Tsukauchi's POV

The day passed in agonizing slowness. He spent most of his time at his desk only to rise every four hours to make a small meal. From what he knew those who were starving needed several small meals a day. Instead of the three large meals, they usually would eat. It would allow their stomachs to adjust to eating again.

Naomasa certainly didnt want the child sick. Hitting him with his car had been enough damage. Still, he hoped that by giving small frequent meals that it would build some fragile trust. So far that worked about as well as giving a cat a bath. He was bitten twice and knocked over once when he got too close. It almost made him wonder if the boy was in fact feral. He might not remember what it meant to be human.

If that was right things would be infinitely more complicated. There were only a handful of quirks that allowed people to converse with animals. He wasn't even sure if Nezu could understand animals. To be fair though he wasnt even sure what the principal of UA was.

By the time Chiyo had arrived, he was in the kitchen. The sun was just setting when there was a knock on the door. Naomasa heard shuffling from his office as he moved towards the door.

Naomasa opened the door to find Chiyo staring at him. She was still in her regular clothes that she wore at UA. The ever-present walking stick made him step back. Everyone knew that she would not hesitate to wack you across your shins if you were in her way. Or if you did something stupid.

She greeted with a small smile, "Naomasa it's been a while since I have seen you. How have you been?"

He rubbed at his hand as he replied, "Besides being bitten twice today I have been well. Be careful Chiyo he doesn't trust easily."

She said moving towards where his office, "Just like Toshinori was. Do you think he can revert back to his human state? It would be much easier to heal him if he could."

Naomasa shook his head as he sighed, "No I haven't seen him as a human yet. So far he has given no inclination to revert back to his human form. I've been feeding him like I would a starving dog. Rice and chicken. I don't want to give him something that he's allergic to. Otherwise, he will never trust me again."

Chiyo nodded as she said, "Smart. I'll see if my quirk can work on his wolf form. It's no guarantee but we may find out if he can eat certain items under supervised conditions."

A sigh of relief escaped him. At least there was a chance to try. Otherwise, he would have a lot of research ahead of him. With any luck, it would not be necessary.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind there was a bang followed by a crash from his office. Internally he winced. Chiyo was stubborn he knew. She had to dealing with Toshinori as she did. That child in wolf form was just as stubborn and didnt let his wounds inhibit his mobility.

Naomasa went to stand in the doorway and had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. On top of his desk was the black wolf with its hackles raised. He had to wonder if the boy was actually a cat. It was just too funny to see. Wanting to be healed or not the boy obviously did not trust Chiyo. All the papers and files that had been on his desk were now scattered all over the floor. The lamp was broken a little further away.

Naomasa tried to reason, "Come on kid. This is Recovery Girl. I told you she would be coming to heal your wounds remember? How about getting down from there before you get hurt anymore."

The flashing of white fangs was all he needed to know. The boy was not coming down without a fight. Not that Naomasa blamed him. He was in a strange place with two people he didnt know. For all the boy knew that could be trying to drug him for experiments.

Chiyo for her part was glaring at the wolf. Suddenly she lunged forward using her cane brought the boy's head down close enough for her to grab. With strength uncommon for someone her age she pulled the wolf from his desk. They both crashed to the ground with a loud thump.

Immediately she planted her hand at where the shoulder met the neck to keep him from moving away again. There was the clacking of his teeth but other than that no sounds from the boy. Was he mute? That would explain a lot about his behavior.

Without hesitating, she activated her quirk as she kissed his forehead. The wolf slumped to the floor no longer having the energy to fight them. Once she was sure he wouldn't run off Chiyo began to remove the cast and stitches.

Silently he moved over the where the boy lay. Exhaustion was clear in his gaze as he weakly lifted his head and barred his fangs. Naomasa sighed as he bent to a knee.

Running a hand along the greasy fur he murmured, "Easy there. I know you don't like or trust me. It's understandable why you don't. Just know I'm not going to hurt you. Or force you to go back to your human form. Rest I promise I will look after you as you sleep."

The eyes drooped closed and soon his breathing evened out. Exhaustion finally caught up to the kid. Maybe he would sleep for a while. It would do him some good. Sleep would probably do him some good too. Unfortunately, that was not happening any time soon. Not until he had a verdict on how the kid was physically.

As he continued to scratch and pet the wolf he was Chiyo. She was frowning at where one of the wounds had been. It was completely healed now so it didnt make sense for her to be frowning like that.

Finally, after several moments she seemed to be satisfied with her work. She stated coldly, "This child and yes the human within this skin is a child. He is very lucky that you found him when you did. Given his size, I'd say he is no more than 13 or 14. If you had not found him when you did Tsukauchi he would have died within a few weeks. That is how bad his condition is right now. It is not from any physical wounds but from malnutrition and starvation. I want you to start him on heavy-duty vitamins and keep giving him rice and chicken for a few weeks."

