Author's Note: This AU story will be a series of drabbles and short chapters based off characters from ABC's One Life to Live. I don't own OLTL, ABC, or the characters. Some of the "history" has been changed to suit the purposes of this story. This was written for entertainment only!

*~Mermaids and Condoms~*

Marty and her friends were wearing their dull, drab uniforms as they listened to Sister Mary-Catherine's latest prayer. "Mary, loving Daughter of God the Father, I give my soul to your care. Protect the life of God in my soul. Do not let me lose it by serious sin. Protect my mind and my will so that all my thoughts and desires will be pleasing to God. Hail Mary..." spoke Sister Mary-Catherine. Marty and the other young girls were supposed to repeat back the prayer after Sister Mary-Catherine had recited it.

Marty tried to concentrate, but Megan was being bad again. She reached into her pocket and withdrew a small foil packet. "What's that?" Marty asked curiously.

"What do you think it is? It's a condom," Megan answered quietly.

"Ohhh my God! Megan, where did you get that?" Marty demanded.

"I bought a package at the drug store in town. If one of us meets a boy, we might need one of these," Megan replied. "You don't want to get pregnant, do you?"

"No! But uhhhh..."

Sister Mary-Catherine went on with her prayer. "Mary, loving Mother of God the Son, I give my heart to your care. Let me love you with all my heart. Let me always try to love my neighbor. And help me avoid friends who might lead me away from Jesus and into a life of sin. Hail Mary..." spoke the nun.

Marty wasn't listening to the prayer as Megan opened the small foil packet and withdrew the condom. "Ohhh my God, it's soooo big!" Marty gasped.

Megan just smiled as she pulled on the end of the condom to extend it. She then handed it to Marty. "What am I supposed to do with it?" Marty asked nervously.

"Why don't you practice with it... so you know how to put it on a guy when the time comes?" Megan suggested.

"Practice on what?" Marty demanded.

Once again, Sister Mary-Catherine continued with the prayer. "Ohhh Mary, loving Spouse of the Holy Spirit, I give my body to your care. Let me always remember that my body is a home for the Holy Spirit who dwells in me. Let me never sin against Him by any impure actions alone or with others, against the virtue of purity. Hail Mary..." spoke the nun.

"Holy shit!" Megan suddenly squeeled loudly when the condom got away from Marty and flew half-way across the room. It happened to land in Sister Mary-Catherine's lap. The nun's eyes got huge when she stared at the offending object that now lay upon her habit. She picked the condom up with her hanky, then stood up to approach both Marty and Megan.

"Girls, have you anything to say for yourself?" she asked them quietly.

"I've been bad," said Megan with a giggle as Marty blushed bright red.

"I think we need to have a talk," spoke Sister Mary-Catherine as she pointed to her office.

"Yes, Sister," Marty said dutifully as she didn't want to get into any more trouble. If she wasn't good, she'd be stripped of all her privileges. Since there was very little one could do in a convent to have fun, Marty intended to have fun OUTSIDE the convent.

After Megan had been severely reprimanded, Sister Mary-Catherine insisted she speak to Marty all alone. "Margaret, I can expect this kind of behavior from Megan because she's much younger, but I demand so much more of you. You're one of the oldest girls here... and an excellent student. See that this never happens again... or I will have no choice but to revoke all of your special privileges. There will be no more trips into town to the theater... nor will there be any more walks into the forest. Do I make myself completely clear?" asked the elderly nun.

"Yes, Sister," Marty promised. "It won't happen again."

"Alright, Margaret. You may go out for your walk now. Have a wonderful time," said Sister Mary-Catherine. "And may your walk through the forest bring you so much closer to God."

Marty grabbed her backpack and headed toward the door. If she hurried fast enough, she'd have the whole afternoon to herself. She could relax, enjoy nature, and finally be free. How she loved her walks in the forest and prayed that she'd never be stripped of her special privileges. *~o~*

Todd had been sent out into the forest as well. Officer Kurtz had said that the strongest guys in the facility were needed to collect the daily wood for log-splitting. Jason, Todd, and a few others had been sent out in search of logs.. Before they had parted ways, Jason handed Todd a map. "If you get tired and you need a rest, follow this map to a little pond. It's really well-hidden, but you should be able to find it on the map. I want you to check it out. Once we find a couple of girls, we'll take them there, and we'll all go skinny-dipping," Jason said to Todd.

"Girls? Skinny-dipping?" Todd said as his eyes lit up.

Todd hadn't seen a girl in three months. He'd gotten in trouble in the mess hall for complaining about his food and hadn't even been allowed to go into town to see a movie. He wasn't even sure he'd know a girl if he saw one.

Jason just laughed at Todd's reaction. "Have fun at the pond... but not too much fun," Jason said to Todd with a wink. "We wouldn't want Kurtz to sneak up on you when you have your cock in your hand."

Todd pocketed the map and parted ways with his friend. He spent the better part of the afternoon gathering the wood as he'd been ordered. Once he had a huge, neat stack of logs to be transported back to the facility, he took out Jason's map and decided to go exploring. He walked through the forest, anxious to find the pond Jason mentioned so he could get a refreshing drink.

The map was easy to follow and very soon Todd had arrived at the pond which was concealed within a thicket of trees. The water sparkled in the sunshine as Todd caught a glimpse of the perfect little pond. He was gazing at the pond when he saw that a beautiful young girl was floating face-up amongst the lily pads. She had long curly blonde hair and was wearing a barely-there bikini. Todd's eyes just about popped out of his head.

*I think I've found a mermaid,* Todd was thinking. Before he could jump in to catch her, he heard someone calling his name.

Recognizing it to be Kurtz, his commanding officer, Todd rushed back to the site where he had gathered the logs. He couldn't afford to get into trouble now. He'd be locked up in detention and stripped of all his privileges.

When Todd arrived back at the site, Officer Kurtz questioned him. "Where have you been, Manning?" growled the middle-aged officer.

"I went into the woods to take a pee," Todd lied.

"That better be all you were doing!" Officer Kurtz said with a scowl.

"There's a convent of young girls right over there across the forest," Kurtz said as he pointed in the direction of the convent-school. "And if I find you were doing anything with your penis besides taking a pee, I will personally cut it off with a hacksaw."

"No need to get violent..." Todd said under his breath.

"What was that, boy? You aren't gonna make me look bad, are you?" Kurtz said angrily. "Because if you do, I'll make you sorry! No one EVER makes me look bad!"

"No, no..." Todd insisted. "I haven't even seen a girl. I swear!"

"Hell, I don't even like girls!" Todd added.

"You gay, boy?"

"No, I'm not gay," Todd responded. "What I mean is... I haven't SEEN a girl... and I am not trying to get with any of the girls over there in the convent."

"You better not be lying!" Kurtz exclaimed. "Because if I even SUSPECT you're trying to meet up with a girl, you're gonna regret it."