Disclaimer: I own nothing. Not HSM and not TbaA. Nothing.

A/N: Wow, thanks for the response to the prologue everyone! I wasn't exactly sure what to expect with this one, but it seems like things have gotten off to a good start. After reading the reviews and seeing that no one seemed morally opposed to the crossover idea, I've decided that this will be a crossover. Don't like, don't read.

Here's some TbaA 101 for those of you who aren't familiar with the show. Basically, TbaA was a show about angels who were sent by God on various assignments to help people. Throughout the show, we saw a lot of angels, but for our purposes I'm only going to tell you about 3 of them: Tess, Monica and Andrew.

Tess (played by Della Reese) is the supervisor, she usually knows the most about the assignments and helps keeps the other two on track. She kind of takes on a motherly role towards the other two and even has pet names for them, but can have a temper at times. All three of them were very important, but the heart of the show was the Irish angel Monica (played by Roma Downey). Every episode for the most part centered around her. Her speciality was telling the truth, though she could be a little naive at times. Rounding out the trio is Andrew (played by John Dye), who is an angel of death. Yup, his main purpose is to escort people to heaven when they die. That said, that's not all he does. Sometimes he'd just be there to help out with the assignment. There is another angel who may show up, but we'll see. Reviews are always appreciated. :)


Troy and Gabriella were walking down the hallway together, holding hands as usual, when they spotted Ryan watching Kelsi from across the hall. The couple glanced at each other and decided to see what was going on. "Morning Ryan," Gabriella smiled at him as they reached him.

"Hey guys. Does Kelsi seem okay to you?" Ryan asked. Gabriella bit back a smile as Troy glanced over at the petite composer, who was currently leaning against her locker and looking as if she was about to fall asleep.

"A little tired, maybe. She probably didn't get enough sleep last night," Troy decided.

"Yeah, but this seems to be becoming a common thing," Ryan studied their friend more closely.

"Maybe it's just the stress of senior year getting to her. I mean we have colleges to apply to, classes to pass, majors to pick," Troy grimaced at the thought of it all.

"Not to mention her car broke down and she's had to take the bus for the past few days," Gabriella added.

"Kelsi's taking the bus?" Ryan interrupted. She nodded. "Is it safe for her to be doing that? Isn't it dangerous?" Ryan focused his attention back on Kelsi, this time looking a little more worried.

"Only late at night," Troy argued. "It's perfectly safe in the daytime."

"I don't like it," Ryan muttered. Troy looked from Ryan to Kelsi and back again, this time noticing how intently the blond boy was staring at her.

"You know Ryan...if you're worried about it, maybe you should offer to drive her to school and back until her car's fixed," Troy suggested innocently.

"That...that's a good idea. I'll do that," Ryan nodded and started to make his way through the crowded hallway to get to Kelsi, leaving Troy and Gabriella alone

"Nice play, Wildcat," Gabriella grinned at him, and Troy winked in response.

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Kelsi stifled a yawn with her hand and wondered why she was still so tired. It was to the point now that she couldn't remember the last time she didn't feel tired. That and the ever persistent aching throughout her body were enough to have her worrying. She felt a nudge from beside her and turned to look at Martha, who looked slightly concerned.

"Are you feeling okay?" was the question.

"Just a little tired," Kelsi gave her a little smile. "I think I may be coming down with something...maybe."

"Well how do you feel?" Martha asked.

"Tired, obviously. And just generally achy everywhere," Kelsi replied.

"There is a bug going around, I think. Maybe you caught it," Martha offered.

"Probably," Kelsi agreed.

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Unbeknownst to any of the students currently walking through the hallways, they were being watched.

"It's more than a bug isn't it, Tess?" a soft voice with an Irish lilt to it asked.

"Yes, baby, it is. That girl is about to find out something that's going to change her world as she knows it forever." The answer came from a slightly overweight older woman with light brown skin who exuded a motherly vibe.

"And that's why we're both here," the first woman nodded.

"No, Monica, that's why all three of us are here," the one called Tess responded as they were joined by a kind looking blond man who looked to be in his thirties.

"Andrew! What are you doing here?" the one called Monica exclaimed, and the blond man pouted.

"Is that any way to welcome a friend? Aren't you happy to see me, Monica?" he asked, though he had a playful twinkling in his eyes.

"Oh I didn't mean it like that, I just..." Monica started. "Are you here in your official capacity?" The man shrugged.

"All I know is that I'm supposed to help you both with this assignment, but I haven't received my direct orders yet. Tess?"

"You'll both find out soon enough," Tess assured them. "This assignment could be a little tricky. There are a lot of people's futures at stake here and our job is to get them all on the right track."

"A lot of people? I thought we were just here for the wee girl," Monica gestured towards the petite brunette they had been watching, now joined by a blond boy in addition to her other friend.

"We are here for her, baby, but we're also here for the people around her," Tess nodded at the blond boy. "Like him. That boy has all these feelings running around in his head and doesn't know what to do with them. Or take a look at that girl over there," she gestured towards a blonde girl who was dressed mostly in pink. "She takes a lot of pride in herself and has a lot of big dreams for her future." Tess paused.

"But isn't that a good thing, Tess?" Monica asked.

"Yes and no. Having the dreams and wanting to go after them is a good thing, yes. But the problem lies in the lengths she's willing to go in order to achieve those dreams. That girl has no problem using the people around her and has a bad habit of letting her ambition stand in the way of her judgment. She may hurt a lot of people, but as long as she reaches her goal she doesn't care," Tess sighed. "A piece of work, that one. And that's just the beginning. Yes, things are about to get very interesting, and we just better make sure that we do our jobs like we're supposed to. Or else everything could turn into a big old mess."