Only 13? So that was why he was so small. How long had he been on the streets? Did anyone know about his condition? Did they just not care? If so why?

Naomasa inquired gently picking the boy up, "What about his lack of a voice? It's not normal for a wolf to be so silent. Anything you suggest with that?"

"There's nothing physically wrong with his vocal cords," she answered, "If I had to guess there is some psychological trauma that has him selectively mute. Until he returns to his human form we won't know if it extends to being a person. Or if it's just when he is a wolf."

Well, at least his vocal cords weren't damaged. That was something at least. It did make the detective in him wonder what caused the muteness. Unfortunately, he didnt have any answers with this.

"You might want to put him down before he wakes up," Chiyo commented amusement in her voice, "If his reaction to me was any indication he will bite you. Again."

Naomasa paled at the thought. As skinny as the wolf itself was the jaws were powerful. No serious damage was done so far but waking up in unfamiliar arms might change that. He did not want to explain why he was nursing bite wounds to his coworkers in any event.

After seeing Chiyo out he placed the boy on his bed. It would be more comfortable than his couch. Besides, it would still be several hours before he finally called it a quits on his own work. Let the kid sleep in his bed for now. It would do him some good. With that, he returned to his office and began to pick up the fallen papers.

Izuku's POV

When he came to he found the room he was in was not the one he passed out in. Instead of being on a carpet, he was laid out on a soft bed. The sheets smelled of coffee and gun powder. It was very much the scent of the man who hit him with a car.

Izuku wasn't stupid he knew that what happened was an accident. That he was in fact lucky the man had a kind enough heart to take him to a vet. Even if it did end up being that the man found out he was human. He had to admit he was further surprised by the man's kindness. Favors had to be called in for Recovery Girl to be called in. She worked for UA as their nurse now.

What had the man said his name was? Tsu... Tsukauchi that was it. He had to be laying on Tsukauchi's bed. Speaking of Tsukauchi where was he? Shouldn't he be laying in his own bed?

If the clock by the man's beside was to be believed it was almost 3 am. Even for someone like Izuku that was late. The man should take better care of himself.

Carefully he hopped off the bed and went into the living room. A light was coming from the office and he wanted to groan. This man must be a workaholic to still be up at this hour. Not wanting to let Tsukauchi stay up to god knows how late he pushed the door open with his paw.

Tsukauchi was sitting at his desk leaning over a file reading it. Dark bags were already forming under his eyes. Yeah no, there was no way he was letting the man continue like this. Human or not he would not allow Tsukauchi to put himself into an early grave.

To Izuku's surprise and internal glee the man did not notice his presence until he stole the file. It was the only one on the desk and as small as Izuku was he still could reach it. With the clamped between his teeth, he took off to a corner with it. Dropping it on the floor he proceeded to sit on the file.

Tsukauchi for a moment could only stare at him stunned. Then he stood and headed towards Izuku something flashing in his eyes. Ears folded back in fear which made the man pause for a moment. Then he took a deep breath to calm himself.

Izuku watched in fear as Tsukauchi finished closing the distance between them. The man raised his hand and Izuku flinched back in the expectation of being hit. A sharp intake of breath caught his attention. Izuku refused to look at him as he bent down so they were eye level but he stared at the other's socked feet.

Tsukauchi reached out and with his back in a corner, he couldn't back away. A gentle hand went behind his ear and scratched his ears gently. It made him want to rumble but he couldn't. No sound escaped him but he did lean into the touch.

Tsukauchi said gently, "I'm sorry you thought I was going to hit you. I promise you that I will never strike you in anger or otherwise. You were just trying to tell me it's getting too late to still be awake. Weren't you?"

Izuku carefully nodded so as not to dislodge the hand. He was disappointed despite himself when the hand was removed. Only to be surprised when Tsukauchi picked him up easily as if he was a puppy. He squirmed uncomfortable with be held like this.

Surprisingly the man didnt make to retrieve his folder. Instead headed towards the bedroom where he deposited Izuku back on the bed. Tsukauchi then grabbed a pair of shorts and a simple t-shirt to change into before heading to the bathroom. He was only gone for a moment when he returned.

Tsukauchi laid on the left side of the bed so that there was plenty of space between them. Despite there being only one bed the man was trying to make him as comfortable as possible. Maybe he could stop being such a pain for him.

Izuku sat for a long time watching the man. He saw when the other's breathing evened out as he fell asleep. Carefully he crawled over and laid his head against Tsukauchi's arm. When the other didn't stir he allowed himself to relax and soon fall back asleep.