Crossed the line

Chapter 2: Arrival

Unloading has begun. The suitcases went for conveyance, but the movers decided to deliver the transportation cages directly to the meeting person.

"Listen, Drew, who will meet us anyway?" Asked Hach.

"You will see. We all know this human, but for now enjoy the carriage" without any emotion Drew answered.

Rex and Hachiko were interested in who it was, but at the same time they began examining the airport from the inside, although there was nothing to look at except for a huge mass of people.

While Hachiko examined the crowd, Rex noticed that they were traveling in a more illuminated area and looked at the cage in which Drew was sitting.

"So, we play by these rules?" Rex asked.

"Yes, that's right," replied Drew lying on his stomach, resting his head on his forepaws.

Drew was a Dalmatian breed, it was noteworthy that his tail was completely black, his left ear was black, but with white spots on it, the right one looked exactly the opposite, his right paw from the tip of his fingers and almost to the elbow was completely black resembling a medical glove, and a black spot on the left eye. His gaze itself seemed calm, but at the same time somehow cold, alienated, empty, and to some extent predatory. You could even say indifferent.

"Oh bro, you got it really hard then, and you became vengeful even though you don't show it," Rex thought to himself. "I hope this case does not drive you to the grave"

Meanwhile, the carrier stood near the cells, peering deeply at the transportation documents and points where the meeting person should have noted.

But then a female voice called out to him, "Hello, Mr. Alan, I was told that you will be waiting for me here."

Rex, Hachiko, and Mr. Alan turned their heads in the direction of the voice, except for Drew, who did not even wag his ear.

"This is ..." Hachiko wanted to say, but the girl continued "According to the documents I was to meet three dogs sent by Mr. Anderson directly to me"

The man smiled back and said, "Hello miss ... uh".

"Maria" finished the girl.

"Hello Miss Maria, that's right, here are the documents, just sign here, here and here" the man pointed to the graphs for signature, and then asked "excuse me for asking, but I'm just wondering why Mr. Anderson sent these wonderful dogs like that, and he decided not to come?"

"As I remember Mr. Anderson, he is a very good doctor who travels all over Europe because of his work, but since he has no family, and he didn't want to leave them in the nursery, so he turned to me to take a look after them, promising that in time he will take them back" the girl answered with a smile.

"Yes, these guys really have come a long way," Mr. Alan said with some compassion. "Must be tired during the flight."

"Do not worry, I remember these dogs and quickly bring them to life," Maria answered with a smile, "Right guys?" She turned to the trinity.

"Yes!" The trinity answered in unison, but people only heard "Woof!"

"Well, then, I will leave them to you," Mr. Alan said with a smile, and then saying goodbye, he went back to his work.

Miss Maria, also saying goodbye, began to put collars and leashes on the dogs. When she finished, she led them to the parking lot, where her car was parked.

Along the way, Hachiko asked the Dalmatian, "Why didn't you say that the person meeting us will be my girlfriend's pet? Although I'll ask you something else when you managed to use your 'khem' "ability" on it?"

"The day before they moved to England, and as you see for good reason" without taking his eyes off the road, Drew answered.

"Bro, we have nothing against it, but just in case, warn about it beforehand, otherwise we're sort of uncomfortable," Rex chided him.

"As you say," Drew said in his calm voice.

When she reached her car, Mary opened the back and front doors and pointed the trinity to the rear seats. They, like trained dogs, settled in their places. Closing the door, the girl sat in the driver's seat, closed the door, adjusted the mirrors, continuing to smile, buckled up and started the engine.

"Well, guys, now let's Set off to the road to Hampstead," Maria turned to the dogs.

From Hachiko, she heard "Woof" and chuckled to him "Excited to see Akemi? Believe me, she's been waiting for you too"

From the heard Akita smiled and wagged his tail, it was clear that he was dreaming, from which Rex covered his mouth with his paw, trying not to laugh out loud. But catching his breath, he decided to withdraw his friend from his kingdom of dreams, waving the paw in front of his eyes. Recovered, the Akita and the Shepherd started a conversation on how Akemi would meet them, and they also evaluated Mary's driving skills.

On the road, driving a car, Maria showed positive driver skills, while not losing her smile.

"Great driver," began Hachiko.

"I agree. Can we hire her as our personal driver?" Rex asked jokingly.

"Haha, that would be nice, but I'd be embarrassed in front of Akemi," Hachiko answered with a laugh.

"What can you say about this, Drew?" He asked the Dalmatian, but there was no answer.

Rex and Hachiko turned their heads toward Drew. Friends saw that Drew was staring at one point, and despite his indifferent look, which never changes, they realized that he was thinking about something.

"Bro, what are you thinking about?" Once again Akita asked the Dalmatian.

"I don't know how to say it, but this Mr. Alan seemed suspicious to me," Drew answered.

"In what sense?" Rex asked.

"I can't say for sure, but it seemed to me that this was not a human at all, as if I had overlooked something in him" with thoughtfulness, but while maintaining indifference, the Dalmatian replied.

"Dude, you have a trained look, but I think the flight exhausted you. You need to rest," Akita-Inu said.

"Hmm, maybe you're right," Drew agreed.

"Here we are, guys," the girl said, stopping by car in the courtyard of her house.