eternal

save him / keirissa

rewrite of book 2's 'time travel' and 'do over'

based off the 2016 anime orange

contains some spoilers from the
anime, so read with caution!

this oneshot follows haikyuu's timeline

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if one could change the future, would they do so? if one could erase their regrets from the past, would they do so? if one could change the future, would they do so?

because those were tea's exact thoughts. she knew that if a chance arose for her to redo the mistakes from her past, she would glady do so, all to create a better future with less regrets. or, at the very least, reduce the number of regrets she would be carrying into the future.

at present day, she stood in front of the framed picture, tears rolling down her cheeks. the picture was of a somewhat tan boy with wavy black hair and a pair of mesmerising eyes that were a mix of blue, grey, and green. a dull ache settled in her chest as she bent over and clutched her shirt, with the same few words leaving her lips.

"i'm sorry, keiji," was all she could say over and over again, as if the boy could hear her, "i'm sorry. i'm so, so sorry."

there were a million things she knew that she could have done to prevent his death. regret-filled thoughts filled her head as she bawled her eyes out.

if only i'd taken his words into more consideration.

if only i didn't anger him like that.

if only i found out that he was actually hurting, and his smiles were just masks to hide his sadness.

if only i'd made him happier.

if only he was still alive.

ten years after the boy's passing, the chance of time travel arose, she made sure to make full use of it. she knew that she had to help her past self right her wrongs and do something (at the very least) to change her future.

this was how it was going to work: tea was going to write a letter addressed to herself from ten years ago and send it out to the sea, hoping it will reach the recepient. the letter, as tea willed, detailed all the things that would happen (as it did to her) and highlighted what should be done differently so that her younger self's course could be changed.

she and her friends had sent the letters out together, all for one common goal and their shared regret. hopefully, something would change, and that a good ending was seen through for their past selves.

as tea sent the letter out, she could only clasp her hands together and pray that it would be successful, and that her younger self would have a different future from her.

please, she whispered in her head as she closed her eyes, please, no matter what, save him.

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the year was 2012, and it was october. meaning, it was now autumn and that half a school year was gone. just before tea left the house, her mother had passed her an envelope that was addressed to her.