Bad Company [P. Haruna & Akira]

It had been a couple months since Haruna Oshiro went into hiding, having removed herself from Kiri since the disappearance of Neru. Word of her mother’s untimely demise had managed to reach her ears as well as the disappearance of her uncle, leaving the young Oshiro alone within the big world. All the family she had left were located in Ame, and she desperately wanted to go home, but she hadn’t for it was far too dangerous. As for the likes of her adopted sister, well the two had agreed to separate for hiding themselves would be much easier than hiding each other. So she hadn’t a clue where that blonde haired child had went off to, but she did find herself missing the girl if only just a little bit.

Since leaving Kiri, Haruna had made the abandoned Kaguya Temple her place of residences, for the place was deserted besides the occasional visitors, whom she had done her utmost best to avoid. There was no reason to allow people to know that somebody lived within the temple, she having not changed a single thing since arriving. She was sure to hunt and eat away from the temple, cleaning up her mess, and returning to the temple only to sleep. Training was too much of a risk, for if anything were disturbed people would immediately notice.

Yet today was different for she hadn’t the want to remove herself from the temple. Usually she was out early morning and didn’t return into later into the night, but not this time around. Haruna felt safe, for it had been a while since anyone had come to the temple. Something that would happen to be a mistake for two individuals were heading to the temple. But at the moment, she knelt in the center of the temple, taking in calming breathes as memories flashed before her eyes,

She had been snapped out of her reverie by the sound of footsteps on the stone of the temple, immediately scrambling onto her feet. Her eyes narrowed as she raised her right hand, leveling it with her shoulder, the palm facing upwards. She cocked her head to the side, etching a look of boredom onto it. “Come out,” she would say, eyes snapping around the area. “Or risk serious harm.”

Haruna clicked her tongue as she examined the pint-sized, red-haired girl that had revealed herself. Not out of curiosity, but simply because if there were to be a fight, she would certainly use what she had observed against the youngling. She did wonder what a child of her age was doing, albeit she couldn’t say much since said child didn’t look much younger than herself. For all she knew, the kid could be older but have the rare inability to grow higher than that of a midget, she not being able to talk since she was rather short herself. But who was going to stop her from thinking it?

She took a step forward, heels clicking on the stone, her hand still quite ready to throw a disc at the child should she do anything that can be considered hostile. Though, something within her mind told her that the chances of this child getting violent with her was low, but her companion on the other hand may prove to be another story. Since she had the honors of facing the entrance to the room, she could quite clearly see the pint-sized female as well as that of another female a couple feet behind the midget. Her eyes narrowed as she inspected the other female whilst simultaneously answering the girl.

“I don’t remember stating that you were hiding,” she said, taking another step forward as well as clicking her tongue once again. “As for what I am doing here… well I can ask the same of you and your companion.” She halted her steps as she stood mere inches from the red-haired girl, hand dropping to rest upon her hip. “Children honestly shouldn’t be here alone, unless the lady behind us is your escort.”

Haruna stared at the newly dubbed Akira, her head cocked to the left tilting downwards as she let out a sigh. She didn’t think the lady would answer the red-haired kid, especially since the kid hadn’t decided to hand out her name before demanding the names of others. Something that would had sent her into a fit of giggles if she wasn’t concern with the fact that these two individuals could be hostile, even if they hadn’t made any indication of wanting to attack her. Yet, neither would her late mother and a lot of other people, for luring your target into a sense of security before striking was something people did. She should know, she was that sort of person.

She brought her head upright again, gaze shifting from the Kaguya to the unnamed midget. She folded her arms across her chest, eying the two wearily before speaking. “Haruna, no surname,” she said, sighing deeply, an expression of disinterest spreading across her face as she relaxed. “And I am here merely to sight see,” she added. “Now kid, since Akira and I were kind enough to answer you, it’s your turn. Your name and what you are doing here without an escort.”