Nickname(s): Dix, Freight Train, D

Age: 18

Grade: Senior

Birthday: July 4th

Appearance: Danny stands at 6'1, 200 pounds. He has a very muscular build from his athletic background. He has a chiseled face with a two dimples accentuating his light green eyes. His hair is dark brown, appearing black when it's wet or gelled and, cut short, sometimes with blonde frosting on the tips. He sports a diamond stud earring in his left ear or sometimes a platinum hoop.

In terms of style, Danny can usually be found in a pair of Black Doc Martens and Carpenter Jeans with a black leather jacket and GAP sweater in the fall and winter months. When going out clubbing or partying he opts for his black wool pants and black leather shoes, and white or black pullover. He doesn't lean too far away from his black and white outfits except when playing sports or just hanging out.

During the summer he opts mainly for short sleeve pullovers with cargo shorts and Doc Marten sandals. He is always seen with his earring in, Platinum Chain around his neck, and platinum bracelet on his arm. You'll never see Danny in Gold for he hates it with a passion.

Personality: Though he could be easily categorized as a jock, loving sports and playing as much as he can, Danny, for want of better words is a quiet guy, until you either A. get to know him, or B. Cross him. He's probably best described as one of the more laid back, calm, and collected kind of people that just seems to be taking days one by one. He doesn't shoot his mouth off for the sake of hearing the sound of his own voice and as his friends will tell you, he's a fierce friend that will do anything and everything to protect the people that he cares about the most.

That's not to say that Danny is a saint by any means. He knows how to have fun and is well known around Richmond High for the parties that he throws. He has no problems drinking to get drunk and though casual sex may not be his main focus in life, he certainly isn't opposed to it either. He's a bit of an open flirt which has gotten him into trouble from time to time, especially when the girl he has been flirting with happens to have a boyfriend or gets the wrong impression from him.

Though he might try to be understanding Danny can hold a grudge longer than most people you might meet and once you find yourself on his 'most hated' list you aren't likely to get off of it any time soon (if ever). There have been a lot of people in his life that have tried to take his loyalty for granted and have in turn felt what it feels like to be on the wrong side of his sometimes fiery temper (or fist as the case may be).

This of course brings us to Danny's temper. It's not easy to get a rise out of him but if you push Danny far enough he tends to react without thinking. In the defense of a friend he will often go too far and if you try talking trash about any of the women in his life (be it his mother or best friend) then expect to be in for a world of hurt. He has often had to rely on those very women to pull him back into line and it's not until the aftermath that Danny can ever consider he has gone too far.

When it comes to his feelings, Danny is very reserved. Even those that he considers to be his best friends know very little about what is going on in that head of his when he is off brooding in a corner. If they tried to inquire however, his face will change and it will be as though nothing has ever been wrong. He doesn't take chances when he knows he should and as a result, he usually ends up sitting on the sidelines (especially when we are talking about romantic endeavors) while somebody else is getting the glory.

Family: Danny lives with his Mom and Dad. His Mom is the classic housewife, and school volunteer. She always works the concession stand, or is raising money for the school boosters. His Dad is a Marine Corp. Colonel turned recruiter after the Second Gulf War. He was wounded and sports a 6 inch metal pin in his right leg, preventing combat duty. His Dad Billy works in the local recruiting office.

-Reeva Dixon- Danny's Mother	-Billy Dixon- Danny's Father

History: Born in Southern California he is the only son of a Marine Corp. Colonel. He never had the chance to settle down in one community as he was always moving. He has school records spread all across the country. He started Kindergarten in Germany where he had to learn about the German language and culture, growing to love the time he spent here as the years went by.

He was getting ready to start 3rd grade there until his father came to him and told him that he was being deployed to France, Danny wasn't happy with the situation, wondering why he had to leave his friends and move some where else. His father would tell him it was his job and he had to follow the rules. Complaining was something Danny was allowed to do, he just had to pack up and leave everything behind.

As a still young child, an entirely new country had it's own appeal and Danny was quick to set about making friends on the American Base where his father was stationed. They were to spend a total of three years in France before, just as Danny was starting to feel as though he had made himself a home, his father sat him down for a conversation he'd already had once before. Sighing heavily and being burnt with all the moving, Danny just packed his bags without so much as a groan and the three Dixon's now made their way to England.

