Kaina Hitsugaya: Hi! So this is my first ever published fanfic, and I am proud that it is going to be a Boondock Saints story.

Murphy: -laughing- Look Connor, for once she's writing something other than slash fic.

Connor: This is strange. -turns to Kaina- what's the pairing in this story?

Kaina Hitsugaya: Well, it's Murphy/OC. The OC's name is Natsuki. But let's finish this later. Murphy?

Murphy: Kaina Hitsugaya does not own The Boondock Saints. Natsuki is a completely original character that was thought up in her imagination. Any resemblance to real persons is completely coincidental.

Kaina Hitsugaya, Murphy, Connor: Thank you!

Kaina Hitsugaya: Please review and tell me what you really think. Be brutal if needed. If this sucks, I need to know. Any advice to help better the story would be appreciated.

"Hey, Da? Where are we going?" Connor looks up at the sound of Murphy's voice.

Noah looks hard at Murphy, and says, "We're going to stay with an old friend of mine. Tsukasa Shinobu. You should remember his daughter, Natsuki."

Murphy looks confused for a second, and then recognition dawns on his face. "Oh shit. Maybe I should stay somewhere else."

Noah laughs, a full bellied laugh, at the expression on Murphy's face. "You'll be staying at Natsuki's house. So good luck. You'll need it to survive what she has planned for you. It may be fun, or it may be painful. I don't know. That's for her to know and you to find out."

VERITAS

"Murphy!"

He looks up and a shock of red and black hair obscures his vision. "Natsuki! Is that you?"

A girl with large purple eyes looks up at him and smiles. "Of course it's me silly. Who else would it be?"

Murphy untangles himself from he arms and says, "Well, you were only 15 last time I saw you."

Her smile turns into a smirk. "Don't tell me that you're still scared of my dad. He's more than willing to welcome you with open arms."

He shakes his head. "If only to stab me in the back."

She shakes her head back at him, and then seems to notice Noah and Connor for the first time. She gasps, and runs around Murphy to throw her arms around Noah. After kissing him on the cheek, she turns to Connor and does the same to him. As she opens her mouth to say something, a soft voice speaking broken English causes her to turn around.

"Natsuki-obasan, McManus-dono need to be at father's home soon. Need to go."

She responds in fast, clipped Japanese without a trace of an accent, and they hold a quick conversation.

She sighs and turns to Noah. "Noah, it's unfortunately time for you to go. I can give you a ride if you want."

"Thank you. If you need me at all, feel free to call me."

She turns to Murphy, and says, "You can come with me or you can stay here."

Murphy looks at Connor, then turns back and says, "No thanks. I'd prefer to keep my guts inside of me this time."

AEQUITAS

"Morn. What are you guys going to do today?" She looks from one twin to the other.

Murphy looks at Connor and then turns back to Natsuki. "Well, we were wondering if you could give us a lift to a church nearby. Preferably a Catholic one."

She nods, and says, "That it?"

Murphy shakes his head. "Then we were wondering if -"

A song starts to play and as Natsuki reaches for her phone, Murphy hears,

"You're not livin' till you're livin'Livin' with meYou're not winnin' till you're winnin'Winnin' meYou're not gettin' till you're gettin'Gettin' to meYou're not livin' till you're livin'Livin' for me"

"Hi Da. What's it?"

She listens, every once in a while saying "yes" or "no". She hangs up and turns to them. "So 'ow long will you guys be at the church? I've a job and I'm gonna need some 'elp."

Connor looks at Murphy and then says, "We don't need to go. What type of job is it we're talkin' 'bout?"

She shrugs. "I don't know. They wouldn't tell me anythin'. It's a little annoyin'. But they're gonna tell me when I get there. You guys comin' or not?"

Murphy looks at Connor, and Connor looks at Murphy. He raises his eyebrows, and Murphy shrugs in response. He then turns to Natsuki and says, "Sure, why not?"