My brother is an airhead.’ Kashima Kotarou, now aged 13, looked at his brother with a concerned expression. Although the years have made the blonde less clingy towards his sibling, Kotarou still very much loved and adored his older brother. And seeing as how Ryuiichi was still rather naive in the ways of the world, he had decided a few years back that it was his turn to watch out for his brother. Especially for instances like this. “Kotarou, this is Takikawa Akio-sensei.” The redhead explains. “He’s a new member of our faculty. I think he’s teaching your grade level math, have you been under him yet?” ‘I haven't,’ Kotarou thought darkly. ‘But I'm not the one who has to worry about being under him.’ “Not yet, big brother.” Kotarou replied, giving the new teacher a subtle glare. That hand had no business being on his brother’s shoulder. “But if I am, then I’m sure we’ll get along just fine.” Kotarou gave a silent thanks to the heavens that this new guy wasn’t thick like his brother, or persistent like some of the other men he had to chase away. Well, he did put enough malice in his voice to make even an oak tree wither. A small smirk graced the blonde’s features as he watched the offending limb slowly slink back to the new teacher’s side. “Anyway, Kotarou.” Ryuu said, giving his younger brother a smile. “Are you free for lunch? I don’t have any papers to grade right now, so we can eat together for once. As long as you don’t mind Takikawa-sensei joining us, that is. He asked me have lunch with him.” Kotarou smiled back at his brother, genuinely pleased that he could spend time with him; despite the pest. “Of course I’ll eat with you, big brother. Let me just grab my lunch box.”