Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 23:44:41 -0800 (PST)
From: hOnEy BaBeE bOy <a1_dude2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Same Old Brand New You Chapter 10 Part 1

"What the FUCK do you think you're doing then?" Paul shouted at the
photogropher.

"Oh my god, Paul and Ben, lovers." He said smiling. "I can see the
headlines now. "A1 set to become gAy1"

"Oi! Mind your buisiness, this dosen't concern you, or anyone else." I
shouted. "It's our fucking lives." I screamed. I thought of something. So
what if they didn't approve, it only mattered what Paul and I thought. "Now
if you want to out us, do it tastefully." I said, moving to Paul. "Here is
the perfect picture. Get the camera ready." He did. I smiled at Paul. I
walked closer to Paul and kissed him. A flash went off. We looked into the
camera as he flashed another shot. Then Paul put his arm around my shoulder
as he took the last photo.

The next morning I woke up and smiled. I shook him gently. When he didn't
wake up I shook him hard. "OI cock!"

"Baby, we're out." I said, running to the front door of the hotel room. I
opened the door, still nude. Adam was walking past.

"OI! Full frontal Ben, again." He said.

"Come here." I said, turning away from him. I bent over to get the morning
paper.

"Oi! I don't wanna see you're chocolate starfish first thing in the
morning." I looked up at him.

"Oh grow up, you've seen me penis hard. It's not like my arsehole is the
worst thing you could see." I said smiling. "Go get the boys."

"For an orgy?" He said smiling.

"Oh ya," I said sarcasticly.

About half an hour later everyone was in our room. We were all sitting on
the bed. I smiled as I layed the paper down for them to see. They all
gasped. I smiled at Paul. He kissed me.

"You're out!" Chris said.

"We're out." Mark said, picking it up and reading what no one had
noticed. "A1 members are set to join a lineup of other gay celebrities this
weekend. 'ExtravaGAYza' kicks off in 5 days in Dublin, then moves on to
Manchester. A1 are set to star the bill since all of them have recently
came out..." He trailed off.

No one said anything for 5 minutes. Adam spoke up "What'll me mum think?"
He said.

An hour later we walked into dance rehearsal hall. No one appeared to be
there. We all sat down on the sofa's and talked about what happened. "I
dunno" Mark said. "You should've asked us before you outed us like that."

"I only outed Paul and me."

"But you know how these things are. It's like, one's gay, so are the
rest. It's like, gay by assosiation." He said calmly.

"What I wanna know," Said Chris, "Is are we going to do this ExtravaGayza
thing?" I rolled my eyes. He laughed.

Paul, who hadn't said anything at all that morning, raised his sloped
head. "Let's do it." He said. I gave him a weird, questioning look.

"Paul, sweetie, ya feeling alright?" I said laughing.

"I'm serious. Let's do it. We could build a whole new fanbase. We could be
the total cliche of the boyband. All members are gay."

"Can't get more cliche then that." Chris said smiling. "So, let's do
it. Everyone in?" They all nodded and looked at me.

"Oh alright." I said rolling my eyes.

I kissed Paul. Chris kissed Mark. "I miss my Paulie." He said crying. I
laughed.

"You can have mine if ya want. He's lousy in bed." I said laughing. Paul
looked at me with a fake tear in his eye.

"Meanie." He said laughing.

"Oh, I see you're all happy." Korel said walking in. Korel was the svengali
like figure behind A1. "Some might say gay." He said eying me and Paul. We
hung our heads in shame. He laughed. "Don't worry, you're not in trouble."
He said. He was a big man. Large belly. He sat down next to us. Adam had
gotten up for him. He sat on Korel's lap. Korel was like a daddy to
us. "Listen boys, if you lot want to, errr, go out, then I'm fine with
it. But, let's try not putting on the tiaras and designer gowns yet." Mark
gave him a look saying 'how dare you.' "I'm only kidding. Do't give me the
death eye over a bad joke. Anyways, is this extravagooza.."

"ExtravaGAYza." Chris said correcting him.

"Right, is it true?" We nodded. "Ok, not a problem. A new fanbase. Now
instead of girls throwing their panties at you, it'll be boys."

"You know that only happened the one time." Adam said. "And it was a drag
queen I'll have you know."

"No it wasn't, it was Sophie Ellis-Bextor." I said laughing.

"Well whoever the hell it was had enough eyeshadow on to last another drag
queen 3 lifetime's." Adam said laughing.

"Manners!!!" Korel said laughing.

"Me boss never tought me none." Adam said. smiling at Korel.

"So, do you have a boyfriend Adam?" He said. Adam and Korel had formed a
bond., Like father/son.

"Err, ya, Paul, from S Club." Korel nodded.

"I always thought Jon was." Korel said.

Adam nodded. "He and Noel from Hear'Say are together." We all
gasped. That'd been why they hadn't hooked up.

Maddison walked in smiling. "I knew it." He said. "So, err, Mark, now that
you're gay, d'ya wanna go out sometime?" He said walking to us. Mark
flinched.

"I'm with Chris." Maddison gave Chris the death eye. No doubt who would be
getting worked the hardest today.