Trash of the Count's Family

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.

been singing about presents left and right. She was

“Really?”

present in his hand to the

parents talked

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

said happy birthday in the morning, but you like me saying it once more after giving you a

“Yes I do!”

house. Hong quietly

is a

you

is the day you were

However, Hong asked a different question after looking at

is my birthday? And when is your

at her younger

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

was celebrated like this girl named Sophia. However, it was

the rainy season when the weather officially started getting hot. All

faintly remembered that her

‘We were young.’

but Hong and On were too young to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended up alone. To be more specific, it was

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

just roamed in her memories

celebrate it by the time they learned some numbers and could

simply neglected and ignored while being called

‘How persistent.’

looked down at such young things persisting

behind Hong’s pure eyes but looked away

birthdays. I don’t remember anything about them

Hong did not say anything about birthdays to each other

* * *

topic for the siblings again because of a new

“I don’t understand it.”

than them that the siblings rescued from the dark

a time when the Dragon and the

"What is a king?”

looked at On after

“Mm.”

capital that was visible through the terrace

are great

tilted his

“I don’t understand it.”

said the same thing once more before continuing to

doing so

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

day you are born

The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and slowly sat down

dark spot in the room away from the

want to know why a birthday is a

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

pretty much lying on the bed looking at the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon

‘Birthday...’

not find his birthday to be very important. He didn’t know whether he felt differently about it when he was young, but it was just another

had been a

‘That-’

for a

have a

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

don’t know the day

for the black

know anything in that dark cave. The flow

only way for him to get information was from the things the humans said whenever they

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

Isn’t four years enough for you to

he was if the bastards guarding the

don't know

I

quietly observed the black Dragon's

subconsciously spoke almost in

don't have one either,

Hong. Hong placed his small front

okay even if

‘Of course!’

one point but smiled. The black Dragon's eyes that were looking

seeing that his reflection was filling up those empty

that was so monotone that no emotions seemed

fine if you don’t have

fine

what Cale

‘However...’

memory

Rok Soo did not find his birthday to be important. He just remembered that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this

‘So?’

you dreary bastard! Are you going to act this cold toward

there was also a time when it had

because it was his birthday

reason as to why a birthday is

the black Dragon looked at

is because we are

Cale closed his eyes.

special because we realize

and Hong tilted their heads slightly. On slightly smiled while looking at the two of them

opened his eyes. He then looked at the night view outside the

it doesn't have to be your birthday

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

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

approached Cale. The black Dragon did not

hesitated for a moment before speaking. He recalled the child who

know if I can really choose a random

Dragon

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

them choosing

that be an

at the children as if to ask what the issue with it

manner. However, his neck was short and his face

Dragon will

did not

he had not experienced

a day he

day he first saw

appear in the future.

to make my own anniversary

great, mighty, and cautious