Gray was brought before Judge Zeref who was most displeased when he was told that he had assaulted a woman that is until Captain Loke informed him of what Juvia had said. Still he felt that maybe he needed to make an example for the people so he went to speak with Invel.

"So Gray left the church did he?" Invel said when Zeref informed him.

"Yes and he was accused of assaulting a woman but the captain says that it was a misunderstanding so he won't go to prison still he caused a disturbiance and I believe that an example should be made but I wanted to consult you first."

"Well what example did you have in mind?"

"I believe that an appropriate punishment would be to have him tied to a stockade and be given twenty lashes. But it's up to you since you are his guardian."

"Hmmm...I believe that the boy needs to learn a lesson."

"Very well. If you say so."

The judge then left the church. On his way back to the court who couldn't help but think about that man who had freed his prisoners the other day. Just who was he? Zeref couldn't identify his face because it had been awfully dark that evening but he could tell by the man's voice that he was young and no doubt rebellious. How dare he call him a criminal. Why if it weren't for him the streets would be filled with crime. He had taken an oath long ago, to see to it that all crime in Fiore be eliminated no matter the cost and he intended to follow through with that oath til the end. But this mystery man was going to be an obstacle, an obstacle that he would remove.

Little did he know that said man, Natsu was in town today keeping an eye out for any innocent people who were being arrested.

"See anyone Happy?" He asked his feline companion.

But the little cat only responded with a meow. The two walked from street to street, watching out for the people who would need him. He had decided that he was going to defend the people of Fiore. But not as a soldier. During the day he would defend them as a lawyer once he finished law school and at night he would defend them as the mysterious cloaked figure who sneaked into Fiore's prison and set the wrongly convicted free.

Ezra also played a part in this. Whenever she had a client who was a soldier she would make sure to get every juicy detail out of him about what Zeref was up to. At night during Natsu's jail breaks, she would dress as a soldier and stall the others long enough for Natsu and the prisoners escape. And if she couldn't stall them long enough then she would subject them to a beat down. Ezra didn't just have a beautiful body, she also had a very clever brain, and surprisingly muscular strength so she was a rather useful ally.

Natsu soon came to the part of town where gypsies, beggars, and those who lived in poverty were around. He hated to see so many people cold, dirty, and starving. He didn't have any money with him but if he did he would have gladly given all of it to these people.

"There you go. I hope that's enough." He heard a sweet voice say.

Turning in the direction of the voice he saw a pretty blonde talking with a homeless family the consisted of four children. Judging by her dress he could tell that she was a woman of wealth with a dowry of gold and pearls but the gold was on her head and the pearls were in her mouth. She was like a ray of sunshine in a sky of stormy clouds. And when he saw her giving gold coins to the family he realized that she wasn't just lovely, she was compassionate too.

"You are so good to us Miss Heartfilia." The father in the family said. "I wish I could repay you."

"Nonsense I don't need any repayment." She told him.

Natsu found himself unable to take his eyes off of her. He watched her as she gave the last of her money to the family and started to walk away.

"Well hello there little kitty, where did you come from?"

It wasn't until now that Natsu finally realized that Happy had walked over to her. She picked him up and he immediately started nuzzling her.

"My you certainly are affectionate." She said.

"Happy get back here!" Nasty demanded in a whisper but the cat refused so Natsu had to shyly walk over there. He gulped a little because despite being raised in a brothel he had never developed any attraction to a woman. Until now of course.

"Oh hello." She greeted when he came over. "Is this your cat?"

" Yes he is. "

"He sure is cute. Does he have a name?"

"It's Happy. "

"You named your cat Happy?"

" Well fluffy was already taken. "

She giggled.

"You're not from around here are you?" He asked her.

" What makes you say that? "

"Oh I don't know. Gold earrings, silken dress, white gloves, you don't see many beggars wearing that stuff."

" I guess they are a dead give away. "

"So what brings you to my neck of the woods?"

"I just wanted to do some charity work. I have more money than I know what to do with so I decided to give a lot of it to those who don't have very much. "

"You actually do that?"

"Yes. Is there something wrong with that?"

"No. I'm just surprised that there are actually rich people out there who give a damn about the lower class. "

"Good sir didn't your mother ever tell you how rude it is to curse in the presence of a lady? "

"No because I never had a mother."

She went silent for a moment.

"You never had a mother? " She asked him.

"No."

"What about a father? "

"Never had one of one those either. "

"Oh no...Then you were an orphan?"

"Yeah."

"That's so awful."

"Well it's no big deal. I mean I'm not the only orphan in Fiore."

"Still I can't imagine what it would be like to grow up without a family."

"Actually I had a family. I had the other kids at the orphanage and I also had Erza and her friends."

"Who's Erza?"

"She took me in when I was twelve years old. She can be pretty bossy and mean but she saved my life, taught me how to survive on the streets, treated me like family, and she made sure that I always had a good education. When I turned sixteen she immediately started saving money to send me to law school."

"What does she do for a living?"

"Uh...I'd rather not say until you get to know me better."

"She's not a criminal is she?"

"No but... Let's just say her career is considered questionable by some people."

"I see. Anyway you said that you were in law school?"

"Yes. I hope to become a lawyer so I can defend the falsely accused. A lot of people in Fiore are being arrested for crimes they didn't commit."

"Well how do you know that they're innocent?"

"Because there's no evidence that proves they did anything. The Fiore prison is filled with at least fifty innocent people."

"If that's true then why don't any of them hire a lawyer?"

"Because they're all peasants who are too poor to afford a lawyer. Once I get my degree I'm going to defend them with whatever they can pay me with or even if they can't pay me at all."

"Then how will you make a living?"

"For me this job is not about the money. It's about getting justice for the people. Real justice. That judge wouldn't know justice if it bit him in the ass."

"You musn't talk like that. If a soldier heard you, you might end up rotting away in prison."

"Let em hear me! It's the God's honest truth."

"You certainly are a passionate one Mr.?"

"Natsu. Just Natsu. I don't have a last name."

"Okay Natsu. I'm Lucy Heartfilia."

"Heartfilia? Any relation to Jude Heartfilia, the wealthy merchant?"

"He's my father."

"I didn't know he had kids."

"He just has me though sometimes I wished that I had brothers and sisters. It would have made my childhood not so lonely."

"What do you mean?"

"I'd rather not talk about it."

As the two continued to stroll through town they noticed that people were hurrying off somewhere.

"Hey watch it!" Natsu said as several people rushing off bump into him. He grabbed one man running by and asked him. "Hey what's going on?"

"Didn't you hear?" The man told him. "The demon of the church was caught trying to assault a woman."

"Demon of the what?"

"The church. Haven't you ever heard of him?"

"Last I checked demons didn't exactly hang around churches."

"Well according to the archdecon twenty years ago a soldier of the church was seduced by a witch and he impregnated her, God then punished him by having his child be born a demon. A demon in a human body."

"Sir are you drunk?"

"Wait a minute I've heard this before." Lucy said. "And I'm pretty sure it's just a vicious rumor."

"Well rumor or not the judge is going to have him whipped on public display." The man said.

"And people actually wanna watch that?" Natsu said. "That's sick!"

"To each his own. Now get out of my way."

He then ran off to follow the crowd.

"Some people are just depraved." Lucy said.

"Hmmm... I have feeling that I should see this." Natsu said. "And figure out if this 'demon' is really just some innocent man forced to suffer some injustice."