Little Sparrow: The Prequel

Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates:(

A/N: SURPRISE! I don't know why, but I'm suddenly in major-Ricki mode. :) This is just a collection of one-shots from Ricki's childhood from before she got taken away:) Review, please!

Four-Year-Old Ricki Sparrow ran with all the velocity of a child from her cabin to the deck of her father's ship, The Black Pearl. She was laughing for no reason at all, and thrust her hand into her pocket. Yes - her father's compass (which she had stolen from him not five minutes ago) - was definitely still there.

"Guppy!"

"Uh-oh." Ricki muttered to herself. She turned around to see her father running towards her. He was laughing, but that didn't comfort Ricki. Her dad was very unpredictable - he could be laughing like a maniac as he killed someone for all she knew.

"Yes, uh-oh." Ricki's Dad - Jack - laughed. "Have you taken me compass, love?"

"I don't know!" Ricki laughed, rocking back and forth on her heels.

"Oh, yes you do!" Jack said, kneeling down in front of his daughter. "Do you have me compass?"

"Mummy has it!" Ricki laughed. She put her hand back in her pocket, and held onto the compass tightly. Her daddy couldn't possibly know she had it!

"Oh, does she now?" Jack asked, rolling his eyes. "And why does Mummy have my compass?"

"Um..." Ricki thought for a minute, before deciding on the perfect lie. "Because she's mad at you!"

For a moment, Jack looked as if he believed Ricki. Then he remembered that she was four and came back to his senses. "Why's she mad at me this time?" he asked, deciding to just play along with his little girl's game.

"Because you're not being supportive!" Ricki screeched giddily, coming up with the first thing that came to mind. It made enough sense - Ricki had heard her Mummy say that about her Daddy lots of times. Jack would have no trouble believing it now, right?

"It's crazy how much I almost believe that." Jack muttered. "Okay, okay, this has been fun, Guppy, but I need my compass back."

"Than ask Mummy!" Ricki insisted.

"Guppy," Jack said in a no-nonsense tone. Ricki looked down at her feet, and then glanced back up at Jack with the biggest puppy-dog eyes in the world. Her lips folded into a pout, and her eyes filled with (fake) tears.

"But-But Daddy..." Ricki wailed, looking up to her father.

Just as Jack was about to answer Ricki, Angelica came from behind them. Now Angelica only saw Jack looking at Ricki sternly, and Ricki crying.

"Jack Sparrow what did you do to my daughter?" Anglica asked, picking Ricki up and holding her in her arms. Ricki was a small child, and Angelica had no problem lifting her up.

"Don't you mean our daughter, love?" Jack asked cheekily. "And she's showing my traits, at the moment. That child is a bloody good actress."

"Actress," Angelica scoffed. "Jack, you've made a four year old cry. She's hardly old enough to understand deception."

As Angelica walked away, soothing Ricki, the toddler looked her dad in the eye. She wiped the tears away and smiled, pulling the compass from her pocket and waving it in front of her father.

"Oh yes, hardly old enough to understand deception." Jack muttered in a high pitched voice. He rolled his eyes, and went back to Captaining.

Awee! Lil Ricki's SOO cute! And deceptful! Hee hee:D Yep, just a bunch of fluffy childhood memories:) Review, please!

~PeachyKeen13