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 waiting for you

“Really?”

present in his hand

parents talked to

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

you like me saying it once more after giving you a

“Yes I do!”

the house. Hong quietly watched them

is a

you

you were born a day

ask that question. However, Hong asked a

when is my birthday?

looked at her younger

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

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

officially started

that her brother was born

‘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 just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

in

Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the

and ignored

‘How persistent.’

looked down at such young things

knew the emotions behind Hong’s pure

know about our birthdays. I don’t remember anything about

Hong did not say anything about birthdays to each

* * *

for the siblings

“I don’t understand it.”

siblings rescued from the dark cave with Cale and Choi Han... The black

and the Cat siblings were aware of each other but not

"What is a king?”

wide and he looked at On after hearing

“Mm.”

while the black Dragon observed the night view of the capital that was visible through the terrace window in

great

then tilted his head

“I don’t understand it.”

Dragon said the same thing

don’t understand why they are doing so much because

was slowly getting more beautiful as they prepared for the celebration

the day you

Dragon's side. The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and slowly sat down

in the room away from the terrace window and opened

want to know why a birthday is a special

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

much lying on the bed looking at the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon and the Cat siblings with a stoic

‘Birthday...’

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

‘That-’

for a bit when he

have

Dragon was looking at the lights rising from the darkness on the

don’t know the day I

was obvious for

know anything in that dark cave. The flow

to get information was from the things the humans said whenever

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

enough for

old he was if the bastards guarding

know my

I don’t have a

the black Dragon's dark

subconsciously spoke almost in

don't have one

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

okay even if

‘Of course!’

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

smiled even brighter after seeing that his reflection was filling up those empty

heard a voice that was so monotone that no emotions

fine if you don’t have

was also fine to

what

‘However...’

memory from his

did not find his birthday to be important. He just remembered that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and also the day that he received the suffocating hardship of becoming an adult and having to figure out

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this year

‘So?’

dreary bastard! Are you going to act this

there was also a time

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

reason as to

siblings and the black Dragon

we

Cale closed his eyes.

we realize that we

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

looked at the night

doesn't have to be

vicious and scary three children

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

The black Dragon did

recalled the child who

curious to know if I can really

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

was just them choosing

that

as if to ask what the

odd manner. However, his neck was short and

this Dragon will

black Dragon did not choose

were many dates he had

course, there was a

the day he first saw

better day might appear in the future.

going to make my own anniversary because I am

a great, mighty,

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