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.

She was just waiting for you to

“Really?”

handed the present in his

parents talked to the

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

Sophia. I said happy birthday in the morning, but you

“Yes I do!”

and the child walked into the house. Hong

what is

day you were

the day you were born a

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

my birthday? And when

at

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

was celebrated like this girl named Sophia. However, it

point after the rainy season when the weather officially started getting

her brother was born in early

‘We were young.’

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

was nobody to tell On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the time they learned some

neglected and ignored

‘How persistent.’

at such young things persisting

the emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes but looked away and stoically

our birthdays. I don’t remember anything about them

say anything about birthdays to

* * *

became a topic for the siblings again because of a new

“I don’t understand it.”

than them that the siblings rescued from the dark cave with Cale and Choi

the Dragon and the Cat siblings were aware of each other but

"What is a king?”

wide and he looked at

“Mm.”

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

great

his head

“I don’t understand it.”

Dragon said the same thing once more before continuing

doing so

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

you

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

then peeked toward a dark spot in the room away from the terrace window and opened his

a birthday is a special

of dark brown eyes that

on the bed looking at the map of

‘Birthday...’

Rok Soo did not find his birthday to be very important. He didn’t know whether he felt differently about

been a

‘That-’

the past for a bit when he heard a cold

don’t have

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

the day

was obvious for the black

dark cave. The flow of time, the

from the things

years? Should we give him less food? Shit, the cost to

motherfucking bastard! Isn’t four years enough for you

was if the bastards guarding

don't know my

a result, I don’t have a

black Dragon's

then subconsciously spoke almost in

have one either,

small front paw on the black Dragon's smooth body

if you don’t have

‘Of course!’

family he had seen at one point but

after seeing that his reflection was filling

was so monotone that no

fine if you don’t have

also fine to

was what

‘However...’

recalled a memory from his

he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and also the day that he received the suffocating hardship of becoming an adult and

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this year

‘So?’

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

a time when

was his birthday

you ask me for a reason as to why a birthday is a

siblings and the black Dragon looked

we

Cale closed his eyes.

because we realize that we are still

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

at the night view outside the window

to be your

vicious and scary three children didn’t

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

did not approach Cale

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

to know if I can really choose a

black Dragon asked

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

was a world where the King was celebrating turning 50. It was also a world

just them choosing an anniversary for

would that

at the children as if to ask what the issue with it was, before

Dragon suddenly jerked his head up in an extremely odd manner. However, his neck was short and his face was round, making him look

Dragon will

did not choose a

he had

there was a day he wanted

the day he first

better day might appear in the future. He wanted to think about

own anniversary because I

was a great, mighty, and cautious

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