That night, Bakugou had a dream.

He was under a mystical sky, where the cosmos above were clear enough for him to make out every bright star and planet. Around him was a forest full of lush trees, flowers, and a path leading to a mystical lake.

An almost magical compulsion nudged him forward to the body of water, which radiated a sparkling glow as it reflected the light of the magnificent night sky. Tiny spirits and fairies began appearing around the path, each chirping its tune that complimented a bewitching hum that had to have come from a young woman.

The song got louder and louder as Bakugou approached the lake, beckoned further by the fairies and spirits just crying for him to continue on.

Bakugou began running, desperate to meet whatever was humming that beautiful song. A part of him felt frustrated that he had to find it though, because the last thing he wanted was something to make him feel all mushy. The other part of him wanted to feel this way.

He finally reached the shores of the lake after a short sprint, stopping short of the water to catch his breath. His eyes closed and breathing heavily, Bakugou knew that the cause of the wonderful music was right in front of him. He swallowed whatever fear was making him hesitate, and he opened his eyes, gasping when he saw the voice behind the beautiful humming.

It was Diana, singing to the spirits that danced around her. The first thing Bakugou noticed was that she was practically sitting on the water like it was solid ground. The second, was that she was naked with the exception of a prim flower crown decorating her blonde hair.

The whole scene before him was just like a mystical fantasy fairy tale about magical maidens in tune with nature and the divine. He hated those stories, but this scene could get him to change his mind.

He quickly darted his eyes and faced to the side, still captivated by her beauty even though he knew better than to spy on a naked woman. He remained in place though, practically paralyzed by the flood of emotions travelling through him.

Diana's wonderful humming stopped, and was replaced by a haughty laugh.

Bakugou gritted his teeth. She was mocking him. Gloating at his feeble nature, much like what he would do to others if he was being frank.

And yet, Bakugou felt a spirit open his eyes, causing him to glance at Diana standing on the water, walking towards him. Her confident smirk plastered her face, flaunting her attractive and naked body.

Bakugou could start to feel the last of his hesitation fading, almost reassured by Diana's pride. He wasn't going to make himself look like a coward. It was just the perfect woman he loved, what was there to fear? He was no crybaby like Deku.

Diana, finally nearing him, lit up a spell that flared in her hand and then engulfed her body, causing her to lose whatever magic was making her walk on the water. Instead, she lightly dipped into the water, not enough to wet her face and head, but everything below it.

Oh how she knew how to play a man.

She finally got up from the water as she reached the shore, just an inch away from Bakugou.

He inhaled slowly, the scent of Diana's flower crown filling his nose, as he stared in awe at her wet and naked body. Then, he focused his eyes onto Diana's. The two smiled at each other in a way that made it clear that they were done hiding their true feelings for each other.

Diana and Bakugou wrapped their arms around each other, hugging their bodies close and tight. The feeling of her bare back drove Bakugou into a state of bliss as he nuzzled Diana's cheek with his own.

Normally, one wouldn't want to let go, but all of that was cut short.

Bakugou suddenly awoke when he felt his head slam against his bedside. His eyes shot open and he quickly got up, burying his face in his hands when he realized what he had just dreamt of.

"Oh no no no no no…" shook Bakugou, pissed that he of all people could ever feel this way about someone. Sure he had a small crush on Shiny Chariot as a kid and the ever dense Kirishima for a while, but those couldn't possibly compare to what he was feeling for Diana at the moment. He was imagining himself being cute for crying out loud!

He didn't know what to think of his affections. The affections that he was denying for so long.

He felt that it betrayed the exterior he wanted to set up for himself. A Bakugou that cared for nothing other than being the best was suddenly accosted by a stupid feeling of love. Love for another girl that he was more alike than he'd like to admit. A girl who strove to be the top of her own path, unwilling to be shown up by fools and annoying idiots.

Bakugou sighed as he resigned himself to his feelings, knowing that Diana deep down felt the same. He wondered if she had those kinds of dreams about him, himself having not dreamt about a girl in an erotic matter for years.

"Tomorrow night," he whispered to himself. "Tomorrow night I'll do it."

He and the other five had denied their feelings for so long even though it was obvious everyone could see it. Pride, hesitation and uncertainty had prevented anyone from confessing, but he would have none of it anymore.

The night they would hit the hot springs tomorrow, Bakugou would ensure that his rivals and the witches would finally spit out how they felt about each other. He wasn't being sentimental or empathetic for others however, as much as he was annoyed that no one would say anything. It was driving him mad at this point.

He'd beat out the confession from Deku and Todoroki to Akko and Amanda if he had to.

"K-Kaachan?" whispered Deku.

Bakugou's eyes widened as he witnessed Deku looking at him with a worried expression from his own bed.

Bakugou gritted his teeth. "I swear to God if you were watching me.."

"No no no!" whimpered Deku. "I woke up like a second before you, after I hit MY head and then you bumped YOUR head and...and…"

There was silence between the two. A rather awkward one that Bakugou wished he would never have with anyone else, especially not with Deku.

Deku could see the gaze in Bakugou's eyes that he shared. "I..I know how you feel."

Bakugou's face turned red. "There's no way you.."

BUMP!

Bakugou looked up to the top bunk of Deku and Todoroki's bed to see the latter waking up after slamming his head on the bedside.

Todoroki shook his head and glanced at Bakugou, and looked down to see his suspicions confirmed by Deku as well.

Todoroki simply shrugged while Bakugou's mouth hung agape. "Ah, you guys too?"

Bakugou lit the flame of an explosion and slammed his feet on the ground. "Oh so that's it huh? I swear to God if you two were thinking about her!"

"Calm down!" commanded Todoroki. "I wasn't thinking about her, I was thinking about...her."

Deku wildly flailed his arms around to get Bakugou to stand down. "And I wasn't thinking about her or her! But you know….her."

It was painfully obvious what they all meant. They then did something they never really did together before and laugh. Laugh at the absurdity of their situation and their feelings for the witches. They never believed they would share a moment like this, but here they were.

Ending his chuckles, Todoroki simply hopped into his pillow and blanket again. "I'll try to think about it more privately."

Deku bit his lip and spoke up before anyone could fall asleep again. "By any chance guys, was it specifically the dream where she's naked in a lake with…"

"GET YOUR OWN FANTASY YOU DAMN DORK!" roared Bakugou, before instantly falling asleep. That killed anyone's mood for another dream like that.