"Reinetier!" my brothers yelled in unison as they came running over to me. During that time Turkey made his escape, but my brothers didn't care. "Reinetier can you hear us?" Arthur asked.
I winced and groaned with pain. "Yes. I can hear you," I told them. My eyes open, but I didn't think they were. I was staring at Matthew rather than Arthur who was on the opposite side.
"Why are you looking at Matthew, Rebecca? I am the one speaking to you," Arthur asked with curiosity. I then looked at Alfred thinking I was looking at the right person. They all waved their hands in front of me, and they could tell I wasn't seeing it. "Rebecca, how many fingers am I holding up?" Arthur held three fingers in front of my face. I stared blankly at his hand.
"I-I'm sorry, Arthur. I-I can no longer see," I stuttered and almost cried at not being able to see my brothers. 'Turkey must still have my sight, but what will I do without it?' I asked myself in thought. Arthur picked me up like he did when he found me. I didn't even know I was shaking with weakness until Arthur mentioned it. "A-arthur, does being blind mean that I can't be a nation?" I asked him worry in my voice.
"No. It just means that we will have to fight Turkey to get your sight back. I promise to get your sight back, but you have to promise not to join the battle," Arthur told me. I stared up with blank eyes and nodded to him. He sighed, "Alright. I want you to stay with me at my house until we get your sight back. I will have to teach you how to defend yourself when your sight returns."
I fell asleep in Arthur's arms. I had been very tired and was glad to be back in the care of my brothers. The beating of their hearts near me made me relax, and the sound of their voice made me feel safe. "I love you, my heroes," I mumbled before I completely fell asleep. I laid my head against Arthur's chest and I heard every beat of his heart in my dream. He carried me all the to his house without any problems at all.
When I woke up, I was in my room at Arthur's house. My vision wasn't back yet, but I knew how my bed felt. I sat up and heard the sound of Schneetier jumping onto my bed. "Schneetier, what am I suppose to do? I can't fight worth anything. I have no sight at the moment," I sighed and stroked her fur with my right hand. "I feel like the most useless nation ever. I'm only good for my art and writing skills. If I didn't have those skills, would I even be a nation?" I told myself, but then I shook my head. "No. I am going to learn how to fight. Even if I'm blind because of that jerk! But," I wondered, "who will teach me? My brothers sure wont want to. Plus, they are fighting Turkey. They can't bother to train me now. Yet, I feel there maybe a nation who isn't scared of my eye color to teach me." I was referring to Prussia when I said that. 'He hadn't been scared of me at all. Actually, now that I think about, I think he wanted to help me but I was stubborn because of my emotions,' I thought to myself.
I got up and ran to my window. I took a deep breath and opened it. Gladly, I had asked Arthur to build something I could climb down if there was ever a fire at his place. "Schneetier, go. I will meet you down there," I said and pulled myself over the window seal. I heard her run out of the room with great hast. It made me smile that she was so loyal. I eased myself down the vine wall that they built. They had told me I could grow any type of vine plant on this wall, so I did and now I was using those vines to keep me from falling.
Once I had made it down Schneetier was there to help me. "Thank you my friend. Now, let's see if we can find him then," I told her. We both ran off looking for the nation that had once tried to comfort me. Being blind like I was at that moment, I literally ran into him. I fell down of course, but he remained standing. There were two other nations with him, but I could see to tell who they were.
"Reinetier, vhat are you doing here? Shouldn't you be back at your own place?" Prussia asked me. I sighed as Schneetier help me up. I stared at him straight in the eyes without knowing. He tilted his head slightly, "Vhy are your eyes almost blank? Can't you see me and have the same look you had vhen you first vent to a vorld conference?"
I shook the thoughts that were keeping me from speaking out of my head. "Nien. I can't see. Turkey took my sight that day. I could fight back, so I ended up being capture by him until my brothers took me back," I started to tell him, "They are trying to get my sight back, but they wont allow me to help because-" I was forced to stop talking as I felt someone hug me. At the time I couldn't tell who was hugging me. I blushed because I had no idea who was hugging me at the time. "W-who is hugging me?" I asked.
"I vould be zee one hugging you. I'm very sorry about our first meeting, but I vasn't paying attention to your feelings then, but now I am and vill help you," Prussia said and it sounded in my right ear.
"Prussia...I'm sorry as well, but I am glad you understand me. I need training. Battle training. I can't defend myself and I don't want my brothers to get hurt because of me," I told him. Tears were rolling down my cheeks at the thought of losing any of my brothers.