Pirates of the Caribbean: A Very Caribbean Christmas
by Depp's Girl

Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the "Pirates" characters or the Black Pearl, or a pirate ship (yet). . . .but I do own the plot, Rae, Kaei, any other characters I may add, and any songs I may tweak, although I don't own the tunes they are to. Enjoy!! Depp's Girl

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Chapter 1: Thoughts of Christmas

The morning of November 28th began like any other morning in the little Caribbean town of Port Royal. The sun rose over the cliffs and, with the new day being a Sunday, the church bells rang out, signaling the townsfolk to get up and get ready for early morning services. Down at the docks, a large black ship with black sails rode the early morning swell on her anchor. High above the main deck on the Topgallant spar, back against the main mast, sat a young girl. Her long, caramel brown hair caught the breeze and blew gently, her hazel eyes closed as she dozed.

"Rae! Come down here!" The young girl's eyes snapped open upon hearing the voice below her. She yawed, stretched, grabbed a nearby rope and swung down to the deck below her. The girl was 16-year-old Rae (author: pronounced ray) Sparrow, niece of the infamous pirate captain Jack Sparrow. She had been living with her uncle at sea ever since her parents died four years earlier. She jogged the length of the main deck of the ship and up the two staircases to the helm where her uncle stood.

"What's up?" Rae inquired, slightly out of breath.

"I need ye t' run some errands fer me in town." Jack replied. "If ye don't mind that is."

"I don't." Rae replied. Jack handed her a piece of parchment with a list of supplies scribbled on it. Rae slid down the banisters of the two staircases and had almost reached the railing where the longboats were when someone called out to her.

"Rae! Where ye goin'?" Rae turned on the heel of her boot to find the source of the voice. Coming from the direction of the cabins was Rea's best friend, Kaei. Her long dark brown hair caught the sunlight and brought out her reddish brown highlights. She stood at the same height as Rae, 5'9", and had dark eyes like Jack (author: the two are not related). She was thin like Rae with a tan and finely toned body. Also like Rae, Kaei was 16 and had grown up a pirate in Tortuga. Her father had been a good friend of Rae's parents before they passed away and had also been a close friend of Jack's until Jack found out that his girlfriend was having an affair with Kaei's father, Brian, and then he refused to speak to him or have any contact with him. When Brian's daughter befriended Jack's niece, however, the two pirates settled their differences and became friends once more. Kaei walked over to Rae and stood next to her at the railing.

"So, where ye off to?" Kaei asked again.

"Into town t' get some supplies." Rae replied. "Care t' join me?"

"Why not. I 'ave nothin' else t' do." Kaei agreed. The two girls lowered a longboat to the water below, climbed down the rope ladder into the boat, Rae took to the oars, and they made their way to shore.

Five minutes later, the girls tied the longboat up and climbed up onto the dock. The sun by now was up and a nearby sundial told the pirates that it was 9:30am. List in hand, Rae led the way into the heart of Port Royal. The townsfolk were kind towards the pirates, but both Rae and Kaei knew that the redcoats wouldn't be so courteous if they encountered them. Commodore James Norrington hated Rae's uncle, and although she had only seen the commodore from a distance, she didn't want to meet him. The two pirates, dressed in full pirate garb, not nearly as outlandish as Jack's, strolled through the market place in search of all the items on Jack's list. They had purchased all of the supplies on Jack's list and were in search of cloth when Kaei spotted a familiar face in the crowd.

"Sadie!" The young girl was Sadie Turner, 15-year-old daughter of Elizabeth and Will Turner. Kaei and Rae jogged through the crowd over to their friend. When the girls met, Sadie hugged her two friends whom she hadn't seen in a year.

"Oh my god! Rae! Kaei!" Sadie exclaimed. "It's been a while!"

"Aye, it has." Rae replied.

"How've ye been?" Kaei inquired.

"Oh, same as always. Wishing I was off with you two and Captain Sparrow on a high-seas adventure." Sadie replied. "But as we all know, my parents would never allow me to go with you."

"Well, ye'd be away from 'ome fer long periods o' time, an' ye'd be riskin' yer life every day." Rae replied. "Bein' a pirate ain't exactly a walk in the park."

"I know, I know, but still. Every time you guys leave after a visit, I always pretend that I'm off at sea with you when my parents aren't around." Sadie confessed. "I always miss you guys so much when you leave."

"An' we miss ye, lass." Kaei replied. "An' we come as often as we can, but ye know how the damn redcoats are. They hate Jack more'n anythin'." Sadie nodded. The girls continued their conversation until a woman's voice called out.

"Sadie!" The three girls turned and saw Elizabeth coming toward them.

"Over here mom!" Sadie replied, waving to her mother. Elizabeth reached the girls and was just about to scold Sadie for running off like she had, but realized who was with her and stopped.

"Oh my god! Kaei! Rae!" Elizabeth hugged both pirates. "It's so good to see you!"

"Good t' see ye, 'Lizabeth." Rae replied, smiling.

"When did you arrive?" Elizabeth inquired.

"Last night." Kaei replied. "But Rae an' I jus' got 'ere a few minutes ago in search o' supplies fer Jack."

"Jack's here?!" Elizabeth asked excitedly.

"Aye. 'E's back on the Pearl." Rae replied. It had been a year since Elizabeth had seen her old friend. She knew Will would be happy to see him, so she proposed that the pirates come and join them for lunch up at their house next door to the Governor's Mansion.

"How 'bout ye come t' the Pearl. That way, we wont risk an encounter with Norrin'ton." Rae offered. Elizabeth nodded and said they would be down at the docks at noon. With that, the Turner women departed and the two pirates headed back toward the docks.

"Oh man, ye know what I just thought of." Rae said out of nowhere.

"The fact that we were gonna leave fer Tortuga at noon?" Kaei asked.

"Well, yea that. But the fact that it's gonna be December in two days an' that means Christmas is that much closer an' I 'aven't started shoppin' yet!" Rae replied. Kaei rolled her eyes.

"There'll be plenty o' time fer that." Kaei replied. She matched Rae's pace and the two pirates made their way down to the docks.

Ten minutes later, they had negotiated the crowded streets of Port Royal to the docks and had rowed back to the Black Pearl. Kaei climbed aboard ahead of Rae and caught the canvas bag of supplies that Rae threw to her. She disappeared as Rae climbed effortlessly up the side of the ship on the rope ladder and hoisted herself up and over the railing.

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Author's Note: I would like to take this time to explain a few things in the story so far. First off, I got the name of the main character Rae from my best friend Mandy. The name happens to be her middle name and she's always saying how she wants it to be her first name, so Mandy, in honor of you, I have made my main character, Rae, in your image. I know I tweaked things a tiny bit, but I hope you like it! Also, the name of my other character, Kaei, is from my best friend Jaci (pronounced 'Jackie'). I told her that I would put her into one of my stories, so here I am. Kaei is based off of Jaci in her personality and physical description, for the most part. Any tweaking I did I hope you like Jaci! After talking to Jaci, I have officially decided to put her boyfriend into my story as well, so you'll meet him in a later chapter. Well, that's all for now! Hope you're enjoying this story! Please R&R! Depp's Girl.