A few weeks later, Izuku found himself taking the wrong train to the pet shop he promised to visit that morning. Maybe if he hadn't, he could have found a way to prevent the mayhem he found upon getting there. As he turned around the street corner, He felt something furry jump into his arms, a small brown kitten with pointy goat-like horns sticking out of its head. 'Izuku! Can we keep him?' Izaku chirped as the cat started to purr.

'No, he probably belongs to the pet shop! According to mom it should be… right over here!' He stopped in front of an old two story building, which echoed with a sound that must have been dozens of animals noises mixed together. He quickly rushed into the building, hoping to be able to help in whatever was happening, and was met with a chaotic scene.

A sandy haired boy around his age held a shiny silver chicken on one arm while fighting (and seemingly losing) a tug of war game with a dog, while all kinds of different animals roamed the insides freely. The boy let go of the rope and set his eyes on Izuku, who had a panicked expression on his face. "Nana! We have customers!" He shouted into the back door, which occasionally had bangings and bursts of light coming from beneath it.

"H-Hi! I'm Izuku, I came here looking for a job!" He spoke up, enthusiastically. At that moment, the back door burst open, revealing a short old lady who looked like she had just returned from a fight.

"FOR THE LAST TIME, CHIKKA DID NOT STEAL YOUR EGGS TSUMI!" She shouted to an angry looking rabbit as it paced around the floor in circles. She turned around and saw Izuku, who was now trying to avoid stepping on one of the many animals running around.

"Oh, you're Inko's kid, aren't you?" She looked from his face to his arms and noticed the cat he was holding. "Oh my! Is that Tsuno? Give him here, sweetheart. Help me clean up this mess."

He set the kitten on the woman's hands, but as soon as it settled down it reappeared on top of his head in a small burst of smoke, which nearly made him jump in fear. "Don't mind him, that little runt hates my guts. That's his quirk, teleportation." The boy said, as he stuck his hand forward to greet Izuku. "The name's Ochitsu Masai, and this is Chikka." He stated, pointing to the chicken around his arm. "Welcome Aboard."

"Nice to meet you! How many animals with quirks do you have? Aren't they quite rare?" Izuku inquired.

"Yeah, but Nana's got herself quite a zoo back there. She's been gathering the ones people abandon or mistreat ever since she's been independent. Every now and then we hope to find someone good enough to give them a new home. We still focus on normal pets though, like most of these you see on the ground…" He sighed, looking over to his grandma in need of advice.

"Ochi-san, will you do the honors?" She calmly asked, ignoring the mess around her as she headed back into the quirked animal room. He nodded, and as he opened his mouth to sing, both Izuku and Izaku were met with a feeling of relaxation neither had ever felt. The animals running around seemed to slowly stop to stare at the boy, as he peacefully walked around the room, collecting each animal and placing them in their respective places. Izuku finally snapped out of his trance as the Ochitsu locked the last animal in its cage, releasing the chicken from his grasp to let it run into the back door."All done now! So, what do you think of my quirk? Pretty cool, isn't it?"

'As someone who normally despises quirks, I have to say this guy's pretty ok for me.' Izuku mentally nodded and smirked at the friendly boy in front of him.

"Yeah! So, when can I start?"

"Honestly? Right now!" Ochitsu took an apron from the wall and threw it to him, nearly hitting Tsuno, who quickly teleported away in another burst of smoke. "You can greet the customers for now, I'll go help Nana and meet you back here soon!" He ran into the room just as an explosion blasted his grandmother away, prompting him to close the door to avoid damage to the outer area.

'So… We need to kidnap Tsuno. That thing's too adorable to rot in here.'

"We can talk to Masai-san later, maybe we can officially adopt him! But we'd have to talk to mom first…"

'In no circumstances will I let that thing stay here another-' His thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of a new customer, a girl which Izuku seemed to recognize. He flinched as he remembered her as the girl Izaku refused to save, which showed as the girl had a broken arm and several bandages across her body.

'IZAKU! IT'S A GIRL! IT'S THAT GIRL! SWITCH OVER, YOU CAN HANDLE THIS!' Izuku quickly took the backseat as his other self reluctantly took control of their body.

'Heeeeeey… How can I help you?" Izaku exclaimed in a seductive voice, while Izuku screamed internally for overestimating his social skills.

"Um… I missed school today, so I wanted to come and look at cute animals." She explained, awkwardly. "I'm Ochako Uraraka, what's your name?"

"Izuku Midoriya. While the cutest animal here isn't here right now, you can check out these other losers." She strolled around the room, looking from animal to animal, while Izaku slowly lost his patience. "I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!" Izuku felt the control being shoved back to him as the girl turned around to look at him.

"Where do you study, Izu-kun?" The boy blushed at the nickname he'd only heard his mother say occasionally, but regained composure and put on his most confident face.

"I-I'm going to start on Mekuro High next week. What about you?"

"Oh, today was supposed to be my first day at UA, but I was excused due to my injuries." Izuku relaxed as he got the confirmation he wanted 'Well, at least she passed…' "Anyways, see you around Izu-kun! I'll probably come back some other time!" She walked out of the store and he sighed as he realized he could finally return to his anxious and nervous self.

'Let's call Mom. We'll be going back soon, and if you haven't noticed, I really want that cat.' Izuku pulled out his cellphone and dialed his mother's number, and after a quick conversation which included begging and multiple cries of thanks, he was good to go.

He knocked a few times on the door to the back room, and as it opened he realized the two hadn't been able to completely settle the situation yet, evidenced by the fire currently on Masai's hair. She opened the door while patting her head and looked at him with curiosity. "Let me guess. You want to adopt Tsuno?"

"Y-yeah, how did you guess?" He stuttered, surprised by the assumption.

"You two seemed to hit it off pretty well. Come here, you'll just have to sign some papers." Izuku quickly gave his signature and held the kitten in his arms, but it once again appeared on top of his head, while Izaku mentally cheered for his victory. "It doesn't seem like he'll leave that spot too easily, I'd watch out if I were you."

"Izuku, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for finally freeing us of that.. beast." Ochitsu cursed, looking at Tsuno with scorn. The cat hissed in response, but soon closed its eyes and returned to sleeping. "See you tomorrow. Hopefully without that stupid cat." He whispered, hoping his grandmother didn't hear him.

"See you tomorrow, Izuku dear!" Izuku waved goodbye as he left the store. 'Seems like now we're not alone anymore!' Izaku beamed, in a tone in which Izuku rarely heard him speak.

'Izaku?'

'Yeah?'

'You're responsible for his litter box.'