Though there may have been a lot of other military brats for Danny to make friends with, he found that it was hard to forge any lasting relationships. He just couldn't go around making close friends then have to up and leave them. He struggled the entire time that he lived in England, missing The US, missing having a family that extended beyond his Mom and Dad. Most of the kids on the base had siblings to keep them company and seeing as he was heading for being a teenager, he couldn't see that the birth of a brother or sister now would make any real difference to him.

It was just before Danny started the eighth grade that Danny and his family moved back to the United States when his father was stationed in Texas. Excited to be somewhere he could actually speak the native tongue and sound similar to everyone that lived here, Danny seemed to thrive. He was able to learn the American sports and going to school there was when he grew his love for football.

There was still to be a lot of moving in his future with the Dixon's going from Texas to Chicago and then back to Southern California where he started his high school years. He was pretty much happy for the first time in his life, back in a place that he had always thought of as home. He had dreams that he could actually make friends and that his family would get to be a real family again.

This dream was once again short-lived when his father was called up for active service. Starting school in California and his father going to war, Danny's mind wasn't completely on his books.  He was found it hard to sleep and was always up late at night and his mother, though she tried to be strong for the both of them would jump every time the phone rang or when there was a knock on the door. They ate their dinner in silence while they watched the battle play out on their television screens. Though Danny's father did his best to stay in touch with them, there were times when he would be out of range and Danny would often hear his mother crying herself to sleep.

During the winter of his 10th grade year of school that Danny and his mother received news of a car bomb exploding near where his father was heading up a patrol. Their hearts in their mouths, they feared the worst but were beyond relieved to hear that though there was some fear for infection, he had merely been wounded and was being sent home, discharged from active duty, at least for the time being.

Danny was given bad news about his father from his mother. She told him that his father was wounded in combat and was being sent home. The knew was devastating, but Danny was able to cope with it. It was better than hearing that his father was killed. His father was hurt in combat and was now wearing a 6 in metal pin in his right leg which keeps him from doing combat work in the army.

With that information, Danny and his parents were told of a recruiting job in Ridgefield, Michigan. After a relatively short recovery period, his father took the job and they packed their bags for what Danny hoped would be the last time, and moved to Ridgefield in a nice size home for the three of them. His father had a job that required little to no travelling and Danny was able to make friends and not worry about leaving them.

He was a Sophomore when he started at Richmond and found that it was much easier to make friends here than he had at other schools. Puberty was enabling him to fill out and a lot of time at the gym, lifting weights and what have you meant that Danny was quick, not only to be noticed by the girls of Richmond, but the Coaches of numerous sports. Though he tried his hand at a number of them, the one he focused on was Football and though he was too new to wind up as the Quarterback right off the bet, the put him in the squad and Danny met his first, true best friend, Casper Connors.

In spite of a number of differences, they seemed to have a lot in common and Casper and Danny were quick to become good friends. Casper introduced Danny to a lot of the people he knew and popularity it seemed would follow quickly. Danny developed a mild flirtation with one of Casper's friends Michelle and though it too a long time for anything to actually develop between the two, every saw it happening before these two could.

The Summer between Sophomore and Junior Year saw Danny, Cas & Michelle spending a lot of time together. The mild flirtation would heat up to become making out at parties and though Danny worried what Casper might think, it was hard to really hide what was going on from his best friend. Still, the three seemed to be content with the situation, Casper was known to play the field and Danny, well happy not to have to worry about such things.

It was the first day of Junior year that would see their threesome become a four. Danny and Michelle weren't exactly dating at this stage and he felt he was therefore free to be eyeing of a cute brunette that walked into their Drama class. Much to the annoyance of a nearby Michelle, both he and Casper discussed how they should 'volunteer to show her around'. It was Casper however that beat him to the punch and Michelle that basically laid an ultimatum on Danny. Either get his act together and they start dating or say goodbye to party hook-ups.

