Past & Present - Keishin Ukai x Reader

Chapter 1.

"It's not like I can just stay! I have nothing left here. Dad's gone, mom never cared enough to be around. I can't be here anymore Keishin. I just..I-I can't." I broke down crying. He caught me in his arms before my body could fall to the floor. "(Y/N) please, please don't leave. You have me! We have each other! I-I love you!"

I looked into his wide eyes that held the fear of losing me. We were best friends, we were in love, we've been dating for over a year now. Was it right to just leave that town without considering his feelings? Probably not. But living in the town that held so much pain for me was unbearable.

Mom left when I was a child. My father recently passed away from a lengthy battle with cancer and I was an only child. I was left all alone. My aunt wanted me to live with her family until I was ready to be on my own but she lives in Tokyo. It's not fair to Keishin, but how could I stay here? How would I be able to juggle my third year, volleyball and a job to take care of myself?

I know he didn't see it that way at all. He was already working at his family's shop. He was saving towards a small apartment for us. It was selfish of me to hold up his life. I was selfish.

So stupidly selfish for letting him go....

I snapped awake in a cold sweat from dreaming of Ukai's glazed sad eyes. I sighed as I held my face in my hands trying to control my breathing. 'It's been years (Y/N)....stop this..' I whispered to myself.

"(Y/N)! Are you up yet!? We need to leave soon if we're gonna meet up with Kuroo!!" I sighed at my cousin's loud annoying voice. "I'm up Bokuto!! Calm down!! We'll get there in time." I rolled my eyes as I chuckled at his enthusiasm.

After I moved out to Tokyo, my cousin and I got super close. After him begging, I helped him and his friend Kuroo a lot with volleyball practice. When I left home, I lost my love for the game until these two boys showed me just how much volleyball meant to me. I ended up applying for the assistant coaching job at Fukurodani and got it. We were all heading to the summer training camp for a week. It was bound to be really fun. Why wouldn't it be? Volleyball, food and my boys.

What could go wrong?