Seven: Sun, Sweat, and Jealousy

Everyone always thinks that their vacation will be fine and that nothing will go wrong, but it does. You remember more bad things than good, so mostly bad thoughts are in our heads. When we get angry, we think things like 'I wish I could hurt him' or 'I'm going to kill him' But these are only thoughts. Except after awhile, they can become true and that can make your thoughts become real. So what causes these thoughts?

Usually jealousy. We get jealous of a person even if we don't admit it or even know it. A girl at your school is mean to you, but she only is because she sees you as a threat somehow and she doesn't know how to act to you. You see someone get praised for something and you wish it was you instead.

Then there is irony. I've seen it many times and I definitely know when it comes. My favorite examples are when people say that someone is ugly and then ten years from now it's the "ugly" one that's a model and famous not you, the "pretty" one. You get so caught up in something that it smacks you right in the face when it comes around. And some people refuse to believe something is true, so they completely ignore it until it stands out so bad, that they have to pay attention to it. That happens just as much.
-Marron Son

Bra stepped on the beach and ran in circles. They had arrived at the island a few hours ago and it felt great to finally get some relaxing time. All the couples were sharing a room in Trunks' rented condos and Bra, Pan, and Uub had to share a room; usually they wouldn't stay in the same room with a male, but Uub was different and sweet.

Bra was in a red bikini with a matching skirt and sandals. Pan spread out the blanket and propped up some beach chairs. She had on a blue striped bikini with little Hawaiian flowers on it. Her hair was pulled back in a messy bun and she squirt some lotion in her hands and began to rub her limbs. Marron and Goten were already in the water wrestling and Trunks was watching them as he waited for Clarrissa to finish getting ready.

Goten chased Marron back on the beach and she screamed playfully as he picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. Bra and Pan laughed as the two lovers began to wrestle.

"How do I look?"

They all looked to see Clarrissa in a green sparkly bikini that barely covered her and her bottoms were thongs. Trunks, who was drinking a soda, spat some it out and all over his beach towel. Clarrissa smiled and thought that she had surprised Trunks with her good looks. Well, she did surprise him.

"What are you wearing!" Trunks half shouted like an angry parent.

Clarrissa modeled for him. "You like? I bought it just for this occasion."

Trunks felt himself go red from the embarrassment. "What about your yellow one? What happened to that one?" She looked good, but she showed too much in a public place. Trunks wasn't very attracted to that.

She frowned. "You don't like it? What? Do I look fat in it?" She hissed at him.

Trunks shook his head frantically and waved his arms, "I didn't say that. I'm just saying that I was expecting you to wear the yellow one, not something like that. You look great Claire, I promise." Trunks smiled and scratched his head nervously.

Clarrissa smiled and hugged him. "Thank you Trunks! You're super sweet."

Pan turned her head from the scene, thinking she was about to be sick. She tried to tan, but with the two sex addicts beside her, it was impossible. She couldn't stand to be next to them.

She stood up and stretched her back. "Hey, who wants a game of volleyball?" She called out as she picked up the ball. Bra, Uub, and Goten both jumped up and it was Goten and Bra versus Uub and Pan. Marron was referee.

"Alright, now no super human strength or anything. Just a regular human game." she said. She looked back at Trunks and Clarrissa. "You two want to play?"

Trunks lifted his head up and shook his head, "Maybe later. That way I'll let Goten get warmed up before I kick his ass and he won't have anything to complain about." He gave Goten a look and Goten stuck his tongue out.

They played their game and Clarrissa laid her head in Trunks' lap; he began to play with her hair as he watched the four play. He watched Pan. She sure did look good wearing a bathing suit. Even though she was very athletic and a fighter, she had a good sized breasts and round hips and a nice stomach. It was a body that would make guys turn their heads. She used to only wear one pieces, so it was nice seeing showing a little skin.

Uub accidentally hit the ball too hard and it came flying at Trunks, but he just smacked it back to them with ease. They continued their game and Trunks just kept watching them.

"Oh I love this song! Turn it up Trunks!" Bra called from the court. Trunks turned up the song on the radio that had a good dance beat, so now when they were playing it was like they were doing it to the rhythm of the music.

It was sad though. He had his woman with him right now, wearing the most sexiest swimsuit just for him and all he could do was watch Pan play. It wasn't even just because she looked good, but because she was just so interesting to him. She was fun to see smiling and happy. She looked like an angel and her determined face every time she served was just adorable. Did she know she was doing this?

