As the two boys made their way to the A.V. room, Ishimaru wondered if he had just managed to have a 'normal conversation' with Junko. Talking with just Oowada seemed effortless, he just expressed how he was truly feeling without any sort of pressure to sound like he knew what he was talking about. Talking with Junko, on the other hand, felt like he was trying to remember lines from a play. He figured he would ask Oowada how he performed. The gang leader was present during the banter, after all.

"Brother, do you think I reacted normally during our interaction with Junko and Mukuro?"

"Huh?" The gang leader seemed taken aback by the question at first, but he quickly understood what Ishimaru meant. "Oh yeah, ya did fine. I mean, cherry blossom festivals are somethin' people like talkin' about."

Ishimaru was unconvinced. He wanted to believe his brother, but all his life his only interaction with other students was over homework and rules and being left by himself when trying to discuss the issues facing Japan and the world.

Then, as if Oowada could read his mind, the gang leader placed his hand on the prefect's shoulder and gave him a smile. "Just act natural and don't lecture people. 'S all you gotta do."

Ishimaru smiled back. "Yes, you're right! I am over thinking this 'normal conversation' thing."

"Why?" the gang leader asked "You like Junko or somethin'?"

The hall monitor blushed "What!? No! Why... what gave you that idea!?" He and... Junko? Sure, she was pretty being a model and all, but Ishimaru certainly didn't think of her in that way. He had never really thought of any girls that way.

Oowada laughed. "Geez, Bro, I'm just teasin'." He ruffled the prefect's hair. "Sorry, Bro, I won't joke like that anymore."

The hall monitor took a breath to calm himself. "No, it's alright. That's what friends do, isn't it?"

"Sure thing! Course, if I ever say somethin' you don't like, jus' tell me and I'll stop. And you do the same. Deal?"

Ishimaru smiled at his brother. "Deal."

When they finally reached the A.V. room, they noticed that Kuwata and Maizono were already there, sitting in the front of the room holding hands.

"Public displays of affection are not allowed on school grounds!" The hall monitor proclaimed, pointing a finger at them. The two whipped their hands away from each other and looked back at him with a surprised look on their faces, Oowada grabbing his extended arm and pushing it down to his side.

"Bro, calm down, they ain't doin' nothin' wrong," the gang leader said, trying to save face.

"Yeah," the baseball star said. "It's not like we're kissing."

"No, it's alright," Maizono said with a smile. "I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable. Plus I really shouldn't, anyway..."

The hall monitor covered his mouth with his fist and cleared his throat. "I apologize. I suppose it was a bit of an overreaction, however-"

"No, seriously, Ishimaru, it's fine," Maizono said, cutting the hall monitor off.

"Hey, wait a second," Kuwata suddenly shouted, "what are you two doin' all buddy-buddy? Did you just call him 'Bro?'"

"Ugh," Oowada moaned, "Why the fuck do people keep bringin' that up? Come on, Bro, let's sit down."

Once they sat down, Ishimaru felt the need to elaborate on he and Oowada's friendship. "We may have had our differences before, but we have learned to see past those differences!"

"Woah, man, sorry," Kuwata said defensively. "I didn't mean anything by it."

"Nah, it's okay," Oowada said, "I just don't want everyone bein' all weird about it an' shit."

Ishimaru felt a little hurt. Was his brother embarrassed by their friendship all of a sudden?

Maizono got her cell phone out and began typing. "I'll let everyone know not to bother you guys."

Oowada tensed up. "Don't do that, that's even more embarrassing!"

She smiled, putting down her cell phone. "Oops! Too late," she said with a laugh.

Oowada sighed and looked at Ishimaru. "Oh well, what can ya do." He placed his arm around the prefect again, dispelling the uneasiness Ishimaru was feeling before. Ishimaru returned the gesture, wondering why he had ever doubted his brother's feelings in the first place.

"By the way, Ishimaru," Maizono said, "I don't think any of us have your cell phone number. I think you were gone when we all traded numbers. If you want, I can send it to everyone and let you look at mine so you can put everyone else's in your phone."

The hall monitor was hesitant. "Are you sure everyone is okay with that?"

"Of course! We wanted your number, you just weren't there when we exchanged them," she said smiling.

