Hey, guys! Welcome to another Kainora fanfic of mine! So, FYI, Kainora won't happen for a while, or whenever I start writing all the events that occur in Book Three. As of right now, I plan to shift from Jinora, then to Kai. However, some chapters will focus solely on Jinora. Other chapters may focus only on Kai. Everything will be told from the Third Person P.O.V.

Anyways, I'd like to give you guys a heads up before you start read. Our Story will start with events from Book One. I will be tweaking some things as I see fit to make the story interesting. Like, you can definitely expect to read about my theory and what really happened in "Light in the Dark" before Raava is reunited with Korra.

Now that's out of the way, let's move on!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE LEGEND OF KORRA IN ANYWAYS AT ALL! (I wish I did though)

~Their Story~

~CHAPTER 1~

While Jinora liked visiting her Gran Gran and Korra in the South Pole, she wasn't too thrilled about the fact that her siblings were tagging along. She would've preferred it if they could have just stayed home. However, she knew her parents would never agree to leave their children in the care of the Air Acolytes. Besides, Jinora was sure that Ikki and Meelo would either drive the Acolytes mad... or drive them off Air Temple Island. And, so, Jinora had choice but to put up with her siblings' crazy, annoying, childish antics.

"I'm bored!" Jinora's little sister, Ikki, whined for the umpteenth time. Jinora rolled her eyes and simply picked up the little book that rested on her lap. She flipped it open to where she had left off and began to quietly read to herself. In attempt to block out her sister's unceasing complaints, Jinora buried her nose further into her book.

Books were the only thing Jinora cherished. Reading was life, in her opinion. Reading provided Jinora with everything: amusement, comfort, relief, joy, distraction, etc. It was the only way Jinora got by each day she spent on Air Temple Island. Her father worked on the United Republic Council, meaning that he was a very busy man. And her heavily pregnant mother already had her hands full with carrying out her role and duty as both the wife of a councilman and the mother of three, soon-to-be-four, children.

It got a little lonely on Air Temple Island, and boring too. There weren't any other children on the island that Jinora could talk to, play with, or be friends with. Sure, she knew other children in Republic City, but she wouldn't exactly classify them as friends. They were more like acquaintances. They usually children of other council members or the wealthy, thus they were stuck up and being around them for too long made Jinora feel like she was being suffocated.

"Meelo, settle down."

Jinora peered over her book, hearing her mother's tired voice. Her little brother Meelo was running around the saddle while Ikki laughed at the crazy faces he made. Jinora shook her head and went back to quiet reading. Just when she started reading from where she left off, pain coursed through her feet as her toes felt as though they were throbbing. Jinora hissed in pain, dropping her book back onto her lap. "Meelo!" Jinora growled, clutching her foot. "Watch where you're going."

Meelo stopped running and looked over at his sister. He turned and ran to go sit next to their father, who was perched on top of Oogi the sky bison's head and held onto the reigns. Jinora sighed in annoyance and shifted to lie down on her back, gazing up into the sky. This is going to be a long ride, she thought.

"Stop!"

"Thief!"

The boy looked over his shoulder and smiled, waving at the three guards that had been chasing after him. He turned at the corner of a clay-made house and found himself at a crowded street. Kai smirked as he pushed through people. "Just a little further, and I'm home free." He muttered to himself, hiding behind a rather chunky woman. He peered around her. The guards were making their way through the crowd as well, but they had split up into different directions. Kai backed away from the woman just as she was about to turn and quickly made to the other side of the street. "Look, over there!"

Kai cursed under his breath as he picked up the pace. His tan skin was glistening with sweat as the harsh sunlight burned him. He was tired and already out of breath, but he couldn't stop. Unless he wanted to spend the rest of his life in the slammer, he had to keep running. He didn't care where he was going as long as he got away from those guards. It had been a good week, and Kai definitely didn't want his luck to end today.

Most of his village's population were wealthy. They ate like kings every night. If anyone should be arrested, it should be them for wasting food. Besides, it wasn't like they were going to notice if two loaves of bread were missing. And Kai didn't even take the ones that were freshly baked. He took the ones that were about to go stale. He was doing everyone a favor.

Shu's Supply Store

The sign caught Kai's eye as he ran passed it. Well, it wasn't the sign. It was the thing lying by the sign on the ground. Kai stopped and turned, walking back. He picked up a long piece of fabric. It seemed to be big enough to cover his entire body. Kai inspected every inch of the colorful fabric, turning it back and front. This might come in handy, Kai thought as he folded the fabric up and wrapped the two loaves of bread inside.

Oogi let out a groan as he slowly began his descent from the setting skies. Jinora looked over his saddle. A person waving to them from down below caught her eye and Jinora smiled. "Gran Gran!" She chirped, crawling to sit at the front next to Ikki. Meelo made munching noises as he gnawed on his father's head while Ikki bombarded Tenzin with questions. Jinora heard her father make a noise of annoyance.

