Enough extra: E-Day
Hey y’all so with the news of enlistment me and my group chat had a talk. I jokingly said what if Glory was the one to see SEUNGRI off and it was requested for a little one shot. I wasn’t sure if I was going to do a stand alone or add it to a current story. I decided to add it to enough since I was working on it anyways. As much as I hate to even have to say this because you would all know by now but I am ot5. But anyways. As always leave me some love, comment and share.
With everything that has happened he thought they would still be there for him. What is he supposed to do other then move on when the “Family” he had is no longer there. Enough is enough. It is time for him to be happy.
Theme: angst
Word: 3221
The rain hitting the window was a calming noise to Seungri amidst the silence of the room. The letter laying on the coffee table was like a bomb slowly ticking down until it would explode. Seungri knew this day would come, it was a day most men in Korea hated but knew it was inevitable. Their life would be put on hold for two years while they did their duty and enlisted. Having known so many people including his hyungs who have already gone through it Seungri knew it wouldn’t be too bad.
The phone ringing on the couch next to him brought him out of his stupor, reaching down he picked it up and saw that it was Glory.
“Hello?”
“Hyung, want to get Italian tonight? I have a craving for spaghetti but I don’t want to eat alone.”
Glory was like this little ray of sunshine since the scandal, no matter how dark the clouds were he always found a way to punch through and lighten his mood. “Of course. I will come pick you up around 7 ok.”
“I cant wait hyung, see you then!”
The phone clicked silent and Seungri smiled as he stood from the couch. As Seungri walked back to the bedroom he started to call his hyungs in hopes they would be able to join them.
“Hyung can you make it out to dinner? I have something important to say.”
“Sorry maknae, I have dinner tonight with my in-laws. What did you need to say?”
“I have my enlistment date, will you be there to see me off?”
Seungri waited for Youngbae to respond but could hear his wife talking to him at the same time.
“Hyung?” Seungri called out.
“Oh sorry maknae, yeah yeah of course I will be. Look I have to go.”
The phone went silent. Seungri dialed Daesung next.
“Hyung?”
“Maknae!”
Seungri pulled the phone away from his ear at the loud shrill of a drunk Daesung. “Hyung are you busy?”
“I’m of at a certain Bingu’s house, he had a new bottle of wine.”
“Oh ok. Well I wont bother you two but I wanted to let you know I got my enlistment letter. Will you be there to see me off?”
A loud thud followed by even louder laughter could be heard.
“Hyung are you ok?”
“You elder hyung fell over trying to pose like a ballerina. I will talk to you later maknae.”
Again the phone went silent. Sitting on the bed Seungri dialed the one person he was sure would join him tonight.
“Hello?” A groggy Jiyong answered his phone.
“Did I wake you?” Seungri replied in a whisper.
“Yeah, I was at the studio late.”
“Well I wont keep you up, but I got my enlistment letter.”
“Oh. When do you go?”
“In a week. Will you be there?”
“I will have to check the schedule.”
“Ok, get back to me.”
“Yeah.”
“Good night I lov..” Seungri didn’t get to finish his sentence before the phone went silent.
Pulling up to Glory’s apartment Seungri waited in the car. Not long after arriving the door opened and in slipped a bubbly Glory.
“Did I keep you waiting?”
“Of course not silly. Ready?”
Glory nodded his head and the two took off. The car ride to the restaurant was spent in laughter as Glory sang along horribly out of tune on purpose to the songs on the radio. It was a thing the two would do, they would do their best to out sing the other in the worst possible way.
Pulling up to the restaurant they handed the keys to the valet and entered the building. It wasn’t busy at all and no one was there to hound them. They got a few looks here and there and Seungri could hear the whispers and glares. So many people saw him as a guilty man. No matter what was said to clear his name, society didn’t care. The media did a bang up job painting him as a bad man and smearing his name, connecting him to things he had no true connection to. Knetz only believe what they are fed by the media. The media could tell them the sky is green and birds are actually fish and they would believe them.
After finishing dinner the two sat and ate desert. Seungri swirled his glass of ice water before clearing his throat.
“I have something to tell you.”
Glory put down his fork and looked up at Seungri while he chewed his food.
“I got my enlistment letter today. I have to enlist next week.”
Glory harshly swallowed his food, “That was quick. Usually you get a little longer from the day you get the letter.”
“Yeah but I should have enlisted along time ago.”
“Who is going to take you?”
“Taekgu will of course take me. I am sure one of my brothers will go with me.”
“Well I will be there for sure! I wouldn’t miss this.”
“Thanks, I knew I would have you there in my corner.”
The two finished their meal before paying the bill and leaving.
Over the next couple of days Seungri spent them with his family. Enjoying the time they had before he would be stuck in a room with strangers who probably didn’t even like him. The anxiety of his debut years were coming back. He had the same fear when he first joined BigBang. He was alone and had no one while starting a new chapter in his life. The others were already so close and he felt like an outsider. He knew this would be the same thing all over again.