Finally the game ended and Bra and Marron went for a swim in the ocean. Goten sat next to Trunks and Clarrissa with his face sweaty. "I don't know how they can stand that water; it's freezing!" He said.

Trunks laughed, "Can't handle the cold, Goten? It gets warmer the farther you go out there. It should get warmer later too."

Clarrissa lifted her head up. "I'm going to go back to the room for a while and take a bubble bath." She kissed Trunks and left the beach.

Goten watched her. "We've only been out her for an hour and a half. Why is she leaving so soon?"

Trunks took out another drink from the cooler. "She doesn't really like the beach. Apparently the salt in the air ruins her hair or something."

"Oh." Goten blinked. "Then why did you bring her here?"

Trunks gave him a look. "Because she's my girlfriend."

Goten also returned the look. "I mean, why'd you suggest the beach if she doesn't like them?"

Trunks shrugged. "I don't know. 'Cause I like it I guess." Because Pan does and I want to see her happy.

"Awesome guys! Let me get a picture!" Bra called out. Trunks saw Pan and Marron sharing a surf board and saw Bra flashing away. Pan and Marron both fell off and laughed at each other when they surfaced.

Trunks pulled his knees up and rested his arms on them. "You guys need work on that." He called to them. Pan and Marron both flipped him off and he laughed. "Ah, good to have things back to normal." Goten laughed.

Bra was going through her digital camera and sat down on the towel. "Cool, look at this pic, Goten. I'm going to print that, that's a good one of Marron." Goten agreed and Trunks was watching them.

Pan laid flat on the board and swam out for waves. Trunks felt his cheeks get red as he got a good view of her backside.

"Trunks, I think you need more sun tan lotion. Your skin looks red." Trunks looked at Goten and felt himself go redder.

"Uh, yeah, you're right." Trunks squirted some in his hands and began to rub it in his face.

Bra looked at him and gave him a look, but he didn't notice. Trunks never got sun burnt. She looked out and saw Pan. She looked back at her brother and just smirked to herself. She jumped down in front of Uub and completely surprised him.

"Help me make a sandcastle!" she said in a small child's voice.

Uub blinked at her. "Uh, okay."

Bra took him down close to the ocean's shore and away from the others. Uub sat down to begin working and Bra sat down beside him and made sure that no one could hear them with their Saiyan hearing.

When she was sure they couldn't hear, she turned back to Uub."Can you believe what Clarrissa is wearing! I hope she gets arrested for indecent exposure!" she hissed.

Uub laughed. "Why? You jealous?" He raised an eyebrow at her, which she returned with a glare.

"No, I don't need to flash people with skimpy outfits like that." She said as she packed down the sand to form the base of the castle.

"Don't you own a lingerie store?" Uub asked her with a raised eyebrow. He was definitely famous for that.

"That's for when you're at home and with a lover. Besides, I don't model and I don't go to the beach naked." She looked back towards the condo as if to see if Clarrissa was watching.

"I didn't think it was that bad. You see worse everyday. Besides, she's not naked."

"But she wears really small, tiny outfits like that and goes to the store. Trunks doesn't like that kind of stuff. I don't even know why he likes her."

Uub shrugged, "Maybe you're thinking too much on this. She doesn't model naked so. . ."

"Yes she does! There's a penthouse magazine with her naked and I swear Trunks would flip if he saw it."

Uub looked at her. "She does penthouse? Well maybe that was before she met Trunks."

Bra shook her head. "It was this year's issue. And he's known her for more than a year, they've only officially dated for two months."

Uub looked back at Trunks. "But, why would she do that when she doesn't need to? I mean, Trunks supports her so it's not for money reasons."

"'Cause she's a dirty whore who just wants everyone to see her with her legs open!" Bra hissed. "She doesn't deserve Trunks! He deserves better!" She glared at the condo as if she was sending it to Clarrissa and she probably was.

Uub turned to look and saw Clarrissa wearing shorts and a tube top. "Just don't butt in. You don't want to cause trouble." Uub said. Bra nodded and just continued to watch the others. Pan was still trying to balance herself on the surf board with Marron's help. That's who Trunks needs, but instead he's stuck with 'her'.