Though you couldn't say that Danny was all that keen to settle down, he could see that maybe Cas and the new girl, known to them as Charlie might actually end up having something and for the first time, Danny might actually get to try out the whole idea of having a girlfriend. It may not have been the most romantic way for two people to get together but it was pretty much what anyone who knew Danny and Michelle might expect.

So it was that they became a couple, Casper and Charlie quickly following suit. Danny and Charlie in turn developed a friendship on their own and when the respective couples weren't together, it was usually Danny & Charlie hanging out while Michelle and Casper did the same. Life wasn't always roses for the couples but in Danny's mind, having a girlfriend wasn't nearly as bad as some people (Casper being one of them) had told him it would be.

It was a number of months that Danny started to sense that something was wrong. Michelle would often bitch about Charlie and say that she was completely wrong for Casper. Danny would in turn defend her and try to get her to see things differently but eventually, Danny had to come to the conclusion that though Michelle might have been smitten, it certainly wasn't with him.

Strongly believing that Michelle had feelings for his best friend Casper, Danny ended things between them, not hiding his reasons for doing so. His break up caused some tension between him and Casper and in turn, Casper and Charlie but it all came to a head when at the end of Junior Year, they discovered that not only were Danny's suspicions true, but that Michelle and Casper had cheated on both him and Charlie.

Danny knew that he had to be strong for Charlie, which he found himself doing all summer long. Despite the fact that he and Casper had been the best of friends, Danny wiped him from that day and has never since spoken a word to him. There have been several occasions when Casper has tried to see Charlie that he has wanted to smack the crap out of him but Charlie being there to calm him down, he would turn his back and walk away.

While helping Charlie get over the hurt of Casper, Danny began to let his feelings get involved and now finds himself  walking around with one big crush on his best friend. He never wanted to tell her for fear that he might ruin their friendship, but when he heard that she was 'seeing' resident playboy Wes Jaxon? If there as one guy that was worse for Charlie than Casper, it had to be him.

In the space of three weeks, Danny had blurted out his feelings for Charlie, wound up in a huge fight with Wes and very nearly lost his best friend for good. Though she seems to have forgiven him for what went down with Wes, their relationship isn't the same as what it used to be. He would do anything to take back those words but the kiss they shared? Well maybe it's all in his head but she did kiss him back, that much he is sure of. Still. Danny would rather have Charlie as a friend than not have her at all, even if that does mean watching her with some jerk like Wes. Just don't expect him to promise to be happy about it.

Neighborhood: Kensington

Job:  Working at The Gap store in the mall.

Vehicle: A black Mustang Cobra.

Best Friend(s): Charlie who he has been friends with from the first day she started at Richmond High. Some say that he's like her bodyguard, helping her with all her problems whether it is related to guys or anything. Annalee has been a friend of Danny since he moved here, he was glad that she welcomed him with open arms and he likes to look out for her like he looks out for Charlie. He cares a lot about the two girls and would do just about anything for them. He is also pretty good friends with Hayden, Bryce & Jared, though Hayden especially. He is the one person that Danny trusts with almost anything. He finds it easy to talk with him about his problems when he does have them. Mark is his friend because of Charlie. He likes Mark and finds hanging around him is full of fun and beer. He is also friends with some of the other guys at school.

Dating Status: Single - Danny had a rough break up with his last girlfriend Michelle and though he knows she doesn't feel the same way (or says that she doesn't) He has a crush on his best friend Charlie.

Social Status: Popular

Class Schedule:

1st Period-English Literature
2nd Period- Philosophy
3rd Period- Physical Education
Morning Break
4th Period- Health
5th Period- Drama
Lunch
6th Period- Photography
7th Period- American History
8th Period- Study Hall

Activities:

- Clubs: Drama Club
- Sports: Football (Co-Captain-Quarterback), Soccer, and Baseball

Other Information:

Likes: Likes riding his Harley and Sports. He also loves to flirt which gets him into trouble from time to time. He is an avid weightlifter, and can run and catch the football like no one else.

Dislikes: Dislikes when people touch his Harley, or when he loses anything.

Quote: "I am the Prince of Corruption, and the King of Destruction"

Any extra-curricular non-school activity: