It smelled like burnt wood, it shined bright like fire, it screamed his name... It cried for him.

"Gasp!"

He awoke with a sharp intake of breath, his lungs tightening in a fear he had never felt before. That dream... That dream seemed too real for him to grasp. That dream was all of the worst things he could imagine.

And his imagination was full of dread and pain.

"W-what was that?"

Bakugou's eye lids felt heavy in their serene state. It felt as if a rock had laid to sleep on them, yet the beast found the strength to fight back the heaviness. Still, he couldn't explain the source of any part of his dream. It was filled with a horrific scene of death and fear.

He just didn't know where any of it had come from.

Slowly, Bakugou lifted himself from the bed, feeling every inch of his muscles ache. It felt as if he hadn't made any type of force in a long time.

"Ugh... What happened?"

He felt his body jump with every move. His hands reached the soft linen underneath his body, it was very foreign. His gaze scanned his surroundings. Red eyes met cream colored walls, wooden furniture and a small window covered in flowers. It was all too foreign.

"Where am I?"

The door to the room opened slowly. To Bakugou's line of view, a ghost stood in place of the space behind it, when in reality if he looked down just a bit he would find the small reminiscence of a boy with purple globes of hair.

"Huh?"

The boy carried a plate full of delicious food. "G-good morning!"

Bakugou's eyes traveled to the small shaking body, grunting. "And who are you?"

The boy was definitely scared of the giant beast. "I-I am Mineta! Nice to meet you!"

The beast stood from his bed, struggling to do so when a sharp pain hit his bare ribcage. In it's place a ruffle of bandages covered a bloody wound.

"Oh my! You must not move or you will injure yourself even more!"

"Where in hell am I?"

But Bakugou didn't listen, standing from the bed, ignoring the sharp pain, and making his way to the door. "Where in hell am I?"

"Sir you musn't-!"

"Out of my way you skank!"

The beast pushed Mineta to the side, making him stumble and fall with the tray. "Wait!"

Before he could stop him from going further, Bakugou was out the door. Facing the bright mid-day sun. The light bothered him so, that he had to keep an arm over his face, creating an easier shade.

He stumbled through the strange place, seeing bright colored houses and cabins with brightly dressed people. It was all strange and familiar at the same time.

The people around him, stared at the beast with surprise in their eyes. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. They couldn't believe the man had awoken after such a long period of days.

But everything bright and colorful came to a halt as he locked eyes with the remains of a burned down cabin. The top of the house was sunk into the structure, while it's wooden beams were broken and some ceramic corners still intact. It was all too familiar to Bakugou.

Brown eyes... Brown hair... Blue Auras around hands... Gol-What am I thinking?

The man let his knees weaken and fall to the ground, unable to contain a type of emotion he couldn't identify.

From the distance, the small Mineta ran to get to the man until two pairs of hands stopped him from doing so.

Deku and Iida stood beside Mineta, reassuring the boy of everything. "Don't worry Mineta, we will take it from here."

"B-but... his food?"

Deku smiled down at the boy. "We will convince him of eating it. I'm sure he will definitely enjoy it!"

Mineta nodded and retrieved to his small house.

The pair remained in their places, watching as Bakugou's gaze ventured beyond the remains.

"Woah there! You seemed hungry!" Iida' eyes widened as he watched the hungry beast devour the food that had been placed in front of him moments before.

"Why wouldn't he be, Iida? His slumber has extended for a week and those powers won't refuel themselves!"

Bakugou almost spit out his food at Deku's mention of the time in his slumber. "A week?!"

The pair stared at each other in slight shock, but tried to hide it as much as they could. Deku tried to explain it all first. "Well after you saved us from the fire and-"

"Fire?!"

Iida sighed, fixing his glasses and looking straight at Bakugou from across the table. "Yes, you saved the town from an spontaneous fire that occurred a week ago. It was horrific, as you can definitely see by the burned down houses and buildings..."

"I saved the town?" Bakugou stared dumbfoundedly at his surroundings, watching as a few people were in the middle of repairing a few structures. His stare returned to the blue haired man. "If you are fooling me with a play of words know that I will not contain my wrath on you!"

Deku shivered in his place. "w-w-we are not l-l-lying to you sir!"

Bakugou growled at the green haired boy, devouring his food even further.

From behind the pair, a larger man appeared, a wide grin still in it's place. "I see that our hero has awoken!"

The beast kept eating without a care in the world, slowly raising his gaze at the large man and slowly letting go of his food.

Strong arms holding the weak... Vanishing in thin air...

"All Might! We were just accompanying our fellow savior in his breakfast!" Iida watched as All Might made his way behind Bakugou. "What brings you to our grounds?"

"I heard that the boy had awakened from his slumber and I wanted to witness it with my own eyes!" His hand met the beast's shoulder. "How are you doing in this fine morning, Bakugou?"

Bakugou could only hear his thoughts and not the words of the mighty hero. He felt far away from the present yet close to it.

His eyes wondered about the tables next to theirs in the small café. In one of them sat a couple with the most vibrant smiles. Their table was adorned with a pretty purple linen and in the middle a floating flower... colored on gold.

Golden rims in her eyes... "Uraraka…"

Iida and Deku stared at Bakugou with confusion, so much that they spoke in unision. "Uraraka?"

But All Might wasn't pleased. The hand on the beast's shoulder tightened in his grasp. "Iida... Deku… Let us be for just a moment. I wish to give a pep talk to our new hero."

"Of course All might!" And with that both boys left them to their devices.

The grand hero sat where the other boys had sat before. Bakugou could see the permanent grin shift slightly to a scowl. "What do you want?"

"I just want to know of one thing... Where did you hear that name?"

"You mean Urara-?"

"Yes. I recommend for you to never say such a name..."

Bakugou shifted. "Why?"

All Might looked around him, as if making sure no one heard. "We do not speak of the witch of the forest... We have never seen her face and we don't want to see it... She is the worst creature of them all... Promise me that you wont say that name again?"

The beast looked away from his pier and gritted his teeth. "Fine... I promise..."

The sky shifted from blue to orange. Signifying the near end of another long day.

A large shadow traveled over the grounds of the largest forest in the area, searching with it's wondering eyes it's destination. It had traveled a long way from the town, an adventure in completing the unruly tasks commanded by another. Soon it landed on the nearest ground, it's layers of scales shifting to thin skin and red brick hair.

Kirishima stood tall in his landing. Watching through the woods like searching for his prey until landing on a very obvious cave.

"I'm back!" the dragon called upon the space, awaiting for an answer. "I have found the answers you have searched for!"

Something shifted in the darkness of the cave. "I see... Is he alright?"

"Yes.. he has awoken from his sleep and is thriving very much so in the town. He is their new hero..."

The voice trembled slightly. "I'm so very happy for him. He will have the life h-he deserved!"

"Miss-"

"And what about my parents?"

Kirishima shifted uncomfortably in his place. "There is good news and bad news... Uraraka."

And from the cave a figure emerged. Her hair was longer by an inch and the clothes worn out.

The golden rims in her eyes shining bright.

"Tell me all..."