Flights from the Aerie

Hello! Today I have a flash fiction story for Rachelle O'Neil's Flash Fiction Challenge :D (Be sure to stop by and check out the other stories as well! I read some of them, and they're really good! :D) I was given the prompt "Most people would've screamed at the sight of it. She laughed." by Sarah , and I could use it in any form.  Dragon's Girl ended up at 630 words. Enjoy! Most people would have screamed. She laughed.  Laughed as the dragon streaked across the sky. Laughed as she was swept into her mother’s arms and carried at a panicked, jostling pace. Laughed as the dragon landed in front of them and drew in a smoky breath. The bright, carefree giggles of the infant bubbled out of her mouth and hung in the air. The dragon paused, staring at the child. It crept closer, moving lightly like a cat across the rubble, eyes alight with curiosity. The trembling mother backed away, but the dragon kept coming. The woman stepped backwards again ...

Hey-o all! (On an unrelated side note, does anyone know where "hey-o" comes from? Uglies? The Safe Lands trilogy? A Time to Die? Did I even spell it right?) (End unrelated side note) So I'm participating in a week of prompts and short stories. The prompt for day one can be found here . And (hopefully) I'll be putting up my short story from it later today. You can find details about the week here ! Anywho, here's the prompt I'm giving! It burned her hand, and she flung it as far away from her as she could. The word limit is 5,000 max, but it can be as short as you'd like! Have fun! Tally ho! (No worries, I know what that one's from ;)