swept away

It took Kuroo a few moments to drift back into reality. His head was still a little dizzy from the near-death experience. The few words the stranger spoke made him blink a few times before lifting his head to glance back at the river. "Lucky you saved me!" Kuroo nearly chirped as he rolled over to stand up on his wobbly legs. Still slightly too exhausted, he sat on his haunches and let his tail wag a few times. Looking back at his own body as well to check for any injuries, he shrugged his shoulders.

"Seems like I'm alright," he commented, the smile never slipping from his lips. Glad that he had been saved from the perils of the river, he wondered how he could thank the man. "I was fishing, it's kind of my thing, and well, the river got the better of me this time," Kuroo's jovial attitude moments after his near demise was just his way of coping. Water dripped from his coat, making it appear darker than it normally was. Though, his pale eyes were still bright as ever. "I'm Kuroo, by the way. Thank you for saving me, I really mean it," he glanced from the river back to the blue-coated figure in front of him. He could see the worry in those fiery eyes and it nearly made his stomach do somersaults.

"Speech"