Warning: Rated for subject matter.
The main characters of this story are based on characters from the cartoon 'Code Lyoko.' I do not own, nor do I claim, any copyright to these characters.
On the Thursday before the Autumn Harvest Dance, Yumi Ishiyama was talking with her friend Sissi Delmas about something or another. Sissi was so distracted by her own thoughts, Yumi said something about going off and pounding a stake through her boyfriend Odd's heart, just to get a reaction out of her.
"Okay, have fun," was all Sissi said.
"Did you just hear what I said?" Yumi asked, "I am going to get up, walk out of here, cut a piece of wood into a stake, go find Odd, and drive it through his heart."
Sissi looked at the girl vacantly and replied, "sure, see ya."
"Sissi, snap out of it, you scaring me!" Yumi said, "what's up with you?"
Sissi shook her head, as if she finally woke up.
"Sorry," she said, "daydreaming, I guess."
"About a certain blond haired boy with a purple fetish?" Yumi smirked.
Sissi blushed, then said, "I don't know what it is. He's been on my mind all the time. Every time I'm around him, I feel all weird inside, like I'm hungry or something like that. And it's been getting worse all week."
"I know what your problem is," Yumi said with a smile, "you're in lust."
"Well, of course I'm in love!" Sissi said, but Yumi interrupted her.
"I didn't say love," Yumi replied, "I said 'lust.' Eros. You want him, physically. Sex."
Sissi stared at he friend for a moment.
"I... I..."
"I'm in the same boat you are," Yumi replied, then added in a softer voice, "although I've been able to do something about it."
Sissi's eyes got wide at that.
"How and when are none of your business," Yumi continued, "but I feel exactly the same about Ulrich as you do about Odd. If you're going to do something about it though, you had better be careful."
"I wouldn't even know how to start," Sissi said.
"Believe me, starting is the easy part. It's avoiding complications that is hard."
Yumi grabbed her book bag and rummaged around in it for a moment, then pulled out a box. She opened the box and pulled some foil packets out.
"Here, take some of these," Yumi told her friend, "if you're going to go through with it, these will help protect you."
Sissi took the foil packets and looked at them.
"Condoms?"
"Yeah, didn't you pay attention in Health class? These will protect you from getting pregnant or catching a disease."
"Of course I paid attention! They didn't exactly talk about how you use one of these things though! Or maybe I get to learn that this year."
"That may well be, but it won't be in Health class. Listen, what you do is you place it on him before you, you know... do it."
To illustrate, she opened a packet, withdrew the contents, and placed it over two of her fingers. The glow-in-the-dark green cover looked strange there on her hand.
"Where?" Sissi asked.
Yumi blushed for a second, then pointed between her legs.
"You mean, on his..."
"Yes."
"Ew! I don't think so!"
"Then maybe you're not ready for this. If you're squeamish about putting on a condom, you may really gag when you realize what's going to happen next. Remember Health class."
Sissi thought for a moment, running the subject through her mind. Her eyes got wide when she finally made the connection.
"You're kidding!"
"Nope. Sex Education takes on a whole new meaning when it applies to you personally. Now, I'm not telling you to do anything, but if you do, use the condoms. Believe me, the rewards are worth it."
Yumi knew that Sissi took her advice when she bumped into Odd Della Robbia coming out of Sissi's dorm room after the Autumn Dance, as she was trying to get in after spending the night with her boyfriend. When Yumi walked in, Sissi opened her eyes a crack, smiled and said, "Thanks."