"Are we there yet?" Ikki asked. "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? It looks like we're there. I know it, this is very familiar! Are we here yet? Are we here yet? Ooh, please tell me we're here!"

"Yes, Ikki, as I have been telling you for the last fifteen minutes, we are finally here." Tenzin sighed in relief. Ikki let out a delighted squeal. She excitedly zoomed along Oogi's tail on an air scooter while Jinora followed her younger sister's lead. Jinora watched Katara walk up to them as she and Ikki latched onto either of their father's sides and Meelo sat on Tenzin's shoulder while playing with his ears.

"Hello, Mother." Tenzin greeted the silver-haired woman formally, bowing with the utmost respect. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you... Please, help me."

Jinora didn't hear the last part, she only heard her grandmother laugh. Katara reached up to take Meelo off of Tenzin's shoulders. "Unhand me, strange woman!" Meelo exclaimed as he waved his limbs about frantically.

"That's your grandmother, Meelo." Tenzin sighed. Meelo pushed off on Gran Gran's hand and somersaulted over the elderly woman's head, surprising her. He landed on the ground behind her and dashed away. Katara shook off her surprise and smiled again.

"It's so good to see all of you." She said warmly. Jinora took the opportunity and approached her grandmother.

"Gran Gran, I've been reading all about your old adventures." Jinora stated, her eyes practically lighting up. "I've been dying to ask you, what happened to Zuko's mom?"

Jinora eagerly leaned forward with great interest when Katara opened her mouth to explain. "Well, Jinora, it's an incredible tale-"

"Gran Gran!" Jinora groaned in disappointment, folding her arms over her chest, when Ikki suddenly jumped in between her and their grandmother. Ikki jumped up and down excitedly with clapping her hands. "You look old. How old are you? And why is it so cold in the South Pole? Can we make a campfire, and all hurdle around it, and tell scary stories, and make snowmen? And then can you make the snowmen move with waterbending and chase us? Wouldn't that be fun? Huh? Wouldn't it?"

Jinora looked at Katara, who seemed unsure of how to respond to Ikki's enthusiasm. She hid her face with her hand in embarrassment. Jinora heard the snow crunch under footsteps, knowing that her grandmother had walked away. She turned and watched Katara approach her father, who was helping her mother get off of Oogi. Jinora turned her back on them and glared at Ikki. "Why do you always do that?" Jinora huffed.

"Do what?" Ikki stopped jumping and clapping. She raised an eyebrow, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"Interrupt me when I'm talking to someone!" Jinora replied. "You just did that a few seconds ago!"

"Your questions weren't really very important." Ikki shrugged.

"Like yours are?" Jinora placed her hands on her hips, narrowing her eyes at her sister.

"Well, yes, because, unlike yours, my questions are very interesting." Ikki stated.

"You are so..." Jinora fumbled to find the right word. It was difficult. Ikki was definitely a lot of things, so it was hard to describe her. Instead, Jinora let out a frustrated sigh. Ikki stuck out her nose and blew a raspberry at Jinora, who rolled her eyes, and walked off to play with Meelo. Jinora shook her head and followed after Ikki, knowing she'd get in trouble if she didn't make sure her siblings didn't get hurt or get into any trouble

Crash!

Kai's eyes widened in shock as he suddenly fell over. He looked around and glared at the fallen barrel that had gotten in his way. He quickly got back on his feet and picked the barrel. A few giggles caused Kai's ears to perk up. Girls were nearby. He turned around and smirked. He was right. There were girls nearby. They looked to be about his age and they weren't too bad-looking either. Judging by the fine silk fabrics of their robes and their polished appearance, they came from pretty wealthy families. Kai walked over to them. They whipped out their fans and hid part of their faces behind them. "Hello, ladies." Kai greeted them, bowing as low as he could without falling or losing his balance.

"Hello." One of them greeted Kai softly.

"I hope girls as lovely as you three wouldn't mind if I hide here?" Kai asked as dragged the barrel over. "It's only for a little while."

"We do not mind at all." The second one giggled lightly, looking at him with a half-lidded gaze. He grabbed the barrel he had tripped over and stepped inside, crouching down. One of the girls grabbed the lid and placed it halfway on the barrel, allowing air to go in.

"Just pretend I'm not here and act like you haven't seen me at all." Kai stated. The girls nodded and turned their backs to him. Kai crouched down onto the ground as the girls' kept him shielded. Their long robes blocked his visions, but he could still hear footsteps approaching the group of girls.

"Excuse me, ladies, have you seen a boy with tan-skin, dark hair, and green eyes?" Kai heard a guard ask.

"He'd be about your age." Another one added.

"No, we're afraid we haven't." The last girl replied.

