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"It was so nice of your Mum to pack us some food." Maria said to Georg.
"Yeah ... and she loves having you around."
Maria turned her head to face Georg. She knew what he was trying to do, and the hopeful look on his face gave him away anyway.
"Georg, please ... don't make this harder for me. If I could, I would. But I can't and that's the way it is."
"Okay. I won't talk about it anymore. But if you ever change you're mind, you're welcome at our place." He replied.
"I'll keep that in mind."
He really felt like laying his arm around her shoulders, to give her and himself a secure feeling, but he feared he might hurt her, because he doubted her bruise was gone by now. Georg didn't know what was happening to him. Ever since she had told him her awful secret, Maria hadn't left his mind. It was because he feared he might lose her. To never see her beautiful face again, that heart warming smile, those sparkling eyes or to miss her angelic voice, he couldn't even think of it because pain filled his heart every time. Even though he had promised not to talk about it anymore, he had set his mind on getting Maria away from that nasty man, even if it was the last thing on earth he would do!
Meanwhile they had arrived at the meadow, that was now covered with yellow daffodils up to a bit under their knees. Maria just lightened up seeing the delightful nature. Georg could see how she had brightened up again, how she had changed and how she was smiling genuinely now. The same smile she had when she had just entered his room earlier that day.
"It's even more beautiful than I remembered." She said, still in awe.
'It is with you being in the scenery as well.' Georg thought as he looked at her, glad she felt happy again. He didn't dare to say something like that out loud, even though his mind was only filled with one thought, Maria. It just struck him now. The past day he had worried so much about Maria and the fact that he wanted to be with her forever. And the strangest thing was, he had had these thoughts even before she had told him about Hanz. Not as strong as he had now, but he had had them, and that was the most important thing. 'I'm in love with her ...' He frowned. He Loved his best friend. 'Is that even right?' He asked himself.
Maria looked all around her. In front of them lay the beautiful meadow, behind it trees from a little forest stood firmly with a soft wind blowing through their leaves. Purple lilacs seemed to have divided the meadow from the rest of the hill. A long line went from the beginning of the trees, in an arc around the meadow, over to a few feet from where they were standing. She looked up at the blue sky where practically no clouds were. Silence was all around them, only the sound of birds and the rustling of the leaves could be heard. Then she looked over to Georg, truly grateful he had taken her there again. Everything was perfect, till she saw the absent look on Georg's face.
"Georg?"
Her sweet voice brought him back to reality.
"Hmm wha--?"
Maria stopped smiling and a frown appeared instead.
"Is something wrong?"
She thought he might be thinking of Hanz again, therefore she took his hand and leaded him further into the meadow after he shook his head.
The minute her skin touched his, a little jolt shoot down his spine. It had happened before, but he never had given much attention to it.
They came to a spot where less flowers were than in the rest of the field. Then Maria stood still and intended to sit down, but Georg stopped her. He opened the basket and pulled out a blanket which he laid down on the ground. With a smile he motioned her to sit. Maria replied with the same smile he loved, next both sat down. The air was filled with the smell of blossoms and the sun was shining brightly upon them.
Maria gathered a daffodil. She stared at it for a minute, then began twirling the stem between her fingers.
"It was a nice idea to come here." She said.
"Indeed it was."
Maria was still enjoying the sight around her and found it extremely difficult not to look at it. Besides, the times she had to come in places like these were rare in comparison with the times she used to run down the hills when her aunt was still alive. And she intended to take advantage of it when she did have these moments.
Georg caught himself glancing at her from the corner of his eyes as he was lying on his back with his hands underneath his head. He noticed how she suddenly kept staring at a place near the first trees.
"Could those be blueberries?" She finally started, still looking at that same spot.
Georg turned his head and followed her gaze.
"I think so, yes ... Let's check it out."
Both stood up and moved towards the little bushes underneath the trees.
"They are blueberries!" Maria exclaimed cheerfully before picking lots of them. But she only ate a few of them and put the rest in the apron attached to her dress that she was holding up. "That way we have a nice dessert. " She explained with a smile when she saw Georg looking closely at what she was doing. Soon he followed her example.
An hour later, when they had finished their lunch and delicious dessert, they were lying peacefully next to each other on the blanket. Maria lay flat on her back, with her knees folded and her hands on her stomach, while Georg lay on his side, with his elbow leaning on the ground and his head on that hand. Both were looking up at the deep blue sky, talking about what they had been doing lately. They tried to keep the conversation as cheerful as possible and avoided things like Hanz.
