TCF S4.5

The baby kitten with red fur kicked the floor.

Tatap!

“Huff, huff.”

The breath was lacking in his chest despite taking deep breaths. His whole body was hurting as if he was being pricked by needles.

That was why he stopped walking. It was too hard.

“Those damn street cats!”

The red kitten curled his body up at that moment. He felt warmth embrace his body.

He then heard a scary noise.

Pow!

The kitten opened his clenched eyes.

A big rock slammed into the ground not too far from him.

His legs were shaking.

He was scared.

“Hong.”

However, the red kitten put some strength into all four of his legs.

The warmth he could feel behind his back...

That was his sister, On.

Hong quickly kicked off the ground and ran forward after hearing his sister’s calm but shaky voice. On followed behind him as if she was protecting him.

“That, that!”

They heard an angry voice behind them.

“Meeow!”

On ran past Hong and charged into the dark alley first. Hong followed behind her after hearing her meow.

“These damn petty thieves!”

Pow!

Hong heard a rock hitting the ground behind them again but he did not turn around. No, he couldn’t do that.

He could only do whatever he could to continue breathing and push forward.

No.

He could only run away.

“Huff. Huff.”

He ran and ran until they finally made it to a quiet place.

It was an alley with regular looking houses.

Hong stopped in front of a small house with the lowest fence and tried to catch his breath.

“Meeow.”

On came over and looked to see where Hong was injured.

She did not let her guard down even as she did that.

Hong quietly whispered so that nobody else could hear.

“I'm sorry, noona.”

Even On and Hong, who were used to all sorts of situations, found it difficult to find food whenever they came into a city and hunting became tough.

“J, just...”

Hong recalled what just happened in front of the bakery.

"I subconsciously touched it because the bread looked so warm.”

He wasn’t planning on eating it. He was roaming around the shop to see if there was any food that someone threw away but the bread on the stand looked so delicious that he subconsciously walked over and touched it.

That was the reason he had to be chased by that bakery shop owner.

“It’s okay.”

Hong had to curl his body even after hearing On’s calm response.

‘I'm hungry.’

He was hungry.

However, he could not complain. His sister roamed around even more than he did every day. She should be even hungrier than he was.

"What the?”

They heard an unfamiliar voice at that moment and Hong curled his body even more.

“Hmm.”

The man looked at On and Hong for a bit before looking away and walking through the door of the gate within the fence.

‘I guess that’s the person who lives here.’

Hong slowly hid in the shade underneath the fence.

The sun was setting.

They might have to sleep underneath this fence tonight. That was why he didn't want to do anything to anger the person who seemed to live in this house.

Slam!

The door to the small house opened at that moment.

“Daddy!”

The door opened and a young child ran out.

“Sophia! Were you waiting for daddy?”

The man smiled brightly and opened his arms toward the approaching child.

The child jumped into the man’s arms. She then asked with a smile on her face.

"Daddy, my present!”

"Aw. You care more about your present than your daddy.”

The man was smiling despite sounding disappointed. A woman appeared at the door. She shook her head at the child before talking to the man.

presents left and right. She was

“Really?”

handed the present in his

parents talked

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

birthday in the morning, but you like me saying it

“Yes I do!”

child walked into the house. Hong quietly watched

what is

you were

day you were born a day

However, Hong asked a different question

my birthday?

looked at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

this girl named Sophia. However, it was when she was so little that she didn’t know the

when the weather officially started

faintly remembered that her

‘We were young.’

like their birthday when

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in her memories like an

Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the time they learned

simply neglected and ignored while being

‘How persistent.’

at such young things persisting

pure eyes but looked

know about our birthdays. I don’t remember anything about

did not say anything about birthdays to each other after

* * *

the siblings again because of a

“I don’t understand it.”

from the dark cave with

when the Dragon and the Cat siblings

"What is a king?”

eyes opened wide and he looked at On after hearing

“Mm.”

black Dragon observed the night view of the capital that was visible

are great and

then tilted his

“I don’t understand it.”

the same thing

so much because it is the King’s

the Roan Kingdom's capital was slowly getting more beautiful as they prepared for the

day you are born

the black Dragon's side. The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and

toward a dark spot in the room away from the terrace

to know why a birthday is a special day,

see the pair of dark brown eyes that were visible because of the magic light

of the capital, observed the black Dragon and the Cat siblings with a

‘Birthday...’

differently about it when he was young, but it

had been a time when it

‘That-’

about the past for a bit when he

have a

on the ground that were different from the stars in the

don’t know the day I

for the

no way to know anything in that dark

him to get information was from the things the humans said whenever

big after two years? Should we give him less food? Shit, the cost to make

four years enough for you to stop

if the bastards guarding the cell

don't know my

I don’t have a

observed the black Dragon's dark blue

spoke

don't have one

his small front

okay even if you don’t have

‘Of course!’

one point but

after seeing that his

voice that was so monotone that no emotions

if you don’t have a

fine to forget

was what Cale

‘However...’

recalled a memory from his

important. He just remembered that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and also the day that

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this year

‘So?’

you going to act

also a time when

not because it was his birthday but because of the memories

for a reason as to why a

siblings and the black Dragon

is because we are alive

Cale closed his eyes.

can be special because we realize

slightly smiled while looking at the two

the night view outside the window

be your birthday to have those

children

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

black Dragon did not approach

He recalled

if I can really choose a random day as my birthday

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

celebrating turning 50. It was also a world where some bastards were going to terrorize the people using magic

choosing an anniversary for

would that be

if to ask what the issue with it was, before

manner. However, his neck was short and his face was round, making him look

will think

black Dragon did not choose a date right

many dates he had

a day he

day he

future. He wanted

going to make my own anniversary because I am

a great,

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