Haru practiced katas that were supposedly related to the performance in the field. No single move was wasted, so she waved her hands back and forth in... whatever stupid thing she was imitating then. I don't know, so as to show the girl who was currently very unconscious something to enjoy before they properly introduced themselves to each other. It was a fortunate thing that no regular person would be capable of seeing her do these stunts because of how isolated and warded it was, and especially because Haru thought that the blackness of her current hairstyle didn't truly fit the attire as she saw it. Understandable, considering the girl was once a redhead boy before the transformation.
All of these happened right as Sona Sitri woke up once more, just in time to see Haru Hyoudou in a fairly uncompromising position, again. She laid on the grass, rubbing her head in pain and resting the goose egg that she found nestled on her forehead, and gazed upwards to see the girl she set out to introduce herself to as the little sister of their big sister biologically, and thus soon to be other big sister by proxy, doing exactly the same thing she set out to do herself. Only, this time, she was wearing an infinitely more childish attire than what she was currently wearing now. She sat down on the grassy knoll with a befuddled expression and an even darker shade of red coloring her cheeks, unable to say much of anything.
The sound of a meek "Eep," from behind her caught Haru's attention, turning her head around to see the girl she was supposed to be surprising then just staring at her. Although she would normally be glad that Miss Sona was awake and alive instead of dreary and unconscious so that she could ask for her own consent to do her own little entrance thingie to make her happy or something happen, the simple fact that she felt a cooler breeze spread through her lower back realize as much that something was pretty wrong and off. To be more exact, Sona was staring at her posterior, covered in a pair of tight spandex cycling shorts.
Cycling shorts that Nobunaga advised her to wear because, and I quote, "Attract both the boys and the girls in the yard whenever they see you running around in a pair of these!" And also, "I think they're cute." Evidently, practical they may be at hiding the undergarments underneath, the simple fact that she could still see the frills on the edges of her shorts were enough to be at least mildly concerning, but the fact that the shorts were still tight enough to show her pantyline through them was concerning to say the least. Oh, and the fact that they were still kids, that part was important too.
The two children froze, staring intently at each other with neither side attempting to make a move, both of them scared of whatever the other person might do. Sona, at the very least, tried to hide her flustered face from behind her hands, avoiding eye contact with Haru. Haru slowly moved her arms to cover up the spread out clothing, moving the skirt that had been embedded on the backside of her blouse because of a piece of sap that got between them. She turned around to face the sitting down girl, and it almost seemed as if they would have a confrontation for fairly understandable reasons, both sides having done a grievous action or otherwise to the other party.
The tension was high. Then it was cut away completely as both sides immediately bowed down, loud "I'm so sorry!/Sumimasen!" coming from both of them, Haru goes so far as to bow down to the floor so as to stay on the same level as Sona. Equally synced "Eh!?" followed afterwards, and motions implying a misunderstanding, or attempted humbleness were both observed.
"W-Why are you saying sorry, Miss Sitri, I smacked you with your own stick and knocked you out for the last f-few minutes!" "No no no—I should be the one saying sorry because this was my own fault in the first place —I mean I didn't need to go this far just to introduce myself to my new little sister and all but—..." "Hardly! You just wanted to introduce yourself to me, a-and I responded in kind by being mean!" ""Fact is/Point is, Miss Haru/Sona, you don't need to defend yourself because that doesn't mean anything. What does matter is that you need to accept my deepest apologies!""
They faced each other once again, both staring at each other, wondering what the hell had just happened. Haru giggled briefly, but immediately closed her mouth to avoid insulting the other girl. Sona saw the action, however, and giggled herself, causing both to start laughing together. They both vented their frustrations on each other through the power of laughter, going so far as to pat each other on the back so that they could breathe easier. They would go so far as to hug each other directly, both of them too tired to squat on their own.
After a while, they stopped laughing. The two children release their embrace, and judge each other momentarily. Sona offers Haru her hand, which Haru takes, and this is where Sona took the opportunity to stand up and give herself a proper introduction. "My name is Sona. Current heir to the House of Sitri after my elder sister Serafall had been chosen to succeed the Leviathan of the Old Satans." She coughed into her hand and smirked, adjusting her eyeglasses to catch some light and (hopefully) make her look more sinister. In Haru's honest opinion, it just looked like she was adjusting her eyeglasses because of her sight deficiencies. Poor girl, Haru thought to herself.
