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A/N: Me and my good friend, Megan, wrote this story together. We had a lot of fun writing it! This

story deals with the subject of abuse. Use good judgment when reading it.

"The Faith of a Child"

Chapter 1

One crisp, fall day, Monica stood in the kitchen of the modest two story home the Father had provided for herself, her charge Gloria, Tess, and Andrew.

The Irish angel was sipping coffee and looking out the window watching the children ride their bikes around the street. Andrew was out on an assignment. Tess was, well Monica didn't know where Tess was currently and Gloria was sleeping.

The Irish angel sighed before taking another sip of her coffee, never taking her eyes off the children in the street.

'Children are such a gift', Monica thought to herself. That statement was going to be the main focus of their next assignment.

The Father had informed Monica earlier that morning during prayer that this assignment was going to be different.

All four angels were going to be involved, but especially Gloria. She was going to be involved in a special way.

God hadn't told the Irish angel how exactly, but Monica could feel deep inside of her that she was about to find out.

A few moments later she felt another presence in the kitchen with her. It was Tess.

"Hullo Tess." Monica greeted her long time friend and supervisor. "Hi baby." Tess greeted her as she went to the cupboard to get out a mug to make tea. She wasn't a big coffee drinker like Miss Wings.

"Have you heard anything about this assignment?" Monica asked curiously. Tess shook her head, "Nothing yet baby. I just know what you know. We'll know when the time is right."

Monica nodded her head. She was about to take a drink of her coffee when she heard a cry come from upstairs.

However, it didn't sound like their usual Gloria.

Monica quickly set down her coffee and ran up the stairs. Tess followed behind, slower of course.

The Irish angel hurried to the room Gloria was staying in.

When she opened it, her mouth fell open in shock at the sight she found.

. Looking up from the bed was a six year old Gloria with tears streaming down her face.

Tess came to stand behind Monica a few moments later.

"Well I guess we got our answer as to what was different about this assignment."

Monica nodded her head as she walked into the room and sat down on the bed beside Gloria.

"I'm small!" Gloria instantly exclaimed to Monica.

"You are indeed, little one." Monica replied giving her a smile. She reached her arms out for Gloria to crawl into.

Gloria immediately did so and cuddled into Monica.

Tess walked in and sat down on the chair on the opposite side of the room as she waited for Monica to explain the

assignment to Gloria.

"The Father has made you this size for a reason sweetheart." Monica began as Gloria looked up at her in full attention. "Our assignment is a family with a wee girl named Grace Elizabeth Smith. She's the same age as you are right now, six years old."

"Why does she need angels?" Gloria asked softly as she reached up and took a piece of Monica's hair and began to twirl it around her finger.

"Well, her Daddy doesn't treat her as well as she should be treated. He screams at her and hits her. He doesn't love her the way God wants parents to love their children." Monica explained.

"What will I be doin'?" Gloria asked as she continued to look up to Monica for answers.

"Well, God wants you to go to school with the wee girl and become her friend." Monica answered.

Gloria nodded her head before speaking up again.

"What will you and Andrew and Tess be doing?" She asked curiously.

"Tess will be working as a social worker that works with the family, Andrew will be working with Grace's father at his work, and I'll be working with the mother." Monica explained.

"So no one will be at school with me?" She asked softly.

"No, sweetheart, but you'll be fine. You're going to do so great. God knows what He is doing and we need to have faith and trust in Him. I know you're probably scared because you aren't your normal self, but your heart is the same." Monica reminded her young charge.

"I'm not so sure I like being so small, Monica." Gloria confessed to her supervisor softly.

Monica smiled and hugged Gloria just a little closer.

"I know and it'll take some getting used to. Don't be afraid to come to me, Tess, or Andrew if you need help or if you are unsure of something. We're going to help you through this."

Gloria nodded her head and hugged Monica tightly as she thought about all that had occurred in such a short amount of time.

"When am I going to school?" Gloria asked, gazing up at Monica.

"Well, you're going to start school on Monday." She replied.

Gloria nodded. She wasn't so sure about this, but she trusted the Father and she trusted Monica. So if Monica said it was going to be okay, it generally meant everything was going to be fine.

For the rest of the day, Gloria and Monica spent some time together. They read books and played some games. Tess even taught Gloria how to play one of her favorite songs on the piano.

Right before dinnertime, Monica announced that they were going out.

When Gloria asked where, the Irish angel told her it was a surprise.

Upon arriving at Wal-Mart, Monica helped Gloria out of her car seat and took her hand. She led her into the store and over to the school supplies aisle.

Gloria's eyes widened at all of the different themes they had for school supplies. She grinned from ear to ear as she spotted something she liked.

Monica saw her case worker or daughter's expression as she ran to the object hanging on one of the many racks.

"Do you like that one, little one?" She asked softly.

Gloria nodded. She tried to get the closest back pack to her down, but it was hard.

"Would you like some help?" Monica offered.

Gloria nodded as a frown crossed her face. She didn't understand why she couldn't get it down herself. She had been able to before.

Once the Ariel backpack was safely in her grasp, Gloria followed Monica to another part of the section.

The little girl picked out a Tinkerbell school kit. It had a pencil case, a pack of pencils, a few erasers and a pencil sharpener in it. She then picked out a few folders. Two of them had Ariel with different sea backgrounds on them, while the other two had Jasmine and Tinkerbell on them. She also picked out a Disney princess notebook. The notebook had Ariel and Jasmine, along with Belle and Cinderella on it. She also picked out a Tinkerbell one to be her journal.

Monica said this was okay since they were two for five dollars. The notebooks themselves were full of paper for Gloria to write and draw on.

Last but not least, she picked out a lunchbox. This was a little more difficult. The reason was, Gloria wanted a My Little Pony one, but they only had care bears.

She finally decided on a Tinkerbell one with a Disney Princess thermos. The front of the lunchbox had Tinkerbell on it and it was hot pink. Above Tinkerbell, it said in neon pink letters, "Have a Flitterific Lunch!"

Gloria thought that was the coolest thing in the world!

After picking out some crayons and a set of markers, the Irish angel and her charge were ready to leave the store.

Before they left, Monica took Gloria to the toy section. She told her she could pick out one special thing. This was due to two things. One being Gloria's behavior while they had been shopping for her school stuff. And the other reason was she didn't have many toys to play with while she was in this form.

It was true that she could borrow Kassie's while her daughter was away for the next few weeks, but Monica wanted her daughter to have a few things of her own.

Gloria ended up picking out a plush Ariel doll and a medium sized white tiger cub she named Mae.

After paying for their purchases, they returned home.

Gloria showed Tess everything Monica had bought for her the minute she found her superior. She begged Tess to help her get everything ready and the elder angel agreed. She promised Gloria she would help her after dinner.

After the dinner dishes were cleared, Tess kept her word. She helped Gloria get everything set up and made sure it was easy for Gloria to find everything without too much trouble.

Once that was done, the four angels sat down to have dessert.

After dessert was over, Tess read Gloria a bedtime story and sung to her before she and Monica tucked her in for the night. They made sure she had the teddy bear Monica had given her before leaving the room.

Monica stayed for a little bit after Gloria was asleep. She wanted to make sure her little one was going to be okay. She knew she was probably afraid to be in this new Human form. But the Irish angel also knew that all they had to do was have faith and let the Father handle the rest. Little did Monica know what was in store for them….