Deaf!Orphan!Child!Reader x Nordics

3rd POV:

Well, not really ONE person. There were six, including a boy who looked about twice _______'s age. This one interested ______, and she hoped they could be friends.

"Hello! My name is Tino! Aww, you're all just so cute!" One of the shortest of the five gushed over them, smiling brightly. The other children thanked him. ______ pretended to speak like a 'normal' child, though no sound came out, since she never attended speech therapy. 

"So, what are your names?" The same man asked. As soon as the interpreter signed this form behind him, ______ bit her lip.

"I'm Mary!" a small girl at the end with long, black hair grinned. Mary was one of the kids who liked to torment poor ______. She was very popular, and had many friends. In all honesty, _______ was jealous of her. Though, she'd never admit it, Mary wished she could be more like _____ as well.

"My name's Nick." She the boy who sat next to _______. He had short brown hair and brown eyes to match. He was the shortest of the four children there, though they were all the same age. He was always kind to _______, and tried including her in whatever the other kids may be doing.

"I'm Valery." came the girl from the other side of ________. She had fiery red hair and bright blue eyes. She was an outgoing, rough type of girl. She wasn't as nice as Nick to ______, but she never picked on her.

"What about you, sweetie? What's your name?" The man turned to her, though she didn't look at him. Bringing up her small hand, the six-year-old girl signed her name quickly, bringing it back down.

He tilted his head. "Oh. I'm sorry if I was going too fast."

This upset _______. 'Going too fast' what did he think? She wasn't stupid! 

Nick tapped her shoulder and signed, 'I'm sorry about what he said. He doesn't know about deaf culture. It's okay. You should teach them.' He smiled warmly at her.

_______ hadn't always been the nicest to Nick. Sometimes she'd blow up at him and, without even realizing it, she'd slowly started to drift away from him. 'Thank you, Nick. You've always been there for me... Even that time I was upset because you couldn't come to school. I didn't know you had a concussion...Or pneumonia.... Or that time I hit you over the head with my notebook....' 

He grinned and patted her back, looking up at the six people, who she now thought of as students at her academy for deaf culture.

"CAAAANNN YOOOUUUU HEEEEAAARRR MEEEEE, LIIIIIITTLEEEEE GIIIIRRRLLL?!?" A tall man with spikes blonde hair shouted slowly, making everyone but Mary face-palm. A shorter man with lighter hair choked him by his tie, causing him to choke.

"Idiot," the man mumbled, even though ______ couldn't hear it, she thought the same thing. 

'I can read your lips.' She signed, Nick translating for her. The interpreter smiled, walking out. She was glad that _______ is able to get along without her. 

"So, how old are you all?"

"Six." They all answered, _______ holding up six of her fingers.

"What do you like to do for fun?" A short man with silvery-blonde hair asked with a bored tone.

"Well, I like to sing and dance and read and help fuzzy little creatures!" Mary answered, trying to act as sweet as possible.

"I like acting and technical stuff. I love making people laugh. Plus, I have to interperate for this one." He gave ______ a side hug and a noogie, making her giggle, revealing several missing teeth, making her look much cuter.

'I like to draw and write books. I also really like playing the drums. I can feel the vibrations in my chest and hands.' The young girl signed with a smile, Nick repeating what she says so that they will understand.

"I like to run and get my hands dirty! I also like to.." Valery mumbled the rest in the corner, a dark aura forming around her as she mumbled things that could give a grown man the chills.

"Okay..." They all went back to talking, each child telling their story.

'Well, I've been deaf since I was born. I didn't know my mother. She died when I was born. My father died in the army, and my older brother got cancer in his chest. So, I came here, and I made friends with Nick. He's my best friends and always stick up for me when someone's mean. I also like jello. My favorite is the green ones.' ______ finished with a smile. The tall man who passed out a few minutes ago woke up and jumped over to her, giving her a suffocating hug.

"You're so cute!!" He shouted in her ear, right next to the reciever on her hearing aid. _______ whimpered, trying to pry him off.

