The Enlistment

Chapter 2

 Yoongi just woke up and scrolls through his phone and sees a lot of photos and videos from the past 3 concerts. He likes to watch them back, okay.. except the one he's crying on hahaha... But yes, emotions are also part of it.... While singing, he suddenly saw his whole life pass by like a movie and he couldn't hold back his tears. So grateful for his family and fans, that he can be who he is and that his family and fans are always there for him with comforting words.

But also grateful for his members, who he can turn to day and night. He wanted to give them a stage and when he sees those videos again he has to smile. Jungkook, who darts across the stage like a young dog. Together we sang "Burn it", and the hall went crazy. Especially when he also started doing his new single "Seven". Later that night in a live, Jungkook said that he was disappointed in himself because he made a mistake. So unnecessary, because probably no one would have noticed.

Namjoon also wanted to do a song together and that became "Strange". This evening, too, the audience went wild. Then he also did an untitled and unreleased song of his own work with the idea behind it that this is probably the last time he will perform for a while, because of his enlistment. Even more special was that Hobi and Jin hyung were in the hall and of course they had to come on the big screen, the audience went crazy. Yoongi laughs when he remembers how they both saluted very seriously hahaha..... It was very nice to see them again and to talk with each other.

Jimin... I succeeded, Yoongi thinks. In Suchwita I asked him if he wanted to do "Tony Montana" and we joked that I would walk off stage and that he would do "Like Crazy" with his dancers. But he laughed that off, like "it's your concert hyung, the fans are coming for you".

But when I announced in June that there would be 3 encore shows, I seriously discussed it with him. I wanted these shows to be special and I wanted to provide a stage for my members, for those who would want to of course. And I wanted to be on stage again with my Jiminie. Jimin agreed and adjusted the lyrics himself and then we started rehearsing. We had so much fun together.

The fans went crazy when the first tones of "Tony Montana" were heard, the roof went off!! After that it was up to Jimin himself and oh boy, how angry he was when he came back into the dressing room, that I just left him alone on stage, but I'm so super proud of him, he solved it completely by himself in his ment on stage with the fans, he has really grown and is a lot more confident on stage.

His solo performance was awesome. I can watch him for hours, I love how sexy he moves on stage and his singing, his beautiful voice, such a wonderful person!! I can't wait for him to give solo concerts in the future. Trust me, I'll be in the front row!

Yoongi scrolls on and suddenly his eye falls on a video, which is posted the day of the announcement of the enlistment, in which you see that Jimin visits his concerts in New York and Seoul, waving cheerfully also with Taehyung and Jungkook.

But then the video turns into another video in which you see Jimin, sitting in the audience with a serious and gloomy face, watching my performance of "Life goes on", with the text above it "he already knew it all along"....

Oh my god, Jiminie....of course!! Now Yoongi suddenly knows what was going on that night. Before the performance he was cheerful, we all had a nice dinner, soundcheck went well, then we relaxed for a while, kissing and cuddling and then I had to get up. He was tense, but after a big hug and a last kiss I had the feeling that he was doing well....

But after I finished my concert, he quickly said goodbye. He said he was very tired...he laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, something was off. In fact, it seemed like our hug was even bigger than usual, like he wouldn't let me go.

Then he looked at me and said "thank you hyung, I really appreciate being able to perform on your stage" and before I could say anything he gave me a kiss on my cheek and left for home...

Shit!! How stupid, I could have known that these concerts and the news of the enlistment would affect him so much, after all, we have been very close to each other for 13 years, the last few years even more closer, also outside of work. Jiminie means a lot to me, I love him very much. He was always there for me and also for the other members.

Even in my deepest darkest days, he was there for me, we talked for hours about our insecurities. Especially when there was suddenly corona and our performances disappeared and there were a lot of uncertainties, Jimin is very sensitive to that. And now I'll be gone just like Jin hyung and Hobi... When we went to wave Hobi off that day, he also had a very hard time, he cried a lot that day and misses Hobi very much. Me too, by the way, we've developed a close bond over the past year with each other.

Yoongi decides to call Jimin, maybe we can talk for a while, going for a drink...or eating...or both or just sitting at home on the couch and watching movies, cuddling and kissing.

The phone rings, but Jimin doesn't answer, he switches to voicemail. Yoongi sighs. Hopefully he'll be fine. He sends a quick message and then gets out of bed to start his morning ritual.

From Yoongi hyung:

"Jiminie, I hope you are doing well, I would love to be with you.....let me hear from you!! Love Yoongi 💕"