I got this idea as soon as i heard about Nikki having a secret daughter, I had to wait until the scenes aired before I could start writing, I think Eve will return. So this is a completely different take to the show, briefly, Nikki is working in a homeless shelter, and meets Eve, however both are clueless to each others true identities. So it's more than likely Eve has no clue on her mothers name or what she looks like. The back story will be explained more in the future, and I have paired Nikki with Lorraine in this fic. This is just purely a prologue.

Everyone wants to do their part for the local community, well, most people, but would you think a teacher would be able to do this with all of the lesson planning, the marking etc?

Well Nikki Boston dedicates a portion of her Saturday mornings working in a homeless shelter called NTA (Never Turned Away). It's a whole different environment to waterloo road, the school she works at, however she loves helping people who don't have a home, and who don't have warm meals; it's also a little extra pocket money on the side.

The NTA is located on a busy street, next to a fish and chip shop, which has it's advantages because they only have to walk next door for Friday chips. They used the upstairs for small rooms which contained a bed and en-suite bathrooms, these were offered more cheaply at winter times, but they rented them out incredibly cheaply.

Nikki usually helped with the errands that the homeless people did, which earned them money for food (In a lot of cases, fags too) and shelter.

One Saturday morning, Nikki arrived early to an untidy reception room, she sighed, going over to her locker and putting her handbag inside. People would be arriving very soon and it looked a mess.

After a little spring cleaning, the owner of the shelter came downstairs from sorting some paperwork. "We have one upstairs"

"Just the one?" Nikki asked, flicking the kettle on.

"A teenage girl, around sixteen, looks very ill, starved."

"Poor thing" Nikki leaned back against the counter "So is she awake?"

"No, let her sleep, she looked exhausted when she turned up here Nikki, like she hadn't got a proper night sleep in weeks, she has a small bag, which could indicate she's new to the streets."

"Possibly"

As some other regulars arrived, chatting amongst themselves, Nikki went upstairs to the room she was staying in. Due to the new layout of the upstairs, some of the rooms don't have windows in; this girl didn't so as Nikki slowly opened the door, a small groan was heard.

"Good morning" Nikki turned on the light and looked at her "Been up long?"

"No"

"You're sixteen right?"

"Yes"

"Okay, would you like some breakfast?"

"No"

"You sure?" Nikki moved a little closer.

"Yes"

"I'm Nikki, what's your name?"

"Eve"