"Besides being told by my elder sister that you would be joining our privileged Academy as a transfer student because of unforeseen consequences involving both your current state of affairs and your elementary school being attacked by a rogue assassin," she says, looking at piece of paper she had recovered from somewhere, with her hand still holding on to her glasses' rim. "Which I believe is fair enough as it is, since you have some problems involving mathematics and sciences according to your school records…"
She takes another piece of paper from… somewhere, and shows it to Haru. Haru recognized it as the project she did for a drawing contest just a few months before of a realistically drawn image of an adult woman harvesting in the rice fields. The anatomy was fairly spot on, but it appeared to be pretty busty thanks to the model that she had used for it. "You do have untapped potential in the arts, something our school is well-fit to enhance and train you in." Haru declined to explain that she was solely motivated to draw so well because her mother offered to bring them to Disneyland if she won. She didn't win, but her parents brought her there anyway for Christmas, which was nice.
Sona covers her mouth. "Ah, I've almost forgotten something! You didn't properly introduce yourself as well, right? Um…" She shifts a little bit, a light blush coloring her cheeks. "Well, my sister told me that you had something special to tell me about yourself about anyway… I guess you could do both of the same of them at the same time. Would you do so now?"
Haru smiled. In a moment, the ridiculous outfit that she was wearing disappeared in an instant; her drive to use such a thing faded very quickly after the judging looks had taken its toll. In its place was the black officer's uniform that she first met Sona with earlier that day. The only thing that hadn't changed for her was her beret, the equivalent hat simply falling neatly into place above it with no intention of falling off. She put her gloved hand over her chest and began to speak.
"My name is Haru Hyoudou. I'm not a part of any noble house, or even a devil to begin with, but just a normal human being with superpowers I guess. And the thing that your sister told you about was… well." She scratched the back of her neck. "I guess you could say I'm your younger sister now, though I'm guessing you already knew that much, at least."
"Oh, truly? Was that actually the surprise? That was kind of the whole reason why I came here to meet you in the first place. Was there anything else?"
"Oh, um. Yes actually, there was. Your sister… might have gone all the way, so even if I'm not technically a full member of your family, I could still represent you or someone else if you absolutely needed to, or something. Your sister said something along the lines of me feeling like a devil anyway, so… Yeah."
"Hmm? Is that right… I'm pretty sure there was something else underneath that, right? Oh, that reminds me." She digs through her pockets (that Haru was pretty sure she didn't actually have) and picks up a small emblem featuring the same rising sun design that Nobu's hat had. "Could you please explain to me what this was supposed to be? My sister handed it to me this morning when she passed me by, though I'm guessing that the similar design choice with your hat had something to do with it."
"Oh, that thing. Your sister handed me one too when she was just about to leave after the discussion at my house. She said that we would be forming a vigilante magical girl troupe of sorts." She rubbed the back of her neck, grinning all the while. "I don't know what the hell all that was about, but I thought it was a pretty good idea. I always wanted to go on a cross country trip across Japan anyway. That sounds fun, right, Sona? Sona?"
She stands straight and looks at Sona. A moment of silence had passed. Then, what followed after was an "EEEEHHHHHH!?" Sona fell to the ground.
"W-Wait, hold on Sona, let me explain!" It was too late, it seemed, as Sona had fallen unconscious. She caught her just before she could fall to the ground. Haru looked back and forth, panicked, and settled her down. She started writing furiously on a notepad she got from her backpack about the things Sona needed to know, seeing how she didn't actually get to explain her position at all.
A few moments later…
"Ah, I see… So that's really why Serafall wanted to meet up with you, huh…" Sona said thoughtfully. "I guess I have to hand it to her, at least. I'm not all too surprised that you managed to befriend her so easily though, since I always found that she was a pretty big softy."
She puts a finger on her chin. "I guess I wouldn't exactly know what it's like to become another person, but all things considered… Did you regret it?"
"Ah… Regret what exactly?"
"This. Your life as it is now. You know, turning into a girl like me, superpowers or not."
Haru opens up her mouth, then closes it. She just smiles, and shakes her head.
"That's great! Come on, follow me." Sona pulls Haru up and picks up her bag, and out of the clearing they go. Haru voiced her confusion.
"I'll be taking you to a restaurant I know, then I'll be touring you around Kuoh Academy after that so that you can get used to the surroundings before your official debut. Does that sound good?" Sona smiled when she saw Haru's smiling face and nodded, from which she continued. "Great! Then let's get moving."
They walked out of the clearing once again. They picked up their bags, and left behind the piles of straw that were supposed to be used in her training. That was something for next time, at least.