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.

presents left and right. She was just waiting for you to get home,

“Really?”

present in his hand

parents talked

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

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

“Yes I do!”

walked into the house.

what is a

you were

day you were born a day

ask that question. However, Hong asked a different question after looking at On’s

when is my birthday?

looked at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

named Sophia. However, it was when she was so little that she didn’t know the exact

some point after the rainy season when the weather officially started getting

remembered that her

‘We were young.’

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

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

in her memories like an

birthdays or to celebrate it

neglected and ignored while being called

‘How persistent.’

down at such young things

knew the emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes but

our birthdays. I don’t

say anything about birthdays to each other

* * *

“I don’t understand it.”

child who was younger than them that the siblings rescued from the

was at a time when the Dragon and the Cat siblings were aware

"What is a king?”

looked at On after hearing that

“Mm.”

of the capital that

are great and

then tilted his

“I don’t understand it.”

the same thing once more before

understand why they are doing so much

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

day you

Dragon's side. The black

peeked toward a dark spot in the room away from the terrace

know why a birthday

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

was pretty much lying on the bed looking at the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon

‘Birthday...’

about it when he was young, but it was just another day with

a

‘That-’

thinking about the past for a bit

don’t have a

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

don’t know the day I

obvious for

in that dark cave. The

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

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

motherfucking bastard! Isn’t four years enough for you

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

know

result, I don’t have

quietly observed the black

subconsciously spoke almost

have one either,

small front paw on the black Dragon's smooth body

even if you

‘Of course!’

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

his

so monotone that no emotions seemed to be behind them

It’s fine if you don’t have a

was also fine to

was what Cale

‘However...’

a memory

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

‘So?’

bastard! Are you going to act

there was also a time when it

his birthday but because

me for a reason as to why

the black

is because we are alive

Cale closed his eyes.

can be special because we realize that

looking at the two of them tilt their

his eyes. He then looked at the night view outside

be your

scary three children didn’t have birthdays or

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

black Dragon did not approach Cale

before speaking. He recalled the child who received

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

black Dragon

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

was also a world where some bastards were going to

them choosing an

that be

if to ask what the issue with it was,

jerked his head up in an extremely odd manner. However, his neck was short

Dragon will think

did not choose a date

dates he had not experienced

course, there was a day he

he first saw

an even better day might appear in the future.

am going to make my own anniversary because I am great and

great, mighty, and

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