A/N: Hey Everyone! So, I've decided to take on a story that takes the LOK universe way back, into a whole new perspective. In this story, the characters of LOK will be set in World War Two Germany. And thats all I'm going to say for now. I hope you enjoy!

Pre-Modern AU

Germany 1939/1944

"Never look a soldier in the eyes."

That was one of the unwritten rules of our world. One of the many rules that kept us alive, at least for the time being.

"Never go out after 8,"

"Never run past policemen"

"Never confront a Soldier"

I knew those rules. I knew that if I wanted to live a peaceful life that I should follow them. After all, I was merely 19, I had a long time ahead of me. I knew that breaking them could land me in a place I didn't want to be. But I just... I couldn't resist.

And at that moment, standing there on Brook Street, I looked up at the tall man in a dark uniform, standing there expressionless. As I walked past, I looked straight into his eyes. They were green, beautiful. But they held a deep sadness, a sadness that at that moment stopped me right in my tracks and sent a pit into my stomach.

T-those eyes... I knew them. At once a surge of emotions came over me. And as I felt myself loosing consciousness, memories raced through my mind...

"roll, roll, roll, roll, pin," A teenage girl hummed as she struggled her hardest to pin up her hair. Her hands trembled from the cold of the early morning air. Determinedly, she attempted to place the small pin upon her head, only resulting in her chocolate hair falling flat at her shoulders. She sighed loudly and made a face at herself in the mirror. Defeated, flung herself onto her bed and stared up at the ceiling.

She found herself lost in thought. Her mind raced to the fact that this the first day of school, how nervous she was to begin high school, and how she'd always be plain and boring in her mind. She thought of her friends, and of the fun she'd be sure to have all year. With this comforting thought, she felt herself doze off to sleep...

...

HONK

the girl jolted awake to the sound of both her doorbell and the honking of the car outside. she bolted out of bed, ran through the kitchen, right past her family, and out the door with a slam. When she entered the freezing outside, she could feel her face redden and her lips chap. Thats all she could think about until a high-pitched yell filled her ears.

"Joiner!" She suddenly spun around to see two girls, both were 3 years older than her, but were the closest thing she had to sisters. "We're gonna be late!" one of the girls ran up to her and hooked arms with her, pulling her to walk with them.

"S-sorry Asami, I fell back asleep." the girl called Jinora flushed red and flashed an embarrassed smile.

"You look like it!" the second girl, a tall strong looking girl by the name of Korra laughed quietly. Asami, immediately began brushing through Jinora's hair with her fingers, "try pin curling again?" Asami saw right through her with a laugh.

"Y-yeah." She flushed even brighter. Asami was always so well put together, with her hair tied up perfectly, adorned with ribbons and pins. She was never plain, nah thought to herself.

"You look fine," Korra reassured.

Beside her friends, Jinora felt relieved and at ease. As they walked through the snowy streets, all around them they saw posters, all written in the harshest of german. In her town, people had once been filled with happiness and light. But now, the people seemed as cold and frigid as the wintry air that surrounded them. She wasn't sure if it was the winter itself, or the cold darkness of the tall solider men that stood around each day.

The soldiers lined the streets, always seeming to watch certain houses, certain people, certain things. These thing she wasn't sure of, but she did know that there was a trend to it. Chances were, if the solider men watched your house, watched you, you would soon disappear. Because of this, Jinora was scared to death of them, but oldy... fascinated.

As she walked closer and closer to the school yard, she could see one now, a tall solider man. He stood motionless, expressionless, as if to ward off any but of curiosity. But Jinora couldn't help herself, they were terrifying, and intriguing. Everything about them sparked her willingness to understand the world around her. To find out why they had taken the light away from her home. For a moment, she caught a glimpse of his eyes, they were dark, and sad.

Lost in staring at the soilder, Jinora felt Korra suddenly elbow her, as if to stop her from looking that way. She spun her head back to the road in front of her, leaving her daze.

"Jinora, why were you looking at the police like that? They're gonna get angry." Korra warned coldly.

"I was just curious," She hung her head. Korra and Asami exchanged concerned looks. It wasn't like they weren't curious either. But they had seen more than Jinora had, they knew more than she did. And they wanted to do everything to keep it that way.

The Silence was broken by the entering of two more of their friends. Two boys began walking towards them . One was tall, handsome, and shone a cold look. the other was shorter, and sported a messy hair style, and a perfectly happy smile.

"God, do you ever smile Mako?" Korra turned to Mako with her arms crossed. She only scoffed and ignored her completely.

"I mean how could he not smile when he sees you?" The shorter of the two teased, getting a perfectly annoyed reaction out of Mako.

Jinora laughed quietly. The two boys were 3rd years, just like Korra and Asami. They were brothers, Mako and Bolin. They had all been friends for quite a while, and they all looked after Jinora like a little sister, taking her into their group.

The five proceeded into the small building they'd come to call their school. Jinora took a deep breath, then entered through the doors.

When the doors to her classroom opened, Jinora finally found herself at ease. This was her place, were she could learn and She walked in, bid the teacher a good morning, and walked her way to the back of the classroom. As she walked to her seat, out of the corner of her eyes she noticed a new face. It was the face of a boy, staring out of the window in the seat beside hers.

For a second, her eyes met his, and Jinora stood surprised. His eyes were dark, but they weren't cold. In his expression she felt a sadness, a sadness like she had seen around here lately, a sadness she saw in the eyes of only the dark soldiers. It was a sadness that had seen darkness, a sadness she couldn't understand.

Nothing she was staring, she suddenly tuned her head away and sat quickly in her chair. For a moment she didn't say a thing, impatiently waiting for the class to start so that she might not embarrass herself any more that day. The seconds seemed to take years to pass, and she tapped her feet, stressed to her core.

But after a few moments she couldn't hold it in anymore, tuned to her left and asked the boy.

"A-are you new here?", she uttered. The boy turned to greet her with his sad eyes, but then flashed a broken smile.

"Y-yeah, I've come to this city living with my grandmother," He said kindly.

"Thats cool, and do you like it here?" she felt a warm smile come along to her face.

"Its nice, but pretty darn cold," he flashed a dorky smile at her, causing her to giggle a bit. After a moment passed, she took up all of her courage and said confidently, "I'm Jinora, welcome." She smiled brightly. She stood surprised for a second, but then matched her smile.

"I'm Kai," she spoke softly. For a moment, she couldn't think of a single word to say. She found herself again getting lost in his eyes. She couldn't help it, she simply couldn't understand him, and how she wanted to.

It was in that moment that one of the greatest and worst times in Jinora life would begin, in that moment she decided, she would one day understand him...

that she would understand the sadness in the eyes of the new boy, that she would understand Kai.

That was the first time I met him... the first moment that I met the boy that would change my life. That boy... was this soldier, standing there in the uniform of the people I feared most.

That boy, Kai, that I once knew. That I once loved... he was here, in the place I lived, he was there. He was there for me to talk to again, for me to be with again, for me to love again. But yet, he was here with the people that took him from me, he was here, and I wasn't even allowed to look at him.

But then I thought to myself... when have I ever followed the rules anyway?

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter! I've really done by best to try to capture the setting and complication of this setting! and I really hope you stick around for more!

Just to Clarify, Jinora is telling the story, and when in Italics, from her point of view. The story will cover both periods of time, of the past and present.

I'll update soon!

Luvs,

~Astrid