Classic Rock One Shots

Friends With Zeppelin

Good Times Bad Times

London,1976

Robert and I sat on the front porch,drinking southern comfort and talking. "So how's life?" Robert chuckled,clearly loaded off his ass. "Pretty good. With the people I love,with my best fuckin' friend!" I laughed loudly,pretty drunk myself. Jimmy opened the screen door and sat against it. He looked down at his whiskey and asked,"What's up?" He chuckled,obviously drunk too. "Just drinkin' with my best friends." Robert smirked,resting a hand on both of Jimmy and my shoulders. We started singing "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel,stomping and clapping loudly as we sang,horribly off tune. "Come on home! Oh oh oh uh-oh!" Bonzo yelled from inside the house. He opened the screen door,"Jubilation,she loves me again! I fall on the floor,and I'm laughing!" We all sang. Robert made the flute noises,and we all sang and clapped. Bonzo sat across from Jimmy,I across from Robert. We made a circle,all we were missing was Jonesy. Just then,we heard something fall and thud on the ground. "Da fuuuuck was dat?" Robert yelled. We saw a very drunk Jonesy stand up and smile. "Jones!" I yelled. I got up quickly and stumbled over to him. We walked,his arm on my shoulder,mine on his. I sat in his lap,and we all sang the song in the wrong way,wrong words,out of key,and extremely loud. I'm glad Bonzo's house was out in the country,and that his family wasn't home. It was three A.m. and we were all piss drunk and yell-laughing loudly. "Y-you know who needs to be h-here?" Jimmy slurred his words,stopping to quietly burp at the last word. "Who?" I smiled, my eyes barely open. "Grace Slick." He answered. "She's hot." I chuckled. "Mhmmm." Robert hummed,eyes closed,smirk on his face. "How do ya have a better judgement on girls than us Caaaaath?" Jonesy asked,holding the 'A' way longer than he needed to. "Cause i'm a hot girl too." I smiled. "Yes you are." Robert smirked wider,eyes still closed. Everyone started laughing, and then it got quiet. Jonesy fell backward and passed out,quietly snoring. I looked back and we howled in laughter. "Wobert..." I slurred,replacing the 'r' with a 'w.' "Hmm?" He hummed, his eyes open this time. "Do ya really think i'm hot?" I asked,suddenly serious. "Hot for an ugly bird." He chuckled. "Dick!" I yelled. "Bitch!" We both laughed,weirding Jimmy and Bonzo out. "Bonzo,you know...you and Jonesy are the only ones who haven't hit on me." I stated, pointing at him. "You're like my little sister,I can't." He chuckled. "You guys are d-dicks." I stood up to leave,but Jimmy grabbed my arm. "No,stay. We need a whore here." Jimmy smirked. "You're already here." We all laughed loudly,holding our stomachs and gasping for air. "You guys are my best friends,I love you all,you man-whores." "We love ya' too Cathleen." I rolled my eyes the best I could,"My name is Cathlin." "Close enough." Bonzo joked. I shook my head,walking over to the door. "Goodnight assholes." Jimmy stood up and followed me in. I didn't notice this until I heard him set his whiskey glass on the table. I turned to him,his light green eyes meeting mine. "Did you really mean it,are we your best friends?" He asked. "Mhmm." I smiled drunkenly. "That's sad." He chuckled. "Yes,yes it is." I sat my glass down and made my way upstairs,hearing Jimmy walk back outside. "Love you Cath!" I heard the guys yell on the front porch. I looked out of the open window,and yelled,"Love you dicks too!" I analyzed the room,and realized Jonesy had gotten to the front yard through the window. "Hey,guys...Jonesy opened the window and fuckin fell on the ground from the window,that's how he got to the front yard." The guys looked at each other,then broke into a fit of laughter. "Oh my god!" Robert laughed,out of breath. "That's the best drunk story yet!" Bonzo added in. Jimmy shook his head,unable to talk from laughing so hard. I chuckled and laid in the bed in the guest room. "My best friends..." I thought to myself. I loved them all,how talented they all are. Jonesy was caring,and like my big brother,but still fun. Robert,who was a little self absorbed,but still hilarious. Jimmy,who was like a brother to me, but there was always this connection with us. I knew we had feelings for each other,but we never acted on them for fear of ruining the friend circle. And finally,Bonzo. God,he was a riot. He was the funnest of all of the four,always making me feel better. He was one of my best friends in the entire world,I just wish we could have seen what the future held for him. They all cared for their families,their kids and wives. They're the best guys in the whole world. I love them with my whole heart,all of them.