"Well, thank you anyways." The first guard sighed. Kai's eyes shook as the barrel slightly shook. He heard a thump and the barrel shook again.

"They're gone." He heard the girl whisper. Kai took a tiny peek outside and decided to take her word for it. He climbed out and sighed in relief.

"Thank you..." He trailed.

"Oh!" The first girl stated. "I'm Jia, and these are my friends, Song-Lee and Lì húa."

"I'm Kai... Well, it was nice meeting you." Kai flashed them another smile. "I'd love to stick around, but I have to get going... you know, in case the guards come back here. But I'll see you around"

"OK." The three girls giggled in unison as Kai stood on top of the barrel. He latched onto the awning of the building they stood in front of and pulled himself up. He climbed up, using the clay bricks as footholds. He reached the roof and jumped off the other side of it, landing in a huge pile of dirty clothing. "Kai, seven; Guards, zero." Kai laughed, getting back up on his feet.

It was nice to see Korra, but Jinora only wished that they could stay longer. However, her father was needed back in Republic City. That was the exact reason why Jinora and the others had left the South Pole for Republic City. "Why couldn't Korra come with us?" Ikki whined.

"It's not safe in Republic City, given the current unstable situation." Tenzin sighed. "With Korra there, things will be sure to escalate and we wouldn't want anything to happen to her."

"But she looked so sad." Ikki stated.

"I know, but she'll just have to be patient." He replied. Jinora propped her cheek up against her fist while she gazed at the sky, sighing.

"Why didn't you just let me stay?" Jinora asked. "I could have helped train her."

"I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night if you stayed in the South Pole." Tenzin stated. "Besides, your grandmother has told me that Korra's never been able to airbend before so it might take a while."

Jinora let out a defeated sigh and watched as their house on Air Temple Island got closer and closer. Oogi landed smoothly on the grass as the Air Acolytes arrived to greet Tenzin and his family. "Welcome back, Master Tenzin." One of them stated. "We've kept your house nice and clean for you and family."

"Thank you." Tenzin nodded his gratitude and walked with his family back to their house. Jinora breathed in the familiar scent that always seemed to linger in their home and walked down the hall to her room, which was the first door on the right. She walked inside and closed the door.

Given Kai's current situation, staying in an old abandoned house that was ready to fall apart was better than sleeping in the streets. He sighed as he walked through the messy interior and cautiously walked up the stairs to the very top floor. It wasn't Kai's idea of a nice home, but it would do until he could find something better. (A/N: That something better meaning Jinora :D) If there was one thing Kai liked about the house, it was the view it provided from the top floor. From above, Kai could see people still walking out and about the streets. He was pretty sure those were the other street rats looking for food. Food. He unwrapped the fabric he still possessed and looked at the loaves of bread inside with guilt. He wanted to give the bread away, but he was hungry too. He knew that eating leftovers from the trash wasn't very fulfilling, or the least bit healthy. He also knew that he was being selfish, but it was their problem if they didn't want to steal.

Steal only what you can't afford.

That was Kai's motto. His way of life. It wasn't that Kai had money, because he did. It's just that it wasn't enough to buy what he needed to survive, and he was planning to save up as much as he could. The first he was going to do when he earned enough: Get a ticket and hop on the train to Ba Sing Se. He knew what he wanted and he knew what he going to do. The first moment he stepped foot in Ba Sing Se, he was going to buy a house and, hopefully, meet a nice girl there. From there, he'd just let life take its course. "I'll get a job... maybe." He murmured to himself, breaking the bread. He took a bite out of it. It was still good, it hadn't gone stale yet. He expected it to in a few more days, though. However, he wouldn't be surprised if he had to steal again. This was probably the first time he's eaten in weeks, so there was no doubt he could eat two loaves in one sitting. He was practically starving anyways.

A half of the loaf was already gone, but Kai was still feeling a bit hungry. However, he decided to save it and the other loaf for later. As much as he'd like to just eat them in one go, he needed to keep his self-control. This was a good opportunity to lay low before he could back into town to steal more goods. Kai yawned, wrapping the fabric he found earlier around himself. His eyes felt heavy as they slowly closed. He blinked and his eyes fluttered close. He'd blink again and the same thing would happen again until the third time when they finally closed. His breathing slowed and he had drifted off into a much needed sleep.

Well, I hope you guys liked it! It wasn't much, I know. But I promise that things will start getting more interesting later on as the plot progresses. I'll also try to use foreshadowing to drop little Kainora hints every now and then, plus it'll be good practice :P

So I'm guess you all want to know what Skoochy's role in my fanfic is. Well... That's a semi-secret, but I'll leave you all to guess. Feel free to post your theories, I'll definitely love to read them. So R&R! No flames please, however criticism will be gladly accepted. See you soon!

~L. Dylan~

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