"And what is that?" Bakugou asked for the dozen time, irritating the heir and the general who walked beside him.

"It is a painting of my great-great grandfather..."

The beast had found his way to the second floor of the mansion, making the others follow behind him... no, chase behind him. His child-like curiosity could surprise even the most curious loyal.

"And those-?"

"Sir Bakugou... it is our good deed to attend your every question, but have you never dealt with history? Many of these men shall have been in your books as a child! They are part of our magical history!" Momo scorned the beast, her patience going small.

"Heh! You have forgotten that a mighty beast like myself does not need a book to be strong or all-knowing! I am more powerful than all of those you speak of!" Bakugou smirked, his head held high as he kept on walking.

Momo couldn't believe the audacity in the beast's words, halting right in front of him. "How dare you disrespect the Shoto family with your non-sense! You are just a mere creature who did a heroic act for once in his life and has fed his ego to the brim!"

"Shut it you little-!"

Todoroki extended his good hand towards the middle of the beast and his guard, releasing a sharp piece of ice that struck the wall nearest to the fighting pair. The beast and the guard stared with wide eyes at the heir.

"You are both showing how much education they brought to your homes... non. Now, general if you could leave us alone, I want to give Sir Bakugou the tour on my own..."

Momo opened her mouth to refute the heir's orders, but she knew better. "I... Will be on my way to the training grounds then..." She glared at Bakugou's smirk and then at Todoroki's simple scowl. "Hope the tour isn't a ruckus."

Both the prince and the beast watched as the general left, her back facing them. When Todoroki turned around to look at the beast, he caught the other staring below the general's waist. "It also seems that they have never taught you to be discrete in the case of staring at a lady... although it is of men's instinct."

The beast gritted his teeth. "Oh, like you haven't stared at the general's body!"

"She is the guard of this mansion and in my position I must deliver her due respect." Todoroki stared coldly at Bakugou. "Now let's continue with answering your... unique questions and even ask you some of my own."

Bakugou followed Todoroki through the door that led them to the middle grounds of the mansion where a garden with a massive amount of flowers lay. "Ask away, Boy-prince. I'm all ears!"

The heir kept walking, never facing the beast while questioning him. "Let's start out with something simple... Where do you come from?"

The beast kept his eyes away, "I have said it before if you weren't listening... from the woods near the town, I grew up in a cave."

"Hmm... ok. Now, what about this: I've heard you saved the towns people from a fire, how did that happen if you are presenting yourself to be so rude?"

Bakugou looked at the prince with bother. "Hey I saved you too! Geez, I don't think you will ever believe me if I said that...I d-don't remember"

Todoroki stopped in his tracks and looked back at the beast. "You don't remember?"

"No, Icyhot, I don't remember" The beast's hands lit in a small fire, letting the pressure from the same doubt defuse. "I have been asking myself that same damn question since I woke up in the town!"

The heir stared at the beast, slightly confused by his reaction. "Well..." he stared at the fire in his guest's hands. "How about: When did you discover you had fire power?"

Bakugou looked away, trying to push away the memories of a playful boy who suddenly turned bloody in his arms.

"Let him go, you monster!" "He's bleeding!" "What have you done Bakugou?! What have you-?"

"Sir Bakugou?"

The beast stared back at the heir, his eyes warry with a few tears. "Huh...?"

"I asked: When did you-?"

"I know what you asked, boy-prince!" The fire in his hands went away. "Let's quit the questions... and move on."

Todoroki watched the sudden frustration in the beast's face and how he stomped past him. The heir questioned his sudden change in emotion but let it pass by. "Lead the way, Sir Bakugou."


For all who saw the luxurious mansion they would think of it as a peaceful place, full of professional and kind people. But behind walls and closed doors, it became the worst mess Uraraka had ever seen.

Maids and other servants ran up and down the various floors, serving and pleasing every single order with much elegance and patience which turned around to reveal anger and frustration. The young girl saw how non of the maids made their way back to their quarters, afraid of being caught by that Midnight lady and her whip.

As Uraraka avoided the tasks that every other maid was given, she kept on wondering the mansion past the Shoto heir's room. If she hadn't found any key or map that could lead her to her parents in that room she would have to keep on looking...

As she went past halls and more halls of dormant and unclassified rooms, she found herself trapped in the maze that was the mansion. Just as she was about to lead her way out, another maid came out of what seemed to be the kitchen, carrying a tray of hot food. Before Uraraka could escape the desperate gaze of the maid, yet the woman hadn't escaped her, calling for her attention.