"So when Johannes and I went fishing the other day, he asked me something ... something I had to ask you."
Maria looked up curiously at Georg.
"What did he ask?" She added since Georg didn't go on.
He hesitated, not really wanting to tell her. But he had promised Johannes he would.
"If I could ask you out for him."
"He did what!?" Her voice sounded surprised and confused.
"Yeah ... So what are you going to do?"
The question had left his mouth before he was even aware of it. The idea of them together was certainly not something he liked to think of.
"I've never thought of him that way." She answered honestly. 'Me and Johannes together?' She still couldn't believe it. Besides, it wasn't him who she had an eye on ...
"And even if I wanted, it would be difficult with-with ..."
Georg knew she meant her whole situation with Hanz. He was quite relieved to hear it, but it worried him at the same time. 'What if she doesn't think of me that way? And even if she does, she simply can't ...'
"What about you? I saw you with Sofia the other day."
Maria felt quite jealous when she thought back to that moment. The way she had seen Georg and Sofia - one of the most beautiful girls in town and 18, just like Georg – standing there, talking and laughing, having a great time. Maria knew why she was jealous. Ever since they had been coming together so much to rehearse their monthly concerts, they had come much closer friends than before, even best friends. Whenever they had spare time, or to say it better, whenever Maria was allowed to have spare time, the two of them had been together. A dear friend wasn't all she had got, feelings had developed for him. Feelings that got stronger every time he was near her. She was only 2 years younger than Georg and Sofia, but she felt she couldn't compare to her. If it was love, she didn't know for sure. She hadn't been in love before. But her aunt, who she had loved and seen as a second mother, had told Maria that a girl just knew when she was in love. Later, when Maria had gotten to know the real Hanz, she had wondered how a warm and loving person could ever have been in love with such a monster. But here she was, experiencing feelings she had never had before, and in times like these, it felt wonderful to have them.
"Oh that was nothing special. She was over on her way to Ludwig and we came to talk about our last little concert and some other things."
"Poor Ludwig." Maria chuckled.
On their last performance, Ludwig had been serving the townspeople to earn some money. A little boy had tripped him while he was holding a tray with drinks on it. Even though it was not nice of her to laugh at the poor man, she just couldn't help herself. And to her surprise, Georg even joined in.
Maria sighed, still thinking of his fall, with a smile on her lips. Georg had stopped laughing as Maria had, and found himself gazing at her.
"It's amazing how you can be still happy and smile."
Maria turned to see Georg and their eyes locked. She felt light headed, while completely mesmerized by his beautiful eyes.
"You're amazing." He added, his voice lower.
He slowly bended over her. His lips touched hers in a gentle, soft kiss. Then Maria felt his lips leaving hers and it wasn't until seconds later when she opened her eyes. Her heartbeat had fastened. She could still feel his wonderful touch. Their eyes met again. Maria was sure now, it was love.
Soon Georg found himself kissing his beloved once more. Soft at first, but then deepening the kiss. Maria's left hand made its way over to his back and the other to his neckline. She felt his warm hand holding her neck while the other lay besides her right shoulder to keep his balance.
For once Maria had found happiness and although she knew it would get her into trouble, she wanted the moment to never end.
Georg loved the way he felt her warm skin, the way she tasted. She was what he had been searching for, for so long. He slowly pulled back, still gazing into her eyes. The hand that was in her neck, moved up and caressed her cheek.
"Maria ..." He almost whispered. "I love you and I want to be with you. You're everything I've ever dreamed of."
He saw the look on her face, the one that said I love you too, but this just can't happen. She was just about to say something, but he laid his finger gently on her mouth and went on.
"Don't ask me to leave you, because I simply can't do that. If it's Hanz you're worried about, I promise I won't get you into trouble. We'll keep this a secret if it's necessary, but please don't make me you."
Maria kept silent for a minute. She wanted this to happen as much as he did. And he was right, she was worried because of Hanz. But Georg knew everything. And he wouldn't do anything that would get her in danger.
"I love you too ... Georg, it would mean a lot to me if nobody comes to know about us."
Georg's face lightened up, everything was fine as long as he got to be with her.
"Then nobody will know of us."
He smiled before he kissed her again underneath the bright sun.
