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.

and right. She was just

“Really?”

in

talked to the

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

the morning, but you like

“Yes I do!”

the child walked into the house. Hong quietly

what is

day you

the day you were born a

ask that question. However, Hong asked a

birthday? And

looked at

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

this girl named Sophia. However, it was when she

started getting hot. All she remembered

also faintly remembered that her brother was born

‘We were young.’

something like their birthday when they ended up alone.

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in her memories

On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate

were simply neglected and ignored while being called mutants

‘How persistent.’

were simply looked down at such young things persisting through it

Hong’s pure eyes

I

anything about birthdays to each other after

* * *

birthday became a topic for the

“I don’t understand it.”

child who was younger than them that the siblings rescued from the dark cave with Cale and Choi Han... The

the Cat siblings were aware

"What is a king?”

and he looked

“Mm.”

the capital that was visible through the

great and

tilted his head to

“I don’t understand it.”

same thing once more

so much because it is

getting more beautiful as they

the day you are born

The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and

peeked toward a dark spot in the room away from

want to know why a birthday

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

the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon

‘Birthday...’

very important. He didn’t know whether he felt differently about it when he was young, but it was just another day with a different name as

there had been a time when it

‘That-’

past for a bit when he

have a

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

the day I

obvious for the black

dark cave. The

was from the things

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

Isn’t four years enough for you to stop glaring so

how old he was if the bastards guarding the cell didn't shout at him with

don't know my

a result, I don’t have

the black Dragon's

spoke

don't have

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

okay even if you

‘Of course!’

the memory of a family he had seen at one point but smiled. The black Dragon's eyes that were

brighter after seeing that his reflection was filling up those

monotone that no emotions seemed

if you don’t have a

also fine to forget

was what

‘However...’

recalled a memory from his

that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and also the day that he received

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this year

‘So?’

dreary bastard! Are you going to act this cold

time when

not because it was his birthday

a reason as

Cat siblings and the black

we

Cale closed his eyes.

be special because we realize that we

slightly smiled while looking at the two of them tilt their heads in the

opened his eyes. He then looked at the

be your birthday to have

vicious and scary three children

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

Dragon did not approach Cale but peeked at

moment before speaking. He recalled the child who received a

I can really choose

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“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

just them choosing

would that be

children as if to ask what the issue with

up in an extremely odd manner. However, his neck was short and his face was

Dragon will think

not choose a date right

were many dates he

there was a day

the day he first saw the night

the future. He wanted to think about it a little

own anniversary because

a great, mighty,

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