Back at the bell tower Gray found himself constantly thinking of Juvia. Invel had told him not to think about her, to forget her, to disregard her as no one important and he tried to. God knows he tried but he just couldn't. He was just so amazed and confused by her. He wondered how someone so beautiful could look upon his face without any fear or disgust. Why wouldn't she scream in fear or curse or spat at him whenever she looked at his face? Why wouldn't she flinch away whenever he came near her or tried to touch her? Why was it the only time she ever did scream it was because she feared that he had hurt himself when he fell over? Why did she kiss him on the cheek? Why did she laugh when he blushed? Why...Why did she see him as a man instead of a monster?

He glanced down at the bracelet she had given him all those years ago. Even as a child she still acted kindly toward him without showing any fear or disgust. Who would be insane enough to treat him like a regular human being? And it wasn't just her who treated him respectfully and kindly, he had also been given such treatment from that lawyer Natsu and that prostitute Erza. Those three people didn't think of him as a monster or a demon at all. But why? Poor Gray, he was so used to Invel's abuse and teaching him that he was a demon and that the people from the outside world were cruel that he found it hard to understand the kindness in other people. Juvia was literally the first person to treat him with love and compassion in all his twenty years of life.

As for Invel, he himself could not stop thinking about Juvia. He was once again feeling lust and desire toward a gypsy woman. Her eyes, her hair, her body, it plagued his mind. It was the same horrible lust and desire that he had felt for Mika and just like back then he believed that these feelings were the work of witchcraft. That Juvia was some evil witch who had cursed him to feel this way. He needed to be rid of her but he could just outright kill her just like he did the last time, people were getting suspicious of him and wondered if he had been breaking the law. Then again maybe he didn't have to kill her. After all she wasn't a real gypsy, at least not one by birth.

In that moment he decided that he had to have her. That he couldn't just let her be, no she needed to be saved and he was the only one he could save her or at least that's what he believed in his deluded mind. He would have her and if she refused him then he would burn her like the witch he saw her as. He began to wander the streets night after night searching for her but for awhile it was to no avail. At last he had heard about a band of gypsies camping out just a little ways where the local brothel was. Just outside of the brothel was Juvia who was counting the money she had earned from dancing. Now it just so happened that on that very same night Loke was making one of his special visits. When he saw her he decided to try out some of his charm on her.

"Well, well, look who it is? The dancing gypsy girl." Loke greeted her with a charming smile, Juvia just scoffed at him and started to walk away. Confused, Loke went after her. "Excuse me but have I offended you Miss?"

"No but you've upset and disgusted me." She said.

"What did I do?"

"I told you that man who allegedly attacked me was innocent but you didn't inform the judge and because of that he suffered those horrible beatings."

"You're mistaken I did tell the judge that he was innocent."

"Then why was he punished?"

"I wish I knew but I swear to you I told him that it was just a misunderstanding."

"And why should I believe you?"

"You don't have to believe me but it's the truth."

"Hmmm..."

"You know I must say that was quite a scene you put on that day. Interrupting a sentence like that is pretty risky and foolish."

"Well what was I supposed to do? Sit back and watch them beat him to death?"

"They were going to let him go."

"Oh really? And when would that be? After he bleed out on to the streets? How can soldiers like you just stand by and let stuff like that happen? If I'm not mistaken soldiers are supposed to protect and help people so why didn't you help him?"

"It's not that simple and besides it's not like he was anyone important. He was just some disfigured hermit-"

"How dare you!"

Juvia slapped Loke right across his face taking him completely by surprise.

"You should be ashamed of yourself!" She cried angrily. "Referring to him as if he's some poor, dumb, animal! He's a human being! A hurt and frightened human being who probably looks to people like you for help but you just ignore him!"

"Wow... You're a feisty one aren't you?" He said rubbing his cheek. "You know you could get into a lot of trouble for striking a soldier."

"Are you going to arrest me?"

"No."

"Why?"

"For two reasons. Number one I have a soft spot for girls and number two you have a point. Look I know I should've helped that guy out but what could I do? Judge Dragneel is my superior, I can't go up against him if I do I'll lose everything."

"So you're just afraid? Is that it?"

"Hey you think it's easy to stand up to people like Zeref?"

"Of course not. You think that I wasn't frightened for my life when I did that? I was but there was someone suffering right in front of me and I...I just couldn't do nothing."

"That's very noble of you. You know I find nobility very attractive in a woman."

He took her by the hand, kissed it and started to trail kisses up her arm but she quickly pulled her arm away.

"Sorry Solider boy but I don't get involved with men who are engaged."

"Oh!" Loke blushed. "You know about that?"

"Yes, word really gets around in the gypsy world."

As the two of them were talking, they were unaware that from the shadows Invel was watching them. Seeing Loke flirt with Juvia caused an insane jealousy to spark inside of him. A jealousy so insane and dangerous that it drove him to come out from the shadows and stab Loke in the back with a knife. Juvia screamed, alerting others to come running toward her. Invel quickly ran off before she or anyone else could see him enough to identify him properly. Among the people who came to see what Juvia was screaming about were a couple soldiers who believed that Juvia had been the one who stabbed Loke and they arrested her immediately.

"I didn't stab him!" She told them. "It was a man in a cloak!"

"You expect us to believe that?!" They told her.

"But it's the truth!"

Unfortunately they didn't believe her and she found herself locked in a jail cell and she was to remain there until her pending trial.

"Please let me out!" She pleaded to the jailer. "I'm innocent!"

"Silence witch!" The jailer snapped. "You just better pray that they find you guilty only of attempted murder and not witchcraft."

"Witchcraft? Why would I be found guilty of witchcraft?"

"You have been accused of using witchcraft and conversing with the devil and they are willing to testify at your trial."

"What?! But it's not true! Let me out! I've done nothing wrong!" But the jailer just walked away ignoring her.

For hours she pleaded and begged to be set free, swearing that she had done no wrong but no one listened to her.

"Please." She wept softly. "Please let me out."

She then began to cry herself to sleep.