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It was cold winter night, snow slowly made its way to the ground. Shouta could see his breath make a small white cloud while perched on a rooftop. He looked about but the streets were silent and dead.

A shrill cry broke through the silence. Shouta quickly turned his head. The noise was coming from a few blocks down.

'Shit, is it a cat?'

Shouta made his way towards the noise and peered down into the alleyway making sure it was safe before climbing down. A small box, wet and sagging, covered in snow and dirt read 'free cat'. While he walked closer slowly the cry got louder and louder.

He peered into the box and his eyes widened. It was a baby. A cat baby. Shouta quickly picked the kid up with the realization that the kids lips were a bit blue.

The baby was small. Too small. It's lips were a bit blue and it wouldn't stop crying. Its fingertips red and raw, its poor nose a bright red and his cheeks rosy. The baby had a mop of green hair and tiny cat ears poking out from the top, frozen to the touch.

'Fuck fuck fuck' shouta thought while racing down the streets, baby in his arms. He quickly called chiyo.

"Chiyo! You still at UA??!" He panted while he talked.
"Shouta what's wrong?" She asked

"Are you at UA?!" He repeated a bit more aggressive.
"Stop yelling at me young man! But yes I am. What's wrong?" She responded

"Found a kid, he's fucking freezing chiyo."

"Be quick."

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Shouta arrived at UA ten minutes later, in his opinion ten minutes too late. The kid was a sobbing and coughing mess, its lips turning bluer by the minute. Once he finally got inside he raced down the hallways, some lights turning on as he ran down the mostly empty halls.

He burst into the nurses office and quickly laid the kid down on a bed as chiyo came over.

"Shouta you brought me a baby?" She said as she quickly started to work on him. "Can't do much but warm him up and check him over but I'll heal him if he's injured."

Shouta was lost, he couldn't understand. It was a kid. A fucking baby. Who would leave a baby like that in this weather? He stood there just staring at the poor thing.

An hour had passed before the kid finally fell asleep, chiyo sighed as she checked over the baby's blankets and heating pad.

"Well, it's a boy, congratulations." She chuckled. "Poor thing was freezing.. he's not injured but his ears and tail were a bit frozen. He'll make it through but what are you gonna do with him?"

Shouta sighed and continued to rub the little babies hand.

"I'm not sure.. I'll talk to tsukuachi about it but.. I don't.. I don't wanna leave him alone.."

"Oh shouta.." she smiled softly. "It'll be alright." She rubbed his shoulder gently.

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Shouta had called his husband almost three hours later. Hizashi had freaked out because he wasn't home on time. Hizashi quickly rushed to UA not knowing that his husband had a surprise for him.

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It had been hours.

Or what felt like hours

Shots was pacing around the room while hizashi tried to calm him.

"Cmon honey! He'll be fine!"

"Don't call me that, and you don't know that!"

"She's just doing another check on him.. don't worry about the little guy!" Hizashi finished and Chiyo finally emerged infant in hand.

"He's well rested, all warmed up, little guy can't stop smiling." Chiyo cooed and showed off the smiling baby with two adorable front teeth.

Hizashi almost screamed but bit his lip to contain himself.
"He's so cute..!" He squeals and shouta immediately takes him from Chiyo.

Shouta was nervous as hell, it was almost like holding him made everything real. It solidified that everything was okay.
He'd only known the kid for a few hours but he wouldn't give him up for the world.

Hizashi looked at shouta lovingly. "You wanna keep him don't you?" He said in a smile.

Shouta just gave him a silent look before looking back at the little one.

Hizashi put his arm around his shoulders. "All will be fine."

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It had been a few months.
Stressful months.

Don't get shouta wrong, izuku was an angel, he almost never cried and was always happy, But that everlasting worry never dissipated.

Shouta couldn't help his worry, this was his first child, new feelings were emerging that he'd only felt towards one other person.
His husband.

Shouta was feeling love. He truly adored his little angel.

He wanted to show izuku the world, he wanted izuku to have the world. Izuku would never want for anything.

And the day finally came. The day izuku would return to UA during the day and finally meet the staff.

Hizashi was just as stressed as he was, scrambling to put together izukus diaper bag as the little one watched him from his carrier and slammed his toy against the side of it.

Shouta had just finished changing and was getting ready to put izuku in the car. "You brought his extra clothes?! And his bib?" He yelled from the door and hizashi groaned.

"Give me a minute I forgot!"

They arrived ten minutes late and if the staff noticed they wouldn't tell.

As soon as they got into the staff room nemuri shot up and squealed. "Is this izuku?! Aww look how cute he is!" She immediately went over to grab him but shouta quickly turned.

"Wash your hands." He says before walking to the couch, izuku in his arms.

After about ten more seconds nemuri dashed over while frantically waving her hands to dry them.

"Give me!" She said and as soon as he was in her arms she melted.

He smiled at her with those adorable front teeth and his eyes crinkled and his arms shot up before he squealed.

Nemuri almost burst into tears. She could only hear the laughs of her coworkers around her but she didn't care.

Hound dog came over, he almost didn't out of fear of hurting the little guy.

"Is he supposed to be that small? I won't scare him right?" Cries from children is usually what came his way. He didn't want to scare izuku. He truly didn't.

Nemuri quickly turned to face him and so did izuku and he hid his grin when izuku squealed and kicked his legs and hizashi smiled. "Yes izuku! He's like a puppy! He really likes dogs." Hizashi smiles at inui.

Nemuri smiled and handed izuku over to inui. Inui quickly backed up.

"I don't wanna hurt him."

"You won't you stupid mutt." Shouta grumbles. "You're too hard on yourself."

"But he's a cat.. he's like half cat! You can't blame me for being scared!"

Inui looked at him and sighed as he took izuku. Izuku quickly warmed up to him and babbled into a conversation.

Shouta could only watch from afar. Izuku made everyone happy, of course. He's just a ray of sunshine.

Is it bad he wanted these moments just for himself?
Izuku was his baby. His son. He knew it was selfish. He knew it was bad but he didn't want izuku to get hurt.

He couldn't get hurt. Not again.