Cured

Ch. 30

Tao smiled, and hugged me. "You're doing great, okay? You just need to practice when you can."

I nodded, swinging my feet in the water, but I didn't feel like I was doing as well as he was saying. It had been two weeks, and I hadn't regained any more of my powers, all I could control was wind. I had quickly remastered it thanks to Sehun, but I still knew other pieces were missing.

Water suddenly splashed me when Baekhyun tackled Sehun into the pool, and I sighed, wiping droplets from my face. The guys decided to stay up to go swimming since the weather was nice, and since it was day time, Tori was at the mansion as well.

"You need a purpose, right?" Tori asked, and I nodded. "What if I knew a way to give you a purpose?" She asked hesitantly.

Tao looked over at her, his expression quickly changing when he figured out what she had planned to do. "No. We've pulled you out of the pool one too many times already."

That's when I realized what she meant. "Oh, Tori. I don't need you to almost drown again. And I'm sure Sehun doesn't want to be punched again."

At that last part, I couldn't help but laugh, and we all glanced over at Sehun, who happened to be looking towards us, hearing his name. "What about me-" He began, but was pushed into the pool again. Baekhyun stood there laughing, that is, until Chanyeol pushed him in after their brother.

The whole backyard filled with laugher, watching as that sparked everyone getting pushed into the pool. I suddenly splashed into the water after laughing at Xiumin as he landed flat on his back into the water. There was a second splash after me, and I surfaced just as Tao did, still laughing. Luckily we were in the shallow end, so I didn't have to worry about choking on water as I laughed.

Everyone was in the water besides Tori, who was actually laying on her back beside the pool, almost crying from laughing so hard. "I love hanging out with you guys. You are all so much fun." She somehow managed to say between her laughs.

"You're not too bad either." Chanyeol smiled from in the water. Sehun rolled his eyes, not quite agreeing with the statement.

I sighed, seeing Sehun's reaction. Why didn't he like her? I mean, she punched him, yeah, but he didn't even feel it. She got much worse than he did, her hand was broken.

Out of nowhere, two arms wrapped around my waist, and I turned to see Tao. He was smiling, laughing at his brother's shenanigans, and brushed his wet blonde hair from his eyes. I glanced away from him, a blush crossing my cheeks. Even though I couldn't remember my past with him, my feelings from before still lingered.

"Khristi, what's wrong?" He asked, easily noticing the change in my mood.

"Nothing." I said, turning back to him. "I'm fine." I said, giving him a smile. He studied my face for a second, seeing the blush that still covered my cheeks, and smiled. He brushed a strand of my wet hair from my face, and I came to realize that everything had slowed to a stop. I went to turn and look around, but I froze when Tao' s lips met mine. It was only a small kiss, but I felt my heart go crazy in my chest, and I'm sure my cheeks grew even more pink with a blush.

Tao pulled away, smiling, then hugged me. Instinctively, my arms wrapped around him, and I rested my head against his chest. "I love you." He said, and kissed the top of my head.

I smiled. "I love you too." I said. Tao hugged me a little tighter, happy that I had replied. It was the first time since I lost my memories that I had said those words to him, and I could tell it made him beyond ecstatic.

Slowly, time began to move again, and the silence of our moment faded into the laughter of everyone around us. I glanced over at Tao, seeing him smiling.