Trash of the Count's Family

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.

singing about presents left and right. She was just

“Really?”

present in his hand to the

parents talked to

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

the morning, but you like me saying it once more after giving you a

“Yes I do!”

the child walked into the house. Hong quietly watched

is a

you were

you were born a day you get

to ask that question. However, Hong asked

when is my birthday? And when is your

at her younger

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

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

the weather officially started getting hot. All she

her brother was born in

‘We were young.’

but Hong and On were too young to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended up alone. To

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in her

or to celebrate it by

neglected and ignored while being

‘How persistent.’

simply looked down at such young things persisting through it

the emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes but looked

about our birthdays. I don’t remember anything about them at

and Hong did not say anything about birthdays

* * *

became a topic for the siblings again because of a

“I don’t understand it.”

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

when the Dragon and the

"What is a king?”

and he looked at On after hearing that

“Mm.”

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

are great

then tilted his head to one

“I don’t understand it.”

Dragon said the same thing once

why they are doing so much because it

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

day you

before slowly walking over to the black Dragon's side. The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong

dark spot in the room away from the terrace window and opened

to know why a birthday is a special

eyes that were visible because of

who was pretty much lying on the bed looking at the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon and the Cat siblings with

‘Birthday...’

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

a time when

‘That-’

for a bit when he

have a

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

don’t know the day I

for the

was no way to know anything in that dark cave. The flow of time, the changes in

way for him to get information was from the things the humans said whenever they showed

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

enough for you

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

know my

result, I don’t

quietly observed the black Dragon's dark

spoke almost in

have one

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

okay even if you don’t

‘Of course!’

he had seen at one point but smiled. The black Dragon's eyes that were looking

his reflection

heard a voice that was so monotone that no emotions seemed to

It’s fine if you

also fine

what Cale

‘However...’

a memory

Rok Soo 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 his

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this year

‘So?’

to act this cold toward me even

also a time when it had

was not because it was his birthday but

for a reason as to why a birthday is a special

siblings and the

we are alive

Cale closed his eyes.

special because we realize that we

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

the night view outside the window as

it doesn't have to be your birthday

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

am curious to know if I can really choose a

Dragon

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

choosing an

would that be an

ask what the issue with

in an extremely odd manner. However, his neck was short and his face was round, making him look

this Dragon will think about

not choose

dates he had

there was a

day he first saw the night

day might appear in the future. He wanted to think

own anniversary because I am

a great,