Izuku's POV

Getting his two new roommates settled in took some time. Each of them pretty much took a corner of the garage as their own. While they could have tried keeping to their own floors it would have been more difficult to stay warm.

Izuku felt guilty that they had to break into an apartment building's basement to gather more blankets and sleeping bags. No amount of guilt would stop him though. They needed them if Kavar and Shinsou were going to stay with him.

It didnt take him long to realize quirks were a touchy subject. Given the stigmatism with mental quirks he wasnt surprised. So he didnt press. However should they want to be vigilantes as well then they would have to tell him eventually. He wouldn't allow anyone to patrol with him that he didnt know their capabilities.

Not long last the trio fell into a routine. Izuku spent his afternoons scavenging the nearby beach for parts eventually building them phones. Kavar and Shinsou spent their time scavenging for food and training. Izuku on occasion supervised the training and gave tips that he had learned on his own.

When he wasnt working with them, Izuku's focus was on the human trafficking. So far every lead he tracked down led him to a dead end. It was as if the traffickers knew that someone was hunting them. Maybe the teenagers had squealed after all.

Izuku considered briefly just piling together his gathered information and dropping it off at Tsukauchi's place. That was quickly thrown out the window as the police could spook them completely. Until he was completely sure where they were and what they were up to he was on his own.

Two months after Shinsou and Kavar joined up with him found Izuku running across the rooftops. As usual he had lost Eraser three blocks back after the man had given chase. Never failed now that when he patrolled they came across each other at least once in the night.

Tonight it had been earlier than normal. Izuku stumbled across a mugging that he stopped immediately. As he had been tying up the criminal Eraser arrived. A location was sent for Tsukauchi to pick up the man and a chase ensued.

Shadows worked to both of their advantages. Izuku was smaller and used it to his advantage. Eraser while quick on his feet didnt quite have the mobility Izuku did. Or his ability to hide in the smallest of spaces. The latter was what allowed him to escape so early into their usual game.

Izuku crouched on his chosen rooftop checking the cameras through his phone. On this side of town it was easy to hack into their feeds. A skill he had been trying to pick up since he started sending information to Tsukauchi.

From what he could see from the cameras there wasnt much going on currently. It was fairly quiet on this side. He was about to move on when a small white figure caught his attention.

Leaning his cheek onto his free hand he questioned aloud, "Well well well, what do we have here? What is the Principal of UA doing all the way out here?"

Unsurprisingly the night didnt answer him. Izuku did however begin moving in the rat's general direction. Hero or not the rat should know better than to wander alone this late. Especially given that quirk traffickers looking for mental quirks. High specs was one of the strongest intelligence quirks currently registered.

It didnt take long for Izuku to catch up to the hero's route. Oblivious to his presence Nezu kept on whatever was guiding him. Something in the boy went cold as he followed the rat. Sien and his anima stirred underneath his skin.

"Be careful," warned Sien, "That is no mere mortal."

Izuku questioned carefully, "What do you mean?"

"He is not mortal like you," answered Sien a low growl rumbling through Izuku, "He is a god trapped on this plane unable to bond with another human. I didnt realize that he was still around."

"Why wouldn't he still be around?"

A cheerful voice answered from below him, "Because even gods can disappear, my young friend."

Izuku's head snapped towards the sound of the voice. Somehow the rat had snuck up on him. Nezu in his two piece suit and staring up at him with dark eyes. His hand went to check that his cowl to ensure that it was in place. It hadn't moved thankfully which meant that Nezu couldnt see his face.

The rat had a false smile on his face as he said, "You are the vigilante Lykos. I was wondering if you would find me tonight."

Izuku asked turning his head to the side in curiosity, "What can I do for you, principal of UA?"

Nezu replied with a wave of his paw, "I would like to talk to you for a moment. If you decide to leave then you can at any moment. I wont chase you or call Eraserhead."

For a moment he considered the rat below him. Then he jumped rolling slightly so he didnt injure himself. When he straightened he found the rat staring at him.

Annoyance filled Izuku when he realized how short they both were. Izuku was malnourished from years on the streets. Nezu... well he was likely a mouse or a rat god. Either would fit his size.

Finishing his assessment Izuku questioned, "What did you want to speak with me about?"

The rat reached out a paw and Izuku took swift steps back. For a moment the paw stayed stretched out before the rat retracted it.

"Do you know why I'm stuck here, Lykos?" Questioned Nezu suddnely.

What did that have to do with anything? Everyone knew that gods could not be far from their bonded humans. Most likely he had his human hiding in the shadows somewhere. Wait... no that wasnt right. The only gods that could speak to humans that they werent bonded to were the five Guardian Gods.

From the cameras and his own senses he knew they were alone. So then how? Wait Sien had said he was trapped here. Unable to bond with another human. Did that mean?

Nezu's eyes held a hint of sadness in them answering his unasked question. Somehow this god was still alive even after losing his human. If he had to guess then, humans had something to do with it. Rumors circulated online that the rat was a product of an experiment. There was more credibility to that theory than he realized.

"All very well thought out guesses," stated Nezu. Shit his mumbling habit was back, "However I know something about you as well. You, Lykos only have half a soul."

Izuku couldnt help the way he flinched at the blunt observation of his secret. It was true what they said about Nezu. His observation skills were a calibre higher than anything he had ever come across before.

"What do you want?"

This information was dangerous. If it got out that he only had half a soul the Hero Commission would be after him. It wasnt just the HC he had to worry about either.

In the few short short months he had been on the streets he heard worrying reports. That there was a man out there that ruled the underground. If you didnt work for him you didnt live long.

Rumors had it that many heroes had tried to bring him down. Each and every one of them had fallen to the man. That this boogeyman had taken their quirks.

At first Izuku didnt believe the rumors but he heard them more and more often. Some said that he was preparing to attack All Might himself. If the rumors were to be believed he was amassing a large amount of quirks for the confrontation.

Vigilante or not Izuku wasnt stupid enough to mess with that kind of battle. He knew however that if such a man ever learned of his existence then he may insist on meeting Izuku. That would be about as enjoyable as being captured by the HC. No thank you. He liked his simple life as a vigilante no one cared about.

"An agreement for the moment," answered Nezu pleasantly, "That you will keep in contact with myself. In exchange I will keep Eraserhead off your back and UA open to you. As well as keep your secret about only having half a soul."

Izuku folded his arms across his chest as he snapped, "I can take care of Eraserhead myself. Why do you want to keep in contact with me?"

"If that is your wish," agreed Nezu easily, "As for why I want to keep in contact with you. Well you intrigue me. It's not every day that a god agrees to share a body with their human. Or that a human is lonely enough to agree to it. In fact the only other case of this happening was my own. And you can see how well that turned out."

Then the rat held out a badge to Izuku. After some hesitation the boy took it running his hand over its cover. The UA emblem was printed on it and declared the pass a permanent visitor. It was followed by a business card with Nezu's number on it.

Nezu explained, "This will allow you to come and go from UA as needed. Only myself and Recovery Girl know that you could pop in from time to time. If you're injured I encourage you to go straight to the infirmary. Even if Recovery Girl isnt there we have all necessary supplies if you are injured."

"I assume you will be notified anytime I decide to visit?"

"Yep."

Great. There had to be a catch in there somewhere. No way was this god simply curious about their shared circumstances.

Sien rumbled, "A God of Chaos indeed. Watch this one, Izuku. He wont break your agreement but he will push you to your limits and beyond them."

Putting the card and badge inside his jacket he said, "See you around Nezu. Try to stay out of this area if possible. There are quirk traffickers about and they are seeking mental quirks."

With that he disappeared into the shadows.