Rattlesnake (Peridots)

Rattlesnake.
Fitting. A strange name for a strange HiveWing.
Rattlesnake never knew her parents. Her egg hatched alone, in an alleyway. But… she never was completely alone. Because, you see, when she did hatch, the first thing she saw were the red, gold, and yellow talons of strangers.
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The world was a mess, colors of fire coalescing in her new eyes.
“Move over, Cinnamon! I wanna see her!”
“No, I have to help her out of her egg first!”
“But Cinnamonnnn!”
“Calm down, you two. She’ll come out when she’s ready.”
She blinked a few times, her eyes covered in eggshell, chirping at the new dragons.
“Aw, hello, baybeee! (She’s so cute!) I’m Cinnamon! That’s Termite, and that’s Honeydew! We’re your new big sisters!”
“And brother,” Termite piped up.
Honeydew shoved Cinnamon out of the way, and held the newly-hatched dragonet in her small talons. “What’re we gonna name her?”
“Howabout Wasp?” Cinnamon stepped back over.
“No, silly, Wasp is the queen!” Honeydew stuck her tongue out at her. “Maybe Beetle?”
Termite got up and decided to find out what all the fuss was about. “Awww.” He patted the little dragon’s head. “I think we should name her Rattlesnake.”
Cinnamon turned to the right, casually, but then her eyes widened. “It’s the white-eyes!”
Soldiers were stomping down the road close by, their eyes pale as the moons. The three small dragonets fled down the alley, Rattlesnake in Honeydew’s talons.
Don’t worry. We’ll get you somewhere safe. We promise.
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Rattlesnake grew up on the streets. She, Cinnamon, Honeydew, and Termite might not have been related by blood, but they were the closest any of them had ever had to family. Cinnamon and Honeydew were only a couple years older than her, and Termite a year older than them. 
The four of them had everything. A cozy secret hideout where they all slept, with beanbags and pillows taken from the library, heaps of tasty food (that was, without a doubt, repeatedly stolen from some poor merchant), and Termite’s attempt at giving them some sort of an education. They ran from mindless HiveWings together, stole fruits together, told stories together. For one spent entirely on the streets, it was a good life. A safe life.
WIP
===Trivia===
- Rattlesnake was made for a three-emoji character contest held by ScrollreaderTheTribird, but doesn't fit all the requirements, and was instead just an opportunity to make a new OC.
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Category:Females
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