The Lost Princess

Chapter 11

I sat down in the same seat that I sat in at breakfast this morning.  The table was already set by the servants that had come in before us.

“Now Lisa,” Elsa began, “the table is set up so that the silverware is arranged in the order of-”

I stopped listening to her there.  I was never going to get the hang of all this princess manners stuff.  As far as princesses go, I was a complete failure.  I could keep trying, but I knew that I would just keep failing.  What was the use anymore?  I was a failure.  No one would want me.  Anna and Elsa would soon realize I was a useless failure and throw me out.  I felt tears come to my eyes. 

“Lisa, I know you’re not listening to a word I am saying,” Elsa said.

“Oh, right, sorry,” I apologized, wiping away the tears from my eyes.

“What’s bothering you?”

“Go on, you can tell us anything,” Anna chimed in. 

“It’s just I-,” I began, “I can’t be a princess.”

“Oh sure you can!” Anna cheerfully replied.

“But I can’t  do any of the princess manner stuff,” I protested.  “I only hurt people at a tea party, I was a major fail at dancing, and I can’t even listen to, let alone do, all the table things.”

After letting my feelings go, I started to feel my eyes water again.  I couldn’t hold it back this time.  I let the tears rush out of my eyes and cried. 

“There, there,” Anna cooed.  “It’s okay. Who needs those manners anyway?”

“Uh, you, Elsa, me,” I guessed?

“Nah, you only need those for special occasions,” Anna replied.

“Really?”

“Yes, of course.  Could you imagine if I had to use those things all the time?”

I laughed at the thought of Anna being constantly proper.

“Here you go,” Elsa said giving me some tissues.  I didn’t even notice that a servant had come in to deliver some tissues. 

I took one of the tissues and pressed it up to my face, cleaning myself up.  It was really soft, not like those sandpaper ones that they have at school.  It smelled good too, like lavender.    I used a few tissues and had pretty much resumed to normal.

“Your highnesses,” a servant began, rushing into the room, “Princess Anna has a guest.”

“You have a guest?” Elsa asked Anna.

“I have a guest?” Anna asked, equally confused.

“Anna, sweetheart!” I heard a voice yell from the other room.  I recognized the voice, but I couldn’t place where I had heard it from. 

“Oh!” Anna exclaimed, remembering who her guest was.

She ran out of the dining hall and into the foyer.  I could hear her talking as she had begun to walk back with her guest.

“You know, we have a special guest this evening.  She’s actually related to Elsa and me.  She’s really nice and I know you will like her.  But anyways, her name is-”

“Kristoff?” I asked as Anna walked into the room.  She was with a guy who had a strong build and unruly blonde hair.  He was unmistakably Kristoff, the same guy from last night. 

“Lisa?” he asked, equally surprised at my presence.

“You two know each other,” Anna asked?  “What-? But-? That’s- wonderful!”  She was obviously excited that we knew each other and didn’t care for anymore questioning. 

Kristoff took his seat next to Anna as the servants came in to deliver salads. 

“Why are you here?” I asked Kristoff.

“I’m Anna’s boyfriend, don’t you remember?” he responded.

“Uh huh,” I said, not believing him one bit.

“Anna, honey,” he said to Anna.

“Yes sweetie?” she asked.
“I love you.”

“Uh, I love you too,” Anna said, seeing that this was a very awkward time for loving.  She then turned back and resumed her conversation with Elsa. 

“See?” Kristoff asked, showing off that he was right.

“Fine climbing guy.”

“Climbing guy?  Now that’s a new one.”

“So how do you two know each other?” Elsa asked.

“Um, well,” I started, not knowing where to begin.  I couldn’t tell them about sneaking out of the castle, so what was I supposed to say.

“I was helping Lisa climb,” Kristoff offered.

“Oh really?” Elsa asked.  “I didn’t know you climbed, Lisa.”

“I really don’t,” I said.  “I was just trying something new and he helped me.  But I don’t really like climbing.”

“That’s fine,” Anna said.  “I can’t climb either.”

“No you can’t,” Kristoff laughed, he must have been remembering a time that Anna had climbed. 

The four of us continued to chat throughout dinner.  The castle meals were really fancy and by the time the chocolate cake came, I was stuffed.  Kristoff had to leave after dessert to go tend to Sven, the reindeer.  I was glad that he left that thing at his house and didn’t bring it to the castle.  That would have been scary.

“Lisa, about what happened earlier,” Elsa began after Kristoff and Anna finished saying goodbye. 

“It’s okay,” I said, “I’m all better now.”

“Lisa, we just wanted to talk to you,” Anna said.

“We know that all of this is a hard adjustment for you,” Elsa began.  “Being a princess is hard.”

“It really is,” Anna agreed.

“But we just want you to know that you are still amazing, and will never be a failure,” Elsa continued.  “Anna and I are proud that you are our sister.”

I walked back up to my room after dinner, exhausted from the day’s activities.  I laid down in my bed that had been nicely made by the servants. 

Who cares if I couldn’t be a perfect princess?  I had two lovely sisters who I knew cared about me deep down in their hearts.  I cared about them too.  Family was all I needed.  I think I was really going to like it here.  I closed my eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep.