Cured

Ch. 7

I shook Tao's shoulder, a smile on my face despite not feeling too well. "Tao, it's time to get up." I said quietly, but he was still fast asleep. "Tao, what day is it?" I asked, and he let out a small whine, but sat up.

"Huh?" He asked, wiping his tired eyes. I tried not to laugh, seeing how much hasn't changed since he was a kid, still a little lazy in the morning.

"Guess what day it is." I told him, and he looked over at me, trying to figure out what I meant, then his eyes went wide, a smile spreading across his small face.

He jumped out of bed, pulling on his shoes, then ran from the room, and I happily followed after him as he raced downstairs. I of course sent a little slower, partly so as not to fall and land on my face and also because moving so much was making me nauseous. Once there, I found him in the living room hugging his mother tightly, then he moved on to hug his father.

"Happy Birthday Tao." Miss Evelyn said, and the rest of the boys echoed after her, everyone wearing a big smile on their faces.

"Happy Birthday." Mr. Damon grinned, giving me a small nod as I rejoined them. I watched as everyone wished him a happy birthday, his brothers running around excited.

After a few minutes, Mr. Damon's voice cut through all the noise, and the boys all stopped in place, looking up at him. "Today, your mother is going to take you out on a little trip. When you get back, Mr. Kim will have lunch ready, and we will also have a surprise for all of you." He said, and the boys let out excited shouts.

"Now boys." Miss Evelyn called out, and I watched as all their heads turned to look at her. "You will need to bring your hats. We will be outside, and it is nice and sunny out. I don't want any if you getting burned."

As she finished, all the boys sprinted upstairs to find their hats, and Miss Evelyn turned to me. "Are you sure you don't want to go?" She asked, Mee-Yon looking up at me, worried.

"I'm not feeling very well. I think it would be best if I stayed here to rest." I replied, giving the two a smile.

"Very well." Evelyn said, picking her own hat up off of the living room's little coffee table, then putting Mee-Yon's small hat onto her head. "Please feel better. And if you need anything, and I mean anything at all, just call got Miss Kim. She will take good care of you." Evelyn said, and gave me a small hug.

"I will. Thank you." I smiled, hugging her back. After a few short seconds, she pulled away, and I bid her and the young Mee-Yon farewell as they made their way outside, the boys all following after the two excitedly. Tao glanced at me, confused as to why u was going with them, but followed after his mother, Sehun and Kai pulling him after them.

The mansion was strangely quiet once they were gone, and I couldn't help but feel a little lonely. Miss Kim went to help her husband in the kitchen, and Mr. Damon made his way to the study. With an exhausted sigh, I returned to my bedroom and sat down at my desk, taking a deep breath, hoping that it would ease my nausea.

As I sat, a black could appeared, Mee-Yon teleporting into my room, sitting down on the side of my bed. "I told you that it would get worse." She said sadly, then reached into her jean pocket, pulling out a thread bracelet, a cool silver-blue stone charm shining slightly in her hand. "This will make you feel better, but you have been here too long already, it won't last that long." She said, slipping it onto my wrist.

Instantly, the nausea went away, but the knots in my stomach didn't stop. "Thanks." I smiled, glad to have some relief. I didn't get much sleep last night due to feeling as if I was about to vomit, so not have the sensation was amazing.

"Once you feel better, you can jump forward in time. The closer to your time you are, the less affected by the time shift you will be." She said, and I nodded. "You already can freeze time and turn it back, so going forward will be easy."