Natsu had no idea why he was feeling this way.
The new girl certainly was interesting, but Natsu felt attracted to her in a very strange way for some reason. Was this what they called a crush?
Anyway, he didn't want to think about such complicated matters now. They were showing Lucy around the school, and her eyes were huge with wonder, awe, and disbelief. He knew how that felt; they all had felt it before themselves when they first came.
"These are the girls' dorms." Erza said as they came to their final destination. "Natsu, Gray, it's almost dinnertime, so you should get going. You don't want to be late."
They both nodded, and raced to get to the cafeteria first. Natsu won by a few centimeters.
Good, he decided. Food would help him get his mind off these blasted feelings.
He ran to the food line.
"This is your room, Lucy." said Erza. "Well, I should be taking my leave now. Please call me if you need anything. I'll be right across the hall."
Lucy nodded. "Thanks, Erza. You've been really helpful."
"Oh, and the last dinner is in fifteen minutes, so you might want to start heading to the cafeteria." she added. "Goodbye."
And so, that was how Miss Lucy Heartfillia came to be at the Fairy Institute for Troublemakers and Law Breakers.
Meanwhile, a certain man going by the name of Jude was mad. Very, very, mad.
"What do you mean, you can't find her?! She's a teenaged girl! How hard can it be?!"
"I apologize, sir." the man in front of him said. "But she is nowhere to be found. Your daughter had vanished off the face of the planet."
"Vanished off the face of the planet, eh?!" Jude yelled. "Well, let me tell you this! If you do not find her, Jose, you are going to regret it! I will not only refuse to pay you, I will prevent you from ever making a buisness deal ever again! Do you hear me?!"
"Yes, sir. I'll get people working on it immediately."
"You'd better."Jude hissed. "I want that girl locked up by May, understood?!"
Jose nodded. "Understood.