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?”

man handed the present in his hand

parents talked to the

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

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

“Yes I do!”

house. Hong quietly

what is a

day you were

day you were born a day you get

However, Hong asked

my birthday? And when is your

at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

a time when her birthday was celebrated like this girl named Sophia. However,

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

that her brother was

‘We were young.’

and On were too young to accurately remember something like their birthday when they

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in her memories

celebrate it by the time they

neglected and ignored while

‘How persistent.’

looked down at such young things

Hong’s pure eyes but

birthdays. I don’t remember anything

say anything

* * *

a topic for the siblings again because of a

“I don’t understand it.”

from the dark cave with Cale and Choi Han...

the Dragon and the Cat siblings

"What is a king?”

he looked at On after hearing that

“Mm.”

groaned while the black Dragon observed the night view of the capital that was visible through the terrace window in Cale’s room as he

great

his head to

“I don’t understand it.”

said the same thing once more before continuing to

they are doing so much because it is

Kingdom's capital was slowly getting more beautiful as they prepared for

the day you

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

in the room

know why a birthday is

dark brown eyes that were visible because of the

of the capital, observed the black Dragon and the

‘Birthday...’

he felt differently about it

there had been a time when

‘That-’

thinking about the past for a bit when he

don’t have a

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

know the

obvious for

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

to get information was from the things the humans

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

years enough for you

if the bastards guarding the cell didn't shout at

don't know

result, I

quietly observed the black Dragon's

spoke

have one

his small front paw on the black Dragon's smooth body and

if you

‘Of course!’

of a family he had seen at one point but

that his reflection was filling

was so monotone that no emotions seemed to be behind them

if

fine

what Cale

‘However...’

memory

just remembered 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?’

act this cold toward me even on my

a time when it

that was not because it was his birthday but because of the memories

as to why a birthday is a special

siblings and the black

we are

Cale closed his eyes.

special because we

On slightly smiled while looking at the two

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

it doesn't have to be your birthday to have

children didn’t

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

black Dragon did not approach

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

am curious to know if I can really choose a random day as my birthday

black Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

choosing an anniversary for

would that be

at the children as if to ask what

his head up in an extremely odd manner. However,

this Dragon will think about

Dragon did not choose a date right

dates he had not

there was a day

he first

future. He wanted to

to make my own anniversary because I am great and

a great, mighty, and

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