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.

been singing about presents left and right. She

“Really?”

man handed the present in his hand

parents talked to the

“Sophia, happy birthday.”

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

“Yes I do!”

into the house. Hong

what is

day you

is the day you were born a

However, Hong asked a

my birthday? And when

at her

‘Birthday-’

It was faint.

named Sophia. However, it was when she was

rainy season when the weather officially started getting hot. All she remembered was that it was during the

faintly remembered that her

‘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.’

roamed in her

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

were simply neglected and ignored while being called mutants

‘How persistent.’

looked down at such young things persisting

behind Hong’s pure eyes but

birthdays. I don’t remember anything about them

anything about birthdays to each other

* * *

topic for the siblings

“I don’t understand it.”

from the dark cave with

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

"What is a king?”

wide and he looked at On after

“Mm.”

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

great and

his head to one

“I don’t understand it.”

said the same thing once more before continuing

don’t understand why they are doing so much because it

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

you

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

a dark spot in the room away from the terrace

a birthday is a special day,

of dark brown eyes that were visible because of

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

‘Birthday...’

felt differently about it when he was young, but it

had been a time when it was

‘That-’

a

don’t have a

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

the day

was obvious for the

way to know anything in that dark cave. The flow of time, the changes in

from the things the humans

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

Isn’t four years enough

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

know my

I

the black Dragon's dark blue

spoke almost

have one either,

front paw on the black Dragon's

even if

‘Of course!’

he had seen at one point but smiled. The

his reflection was filling up

voice that was so monotone that no emotions seemed to

It’s fine if

was also fine to forget

was what

‘However...’

a memory

find his birthday to be important. He just remembered that it was the day he got seaweed soup at the orphanage and

‘Rok Soo.’

‘What is it?’

alive this

‘So?’

dreary bastard! Are you going to act

was also a time when it had been

was not because it was his birthday but because

for a reason as to why a birthday is

the black Dragon looked at

we

Cale closed his eyes.

we realize that we are

On slightly smiled while looking at the two of them tilt

looked at the night view outside the

doesn't have to be

scary three children didn’t have birthdays or didn’t know their

“Then just make it.”

“...Make it?”

Hong’s ears twitched.

“Yeah.”

The black Dragon did not approach Cale but

recalled the child who received a present under the

am curious to know if I can really

Dragon asked as

“...Is that really okay?”

heard Cale’s response

“Why wouldn’t it be?”

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

was just them choosing an anniversary for

would that be an

ask what the issue

manner. However, his neck was short and his face was round, making him look

will think

did not choose a date right

were many dates he had not

course, there was a day

he

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

make my own anniversary because I am great

was a great, mighty, and cautious

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