Chapter 32

autumnburn: Thankies. I will.

Kuroneko Hikage: Nope. Russian Roulette is where you take one of those spin barrel guns and put a single bullet in it. Then you hand the gun around, each person spinning the bullet holder thingy, put the barrel to your temple and pull the trigger. The loser is the person who gets the bullet (and killed). It's a drinking game, really. I mean, know anyone who'd do it while sober? And what are those two games? I've never heard of them.

Neko Phoenix Girl: I'll compete in the Yaoi Fan Fiction Contest if someone nominates me. I feel that if I nominate myself I'm just being egoistic. However, I may nominate Centrepiece if no one else does. All the following yaoi fics are complete: Frozen, Overture, Honesty, Honesty II, Ketsuron, Out of the Darkness, Into the Light, Centrepiece and Insecure. Two of the listed aren't online yet but well be with the completion of their predecessors updates. And I'm waiting for the White Tigers on G-Rev, and the Blitzkrieg Boys.

Prozacfairy: Find and watch that film! And here's Kenny.

Kai Rei Yin Yang: Which generation are you from? I'm only about to turn 20, and they still use the term. My parents know it too. Maybe it's just used more in Australia, though I've heard it on American and British shows.

lilmatchgirl007: Wait to you see what happens with the fan girls in Ketsuron. ((hugs Tala)) Well, not just him, but what they do to him is hilarious... Eep! ((runs to keep Bryan from killing fan girls))

lady snowblossom: There are html faults on AFF.N. I managed to find and fix mine so Centrepiece is now working fine, and with a new chapter (hate me yet?). And I've decided I need to simplify my fics, so I might do another D-Boy fic in the Abbey. If I get it done, the dedication shall be to you and a couple of other people. :p

Meow Kitty: I can't afford Pay TV. I can't even afford a digital top box, which means I keep getting hit by digital interference. Lost some dialogue to Epi 1 to interference. And I see the White Tigers Tuesday. :D And your fave writer? ((blushes))

Kawaii Neko-jin Lover: Still more a coming.

Angel Spirit: Kenny's not that bad, just confused and perhaps a little scared. He has a right to his opinion as well, no matter how much we want to beat him up for it. And more is coming.

Koneko no Rei: lol. Yet another amusing review. XD Poor Tala. And I'm an obsessive fan girl. You probably are too. ((runs))

GemGemJoo: Ray and Kai got the birds and the bees talk... from an entirely new perspective. And have you seen the movie In & Out? Might I recommend it?

Mizuyah: You learn something new every day, they say. (Hm. Rhymes.) And I agree, there must be a reason for the advice. ;)

Kit-Cat Caitlin: Yes, please make them small. I'm running out of space. ((sweatdrop)) And yes, Christmas is soon, and my birthday straight after. I'm not sure I want to be 20. ((sigh))

It would seem I have been neglecting a certain member of the team.

"Don't you think you're overreacting, Chief?"

Kenny growled, shooting a look to the side. "Overreacting? How am I overreacting? Just whose side are you on?"

"I'm on nobodies side." Dizzi sighed. "I told you this was going to happen back when we first met them. There's just a connection between them that even I can sense. Besides, what's wrong with falling in love?"

"Nothing, expect they're all guys."

"And the problem is?"

"Don't start, Dizzi." Kenny sighed, dropping back onto the bed. "When you fall in love you're meant to fall in love with someone of the opposite sex. Men with women, women with men. That's just the natural order of things."

"Times change, Kenny. Besides, whoever came up with it being the way it has to be?"

"If guys were meant to fall for guys and women for women, none of us would be here right now. The human race would have died out years ago."

"Perhaps, but that does not mean that it is the way it has to be now. Remember Kenny, technology and science has come a long way since the days of old. It is possible for same sex couples to have children now."

"Yes, but it is illegal in some countries, and a rather controversial issue in others. Same can be said for same sex marriages."

"There's nothing wrong with love-"

"There is if they are the same gender."

"Kenny…" Dizzi sighed. "You're not one to give up, are you?"

"I know what is right."

"What is right for you isn't necessarily right for others."

"Dizzi." Kenny shot a sharp look toward the laptop sitting on his beside table, Dizzi's interface shining bright and true from the screen, the lens of her webcam turned to take in the room. "Why are you fighting with me over this?"

"I'm not fighting with you. I'm simply pointing out that it is possible for two members of the same sex to fall in love and have a relationship. There is nothing wrong with it."

"There is plenty wrong with it-"

"Or at least that is what you think." She paused. "Kenny, has it ever occurred to you that you just might be homophobic?"

Kenny blinked. "Of course I'm not! I'm simply saying-"

"Because I think you are," Dizzi continued. "And Max agrees with me. We were talking about it the other day-"

"Just great. Now my laptop is talking about me behind my back."

"You watch your mouth, Mister, or I just might not be here next time you switch on."

Kenny sighed, closing his eyes and running a hand through his hair. "So what makes you think I'm homophobic?"

"You reaction to the very mention of homosexuality for one. And when you see two people of the same gender together, as in as a couple, you seriously freak out. You are also very bias toward them, and act as if they should be in a mental institution. Love is love, Chief. There's no right or wrong about it. However, you really need to learn to be more open. These are you teammates after all."

Kenny groaned, shaking his head. "All that does not mean that I am homophobic. What's going to happen when the media gets a hold of this story? It's going to be all over the papers, the news… it'll be the end of the Blade Breakers for sure!"

"So they keep their sexuality in the closet for a while. Maybe, later on they can come out. After the next Championship, perhaps?"

"Or maybe not ever."

"We could attract more fans…"

"Yeah, queer fairies who flutter around giggling like stoned losers-"

"Yeap, there it is. That's what I'm talking about." Dizzi cut him off before he could begin, causing him to shoot a sharp glare toward her. "How would you feel if someone started calling all people with glasses names like that?"

"Dizzi, people do."

"Maybe, but how does it make you feel?"

Kenny frowned. "Well, its pisses me off…"

"Just like you're pissing off the team. It would seem that Max and Tyson have been a couple for a long time but were unable to show much affection toward each other because of you and knowing how you would react. See, they thought of you first, and kept it to themselves so not to hurt you."

"Probably because they were scared I might talk some sense into them."

"Chief, you're the one who needs some sense talked into them." Dizzi gave a yawn. "Now I'm not sure about you, but I'm going to recharge for a while. I guess we'll finish this conversation in the morning. And Chief?"

"Yeah?"

"Sleep on it, will you. You just might see what I'm talking about."

"Yeah, sure." Kenny sighed, reaching out to close the laptop as Dizzi's interface went blank before he went about preparing for bed.

As you can now see, in the other fics in the saga Kenny has actually gotten better in terms of his homophobia.