Rita hugs kia " kia~~~ how are you?~~"

Kia: I shouldn't have ever come back.

Rita: don't be mean~~ kia ~~

Zihein: so how's your circle?

Kia: closed.  I closed it when ed came looking for me and...*blush* stuff.

Yuki: stuff ~~~?

Kia: just anyway. Its closed. And I'm starting not to rely on it. So there wouldn't be much problems if someone tries to open it.

Zihein: but... But if something terrible happens to you. Kia-chan will still choose to hide it. Isn't it?

Kia: that's none of your business zihein.

Rita: that part of kia just won't change.

Ed walks towards kia and hugs her " don't hide it. Tell me. "

Rita: yea~~ tell him than we won't have to deal with the aftermath.

Kia: ed...

Ed: can you never use that circle again?

Kia: I... Can destroy it. If you want...

Ed: kia... Will that cause you pain? *cups cheek* if yes than don't do it.

Kia: but... This way its easier. I won't have to restrict myself from not putting my feelings locked up.

Ed: if only you want to.

She grabs lightly of his hand that is cupping her cheek " um... I have you..."

Yuki: nee-chan... Also has learnt to be mushy.

Zihein: isn't that a good thing?

Kia: urusei!!!  So how's roy?

Yuki: nii-san has gone back to his world. We don't know much since we separated.

Kia: no one made a call?

Zihein: well we were saving you. We kinda forgot about roy for a bit.

Al: I called back though. I was a little worried so...

Rita: eh... Didn't know you're the detail kind of guy.

Al: well... I was kinda worried about may so I called to ask.

Ed: so what he say?

Al: they found grumman and said something about everything is in motion. Just that there are too many things unknown. Difficult to make things work.

Kia: understood. You can't prepare for something you don't know. We need to gather more information. I'll leave that to you guys.

Rita: why!!! I don't want!!! I wanna Play!!  Rest!!!

Kia: -_-'''' you've never changed. Even when you're my squad leader. Always throwing me meddlesome stuff. *eyes sparkles * now is for revenge.

Rita: *puppy eyes* kia~~~

Kia: hmph.

Al: actually... I thought she tried to kill you? Nii-san told me.

Kia: she did. After that, my father recruited her.

Al: oh. Sounds... Complicated...

Kia: I'm going to the other side to see things for a while.

Al:I want to follow.

Ed: may neh~~

Al: nii-san too!!! You weren't that daring with all those mushy acts when with winryl!!!

Ed: urusei!!! Winryl... Winryl... Wasn't girly enough!!

Al: eh~~~ is that so? Or were you hiding it with her in the bedroom? After all you got two kids with her isn't it?

Ed: *blush * its not like that!!! Its just... Its embarrassing...

Al: but you did it to kia~

Ed: I'm a mature adult now. Um. Mature adults do daring things. *taps shoulder * you need to learn to be a mature adult to al. Like that, then you can get may.

Al: *blush * eh.... Don't push it to me.

Kia: anyways... Do some digging.

Zihein: eh... I've to start from the top now. Yuki~~ you'll help me right?

Yuki: huh? Of course not. I only heal and collect bodies and some other stuff.

Zihein: x_xllll I'm all alone...

Kia: you might want to start with missing human count. In the first place... Do you know more than us? Zihein.

Zihein: ohya? That took you long to ask that question.

Ed: I kinda forgot too. You're from their side. Isn't it?

Al: what do you know? Please tell us.

Rita: the right question should be, what do you know about kenja no ishi?

Zihein: that's a broad topic rita.

Rita: you know what I'm talking about.

Zihein: this is why I don't like to be with you people. So serious. Unlike yuki~~ so cute and only caring about her own things.

Yuki sits onto his lap " zihein...hehe. "

Kia: spit it out. Everything.

Zihein: I only know... The kenja no ishi will affect both worlds. That damn ass guy wouldn't tell me no matter what I ask or probe. Smart people are troublesome.

Rita: that's not all right? How about the hundred names?