As Ishimaru was programming the numbers into his phone, the other students started to trickle in. He noticed they all took a quick glance at him and Oowada, and apparently Oowada had noticed too. "Tch, assholes need ta mind their own business," the gang leader quietly said to the hall monitor. "I don't care, I just don't like being stared at."

"Yes, but soon our bond will be synonymous with us and they will think it is weird for us to argue," the hall monitor tried to reassure his brother.

"Sure, Bro." The words were confident, but the tone and expression on the gang leader's face made Ishimaru think either he was lying or he didn't understand what the prefect had just said. Ishimaru assumed it was the latter.

Almost everyone was there, Togami and Fukawa were the only two not present. It seemed as if that was typical, but Ishimaru had also been absent from class gatherings until today so he figured they had their reasons. The students who were there were all talking to each other, and some of them had brought snacks. Naegi asked everyone if they wanted some of what he brought, and when he got to Asahina she just giggled, saying "I already have my powdered donuts, so I'm good to go!"

Once everyone was seated, Kuwata stood up and spoke over the chatter of the room. "Alright, alright, quiet down you guys. Now, you all know this is supposed to be a horror film, but I promise it's so stupid that you'll all be laughing your asses off by the end. Yamada, you wanna pop it in and start it?"

"Yes, of course Mr. Leon Kuwata." Yamada was already sitting close to the front by Kuwata and the DVD player, so he only needed to reach over and take the movie from Kuwata and place it in the machine. Kuwata also asked someone to turn the lights off, and since Hagakure was the closest he proceeded to turn them off, darkening the room.

Ishimaru immediately noticed that the production value of the film wasn't very good, which was saying something since he hadn't seen any actual movies for a long time. There was something about a small town, a ghost, and people disappearing, and the protagonist had really thick eyebrows. The others joked with Ishimaru a little bit about it, and he laughed along with them. Whenever a 'scary' scene happened, Asahina would grab on tightly to Oogami's arm, mumbling about how much she hated ghosts. Kirigiri and Celes sat in silence, eyes glued to the screen with a look of boredom on their faces. At one point, one of the characters said what every other student thought was the most ridiculous line ever, the group breaking out into roaring laughter. Ishimaru checked his watch, sad that it was already twenty minutes past when he wanted to leave.

Ishimaru tapped his brother on the shoulder and pointed to his watch. Oowada gave him a look of 'okay,' and just as the two were about to stand up the ghost in the movie jumped out of a closet and attacked someone, causing Asahina to scream and throw her donuts in the air. Small bits of fried dough and white powder went everywhere, landing on everybody in the room. Suddenly, everyone was looking at Asahina in horror.

"Holy shit, girl, you can't just scream in a small room like that!" Junko yelled at the terrified teen.

"Yes, I'm going to have to excuse myself and change out of these dirty clothes," Celes angrily proclaimed as she stormed out of the room.

Asahina took a deep breath and apologized. "I'm sorry..."

Suddenly, Kirigiri began to laugh, and every other student laughed along with her. "I have to admit," the usually stoic girl said trying to stifle her laugh, "it was amusing seeing Oogami jump after you screamed Asahina."

Oogami smiled. "Yes, it seems I was caught off guard."

"Oh, Sakura, I'm so sorry!" Asahina was blushing bright red.

Everyone assured the poor girl that it was alright, and she began laughing along with them. Yamada paused the movie to allow everyone a chance to calm down, and just when Kuwata asked if they were ready to start it up again Ishimaru made a suggestion.

"Shouldn't we clean up a little before proceeding with the movie?" Ishimaru suggested. He knew he wasn't supposed to 'lecture' his classmates, but there really was no reason to keep the room messy any longer than it needed to be.

"Are you serious, dude?" Kuwata asked.

Surprisingly, Fujisaki stood up to defend the hall monitor. "No, I think he's right, we may as well clean up now. That way we don't have to worry about it later."

A few of the students groaned and the rest happily got up to help clean the powdery mess off the desk and floor. After they were finished, Oowada asked Ishimaru if he was ready to go study now, but the hall monitor had been having so much fun he didn't want it to end.

"Are you sure you're okay with staying, Bro?" the gang leader asked him.

"Yes," the hall monitor confidently replied, "I admit that I feel a little guilty for choosing this over studying, but all my homework is finished and we don't have any tests soon." Ishimaru looked up at his brother and smiled. "Besides, I've never had this much fun in my entire life."