Trunks sat up on the couch reading Pan's book. He was on chapter eleven now and something big was happening. There was another murder and Kurt just found out that his wife was cheating, but he just ignored it; man, what a dumbass. Anny was trying to tell him to stop moping over his wife and focus on the case, but his mind just wasn't set on it. Trunks kept thinking that the guy was slow for not dumping his wife on the street at first.

Goten and Uub were watching television and having large lunches. Trunks already ate and was just munching now. The girls had left earlier to do some shopping; Pan had to be forced to go. They were to be back in about an hour or, at least that's what they said. They had been gone for two hours now.

"We should go clubbing tomorrow," piped up Goten, randomly, breaking the silence.

Trunks looked up at him, "Sounds good to me. I'll see if we can find anything." He went back to the book when the girls came in to model all they had. Pan only bought souvenirs and the others bought clothes and bathing suits.

Pan stretched an curled up in one of the chairs. "My feet are killing me. You know what?"

"No, I don't," said Goten amused.

Pan rolled his eyes at him, "I'm going to take a nice long bath. Don't disturb me or you will pay," she warned as she got up and went to the bathroom.

Bra sat down next to Trunks, "So how's the book?"

Trunks looked at her, "You got one too, aren't you reading it?"

Bra smiled, "I am, I'm just real busy sometimes."

He didn't even know why she bothered with that excuse; he was the president of the largest company in the world so he knew what busy was and he still read Pan's book.

Marron sighed and replaced Pan in her chair. "My feet are killing me. I haven't done that much shopping since high school." On cue Goten came over and took off her tennis shoes; Marron sure did have him trained.

Clarrissa showed all the clothes that she bought to Trunks. His eyes couldn't help but see their price tags and his eye twitched seeing so many zeroes and nines. She began to model for him and all he could do was nod and say "That looks cute." It really was a pathetic sight.

Pan came out wearing a white cotton robe and her hair in a towel, and Marron jumped up and grabbed one of the bags. "Pan, you have to show them the pair of jeans we bought you." She said like a parent talking to her toddler. "You look so cute in them."

Pan blushed and rubbed her neck, "That's okay. I'll wear them when I wear them." She smiled and walked back in her room.

Trunks wished Clarrissa was like that. He liked her sexy look, but sometimes it just got on his nerves when she had to pull out every piece of clothing and tell him the story behind it and how good it looked. Sometimes, he just wanted to say they're just clothes, but any man who's been a boyfriend for two minutes knows not to say anything.

Pan came back out wearing a pair of jeans with one leg cut off and a Capsule Corp tee. "So what are we doing about dinner? Want me to call room service and tell them to triple everything on the menu?" Clarrissa laughed, but Pan wasn't exactly kidding.

Uub shrugged his shoulders. "We can order out." Trunks sat down the book.

"Sounds good to me. I need some fresh air. Uub, you want to come?"

"Yeah sure? Anybody else want to come?" He asked. Everyone shook their heads except for Pan.

"I'll come, I need something to do." She pulled on her tennis shoes and got her denim jacket.

Clarrissa saw now that Pan was going to be with her Trunks and she immediately jumped up. "I'll come too." She slipped on her heels and grabbed her jacket and the four of them walked out into the parking lot.

Trunks pulled up to the electronic menu with the many pictures of the foods. "Alright lets see."

"Welcome to Ryan's B-B-Q, my name's Stephan and I'm your cashier. How may I be of any help?"

Trunks laughed just seeing how funny this was already going to be. "Well, Stephan listen closely 'cause I'm getting a lot of food." Trunks warned. Behind him Pan was almost laughing. "Alright ready? I want fourteen cheeseburgers, thirty two large shakes, chocolate that is, twelve large fries, a bucket of jumbo shrimp, super sized, eight chicken finger dinners, four Diet Cokes, six New York cheese cakes, whole, sixteen barbeque sandwiches, " he took a breath, "nine double pounders, four regular Cokes, and a small salad."

The man on the other line was silent until you heard him mutter, "What? Wait? Are you going to pay for all that? Is this a prank?"

They all laughed. "No sir, it isn't. We're hosting a sorority party. And this isn't a prank, you even have my plates on camera, and yes I will pay for it all."

"….Okay, well can you run through that by me again?"

