sunshine and lollipops

Hanako took a long moment to just breathe, to savour the feeling of air and not water filling her lungs. What a wreck she must have been, shuddering as she laid there, colder than she'd realised.  The white of her coat was thinned by the water, making the myriad of bruises and bumps that marred her pale skin stand out stark and clear. Painful little reminders of the mistake she'd made. She'd known from the start that Azure wasn't a wolf to push but she'd gone and done it anyway, cause she was stupid and selfish. She sniffed, not sure if her nose was just wet or snotty. Maybe both. The stranger was too kind and made to soothe her with gentle words and a gentler touch, down her back with reassuring little pats thrown in for good measure.

More than anything Hanako wanted to close her eyes and just rest a little, but even exhausted as she was she knew that was a bad idea. Her memory from the past few days was still hazy at best, non existent at worst. If she went back to sleep now who knew when she'd wake up next? Not that she thought the stranger would let anything bad happen to her but... She sighed, winching a little as she did so.

"I just wanted to have a drink. Lost my footing." And then through her exhaustion she managed a weak smile. "Believe it or not...usually I'm a great swimmer."