Ch.12: Bathing Suit Competition Part1

It was 10:30 and Bulma had drug Akurei, Peresia and Yuki all over the mall to find the perfect swimsuit. When Bulma had decided that she had found the perfect ones, the group headed to the large, circular fountain in the center of the mall.

Gohan, M. Trunks, Goten and c. Trunks hadn't seen their suits yet, Bulma told them they had to wait just like all the other teens out there.

When they finally reached the fountain, there was a long line of females who wanted to take a shot at the contest. Bulma and the girls stood in line while the guys went to find seats for them and Bulma.

Next to the sign up booth, there was a huge stage set up with a blue curtain draped on the sides and back so only the audience in front could see. To their left was a black curtain that hung over an empty store room, which where the girls went to get changed.

"Name?" They had finally made it to the front.

"Yuki Son."

"Ok." The short-brown haired lady wrote the name down on her paper in front of her and handed Yuki a two white bands with the number 27 on them in big black print. "You're number twenty seven. One band goes on your right arms below the shoulder and the other one goes on her left ankle."

"Thanks." Yuki stepped aside and waited for the others.

The middle-aged woman wrote 'Peresia Son' on her list and handed her two bands with the numbers 28 on them, then she wrote down 'Akurei Briefs' and handed her bands with the number 29.

"Now that you guys are signed in. You should probably go change and be ready when they call you out." Bulma smiled happily. "We'll be out in the audience routing for you." Bulma handed the girls the large white bag that read 'Sun Beach Bathing Suits' and made her way back to the seats to look for M. Trunks and the others.

"Well...we better just get it over with. There's no turning back now." Akurei walked behind the black curtain followed by her sister and best friend. The trio walked in and was immediately relieved to see that they had placed small, separate black curtains around the room for them to change in. They were afraid they had to change in front of complete strangers like in the locker room.

They examined the room and saw many girls walking and conversing to each other, some in their bathing suits and some not.

"Akurei, Peresia, Yuki!" A familiar girl ran up to them.

"Hey Maxine." The girls smiled; relieved to have someone else there they knew besides Nami, whom they hadn't found yet.

"I didn't know you three were entering."

"We didn't want to." Yuki sighed.

"My mother's making us do this."

"Don't worry. It's a lot of fun. You better go change though cause it's about to start." The girls had just realized that their friend was wearing a red bikini.

"Alright. The sooner we change the quicker we can change back." Yuki and the other two saiyans walked to the small black curtains to change in their suits.

~*~

"Mom, what do their suit look like?" c. trunks questioned from his spot on M. Trunks shoulders. They couldn't find good enough seats so they figured it was best to stand to the side and Goten sat on his older brother's shoulders while c. Trunks sat on M. Trunks shoulders and they and Bulma stood.

"You'll just have to wait and see." Even though they were standing to the side, they were also close to the back, which didn't bother Gohan, Trunks and the chibis, they had excellent vision, but Bulma wanted to move up. "Trust me. You'll like the way they look. They are very pretty."

The guys didn't really understand. Did it really matter what you looked like in a swimsuit? They didn't really think it was that much of a big deal, but Bulma was excited about the whole thing.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen." The tall, middle aged, yet good- looking announcer man walked out on the stage with his microphone. "We have thirty two lovely ladies who have signed up to do this swimsuit competition. One lucky lady will win $1000 and their picture in the calendar for June and July for next year. The winner will be chosen from our judges that we have chosen from the audience. We also have one special judge who most graciously took her afternoon off to help us today. Ms. Videl Satan!"

The audience cheered loudly as she walked onto the stage and took her seat in front of the stage on the judging table. Gohan's ears pricked up when he heard her name and looked up front. He smiled slightly when he saw the black pigtails that belonged to the girl, he had to admit, he liked. Followed behind her were three other judges. An elder woman with gray white hair pulled into a bun with a blue dress, a middle-aged man with glasses and a black suit and a teenage looking boy with short brown spiky hair wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt.

"Now that our judges are seated, let's begin. Our first lovely contestant is Amber Bienvi."

A slender young teenage girl with short brown hair held back in two white clips made her way down the path to the opposite end of the stage with her yellow one piece bathing suit that had a diamond cut in the middle, showing her stomach. Once she reached the other end, she stopped and faced the crown, smiling.

"Next up is Ms. Nami." Nami walked out onto the stage with her army print bikini and stood beside Amber. So far the crowd loved it, especially the guys who yelled and whooped as loud as they could. But most distinctly, a loud whistle came from the center of the group. Nami looked out and saw her boyfriend, Luke, smiling at her. She gave him a wink and he delighted in returning it.

~*~

"What numbers are the girls?" Gohan asked.

"I believe they are numbers 27, 28 and 29."

"Looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer." M. Trunks stated.

~*~

"I can't wait to get this over with."

"I hear you." Yuki sighed.

"Since we're one of the last numbers, we wont have to stand out there for so long." Akurei said matter-of-factly. Peresia was happy about that.

"Thank goodness."

"Didn't you hear them say Videl was one of the judges?" Yuki changed the subject, somewhat.

"She's lucky." Akurei pouted. "I'd rather do that."

"I'm surprised they didn't make her join the competition since she's the 'famous' Videl Satan."

"Peresia, don't be like that." Yuki reprimanded.

"Come off it. Videl's my friend. I didn't mean it like that and you know it."

"Maxine." The announcer up on stage called out.

"Looks like we're next. Maxine was number 26."

"Oh well." Peresia shrugged. "Good luck guys."

Akurei, Peresia and Yuki gave each other a high five then Yuki made her way to the curtain.

Next Time: 'Bathing Suit Competition Part2 (aka Protective Brothers)' (It's finally the girls turn. Videl is shocked to see them, Bulma is so happy and the guys are speechless. Oh, not mention that some make the wrong mistake in trying to approach them during the judging. ^-^)

A/N: I know it went by fast, but at the moment they are calling people out then they have to stand there while people look and the judges judge. I do hope you liked it, and I really hope you like the next chapter and o on. ^- ^

PS: Thanks Luna's Meow for the tip. I can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks to you, I've changed the title of ch.13 to 'Protective Brothers' Cause that's really when Gohan and M. Trunks decide to hurt some guys for messing with their sisters. Seriously......what would I do without my reviewers. ^-^