Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I don't own Ten Inch Hero… I can dream though right?

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Lia walked up to the door of the Grill, yesterday had been her first day off since she had started there. She was moving slowly today, slightly clutching her waist with one arm.

She came into the Grill holding her video camera up, filming the inside. "Smile guys, you're on Lia cam" She joked. Filming the staff and regulars before turning it off.

Priestly looked at her shirt with a grin, "So Upendi?" Her shirt had a picture of Kovu and Kiara from the Lion King 2 with the word Upendi in a love heart.

She smiled at him, over the last two weeks she'd slowly gotten to be more comfortable with the people at the Grill. "Yep, where the passion-fruit grows sweet" She quipped. Moving her camera to her bag as she started heading towards the counter.

Priestly couldn't help but notice how stiffly she was moving, "You okay Lia? You're moving a little slow." She winced as she went to shrug her jacket off, "You hurt yourself?"

Piper, Jen and Trucker were now watching closely, they could see how stiff she was moving.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just had a full on klutz moment Saturday night." She went out the back to stow her stuff away.

"So what you do angel?" Trucker asked when she came back out.

"Oh nothing really," she tied her apron up with a wince, "it was 3am, I wanted food." She tied her hair up, "I forgot we had moved, especially the fact that we now live in a two story house." She sighed, "and I tumbled down the stairs." She shrugged "Thankfully it wasn't too bad, meaning no screaming and waking everyone up. Hate to ruin their beauty sleep" she joked.

"Ruin whose beauty sleep?" Piper asked keeping her tone light and joking, until this moment they had been under the impression she lived on her own.

"Family." She said it simply as she moved to bus tables, Trucker had gone quite silent watching Lia closely.

"I thought you moved here for school?" Jen inquired.

Lia sighed. "Yeah I did. After I finished high school I applied here and got accepted. I then deferred for a year so I could work and save some money." With the tables now empty she began to wipe them down, she was the only one moving. "My dad is a professor and 'coincidentally'," she made the gesture for air quotes, "he got offered a job here, so he and Mum insisted I stay with them and my siblings until I saved enough for a decent off-campus place." She realized their gazes were still focused on her. She looked at them awkwardly, "You know I can't help but notice I'm the only one working" she tried to keep her tone joking.

They kept staring for a moment before going back to their various jobs.

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Priestly and Lia finished up first, and were getting ready to leave. "Now you be careful Lia," Piper said.

"Yeah, and be wary of the stairs when you want a snack late at night" Jen finished.

Lia saluted the two, "will do."

Priestly stared at her for a moment, as she slowly headed towards the door. He shook his head and dashed to it holding it open for her, "M'lady." He joked.

Lia rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Why thank you good sir." She walked through the door.

"See you tomorrow" he called to everyone still inside, nodding at Trucker before walking out the door.

Lia smiled at Priestly, "Well, see you tomorrow."

Lia watched as Priestly shook his head, 'I thought he was working tomorrow.' She thought a little confused. "If you think I'm letting you walk home with your ribs all busted up like that, the you have another think coming."

Lia stared at Priestly; shock clearly written across her face. "Thanks, but I can walk, really."

"I'll show you 'round here, take you to the best ice-cream place, my treat." He was grinning at her now, a little cheekily. He knew she loved ice-cream from earlier conversations in the shop.

Lia blushed a little at the way he was smiling at her, she rolled her eyes smiling back, "I'm not four Priestly, but okay! Lets go then."

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a/n sorry its been so long! School got in the way! I'll try and get the next chap up really soon! Please if you have time reviews are much appreciated!