Chapter 1: Where's Deku?
"How's that new guy doing? Both of you settling in nicely?" Shouto asked him as they sat outside a Starbucks around the corner of Izuku's apartment, his hands cupping his steaming coffee cup tightly.
Izuku swallows a bite of his chocolate croissant, a sigh escaping his lips when he feels the warm chocolate filling linger in his mouth. He sucks at his frappe a bit before responding. "He's… Good. I think. I mean, I've… Uh— cats aren't like dogs?"
Shouto snorts. "Uh, yeah, they aren't."
Izuku narrowed his bright emerald eyes at his friend, "Of course, I meant more… Like… I never grew up with a cat, though. Mom and Toshi both loved dogs. She never would've guessed that I'd adopt a kitten."
"Tell Inko and Toshinori I say hello, by the way. I swear, even though you guys aren't blood-related, you both act the same. Both always breaking bones, bright eyes, always crying—"
Izuku quickly interjected. "Hey! The bones breaking is in the past now! High school sports are deadly… I can't say much about the crying part… All three of us can fill the oceans with our tears," Izuku chuckled. "Toshi's a good guy, I'll tell them both if you promise to stop spreading rumors."
"Can only promise so much, Izuku. Now, for spreading rumors, that's more of Ochako's forte, right?" Shouto sipped at his coffee, his lips lingering at the mouth of the plastic lid.
They both fell into a comfortable silence afterwards, the autumn air already dropping by the minute, the breeze gaining more force. Izuku shivered involuntarily, already regretting his cold coffee drink. "Have you heard from Hitoshi lately? I feel like he'd like to visit to see the cat."
Shouto hummed in agreement, "I can ask Tenya. I'm sure Mei keeps in touch with our insomniac friend. Tenya tries to get Mei to sleep too, from what I've heard. And seen on her late night Snap stories."
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