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Chapter 4

Ragetti's POV

After I showed Carmen about how I released Calypso from her human bonds, she just stood there, looking shocked.

"Wow Rags," she said, "I didn't know you could be so romantic!"

I blushed, "It wasn't a big deal."

She scoffed, "So, tell me, how did you become part of this crew? Every pirate has an interesting story. I wanna know yours."

"Um, okay. Meh father left meh an' me ma' when oi was abou' three. So me mom had ta do somethin' drastic."

"What did she do?"

"She became a prostitute in Tortuga. But it was 'ard for 'er. She then sent me ta live with me uncle, Pintel when oi was sixteen. We worked as Navy sailors. That was when oi lost me eye."
Carmen looked entranced at my story, "How did you lose your eye?"

"Well, I was prretendin' ta shoot meself, but oi didn't know that it was loaded. I shot meself in me eye."

Carmen looked horrified.

I continued, "Well, the Navy didn't want a half blind man, so they kicked us out. Then I got news that me mum died. By that time, the sea called to us, so meh an' Pintel joined Jack's crew. An' ya know the rest."

"What was your mother's name?" Carmen asked.

"'er name was Rose Warner," I replied, thinkin' about me dear mother made me sad.

She gasped, "Oh my gosh! I know her! I was with her while she was on her deathbed!"

I looked up, shocked, "You knew her? Did she say anythin' before she... before she died? Did she say anything abou' meh?"

Her eyes grew distant, "I distinctly remember her because she was extremely nice before her death. She said, 'Take care of my son. Make sure he's taken care of. Tell him that I love him.' She never said your name, so we couldn't tell who she was talking about."

My heart hurt for a second. I missed her so much. Then, something occurred to me. "Hey, how did you know meh mum? She wa' a prostitute."

Carmen sighed, "If I tell you, you have to promise me that you'll never tell anyone. Not even Pintel. And especially not Jack. He worries too much about me."

I nodded, "I promise oi won' tell a soul"

She relaxed, "Okay, after Jack and dad left, it was just me and my mom. When I was thirteen, she died, God rest her soul. As you can imagine, there wasn't a lot of money, so to keep from starving, I kinda became a prostitute to earn money. But it became too horrific for me, so I left about a year ago and wrote to my brother. Then I moved to Spain so my brother won't guess where I've been these past few years. Your mom and I were coworkers and friends. She talked about you a lot. She always hoped that you would find a good girl and settle down and have a family."

I must have looked strange to her, "Wow, you an' me mum worked together."

She nodded, "It's a small world after all."

"Yeah, it is," I replied. We both sat there, staring at each other. We stayed that way for some time, sometimes talkin' other times just listening to the wind.

Carmen looked at her pocket watch and jumped up, "Rags, we've been out here for four hours!"

That got me to my feet, "You mean tha' we 'ave been out 'ere for four hours?!" I looked over for the first time at where the sun was just a couple of hours ago. It was nighttime.

"Thanks for the stories Ragetti, you're a great storyteller," Carmen said while walking to her room.

"Thanks fo' listenin' ta meh. You're a great storyteller, too."

"You know, Rags, you're still welcome to share a bed with me. Just as friends, though. I don't want you to sleep on the floor," she offered.

"Nah, I really, really shouldn't risk another thing again."

"As I have said before, you are welcome to join me. As long as you promise not to do anything remotely sexual to me," Carmen argued.

I figured that there was no reason for arguing with her, "Okay, oi guess so."

She smiled, "Also, tomorrow, I'm going to was your hair for you. It's filthy! When did you last have a bath?"

"Erm... when oi was ten years old," I said, grimacing at the the thought of having a bath, "But I'll be the only male crew member who has had a bath in the last five years!"

She looked disgusted, "You're thirty years old and you haven't had a bath in twenty years! You are getting a bath tomorrow and that's final!"

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The next morning, Carmen forced me into a tub filled with soapy water, clothes and all. She scrubbed hard into my hair, trying to get years of muck out of it.

"Ow! That hurts! Stop it!" I yelled.

"Oh, shut it!" Wow. she can sound just like her brother sometimes.

About one hour later, I emerged from Carmen's cabin, smelling rather odd. "Carmen, wot is in this stuff?" I asked warily.

"Lilacs and gardenias," she replied, sounding as if it were obvious.

"Oh, crap! Now the guys are gon' tease meh!" I practically yelled.

Just then, he cap'n walked by, "Carmen," he said, "I want you in my cabin for breakfast as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

"Yes, mommy. I'll be there as soon as possible," Carmen said, rolling her eyes.

Jack turned to leave, but he stopped, turned around, and sniffed me."Master Ragetti, what is that weird smell?" he asked.

"Um... lilacs and gardenias." I replied.

He started to laugh, "Haha! You smell funny!" He turned around and finally left, laughing the entire time.

"See? Oi told ya that the crew would laugh at meh," I said, only slightly annoyed at Carmen.

"Oh, shut it."

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I tried to make this chapter longer, please R&R! Your opinion matters! I'll try to update ASAP, but I have another story to write. If you like the Hellboy movies, then read my story Everything Changes! It's one of my best stories yet! If you haven't noticed, I tried to add a little more character to Carmen Sparrow.