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 waiting for you to get

“Really?”

in his hand to

parents talked to the

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

I said happy birthday in the morning, but you like me

“Yes I do!”

walked into the house. Hong quietly

is

day you

you were born a day you

Hong asked a different question after looking

when is my birthday? And when

at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

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

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

that her brother was born

‘We were young.’

to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

in her memories like an

nobody to tell On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the time they learned some numbers and

simply neglected and ignored while being

‘How persistent.’

such young things persisting

knew the emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes but looked

our birthdays. I

anything about

* * *

became a topic for the

“I don’t understand it.”

them that the siblings rescued from the

and the Cat

"What is a king?”

wide and he looked at

“Mm.”

the black Dragon observed the night view of the capital that was visible through

great

tilted his head

“I don’t understand it.”

the same thing once more before continuing

why they are doing so

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

the day you are born

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

dark spot in the room away from the

know why a birthday is a special day,

pair of dark brown eyes that

the map of the capital, observed the black Dragon and

‘Birthday...’

about it when he

a

‘That-’

the past for a

have

looking at the lights rising from the darkness on the ground that were different from the stars in the night

know the

obvious for the black

to know anything in that dark

from the things the humans said whenever

food? Shit,

years enough for you to stop

known how old he was if the bastards guarding

know

a result, I don’t

the black Dragon's dark blue

then subconsciously spoke almost in a

don't have one

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

even if you don’t have

‘Of course!’

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

smiled even brighter after seeing that his

monotone that no emotions seemed to

fine if you don’t have

also fine to

was what

‘However...’

memory from

soup at the orphanage and also the day that he received the suffocating hardship of

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this

‘So?’

Are you going to act this cold

a time when it

his birthday but because of

as to why a birthday is a

and the black Dragon looked at

we are alive

Cale closed his eyes.

we realize that we are

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

the night view

doesn't have to be your

these vicious and scary three children didn’t have

“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

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

black Dragon asked

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

a world

choosing

would that be an

if to ask

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

Dragon will

did not choose

were many dates he

there was a day he

the day he first saw

even better day might appear in the future. He wanted to think about it

my own anniversary because I am great

great, mighty, and cautious

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