A/N: Well here ya go another chapter for ya hope you enjoy it.! Oh and I don't own nothing so don't bother suing!

7-and-a-half years later (this would make her 17 for those who don't like math)

"Cap'in! Tortouga's on the horizon." She yelled down to Jack from the crows-nest where her long dark brown hair flew under her red bandana, matted from years of not properly showering, or running a comb through.

"Alright. Raven come down and take the wheel, Cotton, Gibbs, Anamaria, prepare the Pearl for docking, Tearlach, Duncan! Bring up the empty crates and barrels, Matelot Crimp, Ladbroc, lower the main sail." Captain Sparrow continued barking out orders for his crew and let go of the wheel as Raven took it.

"Tortouga," Raven sighed amongst the clatter and yelling aboard the Pearl. Raven had no great love for the small town. The men would relax, and spend their night drinking or with the whores but she had never fit in, in the town. Female pirates weren't looked up on highly and so she would spend the night watching her back and hiding from her mother, while missing the fact that the ground beneath her was not rocking back and forth. Then she would look about for a friendly face until the sun appeared on their day of departure.

Raven had been able to gain the crews acceptance within the first couple months on board the Pearl. She worked just as hard as they did, and even convinced her Captain to help her improve her sword skills for future raids. The first few times back in Tortouga Anamaria had shown her the places where female pirates could relax a little with some drinks. She had gotten really drunk when she was 15 and since then stayed away from stuff not really liking the small amount of control she had.

*************Flashback*************

"Oh come on Raven, a one, small, little, small drink never hurt no one!" Cried Anamaria already quite tipsy herself. Raven sighed her mother had told her not to drink 'cause it make ya do regrettable things' were her exact words. She looked at the cup of rum being pushed towards her, then to Anamaria, even when drunk she was amazingly stubborn and she wasn't going to give up until Raven had tried some. So she picked up the cup and threw it to the back of her throat with somewhat ease as the bitter and spicy taste covered her tongue. Slamming her cup down some of the people around her cheered, as the bartender poured another cup, Raven was about to push it away when someone yelled,

"She won't drink that she's probably drunk off the first shot, look at her she couldn't hold her liqueur!" the man came forward in the crowed and stood in front of her. She looked at him with an angry glare. Not wanting to look like wussy girl, she said the first thing that came out her mouth.

"Oh yeah ye think ya out drink me you'll be sadly mistaken."

" 'ow 'bout a drinkin' contest girl."

"yer on!" not realizing what she'd said till she said it. Oh well there's no backing down now. They took shot after shot till Anamaria who had been watching with amused fascination, took the cup from Raven. Causing her too lose, she glared as angrily as she could. Anamaria tisked.

"You've 'ad enough to drink for the night" she laughed while drinking Ravens rum.

"I'm fine Ana I can still have more," as she reached for the cup. Anamaria pulled back more making Raven stand up to get the cup back. The minute she stood everything started spinning and it took her a few minutes to see straight and then another to remember why she stood up. Then she looked around for Ana but she seemed to have lost interest and gone. Raven was about to fall over when the guy she was drinking with caught her. She laughed at nothing inparticular then mused at the numb feeling running threw her body. Then proceeded in waving her fingers around while looking at them amazed.

"This yer first time?" The guy from the drinking contest came up to her, she glared at him as best she could, then quickly rephrased his question. "yer first time bein' drunk I mean." She mearly nodded as she almost fell to the ground, the guy was there to catch her. "Need help home?" he asked kindly. She nodded knowing she couldn't walk back to her room by herself. While walking she decided to sing, the only song she knew. Unfortunately for those listening she didn't know it well and just kept screaming "Drink up! Drink up! Drink up! Yo Ho Yo Ho Yo Ho! Until she reached the little room she had booked out for the night. She opened the door laid down on the bed and passed out, or so she thought. She woke up the next morning with a terrible headache, pain between her legs with a note by her head. Raven looked at it wide eyed, rage and humiliation streamed from her eyes down her face in the form of tears. A knock came from her door as Anamaria slowly opened grinning wildly.

"how's the hangover treatin' ya," she paused the smile fading to a look of concern when she saw the lifeless look in Ravens eyes. Shutting the door, walking over and sitting on Ravens bed. "What 'appened love," Raven handed the crumpled note to Anamaria, she looked at it for a moment then back at Raven with a small smile. "Love, I'm a pirate, I can't read that, what'd it say?"

"Two experiences in one night, didn't know it was yer first time, but don't worry luv with some practice you might not be half-bad." Having memorized what it'd said, she took a deep breath to hold in the tears that were fighting to run down her tanned face. Then she looked over at Ana who muttered.

"Not again,"

"What do you mean 'not again'" Raven asked with a slightly shaky voice.

"Raven Alexandra Wood, I knew your mother. I also know how she came about havin' ya."

A/N : There ya go a bit of a cliffy there sorta not really. Well there ya go Anamaria knew Ms. Wood. Whoever she is (I know but you don't) =) you'll find out soon enough. I hope I can update before I go on holidays if not I'm sorry and I will update when I get back. Please tell me what you think of Raven. I'm trying to keep her in character, but it's hard. What do you think of her character? Again CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is welcome.

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