"Excuse me miss?" The woman called with a kind voice, the only one Uraraka had heard on that day. Only for that reason did Uraraka reply.

"Yes?"

"Would you mind taking this meal to the master's quarters? It is for his ill wife and she needs her medication with a heavy meal." The woman extended the tray for Uraraka to take. "But you shouldn't worry, she can take the medication on her own once you leave the room..."

Uraraka grabbed the tray, watching the woman's face change suddenly to one of curiosity.

"Your eyes... They have a golden color in them..."

Uraraka looked away from the woman shocked, scorning herself mentally for forgetting about such a trivial thing. "I was b-born with it! It runs in my family... It is very much a defect!"

The woman came closer, making Uraraka shift backwards.

"It is all but a defect... it makes you beautifully peculiar..."

The young girl tried to pry away from her uncomfortable circumstance. "T-Thank you! I must go now!"

And went off with the tray, rushing through the mansion without a single clue of where to go.


After minutes searching for the room, Uraraka decided to follow the large trail of banners that hanged from the ceiling, the ones she had seen earlier. They successfully took her to a pair of grand doors with elaborate details, guarding statues on the sides.

The young girl was unsure of what to do. "Umm hello?"

No response. Yet she spoke again. "I am here for... Madame Shoto's medicine?"

Soon, the grand doors opened, welcoming her. Uraraka slowly made her way into the room, an unnerving feeling hitting her chest when she realized how silent it was. She remained quiet, trying to keep her composure and hide her fear.

Her gaze landed on a lump that rested atop the grand bed in the room, assuming that it was the lady of the house which rested upon the linens. Slowly, without making a sound, Uraraka placed the tray on a table besides the bed, gazing at the vibrant white hair that cascaded down the side of the mattress. It was like snow raining down a valley and staining it in a beautiful yet plain color.

The young girl shifted her view to look at the lady's sleeping face. She was a remarkable beauty. Uraraka could now see where the heir had gotten his good looks and charm.

But her admiration was cut short when the lady shifted slightly, opening her eyes wide. "Witch..."

Uraraka jumped back taken by surprise. "Wha-?"

The woman turned in her position and faced Uraraka, her soulless eyes staring straight at the girl's. "Foolish witch shall pay for it all..."

The girl breathed roughly, trying to wake up from the horrifying scene. "M-Madame?"

"Ochako Uraraka… your foolish wish has only brought pain to your loved ones... not happiness..." The woman didn't blink. "You shall pay for the debt he owes..."

Uraraka stood in her place, shaken by the words. She watched as the woman suddenly remained still, closing her eyes once again and returning to her original position. The girl backed away as far as possible until she decided to run.

She ran out of the room and down the nearest hall, tray in hand. Uraraka made her way towards another pair of wooden doors that led her to the middle-grounds of the mansion. The garden flowers stung her and grabbed on to her clothes, just like the day she had wondered into the forest. She had definitely faced many things that day.

But not the pair of men that walked through the garden.

Suddenly, she collided with what appeared to be a hard but fleshy surface, making her fall to the ground on her backside. Uraraka placed a hand on her head after the harsh hit, trying to apologize as much as she could.

"Oh dear I apologize! I am in such a-"

A cocky voice interrupted her abruptly. "Geez! You can't even get maids who are aware of their paths?"

Uraraka froze in her place. Excitement, doubt and fear all pooled in her stomach, she couldn't believe the voice she was hearing. Bakugou…

"Are you alright madame?" Uraraka watched as a gentle hand was extended out for her, recognizing the other voice. Todoroki Shoto…

Slowly she lifted her gaze, her eyes widening in shock as she met the eyes of the beast.

Bakugou stared back at the kneeling girl, his face shifting from a smirk to something like realization. "Wha-?"

Something in the beast's mind clicked.

"Scoundrel, little thing and now round-face?! You are the most insulting man I have ever met!"

"Bakugou was the name, If I recall?...You are rather kinder than before... is it comprehension?"

"I've never seen a sky like this...It's as if the stars were smiling at you Bakugou!"

Uraraka…?

The girl shifted slightly, looking away from the beast and meeting the heir's gaze. "I-I am alright, yes!"

Uraraka grabbed Todoroki's hand and let herself be lifted by him. Once she stood on her feet, her eyes met the heirs, forgetting completely about her physical state.

She knew that a comment about her eyes would be made when she saw the curious expression from the man in front of her. "Madame if you pardon my commentaries I must say... your eyes are peculiar..."

Todoroki and Uraraka remained in their place a little too long for Bakugou's taste, which made him want to pull the man away from the maid. The beast's hands tightened into fist but then relaxed, waking up from the sudden thought. What am I thinking? She is just a damned maid!

Uraraka pulled away from Todoroki's deep stare, looking away and fixing her uniform. "T-Thank you sir... I apologize, but I must attend my duties!"

The pair watched as the maid rushed by without a second thought. The beast's eyes caught a glimpse of something golden hanging from around the girl's neck, splashing the feeling of familiarity in his chest.

Todoroki spoke first. "Hmm, what a very interesting maid... Did you catch the golden rims in her eyes? They were very different."

Bakugou maintained his gaze towards the route the girl had disappeared to, trying to decipher the mixed feelings. "No... they were unique."


The day went on. Soon, the evening had set out on the horizon a beautiful sunset adorning the sky. The setting of the day also meant that it was break time for the maids. Some ate and chatted, while others walked around or slept... They were exhausted.

But, while everyone rested, there was one who couldn't take her mind of one thing.

He's here... My dear Bakugou is here... In the same grounds I stand... But he doesn't remember me...

Uraraka sat on the floor near a deteriorated wooden window, playing with the golden necklace around her neck. The thoughts from their meeting played like a movie in her mind, over and over again. It brought an exciting feeling, yet it also brought the dread from losing the precious memories of all those days in the forest... Together... in their own little world.

The tears that flooded her eyes were unstoppable, drifting down her cheeks and even a few falling on top of the apple on the center of the pendant. "We were so happy..."

The large sound of steps on the floors made Uraraka rush and clean her face, placing the pendant back behind her collar. She watched as the large crowd of maids made their way through a tiny hall, rushing. It seemed like something important, so Uraraka soon went along.

The crowd gathered in the same place they did that morning. The same lady with a whip stood on the front doors, waiting for all to gather along.

Once everyone did, the lady spoke. "Ladies listen up! The great Endeavor has been pleased with our guest."

The maids whispered in their places. Uraraka grasped the collar of her uniform.

"The master has called upon us for an event he has decided to hold in the mansion!"

The whispers grew louder. Every maid in that quarter was shocked from the news, no such thing had been held since the arrival of the heir into the world and that had been a very long time ago.

Lady Midnight whipped the ground, catching the crowd's attention. "Now, you will follow me to the ballroom where our master shall give you further instructions!"

And the maids did as they were told, following Lady midnight through the halls, until a pair of giant glass doors were opened. Uraraka didn't pay mind to the details this time, stuck in the endless scene that played in her mind.

Each servant and maid were placed on the edges of a pattern that was permanent on the floor. Uraraka was given the place that faced a small balcony on the other side of the room, stairs with velvet carpets cascading down each. She kept her gaze low, trying to liberate herself from the tightness in her chest.

Once she raised her sight, she watched as the red curtains from the balcony separated, revealing a familiar face she never wished to encounter again: the general.

Her cold eyes remained like so, while she made her way to a side of the balcony.

The curtains opened again, this time the heir with the unmatched hair color appeared, making his way to the opposite side of the general. The general's expression flashed with a bit of discomfort.

This time, Uraraka watched as everyone around her bowed, following their actions. Before she could raise her sight, a deep voice called upon all who stood on the grounds.

"You can all raise from your bows."

A shiver went down the young girl's spine, unsure of why. Her gaze met the tall and intimidating man that stood on the center of the balcony, with the fiery eyes and beard.

He spoke with high regard. "I have called upon you this evening for a very special announcement!

As you may all know, the guest that resides in our grounds has a very special meaning to this family! He has been the one who saved my wife." The man pulled the heir closer "... and the heir to these grounds."

Uraraka smiled to herself lightly. Oh Bakugou, being the hero you deserved to be...

"I present to you all Sir Bakugou, beast of the forest!"

Everything went in slow motion for the new maid. Her eyes gazed upon the opening curtain and then the proud figure with a uniform of red that walked out. He looked... Beautiful, Uraraka thought.

