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.

She was just waiting for you

“Really?”

present in his hand

talked

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

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

“Yes I do!”

and the child walked into the house. Hong quietly

is

you

were born a day you get

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

is my birthday? And when is

at

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

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

rainy season when the weather officially started

that her brother was born in early

‘We were young.’

to accurately remember something like their birthday when they ended up alone. To be more specific, it was too

It was just...

‘Today is On’s birthday.’

phrase just roamed in

to tell On and Hong about their birthdays or to celebrate it by the time they learned some numbers and could count the

ignored while

‘How persistent.’

simply looked down at such

emotions behind Hong’s pure eyes but looked

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

say anything about birthdays to each other

* * *

birthday became a topic for the siblings again

“I don’t understand it.”

younger than them that the siblings rescued from the dark cave with

the Dragon and the Cat siblings were aware of each other but not

"What is a king?”

and 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

great

then tilted his head

“I don’t understand it.”

said the same thing once more

are doing so much because it

capital was slowly getting more beautiful

day you are

side. The black Dragon slightly flinched but Hong ignored it and

toward a dark spot in the room away from the

to know why a birthday is a

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

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

‘Birthday...’

not find his birthday to be very important. He didn’t know whether he felt differently about it when he was young, but it was just another day with a different

there had been a time

‘That-’

a bit when he heard a cold

have a

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

know the

obvious for the

to know anything in that dark

information was from the things the

him less food? Shit, the cost to make the restraining device is going to

Isn’t four years enough for you to stop glaring

was if the bastards guarding the cell didn't shout

know my

result, I don’t have

quietly observed the black

spoke almost in

have one

turned toward Hong. Hong placed his small front paw

even if

‘Of course!’

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 reflection was filling up those empty

that no emotions seemed to be behind them at

wrong. It’s fine if you don’t have

was also fine to forget

what

‘However...’

memory from his

remembered that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and also the

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

this year

‘So?’

dreary bastard! Are you going to act this cold toward me even on

time

birthday but because of the memories

you ask me for a reason as to why

Cat siblings and the black Dragon looked at

because we

Cale closed his eyes.

special because we realize

looking at the two of them tilt their

at the night view outside the window

have to be your birthday to have

and scary three children didn’t have birthdays or didn’t

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

black Dragon did not approach Cale but peeked

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

know if I can

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

a world where some bastards were going to terrorize the

just them choosing an

that

as if to ask what the issue with it was,

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

will think

Dragon did not choose a date

he had not experienced

a day

the day he first

in the future. He wanted to

am going to make my own anniversary because I am great

great,

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