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.

about presents left and right. She was just waiting for you

“Really?”

man handed the present in his hand to the

talked to

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

but you like me saying it once more after giving

“Yes I do!”

into the house. Hong

is a

day you were

were born a day you get

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

birthday? And when is

looked at her younger

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

Sophia. However, it was when

when the weather officially started getting hot. All she remembered was that it was during

faintly remembered that her brother was born in early

‘We were young.’

young to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in her

On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the time they learned some numbers and could count the

and ignored

‘How persistent.’

looked down at such young things persisting

emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes

know about our birthdays. I don’t remember

and Hong did not say anything about birthdays to each

* * *

the siblings again because of a

“I don’t understand it.”

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

at a time when the Dragon and the Cat siblings were aware of each other but not

"What is a king?”

and he looked at On after hearing

“Mm.”

Dragon observed the night view of the capital

great and

tilted his head to one

“I don’t understand it.”

same thing once more before

so much because it

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

day you

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

room away from the terrace window

know why a birthday is a special

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

lying on the bed looking at the map of the capital,

‘Birthday...’

didn’t know whether he felt differently about it when he was young, but it was

been a time when

‘That-’

thinking about the past for a bit when he heard

don’t have

rising from the darkness on the ground that were different from the stars in

know the day I was

obvious for

in that dark cave. The flow of time, the changes in the

from the things the

we give him less food? Shit, the cost to make the restraining device is going to be so

four years enough for

known how old he was if the bastards guarding

know

result, I

black Dragon's

then subconsciously spoke almost

don't have one either,

front paw

even if you don’t

‘Of course!’

had seen at one point but smiled. The black Dragon's

smiled even brighter after seeing that his reflection

so monotone that no

not wrong. It’s fine if you

was also fine to forget

what

‘However...’

memory

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

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this

‘So?’

going to act this cold toward

time

not because it was his birthday but

a reason as to why a birthday

Cat siblings and the black

is because we

Cale closed his eyes.

be special because we realize that

On slightly smiled while looking at the two

at the night view outside the

it doesn't have to be your birthday to have

these vicious and scary three children didn’t

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

Cale. The black Dragon did not approach Cale but peeked

before speaking. He recalled the child who received a present under the

know if I can really choose

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

It was also a world

choosing an anniversary

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

will think about

not choose a

many dates he had not

a

the day he first

day might appear in the future. He wanted to

to make my own anniversary because I am

a great, mighty, and

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