Zihein: I don't know. I only know its important. That guy goes there often to add names or cancel names or just look at it than giggle. I can only guess its important. Well... He did say that when I asked him too.

Al: who is that guy?

Zihein: the person rikoa and I calls master. He brought me back from death's brink I don't know why. Never seen his face, never knew his name. Just master. He covers his face with bandages. Rikoa was like me, saved at death's brink by him.

Kia: nii-san... So what are master's orders usually?

Zihein: nothing. Until recently. To help him complete kenja no ishi. He said. I've never even seen what the kenja no ishi looks like now.

Ed: tsk... There's so many things we need answers to.

Rita: ok. Zihein promise to investigate missing human count!!

Zihein: don't just say it!!!
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Ed: kia? You called me?

" um. " she called from her bathroom. She stepped out half naked with a towel covering her bottom only.

Ed: clothes!!!

Kia: look carefully.

Ed: the circle at your front... Its gone.

Kia: um. I used 'back to zero'

He hugged her " was it painful? "

Kia: a little... But ed you promise I could cry to you right?

Ed: um.

Kia: ed... Arigato.
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Frin pov:

This place should be okay. It's the most Center I could find of the whole world. Sigh... Its going to take a lot of energy. I don't even know if I can do this at one go. I might actually faint.

An alchemy reaction? This feeling... Eliza?

Kia: yo.

Frin: kia? Why are you here? Are you ok? Are you,you?

Kia: asshole. Does that sound like me?

Frin: yup. How come... Its you? Not eliza?

Kia:  I was looking for you. Than I heard Eliza is with may. We went there so al could you know reunite. Than I asked eliza to teleport me to where you were. I thought both of you would have some bond.

Frin: hehe. How smart.

Kia: a scanner circle. Looking for?

Frin:any advanced technology. Meaning alchemy that doesn't belong here.

Kia: range?

Frin: whole world....

Kia: that's a little... Crazy.

Frin: I know. But I don't want to miss clues.

Kia: that needs a lot of energy.

Frin: I know. But gathering natural energy at one circle takes time. I don't have that time.

Kia: didn't you ask Eliza if there's any faster way to collect natural energy?

Frin: I did. There's none.

Kia: okay... Use this one.

Frin: kenja no... Ishi?

Kia: I got a few remember? 

Frin: how many, a few?

Kia: four pieces. One used as toll for the gate of Truth. One for ed. Left two.

Frin: I guess there's no other choice. We're running out of time.

I take the stone from her and touches the circle. Alchemy reacts. Like a ripple... It started to spread...I close my eyes and let information flow...Suddenly it hit three points...  I open my eyes.

Kia: so?

Frin: like I guess. There is advanced alchemy.

Kia: do you have a map?

Frin: no... But I'm sure they have.

*ring ring... * calling from the hotel.

Kain: hai?

Frin: its me.

Kain: frin.

Frin: do you have a map? World map.

Kain: wait a minute...

Kain goes and tell jean to take a map and he does.

Kain: got it. I'm putting you on speaker.

Frin: don't.

Kain: hai...

Frin: on second thought, call me back at a safe place.

Kain: hai.

Kain and jean runs out of the headquarters and goes to kain's house where there is phones ad everything needed for communication. Kain makes the call again.

Kain: hello? Frin?

Frin: safe?

Kain: hai. No one can track here. It's my house own device.

Frin:circle these places. Furam. Zhi of xing. Yun mountain.

Jean circles these places. He gasps " ooii... Isn't this a triangle? " he grabs the phone from kain " its a triangle. "

Frin: not a circle....?

Jean: it could be if you want to draw it that way. I'm just suggesting.

Kia: a triangle in a circle... There probably is such a transmutation circle... It's too simple. It can't do anything lethal.

Frin: what's in the middle of the triangle?

Jean: there are too many countries and villages.

Frin: tsk... Anything prominent?

Jean: not really...

Frin: damn it!!!  Arigato.

Jean: wait. Do I tell this to colonel?

Frin: please do.

Kia: well... Shall we return to where Eliza is?

Frin: um I'm starting to miss her too.