"There aren't any signs of a break-in," Mustang said. "Nor of a struggle. You haven't touched this room since she disappeared, right?"
Mustang and Armstrong were at the Rockbell home along with Ed an Al. Winry and Pinako were standing in the doorway.
"It's just the way it was when she disappeared yesterday," Winry said. "Right, Grandma?"
"She's right," Pinako responded.
"Could it be that she left on her own?" Armstrong asked.
Ed gasped. "Why would she do that!"
"There are a lot of things you don't know about Kirina. How do you know she wouldn't do something stupid like you would do?" Mustang asked.
"Well, why would she?" Ed challenged. "It's not like anybody threatened her."
Al spotted something on the floor and bent down to pick it up.
"Brother, it's a letter and it's addressed to you," he said.
Ed took the letter and opened it. "Hey, it's blank!"
Mustang took it. "No, it's not blank. There's writing on it, but you need something to read it with."
"What, a lamp?"
At that moment, the rose quartz stone fell out of Ed's pocket. Armstrong picked it up.
"You need something like this. Kirina created it when she was six. The electricity in the rose quartz causes an alchemic reaction with the type of ink used in writing hidden messages."
Ed took the stone and the letter. "So what do I do with it?"
"Just hold it above the letter. There's a transmutation circle etched on the paper."
Ed quickly scanned the letter. When he was done, he ripped it up and took off running.
"Edward, where are you going?" Winry asked.
"To get her out of there."
Winry turned to everyone else. "Get who out of where?"
Mustang shrugged. "We better go follow him. He may try to do something stupid."
"Kirina knows how to make the Philosopher's Stone without sacrificing humans in large numbers. They are trying to harm her. If you care about her at all, you will follow my directions and get her out. She can't use alchemy in the state she's in. You better hurry, though. The longer you take, the faster the song will restore her memories."
The short letter's words rang in Ed's head as he ran down a beaten, barren path. The place he was running to was an old, abandoned house.
What does that mean? Will that song Anger asked her about restore her memories? And is that the reason they kidnapped her? Who are they anyway?
Ed looked up and saw the house. It was large and covered with leaves and rotting garbage. Whoever lived there was long gone. Ed shoved the door open.
"Where's Kirina?" he called.
No one was there but a few pieces of old furniture. Ed walked inside, his steps creaking and echoing throughout the house. He wondered down to the basement. When his eyes become adjusted to the dark environment, Ed could see a figure slumping against the wall.
"Kirina!" he called and rand down the steps, nearly tripping over his feet.
Up close, Ed could see it was Kirina. He shook her to try to get her to wake up.
"Kirina? Hey, Kirina?"
Kirina slowly opened her eyes. She stared at Ed for a long while before talking.
"Who are you?" she asked.
Ed blinked, taken aback. He chuckled and said, "It's me. Ed."
"Ed?" Kirina raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, it doesn't ring a bell."
Ed stared at her, wondering if he had made a mistake. But there was no mistake. After all, no one could mimic her scars. "Come on. You can't say you don't remember me, Kirina. It's me."
The girl shook her head. "Sorry, I think you're looking for someone else. My name is Kimiya Mimosa."
"What?" Ed asked in a whisper. "What? No, no, you're Kirina Miracle, the Miracle Quartz Alchemist."
"Huh? Did you take your medication this morning?"
Ed grasped her shoulders and shook her. "Remember me!" he cried. "Please, just say you remember me!"
"I'm sorry. I do not know you."
The color drained slowly from Ed's face. He slowly let go of Kirina and took a step back.
"No," he whispered, shaking. "You honestly don't remember me? You don't remember Al? Winry? Pinako? Dr. Marcoh?"
The last name struck a chord in the back of Kirina's head, but it quickly vanished.
"No. Who are they?"
This happens sometimes when people regain their previous memories. They lose the recent ones, which is why Kirina know thinks she's Kimiya. You know, I almost cried when I wrote this. It made me sad and that's almost impossible because I know what's going to happen so it shouldn't make me sad, but it still did.