Trunks smiled. "Why certainy my fine fellow. I want fourteen cheeseburgers, thirty two large chocolate shakes, twelve large fries, a bucket of super sized jumbo shrimp, eight chicken finger dinners, four Diet Cokes, six New York whole cheesecakes, sixteen barbeque sandwiches, nine double pounders, four regular Cokes, and a small salad. I'm trying to watch my figure." Pan had to cover her mouth to keep from laughing and Uub was red in the face and shaking with silent laughter.

It took them four trips to their cars for it all and Trunks paid two hundred and eight dollars plus tips. They carried the food upstairs where immediately the waiting Saiyans and Marron jumped for it.

"Claire, why did you get just a salad? That's nothing but grass," Trunks said, pouting as Clarrissa picked at her lettuce.

"I want to watch my figure. I don't want to be fat." She said as she picked out the croutons. Pan, Marron, and Bra all glared at her; they were about to bite into a double cheeseburger.

"Work it off," said Pan with her mouth full.

Clarrissa waved her arm to dispel Pan's comment, "Working out is boring. Besides, I don't want to get all sweaty and those female muscle heads look creepy, like brawny men with no genitals." Pan shot her a glare, but she didn't catch it.

Bra stood up. "Well, I'm heading down to the hot tub with Marron. Anybody else want to come?" Goten and Trunks agreed, but Pan was against it.

"I'll stay up here and watch TV." She pulled back the lever on the recliner and laid back. "Be careful though, you're suppose to wait thirty minutes before you get in the water." Bra stuck her tongue out. Then she and Marron left to change.

Trunks walked in the kitchen for something to eat, except that didn't have much except for some curled up pizza slices. He put a few slices in the microwave and turned it on.

He walked out on the back porch and looked out on the water. In the water was someone struggling with a surf board. She tried to steady herself on it, but kept falling off and into the water. Trunks laughed at the woman's attempts and then realized it was Pan.

She was trying to learn how to surf at night so no one would see her. So Trunks had no other choice but to tease her. He climbed over the rail and drifted down to the sand where he saw Pan try to balance herself on the board would flip up and she would fall backwards. Trunks laughed and she picked him out in the darkness.

"Trunks? What the hell are you doing up!" She hissed at him as if she could wake up the others in their hotels.

Trunks walked over in the water, his shirt soaking up the water and his pajama pants now soaked. "Watching you making a fool of yourself. Trying to learn how to surf?"

Pan frowned at him and laid flat on the board. "It's harder than it looks. Back in Cali I wanted to learn, but I was always so busy I never could. The boys made it look so easy."

Trunks laughed. "You just need to find your balance and get use to the board."

"What do you think I've been trying to do? Learn how to cook?"

Trunks got a hold of the board and threw one of his legs over it and behind Pan. "How about if I help you?" He paddled them out a little bit to the bigger waves and Pan held onto the board tightly. Trunks slowly stood up and helped Pan up. "I'm not going to let you fall, don't worry."

Pan slowly stood up shaking as she held onto Trunks. Trunks held her hips to hold her up. He began to control the board and let Pan enjoy the ride.

"See, I told you it was easy," he said in her ear.

"That's only because you're the only one doing it. I would never be able to do this without you." Pan smiled widely as Trunks rode one of the waves and Pan stuck her arms out at her sides to enjoy the feeling.

They surfed for about an hour before walking back to the condo. Pan went to the bathroom to change while Trunks changed in his room, trying his best not to wake up Clarrissa. When he came back he saw that Pan was watching television. He sat down next to her to enjoy the show.

It was around three in the morning when he noticed Pan had fallen asleep. He got off the couch and picked her up. On instinct, Pan wrapped her arms around his neck and Trunks chuckled; Pan definitely was the clingy type.

He carried her back to her room and tucked her into her sheets and pulled the blankets over her. She immediately snuggled into the warmth and ducked her nose under the blanket.

"…Trunks…." she muttered.

Trunks looked at her. Did she know he was there? But she was asleep, Trunks could tell. Maybe she was dreaming of him or he just heard things. Either way he needed to get sleep too.

He shut the door, careful not to wake up Bra or Uub, and climbed into his own bed. He thought Clarrissa was asleep, but she wasn't.

"Trunks, why were you on the beach with Pan?" she asked, not rolling over.

"I was teaching her how to surf." He knew it didn't sound right, but he was telling the truth.

"Oh. Okay night." She ducked her head under the covers and Trunks frowned.

She didn't believe him. He just shook it off and drifted into a fitful sleep.