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Yes, I understand about the ages, I've changed it to fit it in in the story as you've seen, which isn't at all as in the movie and if you don't think it's appropriate I'll just keep this fanfic to myself. There's only one way for me to find out if you like it or not :)
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"It was so nice of your Mum to pack us some food." Maria said to Georg.
"Yeah ... and she loves having you around."
Maria turned her head to face Georg. She knew what he was trying to do, and the hopeful look on his face gave him away anyway.
"Georg, please ... don't make this harder for me. If I could, I would. But I can't and that's the way it is."
"Okay. I won't talk about it anymore. But if you ever change you're mind, you're welcome at our place." He replied.
"I'll keep that in mind."
He really felt like laying his arm around her shoulders, to give her and himself a secure feeling, but he feared he might hurt her, because he doubted her bruise was gone by now. Georg didn't know what was happening to him. Ever since she had told him her awful secret, Maria hadn't left his mind. It was because he feared he might lose her. To never see her beautiful face again, that heart warming smile, those sparkling eyes or to miss her angelic voice, he couldn't even think of it because pain filled his heart every time. Even though he had promised not to talk about it anymore, he had set his mind on getting Maria away from that nasty man, even if it was the last thing on earth he would do!
Meanwhile they had arrived at the meadow, that was now covered with yellow daffodils up to a bit under their knees. Maria just lightened up seeing the delightful nature. Georg could see how she had brightened up again, how she had changed and how she was smiling genuinely now. The same smile she had when she had just entered his room earlier that day.
"It's even more beautiful than I remembered." She said, still in awe.
'It is with you being in the scenery as well.' Georg thought as he looked at her, glad she felt happy again. He didn't dare to say something like that out loud, even though his mind was only filled with one thought, Maria. It just struck him now. The past day he had worried so much about Maria and the fact that he wanted to be with her forever. And the strangest thing was, he had had these thoughts even before she had told him about Hanz. Not as strong as he had now, but he had had them, and that was the most important thing. 'I'm in love with her ...' He frowned. He Loved his best friend. 'Is that even right?' He asked himself.
Maria looked all around her. In front of them lay the beautiful meadow, behind it trees from a little forest stood firmly with a soft wind blowing through their leaves. Purple lilacs seemed to have divided the meadow from the rest of the hill. A long line went from the beginning of the trees, in an arc around the meadow, over to a few feet from where they were standing. She looked up at the blue sky where practically no clouds were. Silence was all around them, only the sound of birds and the rustling of the leaves could be heard. Then she looked over to Georg, truly grateful he had taken her there again. Everything was perfect, till she saw the absent look on Georg's face.
"Georg?"
Her sweet voice brought him back to reality.
"Hmm wha--?"
Maria stopped smiling and a frown appeared instead.
"Is something wrong?"
She thought he might be thinking of Hanz again, therefore she took his hand and leaded him further into the meadow after he shook his head.
The minute her skin touched his, a little jolt shoot down his spine. It had happened before, but he never had given much attention to it.
They came to a spot where less flowers were than in the rest of the field. Then Maria stood still and intended to sit down, but Georg stopped her. He opened the basket and pulled out a blanket which he laid down on the ground. With a smile he motioned her to sit. Maria replied with the same smile he loved, next both sat down. The air was filled with the smell of blossoms and the sun was shining brightly upon them.
Maria gathered a daffodil. She stared at it for a minute, then began twirling the stem between her fingers.
"It was a nice idea to come here." She said.
"Indeed it was."
Maria was still enjoying the sight around her and found it extremely difficult not to look at it. Besides, the times she had to come in places like these were rare in comparison with the times she used to run down the hills when her aunt was still alive. And she intended to take advantage of it when she did have these moments.
Georg caught himself glancing at her from the corner of his eyes as he was lying on his back with his hands underneath his head. He noticed how she suddenly kept staring at a place near the first trees.
"Could those be blueberries?" She finally started, still looking at that same spot.
Georg turned his head and followed her gaze.
"I think so, yes ... Let's check it out."
Both stood up and moved towards the little bushes underneath the trees.
"They are blueberries!" Maria exclaimed cheerfully before picking lots of them. But she only ate a few of them and put the rest in the apron attached to her dress that she was holding up. "That way we have a nice dessert. " She explained with a smile when she saw Georg looking closely at what she was doing. Soon he followed her example.
