What do you do if everyone you know hates you for no reason? Talia thinks her life cannot get any better, her family have disowned her, she can't get a job, and her so called friends have turned on her, then she meets someone who changes her life, but are they what they seem?

As the rain poured into the streets, a lone figure walked silently, her head hung low with despair and anguish caused by what had recently happened to her. She'd lost her Saturday job, her parents had thrown her out and her so called friends hated her, Talia was at her wits end, she'd been on the streets for a week now, and no one had even considered doing anything to help her. Domino was desolate when it rained at night, not a soul would ever be seen out, except for Talia. Soon her tears were mixing with the rainwater on her face. A car sped past, the resulting splash soaked her to the skin, she just stared after it, knowing that whatever she did they would never come back except to taunt her. She walked to the park, at least she could shelter there, as long as no one else was, but in this weather, it was unlikely.

The rain was subsiding now, the water dripped off the leaves of the trees and into muddy puddles amongst the flowers and shrubs. Domino park had a small play area, amongst the swings and slide was a small play house, which was where Talia often spent the night, her wet clothes were cold and uncomfortable, and the orange glow from the street lights was keeping her awake, she didn't feel like staying here, but she had nowhere else to go.

The neon lights of Domino Town centre reflected in the puddles which twisted them into beautiful patterns and shapes, but Talia could not appreciate the beauty, she was currently sitting in an empty bus stop, the next bus wasn't due for another hour or two, so she could stay there for a while. Her long pale green hair was dripping into her face and onto her clothes. Her green eyes reflected the light from the shop windows, but they showed no life or emotion bar sadness and fear.

"You know it's not really safe for someone like you to be out here on your own." said someone behind her, it was a man, he looked to be a couple of years older than her, he had grey eyes and red hair, which was just above chin length, he was by a motorbike which appeared to be his.

"It's not safe for me wherever I go." she replied, her voice showed no signs of emotion at all.

"Why not?" he asked, he sounded concerned, but Talia wasn't convinced, too many people had betrayed her and because of that she had lost faith in humanity.

"Everyone hates me, even before they know me, I'm always having to watch my back, in case they take it out on me." she said, this time her voice showed the pain she was going through, "It just happened, one minute I had friends, the next I was running for my life."

"I don't get why people are like that." he said "They spread hate and violence around the world, yet they punish those who try to spread peace."

"Why do you think that, not everyone does that." she asked him

"They're the ones who get hurt, others stop them, so they become like the rest in the end, they don't know any other way." he said, Talia could hear the anger in his voice.

"It doesn't have to be like that, all they need to do is understand, there was a time when people didn't spread hate but that time is long gone." she said sadly, she was surprised that he felt this way, usually, most people glorified violence, or used it on her, she felt herself wondering who he was, it was the first time anyone had been nice to her in a while.

"What's your name?" he asked her

"Talia, just Talia, you?"

"Alistair."