The same man who did it before choked him, forcing him to drop her and claw at him neck. The boy who said his name was Tino called them all to the hall to discuss who they would like to adopt.

The four children wished each other luck, hoping that they would be the one to get a family. Though she knew it was selfish, ______ kind of did not want to be separated from her best friend.

~~Time skip~~

When one of the staff members walked in, she signed that both Nick and _____ were being adopted. They hugged each other, excited. 

'But...' She signed, 'Not by the same people. _______, you will be going with the family you just met, and Nick, you will be with a different family. You'll be going with the....' She looked at her clip board, "The Kirkland family." She spoke. 

The two friends looked at each other and sighed. 'Dont worry, Nick. We'll always be friends.'

He nodded, 'Best friends.' He gave her a hug which she gladly returned. As they walked back to the small room which they used to share with Valery and Mary, another boy named Veneziano and his brother, Lovino. Lovino always made a point in picking on everybody. Though she hated to admit it, it kind of felt good to not be the only one who was being bullied.

~~Time Skip~~

______ had been living with her new family for almost a year now. She sat on her bed, writing a letter to Nick. She'd asked him his new address once he'd learned it, and she'd given him hers. Conincidentally, Peter, the youngest, is friends with one of the Kirklands. So, they still are able to speak with each other.

Suddenly, her lights flickered. Looking up, she saw Tino with a piece of paper walk over to her. Tilting her head, she put her letter aside. 

'Whats that?' She signed. They had all started learning the sign language of (c/n) to communicate better with ______. He smiled, showing her the paper, which read, 'I read online about something called a Cochlear Implant. It's supposed to work really well, especially if you're still young. I think we should consider it.'

_______ frowned, crumpling up the paper, and took out a whiteboard Lukas had given her. She threw off the cap of the marker and scribbled. 'No! I'm fine the way I am! Stop trying to change me. I want to be this way. How would you like it if someone wanted to change the way you were BORN?!' She handed him the board and huffed, crossing her arms. ______ was very proud of herself and everything she does. After a second she hugged him. 

"I'm different. And I just don't want to change. I guess it's just easier for me this way..." She spoke to the best of her abilities. In the time that she's lived with them, she was able to go through speech therapy. Though she wasn't great at it, they were all so proud of her.

He nodded, still a little down. ______ sighed and gave him a hug. "I'm sorry, big brother." For some odd, odd reason that ______ could not comprehend, they all wanted her to call them 'big brother'. Except for Iceland, who would just place a hand on her shoulder and say something like: 'I feel you...'. 

 

He smiled, resting his chin on her head. Tino picked up the young girl, carrying her down to the living room where the rest of the family sat. Berwald read a magazine, Peter played with racecars, Matthias was poking Lukas's face to see him get annoyed, Lukas was plotting Matthias's demise, and Emil was rocking out in the corner to some music blasting in his ears on high.

 

So things were pretty normal. They walked in, sitting beside the Swedish man. He still scared ______ a bit, but she tried not to show it. She knew how it felt for someone to ignore you for something you can't control.

 

~~Extended Ending~~

_______ grinned, sitting with her two of her older brothers, Matthias and Lukas, as her drum solo approached. Even though she couldn't hear her siblings, she knew they'd rocked it. Hitting every beat with ease, ______ couldn't help but giggle after their performance. The crowd roared, and the three siblings took a bow. This had been the start of a wonderful career for the three, with ______ on the drums, Matthias on the guitar, and Lukas playing his violin. 

'You guys rock!' You signed, grinning like a maniac. 

'Thanks! You did too.' They replied. The whole family had become just as good, if not better, at signing than even _____ did.

'How can you play so well, even if you're deaf?' Matthias asked, earning a good choking from the man standi next to him.

'I can feel the vibrations.' You answered simply, and pulled both boys into a group hug, before feeling someone tap your shoulder. 

'I really enjoyed your drumming, ______.' A short man signed. His brown hair and eyes reminded her of someone, though she couldn't place a finger on it. 'It's so good to hear you play again. It's been years.'