"Emi, these models we have are failing on us. No body wants to see them anymore. They're just too old," said a man.
"I know, Mita," said a woman. She plopped down onto the couch and rubbed her temples. "We need new models. Teenage models."
"Where are going to find some teenagers we can convince?" asked Mita.
A smile crept up upon Emi's lips at that question. "High School."
Mita smiled at his partner's ingenious thinking. "Of course. And I know the perfect school. Orange Star High."
"Perfect! We'll go visit tomorrow. I'll set up an appointment with the principle and you get our supplies ready," Emi directed.
Gohan almost slipped on a piece of paper while running down the hall. He was late again and he dreaded entering the classroom when he knew that he was going to receive another lecture. He came to a sudden halt and opened the door, walking to his seat all the while squealing under the teacher's disapproving gaze.
"Son Gohan! This is the third time you're late. I gave you ten minutes to use the restroom since it seems that you never come back to class. And you're late by twenty minutes. What do you have to say for yourself?" yelled the teacher.
The door swung open and in raced a panting Videl. "Sorry sensei. I was stopping another bank robbery."
"It's alright, Videl. I understand that your community service interferes with your schoolwork sometimes. Just take a seat," replied the sensei. She turned his attention back to the book he was looking at a minute prior to Gohan's late appearance. "Okay class. Where did we leave off yesterday? Oh yes, on the part about 'gerunds'." She began to speak about the English grammar and the history behind it.
Elsewhere, in the desks, Erasa nudged Gohan. "That was a close call. Luckily Videl came in."
"Yeah. I wouldn't want another lecture from the teacher and from my mom," he replied.
Sharpner leaned back in his chair and said, "Come on, Gohan. Everybody knows you're the Great Saiyaman. There's no use in hiding it anymore."
"Gohan, why don't you just tell the teacher that you're the Great Saiyaman since everybody else already knows. That way you can get out of class without any trouble like I can. I can always get the Mayor to get you a pass to be excused from class as well," suggested Videl.
"I don't know." Gohan thought over it for a while and sighed. "That would be nice and all, but then even more people will know who I really am."
Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner sighed in exasperation. Why can't Gohan just follow their suggestions? It would be much easier that way.
They were pulled out of their conversations when the teacher announced that they had special visitors.
"Mita, this is going no where. The girl we already have is good enough, but it's the boy we need to find. So stop staring at some of the girls," Emi told her partner.
"I wasn't staring. I was just analyzing them to see if they were model material, in case we need to replace Rika. That's all," he defended lamely.
"Whatever. Come on. This is the last classroom," said Emi. 'I thought Mita said that this was the perfect school. All I've seen so far are a bunch of rather plain people. No body too special. This last classroom will probably have the same type of people, She thought to herself.
Mita opened the door and they walked in. The teacher greeted them since she was expecting them.
Emi glanced around the classroom when she spotted a certain boy out of the crowd. Two seats down was a pretty girl, but she needs to lose the pigtails. 'Perfect! Those two are the perfect models! Forget about Rika. She's too old anyways.' She nudged Mita and whispered into his ear.
He looked up at the crowd at the two people she was pointing at and smiled.
Gohan noticed two strange people in front of the classroom smiling at him. 'Okay… Must be my imagination.'
The two people smiled even more and began talking. "Good Morning students of Orange Star High! I am Amaya Emi and this is my partner, Takeshita Mita. We are from the from the magazine 'Teen Love!'"
"We are here today because we are looking for new models for our magazine. A couple of you may be lucky enough to be chosen for us, so be prepared," said Mita.
Emi turned to the teacher. "I hope you don't mind if we walk around the classroom for a few minutes."
The teacher shook her head. "No, go right ahead."
Emi smiled at the reply and happily walked around the classroom, examining a few of the boys and girls. Mita did the exact same, except some of the girls were trying to charm him into getting them into the magazine.
Eventually Emi got sick and tired of looking at plain and boring people, so she skipped about half of the classroom and went straight up to her targets.
"They're going to be picking teen models! I'm so excited! I hope they pick me!" squealed Erasa.
"Please, Erasa. Stop squealing. You're giving me a headache. Besides, it's not like they're really going to pick you," commented Sharpner.
"Shut up Sharpner. It's not like they're going to pick you either," said an irked Videl.
"Well, babe. I'm certain they're going to choose you and me for the cover of their magazine. I'm certain of it," Sharpner said with smirk.
"Well, you're right on part of that statement!" came a voice.
