Call of the Wild

“Milk.”

“Miriko.”

“Oh.”

The Wild Pussycats were visiting the dorms. The whole class was excited seeing them again, except for Yuri. She was certainly a fan, yes. And she actually went to them for her internship at her old school! But that was a different time for her, and she’d prefer if they didn’t recognize her here. Her ears did perk up though, seeing a familiar red cap.

He cocked his head to the side curiously at the first year student, it was clear she wasn’t a big talker. Which was fine as some people are just quiet and don’t talk too much. He sometimes didn’t himself and if he was using his quirk he’d grunt and make noises instead of speaking. “Probably is, least I think so.”

“Wait, ya going already?” Wow, she sure was in a rush to get away from him. Was it because he was literally towering over her and extremely intimidating? Or was she just not up for conversation? “Classes aren’t starting again for another awhile. Didja eat lunch?”

“Wait, what?” She looked back, then looked at the clock. Shoot. She normally had such a good sense of time. With a sigh, her ears and tail fell. “Dang it. I normally sleep through most of lunch.” Her routine was a bit embarrassing. Instead of getting food from Lunch Rush, she preferred to, well, hunt it herself.

Making a slow growl of annoyance, not so much at the student before her, but at the situation in general, she crossed her arms. The thing she hated the most? It seemed she was forced to partake in-

Gasp!

Izuku let out a low grunt as he managed to push his fellow classmate away, freeing himself from her grasp. Took a lot more effort than he wanted to admit, but he quickly decided to use it as training and pushing himself even further during a crucial time.

He then moved his legs up towards his chest so he could roll his body back and roll onto his feet in the process. Letting out another grunt in the process, which sounded more like a groan. 

How did she still have so much…. energy?

He took a moment to think of what to do next while in a crouched position, with one hand pressed onto the ground and breathing heavily. Almost not registering what she said as he quickly rushed towards her without warning once she finished teasing him. Grabbing her around her waist to try and push her down onto the ground.

As she was pushed back, she stumbled a bit. However, she quickly regained balanced and backed off, bending her knees and staying low to the ground. She was ready to spring up at him. Her tail swished behind her, and her pupils were thin slits of black.

“Hope you don’t end up getting stuck outside sometimes while a cat… as um, you don’t have clothing when you go back to normal.” She suddenly pictured Yuri with her head peeking out of a bush asking someone to let her into the building.

“Thought I’d ask and let you know if you wanted some you could.” She nodded, taking a piece of chocolate from a bag she opened to eat. Yuri had her tail moving slightly as she sat there, made her curious if it moved on it’s own or to what she was feeling. Her ears definitely gave away how she was feeling, least she thought they did. “I’m a bit surprised someone let you in, but glad they did. Um… did you… come to visit me?”

“Oh no! I don’t get stuck outside.” She waved her hand a bit. “I leave my balcony door open. It’s pretty easy to get in and out.” It was a routine she’d have since practically her quirk developed. The temptation of life outside was too much, so leaving a window open as she went out to explore was a method she was familiar with.

“Well, I didn’t come to visit you, exactly...” That wasn’t the plan at all! She just wanted to sleep in another dorm for the night. Why? She’s a cat. Duh. But, now that she was faced with the simple idea that she...actually wanted to hang out with Leia. Her ears fell flat. If it wasn’t for the fur, they’d be as red as her cheeks.

Theo crossed his arms as he watched the first year student seem slightly annoyed by him knowing she wasn’t a real cat. “You do smell like a cat, just not completely if that makes sense?” He was trying to make her feel better, though he was sure he was failing.

“Ya, my Maw has a transformation quirk and can shift into different animals so I guess I got it from her…” He paused, blinking at the shorter girl a moment. “Hey… I wonder if that might be why I picked up on you not being a real cat? Besides my heightened sense of smell?” 

Come to think of it…Yuri had a similar quirk to his Maw, interesting…

“Maybe so.” Her tail went back and forth. Looking at the other student, he looked somewhat familiar. More than likely she’s seen him at the sports festival from years previous. Oh yeah! She was actually cheering for him last year. Though she wasn’t gonna be telling him that any time soon. Or ever.