Bath Time

Izuku stepped into the bathtub filled with warm water even as the kitten struggled with all his might, no doubt fighting being carried. The Villain smirked, not quite caring if the kitten got a look at his face. The kitten was probably using all its strength to try and get out of the hold, but it was laughably weak. It felt more like the kitten was squirming around and pawing him than anything else.

The Hero-kitten let out a little squeak as he was balanced on the Villain's thigh, partially in the water. The Hero froze, all movements coming to a standstill. Izuku stared at the kitten's shocked face, inwardly squeaking as well. Damn the Hero for appealing to his weakness of cute fluffy things.

Izuku cupped a handful of water with both hands, gleefully pouring it over the kitten. The shocked look he got made him grin at the kitten. It was so precious. The black-haired kitten scrambled off his thigh, making a startled mew as it started sinking.

The Villain quickly pulled the Hero stuck as a kitten back, admonishing. He bopped the kitten on his nose as he scolded him. "Don't do that. You might drown, you know?" Izuku frowned at the thought, holding the kitten closer to him as he drained some of the water, leaving the bathtub only half full.

"There," he said, watching as the kitten pressed closer to him with big, black eyes. Izuku made a scolding nose just to stop himself from doing something traitorous like coo at the kitten. He still had his dignity.

Reaching for the shampoo, he squeezed an appropriate amount before working it into his hair, quickly rinsing it off before finishing the rest of his routine. He got out of the tub and kneeled on the floor, reaching for the Hero trapped in a kitten's body, who had at this point wandered in circles around the tub.

He placed the kitten on his thigh again and started shampooing him, causing lots of bubbly foam to surround the kitten. Izuku killed the urge to snap a photo as brutally as he could. He would fight this urge, dammit.

In the name of washing up, Izuku allowed himself to have fun at the Hero's expense. He gave the kitten different hairdos, made him into a snow-kitten, gave said kitten some conditioner, even.

Basically, he had fun with the kitten, though the kitten had developed a somewhat pouty face halfway through, Izuku could tell that the kitten had somewhat enjoyed it, occasionally closing his eyes and purring before he snapped out of it and stopped.

Izuku washed everything off with the showerhead, eliciting a mew of protest. He grinned, picking up the wet kitten. The Hero looked particularly lovable like this, as a wet kitten. He imagined him as a wet kitten in the rain, looking sad and lonely. The Villain choked back a laugh, draining the soapy water before dousing the kitten again.

"Come here, Nekozawa," he said, holding out a hand expectantly.

The kitten eyed him distrustfully before padding nearer, cautiously putting a paw on his outstretched hand.

Izuku waited patiently, letting the Hero take his time. The kitten slowly climbed up, wrapping to paws around his arm. The Villain beamed at the kitten, retracting his arm slowly towards himself.

He placed the kitten on the towel, gently patting the kitten dry. The Hero's fur was now a soft, sleek black. It felt softer as compared to before, and shinier as well. The conditioner had done its job well, leaving him feeling pleased at his choice.

He'd ended up using human shampoo and conditioner though, which probably wasn't good for the kitten. He'd have to pay a visit to the vet later to pick up some specialised products.

By the time Izuku was done, he had a sleepy looking kitten in his arms. It seemed that cats and by extension kittens really did end up sleeping most of the day away. The black kitty would probably end up energetic at night.

Izuku fought the urge to take photos the entire way through, feeling mentally exhausted. Honestly, if it was going to drain him this much fighting the urge, he might as well give in and take some, then. But only sparingly.

It was just so he didn't have to keep fighting himself. Repressing wasn't healthy, after all.

"All done, my cute little kitten," he sang, carrying the sleepy looking black furball out. He felt a faint paw at him, as if in protest.

Izuku bit back a grin at the sheer cuteness the picture presented, placing the kitten on the windowsill next to the table, allowing the kitten to bask in the sun for his nap. Nekozawa closed his eyes sleepily, falling into a deeper sleep, unable to fight his body's instincts.

The Villain sneakily took a few shots, making sure to turn off the sound and the flash, adding a few photos to his gallery. Before he realized what exactly he was doing, he'd set a photo to his phone wallpaper.

Izuku eyed his wallpaper balefully. What in the world had caused him to do that? He'd done that like it was the most natural thing in the world. He huffed, letting it slide this time.

Besides, the picture was too cute not to use.

He could use the pictures as blackmail later on, especially those with the Hero's signature black eyes, though they might look a little bigger while he as in his kitten form.

Omake:

Kouda Kenshin felt a shiver run down his spine. What was that? He cautiously looked around, feeling something akin to a mouse being watched by a cat, with him being the mouse.

There was nothing there. Was it just his imagination? He felt like something bad was about to happen, raising his metaphorical hackles.

There was no one around, just him and these cat supplies that he was taking an inventory of. Was it just his imagination? The vet furrowed his brows, as the strange feeling lingered.

No, Kenshin, he told himself. There's nothing around you. You're just being paranoid.

Nevertheless, the feeling lingered, causing him to feel jittery. He was finally able to take a breath of relief when he closed the clinic for the day.

When he was about to head home, he opened the clinic's door, causing him to shriek as glowing green eyes appeared in front of him.

"Hello Kouda-san," he heard the amicable voice, the person's lips stretching into a fakefakefake smile. He couldn't tear his eyes away from the demon's piercing green eyes.

"I'm here to take care of a problem." The voice sounded vaguely threatening to his ears. Had the Villain come to tie up loose ends?! He knew it wouldn't have ended like that!

Kenshin fainted like a swooning maiden.