All I Want for Christmas A History Holiday oneshot

Before He Leaves

"Y/N, why haven't you called or text me back?"

I don't need to turn around as his familiar voice shakes me to my core. I stare wide-eyed at my desktop and realize he'll see what's on my computer screen. I hurriedly try to exit out of it.

"Well?" he says, this time his voice is closer. Right by my ear. My attempts at trying to exit only make me fumble and pull up different programs.

He spins me around in my chair and I'm facing these brown eyes and can't help noticing the single dot on his nose. He peers around me, taking a glance at the screen, before drawing his eyes back to mine. I instantly melt.

"What are you doing watching our Christmas song?" he grins, indicating History's cover of "All I Want for Christmas."

I gulp, "Well, I was in the Christmas spirit. I just fell in love with it."

He lifts an eyebrow.

"Your harmonies are flawless," I try to explain. "It's just so...so..." I stutter, the exact word just fading away.

He chuckles as he plants a kiss on my forehead.

"Those were the days," he says and pulls me up. "Get dressed. You're still going with me."

"Y/N, you're looking beautiful," he says, grasping my hand and he kisses the back of it before plunging our hands into his coat pocket.

I blush as we head down the sidewalk. It's chilly but the first snow has yet to fall. I look up at the sky. Instead of stars Christmas lights flicker from the lights strung in the branches of the trees.

"Christmas is so beautiful," I sigh. "I hope I'm dressed right since you won't tell me where we're going," I say, pulling my coat tighter to fight the chill.

"Don't worry, you are," he smiles down at me. His smile alone is one to send me reeling and I have to grasp his hand tighter to keep from floating away.

We join his fellow band mates: Dokyun, Sihyoung, Jaeho, and Yijeong at a bar and have ourselves some drinks.

"Happy Birthday, Hyung!" Yijeong toasts.

"But my birthday was last week," Kyungil says, confused. "Did he have too much to drink already?" he asks Dokyun, who shakes his head.

"I know, we know. But still," Yijeong says. "Some of us couldn't make it last week so let's make tonight both a birthday and a going away celebration!"

The realization sets into us as we all note why we're here. It's Kyungil's farewell before he leaves us for his service.

"Okay," Kyungil says, breaking the silence with his smile "Sounds good to me." We all cheer back up as we all clink our glasses.

They needed this. To be with their leader and friend, before...

I sigh as it hits me again. I try my best to push it aside and not think about it. But Kyungil's enlistment has crept up on us. I look up and see the History guys smiling, laughing, and drinking to him. Kyungil's handsome smile easily replaces my sad thoughts. He looks down at me and pulls me close as Yijeong brings a cake to the table.

The candles glimmer as Dokyun begins the birthday song and the others join in. Their voices are so beautiful as they fall into a harmony I can imagine is habit and familiar. Kyungil's eyes light up and I detect his shyness surface as all attention is on him. I join in on the song and at the end he blows out his candles.

"What did you wish for?" Jaeho asks.

"You know you can't say or it won't come true," Kyungil laughs.