It's finally the day of the School's Cultural Festival. I'm waiting backstage as we are preparing the last things for our performance and am anxiously bouncing from one leg to the other. Everyone worked so hard for the Cultural Festival to be a fun event to lighten the mood of the past few months after everything that happened.

It isn't until long that Jiro comes telling me it's time to go on stage and the knots in my stomach disappear, making only room for enjoyment. Standing there on stage, singing my heart out, conveying my own feelings as well as the rest of the classes' and seeing the people's eyes light up with amazement, it's a feeling I just can't describe. Way too soon the performance is over and the crowd leaves the gym, leaving room for us to clean up after ourselves.

I see Bakugou from the corner of my eye as I put away the last speaker. 'Hey, Bakugou!' I say as I chase after him.

'Hm?' he says, glancing with an annoyed look over his shoulder.

'Let's go around the festival together!'

'Let's all go together!' Kirishima says as he practically jumps on Bakugou. I can see Bakugou roll his eyes but also smile a little before grumbling an agreement. I join up beside him as we walk out of the gym and onto the open terrain of the UA Cultural Festival.

The atmosphere is nice: everyone's smiling and having fun, there are a lot of activities to do and things to eat. I am very excited to see all of the stalls and exhibitions all the other students put so much hard work into.

We first head to the obstacle course, something Bakugou seemed very excited about to try. As I see him zoom past the obstacles with a grin on his face I smile. Ever since the first day I truly met him, not counting the times at USJ and the training camp, he has always been rather… passive. From what I've heard from the other girls he used to be more upbeat, more present, but since the kidnapping he had become down. Seeing this happier side of him makes me feel warm inside.

'Wow! You beat the top score of the day!' Kirishima shouts excitedly as Bakugou joins up with us again.

'Heh, of course I did. I'm not going to be the Number One Hero for nothing.'

'Where should we go next?' I ask them.

'I really wanted to try out the haunted house,' Kirishima replies.

'I'm gonna pass,' I say, chuckling.

'Why? Are you afraid?' Kirishima taunts.

'Of course she isn't afraid you fucking upside down broom.'

I'm surprised by Bakugou's reaction. 'Uh, no. I'm not afraid. I just don't really like the dark or dark things.'

Kirishima cocks his head at me. 'But your entire outfit is black?'

I scratch my head with a sheepish smile on my face. 'Yeah. I only have that cause it benefits my Quirk. I prefer light and lighter colors actually.'

'One glance into her room could've told you that, idiot,' Bakugou snarls as he keeps on heading towards the haunted house. He might seem uninterested at times, but he is apparently quite perceptive. It's fun to learn more things about other people.

After Bakugou and Kirishima made it out of the haunted house again we stroll along the main boulevard that is lined with food stalls. 'Ah!' I exclaim, startling both of them. I dash off before they have a chance to ask what's wrong.

'Oi, where are you going!' Bakugou yells after me as they catch up to me.

My mouth starts to water as I'm checking out the menu. '

Why the hell did you run off like that,' Bakugou growls. When I turn around with a smile so wide I see his eyes open slightly in surprise.

'I wanted a crêpe!' I say, glimmers nearly physically visible in my eyes. 'I've never had one and they always looked so good!'

I turn to order one and then turn back to the boys, holding three of the steaming pancakes filled with chocolate and fruit in my hand.

'Why did you buy three? Isn't that way too much?' Kirishima asks.

I chuckle. 'They're for you!' I push them into the clearly baffled hands of Bakugou and Kirishima as Kirishima returns my smile with a toothy grin of his. I take a greedy bite out of mine and am overwhelmed with the amazing flavor it has. It's so much better than I could've ever imagined! I look over at Bakugou who hasn't taken a bite out of his yet.

'Don't you like crêpes?' I ask him.

His gaze focuses back on me. 'Of course I fucking do!' he shouts before taking a huge bite, stuffing his entire mouth full. The chocolate is dripping down his chin as he furiously wipes it away.

I laugh so hard that my stomach starts to hurt and Kirishima snatches my crêpe from my hand before I drop it onto the ground. As I wipe the tears from my eyes we continue along the stalls. I'm walking alongside Kirishima and talking to him as Bakugou trails behind us. The day goes by way faster than expected and soon I'm too tired to stay awake. I wave the others goodbye as I head back to the dorms and fall asleep.

I yawn as I check the alarm clock. It's only 3 am, way too early to get up already. I'm thirsty so I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and head down to the first floor kitchen. When I walk out with a glass of juice in my hand I see someone sitting on the couch in the common room. As I get closer I notice it's Bakugou.

'Can't sleep?' I ask as I sit down next to him.

He looks at me and then back at the ground again, shaking his head. I take a sip of my juice and then look back at him. His shoulders seem more slumped down than usual and I get the vibe something is wrong.

'What's up?' I ask.

'Nothing,' he replies, keeping his gaze fixated at the ground. I hold out the glass towards him. He glances at me and then snatches the glass out of my hand.

'Had a nightmare?' I try.

He sinks even further into his seat.

'It's okay,' I say, reaching out for him, but lingering mid-air. I drop my hand back to my side, knowing it's not in his nature to appreciate physical contact. He shakes his head.

'It was about you.'

I'm taken aback a little. About me?

'I dreamt that you were a villain again. And that you attacked me.'

I feel my heart sink. I stare at my hands. I don't know how to reply to that.

'Why is that not okay?' I ask. I mean, I can understand where he's coming from. And it's not conscious, so I can't really blame him.

'Because I know you are not a fucking villain anymore, you stupid sunshine bitch,' he snaps at me.

I stare at him in shock. It's the first time he acknowledged the fact I'm not a villain anymore, and that he doesn't think of me as one.

'You're a fucking hero now, whether I like it or not.'

'I.. uhm.. I don't really know.. what to say..,' I stammer.

'Just take the fucking compliment.'

I look at him but he refuses to look at me. 'Thanks for acknowledging me as a hero.'

'Well, I can keep fucking denying it, but in the end you stood up against that fucking League and that shithead Tomura, and you passed the provisional license exam and I didn't. You're already a better hero than I am.'

I look at him, surprised. Did he just call me a better hero than he is? Prideful, egotistical Bakugou called me better than himself… He looks at me with instant regret in his eyes.

'Fucking forget I said that.'

I shake my head as I smile a little. 'No way I'll be able to.'

'You still owe me a rematch.'

I chuckle. 'Some other day.'

He gets to his feet and heads towards the stairs to go back to sleep. 'I will make sure I'll never have such a dream again, but only if you promise me to keep up what you're doing.'

I look over my shoulder at him. He's staring at the door. I smile.

'I promise.'

I'm flashing alongside the gym as I'm trying to avoid Todoroki's blasts during our training. His eyes comes flying at me and I quickly avert my trajectory to avoid it, but end up tumbling over Midoriya's body as he's doing his own training. I laugh as he pulls me to my feet and Todoroki comes to ask if I'm okay. I tell him I'm fine but that I'm going to take a quick rest.

I look around the gym at everyone who is training their hardest. On the far end side some of the girls are discussing strategies, Bakugou is blasting Kirishima away while Kaminari is separated to prevent everyone else from getting electrocuted. The teachers are observing and giving tips on how to improve their strengths and skills.

Over the past few weeks I have been working extremely hard to catch up to the others and some have been saying I'm already surpassing them skill-wise. I've become great friends with nearly everyone in the class and I feel completely at place. Running into Todoroki, Midoriya and Bakugou was the best that had ever happened to me. They showed me I could be a better version of myself and helped me work towards that goal, each in their own ways. I'm regularly going out with the girls to just have some fun and relax while keeping my grades up. I'm working hard on my path to become a great hero and it's being recognized.

Even though I know the path is still long and the fight between me and Tomura isn't completely over yet, I have decided to put my focus on the Hero Course instead and fight as hard as I can. I might not become the Number One Hero, but I will become the best damn hero I can be, and nothing, and no one, will ever, ever, be able to divert me from this path again, because I am Hyakuya Yuna, and from now on, I will follow my own dreams.

This is the end of this story! I hope you all enjoyed Yuna's story and will continue to cheer for her as she strives to become a great hero! And just remember: there is always something to smile for, so do like Yuna and smile every day! Goodbye and I hope to see y'all someday again ^^