Christmas Time

Decorating!

London

8th December 1974

"Christmas decorations!" Roger shouted from the living room. It was 3pm, and the only one who wasn't relaxing on the couch was Roger, who was now jumping all around the house "Can you please explain me why you're so noisy?" Roger rolled his eyes at Freddie, who was a bit irritated. That morning they were all sleepy; the day before they went to a pub and they had some "fun". Roger got so drunk that he confessed to Brian, but Brian was drunk too, so none of them remember that moment. Freddie, instead, drank and flirted with lot of guys, but he kept himself near to John; he was kind of protective towards John and he wanted to look after him. The only one who was completely sober that day was John precisely. This is why now they were kind of tired, but they knew well that today they had to decorate the house and do the Christmas Tree. "Raise your asses from the sofa or they'll become square! Lets decorate the house!" Roger was filled with enthusiasm; he couldn't wait to make the Christmas tree. Brian was reluctant to get up from the sofa; his body was aching, also, the couch felt so soft and warm under him. He breathed deeply and then looked at Roger pleadingly, as to say him to have mercy of him. But Roger walked up to the sofa and took Brian's hand to get him off the couch. Brian at that point, got up, and snorted "Ok, let's decorate" He said unwillingly. Freddie and John got up the couch as well, and soon they were getting overwhelmed by the same enthusiasm as Roger. Brian, instead, was smiling at all of this; yes, he would have preferred to be asleep by then, but Roger's excitement, was, as always, so overwhelming. Then they began to decorate the house.

Freddie and John went to search for all the boxes of decorations they bought the day before. "Roger, Brian, darlings, can you come here and give us an help with boxes?" Freddie shouted from his and Deaky's room. Roger and Brian, in that moment, were tyding the livingroom up; Roger was vacuuming, while Brian was doing the dusting. "We're coming!" The two of them shouted. They suddenly gave up what they were doing, and ran upstairs to help Freddie and John. There was a disaster in Freddie and Deaky's shared bedroom "What have you two done!?" There were boxes all over the floor, other than festoon and lights either on the desk or on Freddie's bed... "I didn't remember you bought all of these decorations yesterday..." Roger said, while he took one of the boxes from the floor. John raised his arms in surrender "It was Freddie's idea..." Brian began to help Roger "Whose if not? Let's bring all of these in the living room before some of us makes another mess!" They all nodded and took boxes and festoons in the living room.

"How the hell should this be ensembled!?" Roger was sitting on the floor cross-legged, with a big box next to him and some instructions on his lap "Rog, if you let me help you... And also, have you ever made a Christmas tree?" Brian sat nex to the box and opened it "First of all, if you don't open the box and don't see what's in it, it is really hard for you to ensemble it" Brian laughed softly "Oh..." was all Roger could say in that moment. He shook his head and suddenly got up "No! The problem is that you always help me! I want to do things on my own sometimes!" Brian was emptying the box in that moment, but at those words he stopped and got up "Ok, I'm leaving" he said. Roger looked at him and booked twice "Wait!" Brian turned his head to stare at Roger, who blushed "I didn't tell you to leave!" Brian walked till he was right in front of Roger "So, what do you want me to do Roger?" Roger blushed more and more; he had lots of pretty ideas, but he thought it wasn't the moment to have that kind of thoughts "Do you want me to help you with the tree yes or no Rog?" Brian crossed his arms in his chest. Roger shook his head, and then he lowered his head "Help me..." Brian smiled and went on his knees to take the things he had pulled out the box before "Let's do it then!" Roger smiled, and the two of them began to assemble the tree. It was pretty big; of course Freddie had not taken the three meters tall tree, but this sure wasn't short. It took them two hours only to assemble that enormous tree, and as they finished, they started with decorations "I want to put the Christmas balls on it! I'll take the stair!" Brian nodded at Roger. He began instead to search for the little angels Freddie bought together with the lights "Where are them?" He mumbled to himself "Fred, Deaky, pay attention! I need to pass!" Freddie and Deaky needed to make space for Roger to pass; while Roger and Brian were assembling the tree, they were decorating the whole house with festooned and Christmas lights. The house began to look more Christmas themed, but there was a mess of boxes and little things all around.
Roger arrived in the livingroom and placed the ladder in front of the tree "Brian can you pass me the Christmas balls?"  Roger was so focused on not destroying everything that he didn't notice that Brian wasn't in the living room anymore "Bri?" He called looking all around to find him. After two minutes, Brian walked in the livingroom "FREDDIE! Do You know where the little angels are?" He shouted "They are in mine and John's room!" Brian snorted "I'll be back in a sec Rog; you can start to put the Christmas balls on the tree" Roger smiled happily and took the box with the balls in it. He laid the bad on the ladder and went on it. There were colourful balls of any size; his favourites were the silver ones. When Brian came back in the living room, he called Roger smirking " Come here Roger" Roger went down the ladder and walked to Brian, who put a Christmas hat on Roger's head. The two of them smiled; Brian was wearing a Christmas hat too "We look ridiculous" Roger said laughing "No, we're just in a Christmas mood" Brian said laughing as well.

After half an hour, Roger and Brian had finished putting lights and balls all over the tree. It was very beautiful "Are we gonna light the lights?" Roger was shaking with enthusiasm "Let's do it!" Brian attacked the plug, and suddenly all the lights switched on. The tree was enormous; it filled the entire livingroom. Though, it was marvellous! It was shining because of all the lights on it, and It was completely covered by Christmas balls and decorations. "What if we now tidy this mess up and then we put the star on the top of the tree?" Roger asked Brian "Yes, good idea!" He then said. While they were tidying up for the second time that day, Roger found one of those garlands made of festoons. He took it from the floor and he ran to John "Look at what I found Deaky!" John was setting the lights in the hallway with Freddie in that moment. He went down the ladder and looked at Roger with a frown "What's that?" Roger smirked "It is your new crown!" John became pale "Are you kidding me Rog?" Roger stretched his arms toward John to put the crown on him " It will look cute on you!" John made two steps back "No, forget it Roger" Roger made two steps forward to John and looks at him with his baby blue eyes "Please John!" "No!" John ran away, and Roger chased him "John! It's not that bad!" They were running through all the house, and Freddie began to laugh. Brian then went in the hallway, and saw the two running "Why is Roger chasing Deaky?" Freddie couldn't stop laughing; the scene in front of him was too funny for him "Roger wants to put a crown on John's head" Brian burst out laughing "I didn't think they could be so stupid together" Roger suddenly stopped running "Who have you just called stupid!?" Brian looked straight in his eyes, and began to laugh more and more; John stopped running as well. Roger rolled his eyes and chased John again "John! I won't stop till you'll have this on your head!" Freddie and Brian were dying with laughter "Stop following poor Deaky, Rog!" Freddie said between the laughs.

They kept doing this for at least another 15 minutes, then Roger won the battle, and John wore that crown "Fuck you" He just said at Roger, who jumped happily around John "Brian! The star on the top of the tree!" Brian nodded "Let's go!"
They all went in the living room and there Roger took the star "Brian, let me get on your shoulders" Brian without thinking let Roger get on his shoulders. After a few minutes, the two of them were in front of the tree, and Roger was stretching his arms as much as he could, but he couldn't reach the top of the tree "Brian, let me climb higher! I can't put the tip on the tree!" Brian was quite in pain "I was thinking: Isnt it better if you use a ladder?" Roger shook his head and then an idea came to his mind "Wait, I have an idea" Roger began to move; he wanted to stand up on Brian's shoulders "Roger? What the hell are you doing!?" But, as Roger tryied, the two of them fell down followed by the tree... "Sure Roger... Good idea"