My name is Christine Kelly, or more infamously, because of my red hair, Captain Red Kelly. I am a pirate, in command of the Crimson Orchid.
I was the daughter of an English Colonel stationed in the British West Indies. My mother and I were going with him, most likely never to return to Mother England.
Unfortunately, my mother got ill on the voyage, passing away before we arrived. I was a mere child of five and didn't understand why, if there were a God why he'd take her away from us.
My father was to be the commanding officer of the garrison stationed in the Cayman Islands. He knew the army and how to train men, but he knew very little about taking care of a small child, let alone a female one. Fortunately, the ladies of the garrison looked after me in the absence of my mother.
Despite being a girl who was supposed to be interested in girly things, I became fascinated with the military. It was so orderly and neat. The uniforms were crisp and pretty. But what interested me most were the firearms, muskets, pistols, and cannons. Loud and powerful, I delighted in watching the soldiers train. When I was big enough, around seven years old, my father assigned one of his men to teach me how to shoot. That in itself would have been scandalous had I not been his daughter. As I grew, my military knowledge grew along with me.
It was this training that would save my life time and again during my life. The first time this occurred was when pirates overran our ship as my father and I were sailing to Bermuda. The crew was killed or enslaved, and my father was gravely wounded. I stood over him as he lay dying, protecting him from the band of marauders with two pistols and a cutlass. I must have been a sight to those men threatening them with my pistols, the cutlass by my side. I had dressed as a boy when the lookout had first sighted the pirate ship. My hair tied back, dressed in breeches. I was all of twelve years old. The pirate captain and the crew luckily mistook me for a young boy. God only knows what they would have done to me if they'd know I was a girl. The pirate captain was so impressed with my courage; he spared my life. Sadly, my father perished from wounds received soon after. This gave me cause to hate the men who had killed him. I vowed revenge on my father's death someday when the time was right.
The pirate captain appointed me his cabin boy when he felt he could trust that I would not slit his throat in the middle of the night. I guess I was lucky; I'd heard from other captives that 'cabin boys' were nothing but sex slaves, and when used up, the crew tossed overboard as food for the sharks and Barracuda.
As I matured, I hid my physical development in very ingenious ways. It was my good fortune that I was a late bloomer. Bandages over my budding breasts, padding to disguise my curves along with somewhat baggy clothing helped prolong the fact that I was indeed a girl.
Eventually, the crew treated me as one of their own. Refining my skills with weapons and introducing me to navigation. I learned to barter the goods we spirited away from their owners, drink, and when I got older, taking my pleasure from the ladies. I also learned what it took to run a ship, and it's a crew.
It was when I was maybe sixteen that Captain Del Rosa introduced me to Madame Bianca. Captain Del Rosa thought I was old enough to start my sexual education with the ladies. Luckily, I still had the crew fooled regarding my gender. I hoped that I could keep that ruse going with a bribe or two to the whores that serviced the crew. Meeting Madame might have been the end of my deception if she hadn't been as lusty as she was.
Madame Bianca was the proprietor of one of the bordellos in a port we frequented. When I entered, I couldn't believe what I saw. I was accustomed to being in the company of smelly men with no manners what so ever. Madame Bianca had furnished her house in fine silks, tapestries, along with elegant furniture. The women milling around were in various states of undress; each seemed to show off their main attributes, legs, and or breasts.
Madame Bianca looked me over, trying to decide which of her girls would be best for me. She asked me if I had any preferences as they all milled around me, wanting to be my first. I was very nervous, wanting to act enchanted with them. At the same time, I was scared for my life should my true gender be discovered.
Finally, unable to make up my mind, the lovely Bianca took my hand, leading me upstairs to her private boudoir. She closed the door behind her as I stood shaking.
Her voice was calm and assertive as she told me to get undressed. She was going to bathe me before she'd even consider touching me. I nervously swallowed as I sat to remove my boots. She watched to see how far I'd get. She knew I wasn't a boy, patiently waiting until I balked at removing anything other than my shoes and leggings.
She looked at me with sympathetic eyes, "Kelly, it's Kelly, right? I know you're not one of them, physically, sweet child."
I looked up at her, "How can you tell? I haven't undressed."
She grinned, "You haven't an Adam's apple, my little love. Now get undressed; your secret is safe with me."
I slowly removed my clothes as she kept talking to me. She seemed very friendly with the gentle manner in which she spoke. I placed each piece of clothing I wore in a pile as she watched. When I was down to the band covering my breasts, she told me to leave it in the corner of the room away from my dirty clothes.
Now bare naked, she told me to get in the tub she'd had filled. I complied as she rang for one of her girls to come to get my dirty rags to wash. I hid as best I could in the tub as Madame Bianca told the girl to clean or replace my filthy belongings. She partially hid me from the girl's sight just in case the girl peeked, discovering who I was. When she'd gone, Madame Bianca began undressing.
I watched with fascination as she slowly disrobed for me. I'd never seen a full-grown woman up close and bared. I was enthralled.
I asked, "Why are you undressing, Madame?"
She laughed, "To bathe you silly, I'm not going to get my clothes wet. Plus, you came here to experience your first woman. I get to fulfill that delightful obligation. Your captain will ask you questions about your time with me to be sure he got his money's worth. He's done it before, and I have no desire to cheat him."
I was stunned, "But, you're a woman, that's not right."