When Leo came down for dinner that night, Yoro pulled him aside, and told him that everyone in the dorm was going to a club to support his friend. Even though wasn't much into heavy metal, the boy happily obliged, thinking this was a good opportunity to meet people. He didn't understand why they were going out this late when there was school the next day, but he didn't think too much of it. Figuring it must have been another Japanese thing.

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After spending a few hours at that club, Leo didn't have as much fun as he thought he would. The music was alright, even if he didn't understand the lyrics... but usually these kinds of things were fun when you had friends you could talk to and have fun with. Few people here spoke English. so trying to have a conversation with anyone was impossible. Nevertheless he made the best of the situation. He mostly spent the night playing with his yo-yo, making a fool of himself on the dance floor, had some snacks from the vending machine, and played games on his cell phone when he started to get tired.

Once it became midnight, things started to get weird. The lights went out, and the music stopped. The band members, and a few people in the crowd turned into... coffins? Which caused Leo to raise an eyebrow. [i]That's something you don't see everyday.[/i] There was Japanese chatter amongst the crowd, then Taka pointed a gun to his temple, fired it, and suddenly a bald man with an incredibly long, flowing beard and wearing a long white robe magically appeared behind him. "Cool!" The boy exclaimed. Was this part of the show? If it was, then they must have a huge budget to get these special effects together. Then he heard more Japanese words... in his head... [i]Wait? What?[/i] Things were getting weirder by the second.

Taka then told him, and some of the others something in Japanese before taking off with Yoro. It was becoming more and more obvious that this wasn't part of the show, and something real was happening here. He probably told them to wait there until whatever was going on had passed, based on tone voice, body language, and gestures. Whatever it was that was happening, Leo wanted in on it. He had watched enough cartoons to know when the opportunity for adventure was staring him right in the face. That was something you never passed up. 

This was the only time not understanding Japanese well worked to his benefit. If Taka had in fact told them to wait there, he had an excuse for not listening. This looked too awesome to miss out on it. "Well, I dunno about the rest of ya, but I'm going after them. Something really cool is happening right now, and I don't wanna sit here and be left out!" With that, he ran off in the direction Taka and Yoro went.