The brothers waited patiently while Nicolas listened to the phone ringing. After a few rounds, Mr. Tachibana’s voice came over and said, “Konnichiwa, this is Tachibana. I am unavailable right now. Please leave a message and I will reply as soon as I can. Sayonara, and have a nice day.” A long, merry laugh followed.
“s**t!” Nicolas snapped. “He’s not picking up.” He tried again and waited. It was the same. Mr. Tachibana didn’t pick up.
“Oh s**t!” Hayden said. “He can’t be that busy.”
“Try again later,” Logan suggested.
It was then that Conrad perked his ears. “I think I hear a dog barking.”
“Are you hearing things?” Logan teased.
“Shut up,” Conrad snapped. He got up from his seat as his brothers watched him curiously. He disappeared out the door, and a few moments later,
