A Daughter?!

This Is Me

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A few years have past, Cookie has grown to a nice young girl although she remained wearing the glasses because she felt it's necessary. In addition, during those years Cookie been feeling different and thinking different.

//I am not a stranger to the dark
Hide away, they say
'Cause we don't want your broken parts
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
Run away, they say
No one'll love you as you are//

Cookie has been feeling down since she gotten more accustom to planet Earth and with the other Destroyer's children's. Cookie remained locked in her room to avoid everyone. The sound of a knock interrupted her thoughts. She turn to see it was her father.

//But I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious//

He made his way to the bed and sat down on the edge. A moment of silence past between them before Lord Beerus finally spoke.

"You didn't come down for dinner or the other times. Is it still bothering you?"

"What do you think?"

Cookie answered coldly.

//When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me//

"It's just a question"

"Well it was a stupid question"

//Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh//

"There's no need for that kind of attitude, so you can just drop it"

Cookie looked away from avoiding him as she let out a sigh.

"Cookie, you don't need the glasses anymore"

"I know but it's for my own protection and you know that. Everyone treats me different like I'm a monster"

She said sadly.

//Another round of bullets hits my skin
Well, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
We are bursting through the barricades and
Reaching for the sun (we are warriors)
Yeah, that's what we've become (yeah, that's what we've become)//

"Who cares what everyone else thinks?"

"I care. I want everyone to love me, not fear me"

She said looking at him.

//I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious//

Lord Beerus let out a sigh as he pulled her in for a hug as he wrap his arm over her shoulder.

"You're too prescious for this universe"

He said with a smile causing Cookie to slightly smile back.

//When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me//

"Daddy I don't like the way I look"

"Sweetheart we are all different..."

"No"

She said cutting him off.

//Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
This is me//

"I'm different. Nobody in this whole universe or even in the whole cosmos have my eyes or my abilities. No one likes me, they just push me away as if I was a broken toy"

"But one kid likes you, I forgot what's his name again"

"It's Goten Dad"

"Right, Goten"

"But Goten is loveable. It's just the way he is"

//And I know that I deserve your love
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) There's nothing I'm not worthy of
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
This is brave, this is bruised
This is who I'm meant to be, this is me//

Lord Beerus shook his head.

"And the way I see it, that's enough to make you worthy of anything"

"But..."

//Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me//

"If Goten likes you for the way you are then you shouldn't look down at yourself. Don't be afraid to be seen, you're beautiful, you're brave, you're glorious, you're you"

He said as he removed her shades to reveal glossy black eyes as tears threaten to fall.

//When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
I'm gonna send a flood
Gonna drown 'em out
Oh
This is me//

"If someone knocks you down then you knock them down ten times harder. Do you understand? No daughter of mine will be pushed down"

He said gently and firmly.

"I'm your only daughter"

"That's right and I stand corrected"

"But what about the other Destroyer's childrens? They bully me, they cut me down"

"Because they're..."

"Afraid of me. I know."

She said sadly.

"Yes they're afraid of you not because the way you look but because you are stronger then them. Listen honestly the only person that can bring you down is yourself"

Cookie sniffles as she rubbed her eyes before jumping up and embracing her father.

"I really needed to hear those words. Thank you Daddy and you're right Goten does like like me. I'm going to ask Whis to contact him for me"

She said with a smile as she happily pulled away and hop off the bed as she ran out of the room. Lord Beerus immediately face palm as he realized what he just did.

'What have I done? I just pushed her closer to Goku's kid'

He said anxiously as he got up to follow her.

To be continued...