Seungri laid on the couch with his had in his mothers lap like when he was a little boy. His mother was singing him a song like she did when he was little, a comforting tune that always helped ease away his fears.
“My sweet boy, you know this will all have to go.” His mother said as she played with his long hair.
“I know. I am going to go tomorrow.”
“Are your other members going to go with you?”
“I was going to text them tonight and ask.”
“It’s been so long since I have seen any of them. You tell that Jiyong that he better bring himself around more.”
Seungri laughed and sat up before kissing his mother on the cheek and heading towards his room. Once inside he flopped on the bed and pulled out his phone. Sending a message to the group chat he asked if the others would be free to go with him to cut his hair. One by one they each viewed the chat but no one responded back. Seungri assumed they must be busy in the studio and put his phone on the charger before getting ready for bed.
After eating breakfast Seungri went back into his room and again flopped on the bed before grabbing his phone. Still there was no reply from his brothers, the message still sat on read. Sending them another message with the time that he would be at Taehyun’s place. Again the message was read but nothing was said.
After getting out of the shower Seungri got dressed and waited for Glory to come grab him. It wasn’t long before his phone alerted him that Glory was downstairs waiting for him. Seungri kissed his mother goodbye before walking out the door. The ride to the hair studio wasn’t long at all and as much as Glory tried to get Seungri to sing he just wouldn’t play along.
Arriving at the studio the boys walked in to find more friends already inside and waiting.
“My sweet chubby boy, it’s finally your time!” Taehyun walked up to Seungri before pinching his cheeks and hugging him.
“Noona.” Seungri said as he embraced her.
“Come now sit down. Let your noona work her magic.”
Seungri laughed, “Noona its not like its too hard so shave a head.”
“My boy I wont let you go into the army with an uneven cut. Now sit.”
Seungri sat or rather was pushed into the chair.
“Now where are your hyungs? I would assume they would want the honor of making the first cut. It’s customary.”
Glory watched as Seungri’s face fell at the mention of members who were absent as usual.
“They are busy with work of course.” Seungri said trying to force a fake smile on his face.
“Ok, well who wants to take the honor then?” Taehyun asked as she looked around to what friends Seungri had there.
One by one the boys there each took turns shaving off a small amount of Seungri’s hair. After each shave they ruffled his hair and kissed his head wishing him luck. Finally it was Glory’s turn and he slowly went over Seungri’s head cutting off the rest of it. He watched Seungri’s reflection in the mirror as he cut, watching the tear slowly slip passed his eye and fall onto the cape. When Glory finished he set the clippers down and brushed off his head before laying a gentle kiss on his cheek.
“They might not be here but the people who truly care for you are and we always will be here hyung.” Glory whispered into Seungri’s ear.
“Alright now its my turn to finish this up.” Taehyun said as she hip bumped Glory out of the way.
Music was turned on and laughter was soon filling up the studio. Seungri grabbed his phone and opened up instagram deciding to do a LIVE now to help lift his spirits. The fans quickly logged on to watch and were wishing him luck and telling him to stay healthy. Seungri turned the camera around to show who was all there and it wasn’t long before the fans caught onto the lack of BigBang members. Turning the camera around Seungri began to sing along to some songs that came on and Glory took the chance to get right next to him and sing along. Fans were enjoying seeing Seungri smile again and laughing. Soon the lack of BigBang members were gone from their minds.
“Glory little boy if you don’t move I will shave off all that hair too!” Taehyun said jokingly.
Glory laughed and moved back to his chair to allow her to finish what she was doing. When Seungri was done he stood up from he chair and hugged Taehyun thanking her.
“Now you hear me Lee Seunghyun, you better not let any of those boys push you around in there. You need to stand up for yourself. You are an innocent man free of all those charges. Do not let a single person make you think otherwise or try to hold that scandal over your head. I don’t know what is going on with those stupid hyungs of yours but you have some good friends here for you. Do not go through anymore hardships alone, you need to lean on others when you need them.” Putting her hand under Seungri’s chin she raised it up. “Now go forward with your head held high, do not put it down anymore. Do not let society dull that inner spark of yours. Be the great Seungri again. Rise again like the Phoenix you are.”
Seungri looked down and kissed Taehyun’s cheek before thanking her and walking out of the studio with his friends. As it was his final night Seungri spent it with his friends eating all his favorite food for the last time as it would be a long time until he had them again. They all joked about how the army had no idea what they were in store for. If they thought the fan boys were hard when he was there for the other members events then they hadn’t see anything yet. Each of his friends knew that when Seungri was his normal self no one stood a chance against his charm. That he could get anyone to become his friend by just talking with them, there was just something about him that made him so likable and easy to get along with.
After dinner Glory went back with Seungri to his house as he had decided to spend the night so he would be there when it was time to go. Laying in bed the two both tried to sleep but were unable to.
“Hyung you need to sleep.”
“I know but I cant.”
“What is on your mind hyung?”