All four of the teenagers looked up to see the woman from the magazine company looking down upon them. "Hello kids. I am Amaya Emi. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," Gohan said with a smile.
Then her partner walked right up behind her. "And I am Takeshita Mita. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too," replied Gohan.
Videl just stared at the two people while Erasa and Sharpner were hoping that they would get their chances of becoming models.
Mita reached into his bag and handed both Gohan and Videl a piece of paper. "Here, fill this out."
"Why?" asked Videl. She eyed the piece of paper before looking back up at the strange people.
Mita smiled at her and said, "Well, this will make you an official employee of 'Teen Love'."
"What!" screamed Sharpner. "You chose Gohan of all people? You could've chosen me!"
"Uh… no. It's okay," replied Emi. She pointed at a certain part of the paper. "Sign here, here, and here." When she received no response, she looked at the boy.
Gohan sat frozen in place. 'This cannot be happening. This so cannot be happening.'
Emi waved a hand in front of Gohan's face. "Hello? Anyone there?"
Gohan snapped out of his thoughts. "Um… sorry. I'm not sure if I can take this job. You see, I um… still have to ask my mother if it's alright with her."
Emi smiled at him. "It's alright." She snapped her fingers and held out her hand. Mita placed two manila envelopes on her hand. She placed one envelope in front of Gohan and stuffed the application inside it. "Take this to your mother. I'm sure she'll want to know more about our magazine."
"Oh… um… okay," replied Gohan. He grabbed the envelope and placed it inside his book bag.
She took the envelope and placed it on Videl's desk. "And here's one for you Miss…"
"Satan. Satan Videl."
Emi jumped a little. So this was the daughter of Mister Satan. 'I don't see the resemblance between the two. She must pick up after her mother,' she thought. She cleared her throat and said, "Well, that's even better. Take this to your father and I'm sure you'll be with us in no time."
Videl raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think that I want to work for you guys?"
"Come on, Miss Satan. This cutie over here will join us too, as soon as his mother agrees to this of course."
"I don't know," Videl said with a smile. She noticed the desperate look within their eyes so she decided to have a little fun.
Erasa nudged her friend. "Videl, this is the chance of a lifetime. You surely don't want to turn this down, do you?"
Videl smirked. "Why should I? I don't get anything but a lousy check."
Emi snapped her fingers once again. "I'll give you anything you want. You already get your face in the magazine and your gigantic paycheck. Well, what else do you want?"
"Just don't mention this to my father and I'll take the job."
"Why?" asked Gohan.
"You know how my father gets with publicity and stuff," answered Videl.
"Oh, I forgot."
Emi ran right up in front of Videl's desk and pointed to various parts of the application form. "Sign here, here, here, and here. And don't forget all the other information!"
After school ended, Gohan flew straight home. When he arrived, he handed the envelope to his mother.
"What's this Gohan?" asked Chichi. She dried her hands on her apron and sat down at the table before extracting all the contents of the manila envelope.
Gohan sat down at the table and was about to explain when Goten came running into the room. "Look 'nii-chan! I caught a lizard!"
"Whoa, that sure is big! I'm not sure if mom will let you keep it," said Gohan.
"Please mom…." Pleaded Goten.
Chichi stared at the gigantic lizard for a moment and sighed. "Goten. How many times have I told you that you may not keep a lizard as a pet?"
"I don't know," answered the chibi.
Chichi released another sigh. "Just throw it outside. You may keep it as long as it stays out of house."
"Yay! Thank you 'kasan!" cheered Goten. He ran outside and threw the lizard on the ground before racing back into the room. "What's that 'kasan?"
"Gohan was just about to explain it to me," replied Chichi.
"Oh. 'Nii-chan, what is it?" asked Goten.
"Well, um… magazine company came to my class today and they said they were choosing models. So they gave me this envelope and asked me to take the job," explained Gohan.
Chichi picked up a copy of their magazine and began to scan through it. 'The magazine doesn't look too bad.' Then she picked up the applications and the information sheets. After reading it, she slammed her hand on the table. "Gohan! You are taking the job!"
"What! Why?" asked an astonished Gohan.
She held up one of the papers and said, "You get your face on a magazine, you get famous, not because you defeated Cell, and the pay is very high."
"How much are they paying?" asked Goten.
"Six thousand zeni per shoot! Gohan you are going to keep up with your studies and get a job! It's about time you get one!"
"What?!" screamed Gohan.
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Next Chapter: Gohan tells Emi and Mita he accepts the job and they do their first photo shoot! And guess what the theme is…