ALL TO SEE THE WORLD | AOT x BLIND READER

chapter one

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| tw: abuse, yelling |

Y/n's POV:
People tend to underestimate me. It's kind of disappointing. They think because i'm blind, i'm helpless. it's not true. I can take care of myself and i'm determined to prove them wrong by joining the scouts. It will happen, I know it will.

I'm walking around, bored out of my mind, when I hear someone yell. Immediately, I run towards that direction. With my echolocation and enhanced senses, I can tell that there's a little boy on the floor and three older boys in front of him.

Damn these bullies.

I know what it's like to get beaten up so bad that you can hardly breathe.

*flashback*
I sat in the corner, terrified for my life. My 'father' had just gotten home and he was mad. I forgot to wash the dishes.

"YOU LITTLE BITCH!" he yelled, making me scoot further back, burying myself in the coats. "AFTER ALL THAT I'VE DONE FOR YOU! I RAISED YOU! YOURE SO UNGRATEFUL NO WONDER YOURE PARENTS DIED ON YOU!" I shut my eyes, making sure I don't cry. That would only make me seem weak. I hear his footsteps getting louder, and I know that he's been drinking. Too much.

I also know that he's going to find me.

The closet door opens.

"There you are, ya little bitch. Yer gonna pay for what you've done." his words are slurred from his one too many drinks and he couldn't stand up straight. Then, he kicked me.

"GET OUT OF THERE! STOP COWERING LIKE THE COWARD YOU ARE! Fucking idiot." I was used to the pain at this point. I shakily got out of the closet and stood before him, head down.

It's eerily quiet.

Suddenly, the crack comes like a whip. I touch my hand to my face and feel blood from where he whipped me with his belt. It didn't hurt as much as it did the first time, but it hurt enough.

But, I was determined not to cry. Not to even show a sign of weakness. No. My parents wouldn't like that. I was strong.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?! I WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY IT!"
"I forgot to wash the dishes." I quietly said.

He whipped me three more times- one on the arm, one on my neck, and one on my stomach.

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH!"
"I forgot to wash the dishes." I said, louder this time.
"DAMN RIGHT YOU DID!" He took the bottle he was drinking with and smashed it into the wall next to me, glass flying and embedding itself all over the right half of my body.

I didn't even wince.

"DO THE DISHES NOW AND NO FOOD FOR THW NEXT THREE DAYS. GOT IT YOU LITTLE BITCH?!"

I nod. He walks away, leaving me to clean the broken glass and wash the dishes.

I feel another part of my heart break as a little more hope leaves me too.

*end of flashback*

Anger floods through me.
I grab the wooden log next to me and march up to the bullies. I don't like to tell people that i'm blind since I can see pretty well (in black and white) using my echolocation. My hearing and smell are also really heightened. It would be nice to be able to see the world, though.

"Stop it!" I say, having a (hopefully) determined look on my face.
"Aww. You tryna save your little friend? Maybe we should take you instead. You're pretty."

That made me mad. I don't really know what I look like, and I've never cared, but I know that many guys do things to girls, that I would never wish on anyone. Suddenly, I feel a hand on my wrist. The hand squeezes me and I already know that it's gonna leave another mark on my skin.

"Let go of me you perv!"
"It's okay sweetheart, just come with me and everything will be alright." he said, and failed to be seductive.
"You're disgusting." I say when I feel five more hands grab me. His buddies plus his other hand. Fine then. I guess it had to be that way.

I focused on the hand on my wrist and kicked him in what I hoped was his 'you know where'. I heard a groan of pain, and smirked to myself. Spot on. I felt two hands leave me completely and the other four loosen. I took that chance to kick the guy I had already hurt, hard, and sent him flying towards the wall behind him. I felt all hands leave me at once and I smiled triumphantly. Then, I remembered why I was there in the first place and turned to the young boy, around the same age as me. He was shaking and I slowly walked towards him and give him my hand so he can get up.

"Thank you so much." he said, and I could smell his happiness.
"Of course!" I reply, not mentioning my blindness. I don't like telling people, it makes them think I'm weak.
"I'm Armin! Armin Arlert. What's your name?" he asked, taking my hand. I can hear him dusting the dust off of his pants.
"Y/n L/n!"
"Nice to meet you, Y/n! I like your name."

I blush a little at that. I haven't had many friends before, due to my parents deaths and being taken in by abusive parents after. Now, I again, have some normal, kind parents and I've been their "daughter" for about a month or so, but I'm really loving them. I had my abusive parents for about 4 years, and I still have ever lasting scars all over my body. I hate thinking about them and my time there was horrible. Another reason I don't have that many friends, is probably because I don't talk much. I only talk when I get really mad or when I need to say something.

"Armin!" Someone else? It was a boy, around Armin's age, judging by his voice and footsteps coming closer. But there was someone else. A girl I think.
"Eren! Mikasa!" So it was a boy and a girl. "Meet my new friend, Y/n. She saved me from the bullies!" Armin introduced me to them. I smile in their direction.
"Thank you for saving him. Armin couldn't hurt a fly." The girl -Mikasa- said. I smile a bit wider and glance in Armins direction.
"Yeah. Armin you should get your head out of the books and learn how to fight." Eren said.
"Mikasa is the one that saves you half- no, all, of the time!" Armin fires back.
"She does not!"
"Does to!"

It went on, back and forth, for a while. Then, Mikasa said that we should to to the river. Probably to get them to stop arguing. I nod and we all get there. After reaching there, we all talk for a bit- well I mostly listen, adding a comment here and there- until it's time to go. I get up and wave goodbye at them, smiling.

"Come back here tomorrow!" I here Eren yell and I nod. While heading out I hear them talking a bit more.
"She doesn't talk much, does she?" Eren asked Armin.
"Nope. But she is really nice. We call all be a squad together!"

I smile at the thought. This could be the start of a beautiful friendship.