“Things are about to change again and I am scared.”
“Hyung it isn’t that bad, before you know it you will be out and able to move forward with the other half of your life.”
“Yes but that also scares me. The future. What if the country doesn’t forgive me still? What if everyone is still hating me?”
“Then we say screw them. You don’t need them! We can do other things with your life.”
“I know but I want to be back with my other members. I want to be back making music. The country has to forgive me by the time I’m done. They just have to. Once I am done I will be able to come back to my members and we will be able to make music together just like before. They wont abandon me. They would never do that.”
“But hyung, they weren’t there today and they haven’t been there lately.”
“They have been busy that’s all. Just you wait and see, they will send me some kind of message wishing me luck if they cant make it. I bet they will be there tomorrow. They wouldn’t let me go alone in this. I bet they all said they had plans just because they wanted to surprise me.”
“Ok hyung, I will believe you. Now sleep.”
Seungri rolled over in the bed and looked at the wall, a silent tear escaped his eye. Were those words just for Glory so he would believe them or were they for himself in hopes that he would believe himself.
The next morning the two woke up bright and early to get ready. Seungri’s mom had made a large breakfast and packed them in containers for the boys to eat on the road. Seungri kissed his mother goodbye and hugged his sister and father goodbye. As the door closed Seungri could hear his mother’s soft sobs. Seungri did his best to hold back his own tears, now was not the time to break down.
Once in the car the driver drove off, Taekgu was in the front passenger seat while Glory and Seungri sat in the back. Glory was trying his best to get Seungri to eat what his mother had made but Seungri’s anxiety was back and his appetite was gone.
“Hyung you need to eat, your mother would be sad to know that you went in with an empty stomach. You wont get a chance to eat anything until they call dinner and even then its nothing appealing. Please don’t make me bring all these full boxes back to your mother.”
That seamed to do the trick and Seungri started to slowly eat what was handed to him. He ate as he slowly watched the city flash by him until all he saw were other cars and trees. It was awhile before he would reach the base and the whole way there he kept checking his phone hoping that the others would have sent him a message but there was nothing. He still had hope then that they would surprise him there.
At some point Seungri had fallen asleep on the drive there. Glory softly shook him awake and watched him stretch out like a cat.
“Hey we will be arriving shortly. Here are some wipes if you want to freshen up a bit.”
Seungri smiled and took the wipes offered. It would be a shame to show up on his enlistment date with a crusted up trail of drool on his cheek. The car soon came to a stop and Seungri took a glance at everyone there. There was a large crowd there mixed of men enlisting and their families but mixed in there was also the media. Seungri was now a civilian and it was supposed to be a closed enlistment but those vultures never let him be.
Sensing Seungri’s stress about the media Glory grabbed onto his hand. “Hyung I am here for you don’t worry.”
Seungri smiled and still looked around, hoping to see another vehicle near by that would hold his brothers but didn’t see anything.
“Taekgu hyung, did the guys say they would be here?”
“No they didn’t tell me anything. Are you ready to go?”
Seungri chewed on his lip trying to hold in his tears.
“Hyung?” Glory called out.
“Yeah lets go.”
Taekgu got out of the car first and opened the door to let Seungri out while Glory got out from the other side of the car. People shouting could be heard in front of Seungri as he put his back pack on. Walking towards the loud crowd of people had Seungri’s heart rate speed up. Seungri looked on either side of himself and saw Taekgu to his left and Glory flanking his right side. This gave Seungri a bit of relief to know that they were still near him. As Seungri got closer to the media and their flashing lights Seungri shoved his hand in his pocket holding onto the little plush dragon he was given by Jiyong years ago.
“Seungri!” Reporters shouted at him.
Seungri took time to stop every now and then to smile and bow at the cameras. As much as Seungri hated the media for how they destroyed his life he still needed to play nice with them. Once the last bit of media had been finished and he was finally safely in the spot for friends and family to say goodbye, Seungri turned to Glory with tears rimming his eyes threatening to spill over.
“Hyung?” Glory whispered as he grabbed his hand.
“I don’t know if I can do this.”
“Hyung you just say the word and I will enlist all over again!”
Seungri laughed, “Don’t be silly you know you cant.”
“I will find a way to enlist if I need to.”
“They must have been busy right? Work had to have kept them. Why else would they not have come or even sent me a message.”
“Of course, they wouldn’t miss their maknae enlisting. Don’t worry about it. I am sure you will get some message from them apologizing a million times for not being here.”
“Yeah what am I thinking, they wouldn’t let me down like this.”
“Of course not. Now you cheer up and go in there. You show them exactly who the great Seungri is hyung!”
Seungri wiped his eyes and smiled. He hugged Glory one last time before turning around and walking towards the gate. He wanted to look back but knew if he did he would break down in tears and that wouldn’t be a good look. Instead he held his head high and walked through the gates doing his best to ignore the fear that was bubbling up in him. Things would be different after this day he thought.
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