~Prologue~

Sweating profusely in the middle of the night when normal people are sleeping...but the thing is I'm not normal...no, I'm far from normal but you know, it wasn't always like this...

**Punch...Punch...Punch**

I punch the punching bag I had installed in my room...with all my strength I punch it...thinking about how I used to be...before I became this mess

...

Flashback

"So, What does my little princess want for breakfast?" My dad smiled up at me, me sitting on the kitchen counter smiling back at him

"Dad, I'm not a little kid anymore, you can't keep calling me your little princess" I said to him and he frowned

"Dad? No more daddy"

"Yes, dad, that's what the older kids call her their daddy"

"But, you're still a little girl, Shorty" he said making me smile...he loved calling me Shorty and I loved hearing him call me that

Because I really am short...shorter than most kids my age but anybody else call me that and you'll see what I'm made of...even mom

He's the only one allowed to call me that

"No, daddy, I'm a big girl now, I have to do what big girls do" I pouted

"Hmm and what do big girls do?" He asked me

"They call their mommy and daddy, mom and dad, they are not called little princesses and a bunch of other things...I'll teach you, I've got it planned out" I say shifting to jump off the counter before he pulled me back and looked into my eyes

"Listen, Shorty, you can't keep trying to grow up so fast...you need to live life as it comes...Life's what's happening when you're busy making other plans" he said looking serious

"Arthur, how many times have I said this...you can't keep saying all these wise words to Danielle, she's too young to even understand any of it, come on she's 7" mom groaned walking into the kitchen

"Morning, mom" I beamed

"Morning, sweetheart" she gave me peck before greeting daddy as well " Now, what's this I'm hearing about my little baby wanting to be like the older kids?" She smiled sweetly

"Oh, mom, I've changed my mind, I think I'd rather be daddy's little princess a while longer" I beamed, turning to daddy for the last part to see a proud smile on his face

The two of them exchanging looks for a while and I decided to end all of that

"So, I've decided, we're all making breakfast, together but you two can choose what to make"

End of Flashback

"I miss you so much, daddy" I say as I keep punching the bag

I punch for a few before I stopped, looks like the bag's about to break off

Walking over to take a sit and drink some water I feel moisture on my chest and that's when I know I've been crying

"I really miss you so so much, daddy"

I open up a bottle of water and surprisingly gulped down the whole thing... I didn't know I was that thirsty

My dad died in an accident 10 years ago and let's just say things fell apart...you know how in most families, the mother is the pillar of the family? In my case, my dad was that pillar and with that pillar gone...everything collapsed. I didn't just lose my dad in that accident I lost way more...I lost both my parents, my mom is alive though, it's just she's not herself and we rarely see each other anymore and the only thing she ever talks about at those rare times is my grades which had also gone from very good to extremely bad since dad died 'I'm so disappointed, Danielle' 'Even a fifth grader would have aced this more than you, Danielle' 'Why can't you bring home any good news, Danielle?'

I can't count everything that died that night with my dad but trust me when I say, it was a lot

The happiness in the house died...my good grades...the frequent smiles...the actual care and interest in each other...

Now, everyone calls me Danny, except mom 'cos she just likes pissing me off and I've become more a boy than a girl

I've trained every night for the last, let's see, say 9 years more or less...not because I'm expecting a war or anything, just for the fun of it and besides why the hell not?

I can say that I could take down say 100 guys all on my own and I'm not exaggerating and no...I don't train all on my own, I go to the gym too... just haven't in a while '.cos all I ever hear there nowadays is

'Danny, you should be a professional fighter,it'll earn you a lot of money and you're really good at it so, why not?'

From literally everyone and I'm sick of it

Now I'm gonna study a little before I have to get ready for school.