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.

singing about presents left and right. She was just waiting for you to get home,

“Really?”

the present in his hand to the

talked to

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

the morning, but you like me saying it once more after giving you a

“Yes I do!”

parents and the child walked into the house. Hong quietly watched

is a

day you

day you were born

to ask that question. However, Hong asked a different question after looking at

my birthday?

looked at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

However, it was when she was so little that she didn’t know

point after the rainy season when the weather officially started getting hot.

remembered that her

‘We were young.’

accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended up

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

just roamed in her memories like an

nobody to tell On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by

neglected and ignored while being called mutants

‘How persistent.’

down at such

Hong’s pure

birthdays. I don’t

not say anything about birthdays to each

* * *

for the siblings

“I don’t understand it.”

siblings rescued from the

and the Cat siblings were aware of each

"What is a king?”

opened wide and he looked

“Mm.”

the night view of the capital that was visible through the terrace window in Cale’s room as

great and

tilted his head to one

“I don’t understand it.”

the same thing once more

are doing so much because it

slowly getting more beautiful as they prepared

day you are born

peeked at On before slowly walking over to the black Dragon's side. The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and slowly sat down

a dark spot in the room away from the terrace

a birthday is a special

the pair of dark brown eyes that were visible because

the map of the capital, observed

‘Birthday...’

important. He didn’t know whether he felt differently about it when

a time

‘That-’

the past for a bit

don’t have a

looking at the lights rising from the darkness on the ground that were different

know the

for the black

in that dark cave. The flow of time, the

information was from the things the humans said whenever they

this big after two years? Should we give him less food? Shit, the

motherfucking bastard! Isn’t four years enough for you to stop glaring

the bastards guarding the

don't know my

I don’t have

the black Dragon's dark blue

subconsciously spoke almost

have one

turned toward Hong. Hong placed his small front paw on the black Dragon's smooth body

even if you don’t

‘Of course!’

family he had seen at one point but smiled. The black Dragon's eyes that

smiled even brighter after seeing that his reflection

voice that was so monotone that no emotions

fine if

also fine to

was what Cale

‘However...’

memory

at the orphanage and also the day that he received

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

this

‘So?’

you dreary bastard! Are you going to act this

time when

that was not because it was his birthday but

you ask me for a reason as to why a

Cat siblings and the black Dragon looked

is because we are alive

Cale closed his eyes.

be special because we realize

while looking at the two of

then looked at the night view outside

doesn't have to be your birthday to have

cared if these vicious and scary three children didn’t have birthdays or

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

black Dragon did not approach Cale but peeked at

recalled

if I can

black Dragon asked

“...Is that really okay?”

Cale’s

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

them choosing an anniversary for

would that be

children as if to ask what the

odd manner. However, his neck was

Dragon will

not choose a date

were many dates he had not experienced

course, there was a day he wanted

the day he first saw

in the future. He wanted to think about it a

to make my own anniversary

was a great,

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