"A lost cause: noun
a person or thing that can no longer hope to succeed or be changed for the better.
Synonyms: hopeless, beyond hope, futile, forlorn, failed, beyond remedy, beyond recovery"
Anna slams the dictionary shut, closing her eyes. The red headed princess grips the edges of the table the dictionary is located on. She hovers her face over the book, trying to calm her ragged breathing. After a moment of silence, Anna slowly opens her eyes and looks around the castle's library. The redhead saw no one else, and Anna takes a deep breath through her nose. She straightens her dress and squares her shoulders.
"Princess Anna? Shouldn't you be preparing for your sister's coronation? It is tomorrow, and you look as if you need to rest," the servant, Kai, says from the library's doorway.
Anna sweeps her bangs out of her face, and she turns towards the servant. Kai is a stout man with gray hair, balding at the top of his head. He wore a suit, the proper clothes of a servant, and he had been a servant before Anna was born. Anna had grown up with Kai, so she was very familiar with him.
Anna smiles at Kai, "Oh! Hello, I didn't see you thereI understand, Kai. Don't worry, I will take a nap later. Do you know where Jason is?"
Kai furrows his forehead, "I would suspect that he is in the stables, looking after the horses. After all, it is his job."
Anna smiles, "Thanks, Kai!"
Anna rushes past him, and Kai stumbles back from the energetic princess. He smiles and shakes his head amusingly. Anna always is energetic. He walks into the hallway, walking back to the servant quarters.
Anna races out of the castle and into the courtyard. The day was sunny and warm, and Anna felt the soothing heat seep into her. She smiles and looks around. The courtyard was surrounded by a beautiful garden filled with flowers of various shapes and colors. The whole castle was wrapped around large, tall stone walls, and of course, a gate that had been closed for thirteen years.
The princess continues on her path of finding Jason, the stable boy. Her pigtails whip behind her, and the girl smiles at the sensation of the air blowing in her face. Anna continues towards the stables, smiling at the small amount of servants she sees along the way. Finally, the large wooden structure comes into the enthusiastic princess's view. She grins and slows down into a walk.
Finally, Anna makes it to the stables. The place is fairly simple. It was filled with many stalls inside, and each stall had a window that the horses poked their heads out of. The stable also was home of her friend, Jason.
At the moment, the boy was shoveling hay stacks into pyramids. He smiles as he sees Anna walk to the stables. Jason waves, and Anna waves back.
Jason and Anna had been friends since they were little. He had shaggy, dirty blonde hair with bright, blue eyes. He always wore brown leather gloves and a leather jacket to match it. He had a plain white shirt under the jacket, and he wore normal pants. Jason was a naturally born leader, and he was fearless. Always the optimist, he and Anna quickly bonded over their similarities.
"Hey Anna, what's up?" Jason asks, still stacking the hay bales.
Anna shrugs, grabbing a pitchfork, "Elsa's coronation is tomorrow. It'll be the first time I see her in what, thirteen years?"
Jason pauses in stacking the haybales and leans against the pitch fork, "You're going to see Els- I mean, Queen Elsa?"
Anna stacks a haybale, "Yeah, I'm nervous... I mean, she... she locked me out... I can't do this... I'll act sick! I just-!"
Jason grabs Anna's shoulders and looks her right in the eye, "Anna, listen to me. You need to see Els- ahem, Queen Elsa. She is your sister. I know you two can work these things out, and you know deep in your heart that you want to see her. You can't miss your chance to finally reconnect with your sister. Okay?"
Anna nods, and Jason smiles brightly. He steps back, and the two continue to stack the hay bales. Jason and Anna work in silence, but it is a comfortable silence. Jason wipes his forehead as the sun slowly begins to lower. He checks the clock outside of the stable. Anna finishes the last hay bale, and the two of them smile.
"Well, we finished work. What now?" Jason asks.
Anna grins, "Kitchen raid?"
Jason giggles, "Let's do it!"
Anna and Jason race towards the castle, sneaking through a hidden servant passageway. Anna and Jason shush each other, their laughter echoing around them. The mischievious friends finally open the passageway into a small room. The room has a large opening covered by a painting. Anna and Jason slowly push the painting forward, and it swings forward like a door. The two slip out of the room and close the secret opening.
They land in a hallway, and the friends walk to the nearest entrance. Anna peeks her head in and motions a hand to Jason. They slink in, and the hungry friends gaze in awe at the lunch presented on the counter. Delicious open faced sandwiches with cheese, ham, lettuce, and tomatoes on them. Anna and Jason lick their lips. Both of them grab a sandwich and run out of the kitchen.
They eat the sandwich as they run, and the friends giggle as their mouths fill with food. Finally, the two stop at a bench in the painting room. Anna smiles up at her favorite painting, Joan. She stretches, and Jason looks at the clock.
"Anna, I have to go. I had fun, but the general of your army has demanded the horses to be saddled. I'll see you after the coronation tomorrow," Jason wipes his hands on his pants.
Anna nods, "Alright, see you later, Jason."
The time was 6:30 PM. Anna watches as Jason walks out of the painting room, attending to his job. Anna sighs and slinks back to her room. She takes off her white boots, and then she pulls on her slippers. Anna calls for a servant. A young servant walks over to Anna, and she asks politely for a bath to be drawn for her. The servant nods and walks to the bathroom attached to Anna's bedroom. Anna sits on her bed, waiting for the servant to tell her when the bath is ready.
Soon enough, the servant girl comes out and tells Anna it is ready. Anna nods her head and thanks the girl. The servant bows and closes the bedroom door after she leaves. Anna sighs and gets into the bath, letting the warm suds relax her sore muscles. She closes her eyes, slipping into her thoughts.
"Anna, why aren't you paying attention?" the teacher asks.
The seven year old proudly shows her teacher her drawing, "It's me and E'sa!"
The teacher slumps his shoulders, "Anna... Stop drawing this... whatever this is!"
Anna frowns, "But me and E's-"
"Not another word, Anna. Honestly, I can't teach you anything with how distracted you get! Honestly..." the teacher groans in exasperation.
Anna pouts, "I'm sorry..."
The teacher sighs, "Just continue to read the next two chapters of your textbook."
The teach mutters under his breath, "Honestly, I'm starting to think Anna is just a lost cause..."
Anna frowns, what's a lost cause? It didn't sound nice, and Anna felt a pang of hurt from the teacher's words. He obviously didn't want Anna to hear what he truely thought, and he didn't think Anna could learn anything he was teaching her. Anna bites her lip, controlling her emotions.
Anna leaps out of the bath, taking deep breaths of air. She stays still until her heartbeat calms down, and she quickly finishes bathing. After changing into her pajamas, Anna slips into bed. She looks at the night sky. It was currently 10:30, and a small smile grew on her face as familiar colorful lights flowed across the glittering night sky.
"Elsa, the sky is awake... So I'm awake... and we have to play," Anna whispers, feeling sleep overcome her body.
Tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. Anna would finally see her sister, and she planned on making things right.
A/N: The first (rewritten) Chapter of A Lost Cause. I hope you guys enjoy. I'm so happy you guys are so supportive of the rewrite of A Lost Cause. Thank you so much :) le review time! (Reviews from chapter 25 and Chapter 24 -forgot to do the reviews, but I can do them now-)
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