Fire Island: Book 3 of The Chatterre Trilody (Chatterre Trilogy) by Jeanne Foguth Read Free Book Online Page A

startled Captaintemakiatano, but he couldn't be sure.
    Once Cameron could see above the deck, he stopped transfixed by the sight of the strange turquoise skin hanging from her body as she stared at the open doorway to his cabin.
    Saphera was nowhere in sight, which meant that she was probably hiding under the table in his galley.
    Now he could see that the turquoise layer was some strange form of clothing. And, since it was half-torn away, he was positive that Captaintemakiatano was a female. Thankfully, he could also see that she appeared uninjured, so he assumed her scream had been a response to Saphera leaping aboard.
    Captaintemakiatano's scream had apparently terrified his dear companion, and she had probably done what she always did in such a situation. Hide.
    Taking her attention from the galley door, Captaintemakiatano calmly began pulling at the strange azure layer. There was no blood and her expression didn't appear pained.
    Obviously, the stuff was removable.
    Clothing?
    Judging by the methodical way she was moving, he was inclined to think it was the most likely possibility.
    The shedding of the turquoise layer revealed a glimmering silver layer, which was very similar to the ill one's attire, which made him wonder about their relationship. Were they from the same group, or was the silver layer coincidence?
    As he silently watched, Cameron was reminded of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, except for the fact that she didn't appear wet or have wings. At least none that he could see from his vantage point.
    Knowing that she was all right, he quickly stepped back down, grabbed the staff of power, then climbed aboard, nodded to Captaintemakiatano, as if seeing a creator's emissary disrobing on Sirocco's deck was normal, and hurried to the galley to check on Saphera and prepare their mid-day meal.

Chapter 6
    Thankfully, the larger boat was steadier than the small one had been, so Tem-aki was able to eat the food the strange man offered. As she chewed the dark bread and chunky whitish thing, which he called 'sandwich', she studied Cameron. If he put on normal clothing and got his shaggy hair cut to a normal length, he would probably be quite handsome. For certain, his food tasted wonderful. Perhaps long hair was typical here. Thunder's hair had been worn long too, but Cameron didn't have any tiny braids with beads and feathers, so the style was different. Perhaps the braids weren't as important as the hair's length and it fashionable, on this planet, for males to have long hair.
    And if so, she might actually be on Thunder's world, but that didn't explain why GEA-4's language program hadn't worked.
    Again, she thought of Thunder's dark hair, which was well past his shoulders with four small braids, two near each ear, which blended in with the rest of his thick hair, except for the beads and feathers decorating them. She studied Cameron's hair, which was a similar dark brown/black color, but there was no sign of any tiny braids. Aside from the color, there didn't seem to be any similarities, so she might be wrong about being on Thunder's world.
    And their clothing was decidedly different.
    Which might mean that she would never see her brother, friends, or her parents, again.
    Tears blurred her vision and the sandwich threatened to come back up. She clenched her jaws, closed her eyes and tried to focus on calming thoughts. Several minutes later, when she finally felt like she might be back in control of her emotions, she sighed and opened her eyes.
    Cameron was staring at her with a worried look.
    "I'm fine," she said, as much for her own sake as his.
    His expression didn't change, so either he still couldn't understand her or he didn't believe her. He chewed his lower lip and glanced from the food left on her plate to her. Did he think he'd made her ill? If so, would he stop providing food and shelter?
    Tem-aki tried to smile assuringly and took another bite of the too-sweet red gel-food.
    Cameron's concerned look