A large sound of applause invaded the big ballroom. Bakugou gazed upon the staff like if they were his own, his ego inflated. He felt like the king of kings standing on that balcony, with his shiny uniform and wide smirk.

It all felt like a dream.

His eyes looked over every servant and maid, landing on someone he felt familiar with.

The girl with brown hair and golden eyes smiled bright, a type of sadness in her eyes. Soon enough, the wide smirk turned to something like a smile. For some reason he felt comfortable just staring at the maid...

Soon enough, the maid's eyes met his. The applause besides her slowly faded away in her mind, as if a spotlight was on top of the beast only. Her brown-gold gaze met his red gaze.

They were entranced in their own little world, a red lace pulling each other closer. Uraraka felt that if she extended her arms just a bit she could reach Bakugou's soft skin and spiky blonde hair.

Does he remember...?

For the beast, an inexplicable feeling flowered in his chest, his heart beating faster and faster with every glance.

But the moment was cut far too short for the beast and maid's delight, when Endeavor spoke.

"In the next few days we will hold a masquerade in honor of our new hero. Everyone will be invited, even those who sleep in the small town near this house!" The master placed a hand over the beast's shoulder. "It will be of great delight to our guest, will it not?"

Bakugou shook his head, confused at the moment he withheld with that maid. "U-uhh, yes... It is! Yes it is!"

Uraraka watched the change in the beast's expression, her once fluttering heart turning dull. He doesn't remember...

"Now, you are all dismissed! Continue on with your duties!" Endeavor spoke, walking away from the balcony and disappearing behind the curtains, his heir and the genral followed behind.

Bakugou didn't.

Before he knew it, the large crowd of servants and maids gathered and started leaving the room. The beast couldn't find even a single piece of brown hair that he could identify the girl with. I need to find her!

So the beast decided to run down the staircase and follow the crowd as much as he could, stumbling upon maids and maids with similar hair colors or eye shapes. "Dammit!"

Uraraka felt the beast on her track, hurrying her pace and trying to hide between her fellow maids. No Bakugou… dont't do this!

When they all reached the grounds in front of the maids' quarters, the crowd dispersed, leaving the young girl with the golden eyes to the beast's view.

There you are! "Hey you!"

Uraraka's heart raced rapidly at the distant sight of Bakugou. Her only choice was to run, just like she had done that day in the forest. This time the fear that she once felt was replaced with dread. "Leave me alone!"

Bakugou chased after the young girl before reaching a dark section of the mansion. The girl kept running as fast as she could, using the darkness and hiding behind the nearest wall.

The beast's eyes didn't shift in time to keep track of the maid, leaving him in a confused state. Dammit I forgot my abilities in the dark!

Uraraka hid as much as she could, the tears from earlier streaming down her cheeks again. Slowly, she peeked from her hiding spot and watched the silhouette of the man. The maid's chest felt heavy with pain. She took out the necklace from her collar and held it tight to her large bosom. Please let me go Bakugou! Please...

To her luck and disgrace, Bakugou let a heave sigh leave his lungs and slowly walked away. What's wrong with me..? What's happening to me?!, The beast thought.

The man ruffled his hair in frustration, his loud grunt filling the empty space, and leaving.

Once the beast was out of sight, Uraraka slid down the wall, giving out and crying her eyes out. "I'm sorry Bakugou… I'm so sorry..."

He was so close yet so far...

The medallion glistened with the light of the moon.


Long red nails adorned the hand which held a glass of pure wine.

Glamorous features and a swirl-like body stood on the balcony of the deteriorated side of the mansion. A view of the maids' quarters was clear from that height.

White, shiny teeth smirked in delight of the scene which unfolded in front of her.

Red eyes went back and forth between the saddened maid and the desperate beast.

Blonde hair mimicked the one that the beast bore, a genetic symbol that haunted her to the core.

Something behind her shifted. "What did you say earlier to that maid?"

A wide evilish grin adorned a face with pure and crazy yellow eyes, blonde hair with pigtails on top. "I complimented the golden rims in her eyes, Madame. I even said that that it made her Beautifully peculiar when she said they were a defect!"

They both laughed.

"You are such a good liar, Toga! I'm so proud to have you by my side!"

"Of course Madame! Always by your side!" The girl approached the woman with a sudden curiosity. "What were you thinking about?"

The woman smirked and turned to face the girl. "Hmm... Well, I was thinking that wishes do come true, darling Toga!"