Trips to the Waterfall Part 2
VuryEvilquem asked for a sequel to "Trips to the Waterfall" where Charming teaches Hanna how to swim. I was hoping someone would ask for a this :)
"Dad, I don't know about this," Hanna said as she nervously stood at the edge of the lake.
"Come on kiddo, the water isn't even deep here. You can just walk in," David said as he held out his hand to her.
Hanna turned around to look at her mom, who was sitting on their picnic blanket watching. She was not going to miss her daughter's first swimming lesson. She gave Hanna a smile and an encouraging nod.
"Alright," Hanna said with a sigh as she took her dad's hand and inched herself into the water. She walked in until the water was up past her waist. To her surprise, the water was really warm…not cold at all.
"See you're doing great," David told her with a smile as they continued to walk deeper and deeper.
"Just don't let me…" Before Hanna could finish she found herself completely under water.
"Shoot," David said. He didn't realize there was a deep spot right beside him. She wasn't under for more than a second before he quickly pulled her back up again.
Hanna gasped and coughed up the water she had swallowed. She latched her arms around her dad's neck and held on tight as she tried to catch her breath.
"It's alright. You're okay," David said as he patted her back.
Hanna just shook her head. "Well, I sure wasn't expecting that," she said with a laugh.
"Neither was I. Sorry I let you fall princess."
"It's alright," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Are you okay?" Hanna heard Snow call from the edge of the water.
"I'm fine Mom," Hanna said as she waved to her.
"Do you want to take a break?" David asked Hanna
"No way, let's do this!"
David spent the next hour or so teaching Hanna some simple swimming strokes. He was impressed that she was picking them up so quickly. She was definitely a natural swimmer. Just like a little fish.
"You think you're ready to swim to the waterfall now?" David asked her.
"Yeah, let's go! We'll race!" Hanna said with a smile as she readied herself.
Hanna swam all the way to the waterfall. She even made it to the fall before her dad did. She was pretty sure he let her win though. They sat under the waterfall for a little while, before swimming back to the shore. Hanna ran out of the water and towards her mom. Snow was holding up a towel, ready for her.
"Mom! Did you see me? Did you?" Hanna asked with excitement.
"I did, baby. You were so good," Snow said as she wrapped her daughter in the towel and held her tight. She gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You swam just like a mermaid."
"She was a natural," David said as she dried himself off with his towel.
"Thanks for teaching me, Dad," Hanna said with a smile she as gave him a hug.
David wrapped his arms around her and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. "It was my pleasure, princess."