"Relax." The gentle murmur came out automatically as he moved his hands through the water, sinking down into it until his shoulders were barely above the murky surface. Goosebumps crawled up his flesh and Itachi gently set his fingers under Ashiko's warm shoulders to balance her feather weight in the water. Her head rested easily between his arms.

"You're buoyant. You'll float," Itachi assured her.