Songbirds of Colour

''' Caution: Strong language is present in this fanfic. '''

Chapter One
As the door of the airship opened, a tall crimson haired woman stepped out. It had been years since she was last in Vale. Walking down into the crowd, Cerise easily found the head of yellow and purple hair. She would recognise her son anywhere.

"Trystin my boy! It's good to see you again!"

Almost running up to hug him, she settled for a decently paced walk. He didn't respond until the hug finished and she began examining his face.

"I'm glad you're back mother, we've missed you."

Cerise clicked her tongue at how he addressed her but hardly had the right to complain. Nor did she actually dislike it. It had been a long time since she'd even seen Trystin. Putting an arm over his shoulders, she started towards the exit.

"I won't be leaving this time. I've left you both alone for too long. Speaking of which, where is my little troublemaker?"

The grin that Trystin had on his face as she said this left Cerise clueless. Guiding his mother outside, he pointed at a sight that caused her to burst out laughing. The sight was of course, Iris. And hanging upside down on one of the wings was Citrine.

"I can't believe the two of you have one one those. But wow. I guess this means you've got her under control eh?"

Trystin didn't respond, instead continued walking with her towards the girl who was now waving madly at them. Rushing over to them once they got close, Citrine literally jumped into Cerise's arms.

"Did you miss me? I missed you mum. Isn't Iris pretty? Oh yeah, this is Perish. I got it from this awesome guy called Viini. He taught me how to fight and stuff. We're like, really good now. Expert and all that."

Her beaming face meant the smile never left Cerise's face. Brushing the hair away from Citrine's face, she kissed her on the forehead.

"Of course I missed you darling. And I'm not leaving this time. Especially if my little girl is as grown up as you say she is. Now lets head home, I have to make sure it's still intact after all."

Poking her daughter's nose, the three of them entered Iris and took off for their house.