before. It didn't seem as pained now and seemed to have sank into the realms of sleep.

As soon as he made sure the kitten was safe for the time being, he quickly made his way out of the door. His mind whirled through relevant information, quickly recalling what he needed. He checked the time, furrowing his brows. Damn, it was this late already?

Looks like he had to change his plans. Izuku quietly made his way to the vet's house, silently breaking into his home with a set of lockpicking tools. Like hell he was going to leave a trail for some Heroes to follow.

He stealthily shut the door behind him as he entered the vet's bedroom, standing next to the sleeping man. At a loss, he wondered how to wake the other up without him screaming.

At that moment, lightning flashed, and thunder boomed, scaring the sleeping man awake. The vet g.r.o.a.n.e.d, rubbing his eyes, annoyed at his disturbed sleep. He looked up, having the intention to get some water then going back to sleep, before freezing in his movement. His hand was still halfway lifting the covers off his body as lightning flashed again, revealing a black-dressed figure with green eyes standing next to his bedside silently like a specter.

He opened his mouth to scream for help before it was roughly covered by the Villain's hand.

"Silence," Izuku said, inwardly startled. Everything happened too quickly for him to hide. No matter. This was a good opportunity too.

The vet nodded, shutting his mouth. He wasn't sure if he could say anything in the first place. His body was shaking in fear. Why was this happening to him? He was a good, law-abiding vet. He hadn't done anything wrong.

"I need you to check my cat. And vaccinations. You're not to tell anyone about this, understand? Nod if you do. Otherwise…" Izuku's voice lowered, "there are a lot more vets in Japan."

The vet felt his heartbeat increase exponentially, his mind whirling, before calming down. All he had to do was check this guy's cat, right? He's probably not even a Villain!

The two strangers quickly made their way to Izuku's house. Izuku quickly unlocked the various locks, still concerned about the state of the kitten.

The vet put down his bag, quickly getting to work, inwardly sweating bullets at the intense glare he was placed under. He inwardly heaved a sigh of relief when he noticed that there wasn't anything wrong with the kitten. God knows what might have happened to him if the kitten had something wrong with it.

The vet promptly started with his vaccinations since the kitten was fine. It was better to get these out of the way before anything happened. The still-unsettled man quickly fell back into his work habits and checked the gender of the cat before screaming inwardly. Why was he being so casual in front of this man!?

Given, he didn't look as intimidating now that he was out in the light, but the vet could feel certain vibes from him that warned him not to cross the other man.

"D-do you want to sterilize your cat?"

Izuku's eyelid twitched, causing the vet to hastily backtrack. "It's okay if you don't! If you ever change your mind, you can come to the clinic…" the vet trailed off, before slapping himself inwardly. What was he doing? Was his mind addled under all the stress or what?

"You can also microchip your pet in case it gets lost," he blurted at last, his professional duties overcoming his fear at last. Animals were still the best, after all. He didn't need any humans. In fact, it would be better if the entire world only had animals left, himself notwithstanding. What a paradise that would be.

Izuku's furrowed brows relaxed a little as he thought about it. If he really was going to keep this kitten, then he might as well go all the way and microchip him, right? He was just being a responsible pet owner, right?

He nodded to show his approval, quickly kicking the vet out once he was done, glaring at him when he tried to register the microchip with the government. He ensured the man's silence by scaring him once again, the civilian leaving as quickly as his legs could carry him.

The green-haired Villain's brows fully relaxed when he realized that the kitten really was fine. That was good. Izuku frowned again when he realized he was getting attached, silently resolving not to show too much of it lest the kitten become a liability.

He placed the still-sleeping kitten in the cat bed he had extorted from the vet next to his pillow on the bed before sinking into sleep.

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Shouta woke up slowly as the sun rays hit his face, blinking blearily in annoyance. Why were the blinds up? He usually kept them down. He sleepily walked towards the blinds to close them, when he tumbled down.

What?

He let out a groan of annoyance before freezing when instead of his normal voice, his voice came out as a weak little mew.

Everything from the previous day crashed back with startling clarity.

He was hit with a Quirk and was a cat now??!!

Dear god. What was he going to do now? Where was he?

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Omake:

The vet closed his bedroom door with a loud click, getting back into his bed. He closed his eyes before tossing and turning, unable to fall back asleep. He got up, checking the bottom of his bed and inside his closet with great paranoia. Only when there was nothing there did he finally relax.

He wouldn't ever make fun of a kid who had to check for monsters under the bed or in their closet before sleeping again.