An hour later, when they had finished their lunch and delicious dessert, they were lying peacefully next to each other on the blanket. Maria lay flat on her back, with her knees folded and her hands on her stomach, while Georg lay on his side, with his elbow leaning on the ground and his head on that hand. Both were looking up at the deep blue sky, talking about what they had been doing lately. They tried to keep the conversation as cheerful as possible and avoided things like Hanz.
"So when Johannes and I went fishing the other day, he asked me something ... something I had to ask you."
Maria looked up curiously at Georg.
"What did he ask?" She added since Georg didn't go on.
He hesitated, not really wanting to tell her. But he had promised Johannes he would.
"If I could ask you out for him."
"He did what!?" Her voice sounded surprised and confused.
"Yeah ... So what are you going to do?"
The question had left his mouth before he was even aware of it. The idea of them together was certainly not something he liked to think of.
"I've never thought of him that way." She answered honestly. 'Me and Johannes together?' She still couldn't believe it. Besides, it wasn't him who she had an eye on ...
"And even if I wanted, it would be difficult with-with ..."
Georg knew she meant her whole situation with Hanz. He was quite relieved to hear it, but it worried him at the same time. 'What if she doesn't think of me that way? And even if she does, she simply can't ...'
"What about you? I saw you with Sofia the other day."
Maria felt quite jealous when she thought back to that moment. The way she had seen Georg and Sofia - one of the most beautiful girls in town and 18, just like Georg – standing there, talking and laughing, having a great time. Maria knew why she was jealous. Ever since they had been coming together so much to rehearse their monthly concerts, they had come much closer friends than before, even best friends. Whenever they had spare time, or to say it better, whenever Maria was allowed to have spare time, the two of them had been together. A dear friend wasn't all she had got, feelings had developed for him. Feelings that got stronger every time he was near her. She was only 2 years younger than Georg and Sofia, but she felt she couldn't compare to her. If it was love, she didn't know for sure. She hadn't been in love before. But her aunt, who she had loved and seen as a second mother, had told Maria that a girl just knew when she was in love. Later, when Maria had gotten to know the real Hanz, she had wondered how a warm and loving person could ever have been in love with such a monster. But here she was, experiencing feelings she had never had before, and in times like these, it felt wonderful to have them.
"Oh that was nothing special. She was over on her way to Ludwig and we came to talk about our last little concert and some other things."
"Poor Ludwig." Maria chuckled.
On their last performance, Ludwig had been serving the townspeople to earn some money. A little boy had tripped him while he was holding a tray with drinks on it. Even though it was not nice of her to laugh at the poor man, she just couldn't help herself. And to her surprise, Georg even joined in.
Maria sighed, still thinking of his fall, with a smile on her lips. Georg had stopped laughing as Maria had, and found himself gazing at her.
"It's amazing how you can be still happy and smile."
Maria turned to see Georg and their eyes locked. She felt light headed, while completely mesmerized by his beautiful eyes.
"You're amazing." He added, his voice lower.
He slowly bended over her. His lips touched hers in a gentle, soft kiss. Then Maria felt his lips leaving hers and it wasn't until seconds later when she opened her eyes. Her heartbeat had fastened. She could still feel his wonderful touch. Their eyes met again. Maria was sure now, it was love.
Soon Georg found himself kissing his beloved once more. Soft at first, but then deepening the kiss. Maria's left hand made its way over to his back and the other to his neckline. She felt his warm hand holding her neck while the other lay besides her right shoulder to keep his balance.
For once Maria had found happiness and although she knew it would get her into trouble, she wanted the moment to never end.
Georg loved the way he felt her warm skin, the way she tasted. She was what he had been searching for, for so long. He slowly pulled back, still gazing into her eyes. The hand that was in her neck, moved up and caressed her cheek.
"Maria ..." He almost whispered. "I love you and I want to be with you. You're everything I've ever dreamed of."
He saw the look on her face, the one that said I love you too, but this just can't happen. She was just about to say something, but he laid his finger gently on her mouth and went on.
"Don't ask me to leave you, because I simply can't do that. If it's Hanz you're worried about, I promise I won't get you into trouble. We'll keep this a secret if it's necessary, but please don't make me you."
Maria kept silent for a minute. She wanted this to happen as much as he did. And he was right, she was worried because of Hanz. But Georg knew everything. And he wouldn't do anything that would get her in danger.
"I love you too ... Georg, it would mean a lot to me if nobody comes to know about us."
Georg's face lightened up, everything was fine as long as he got to be with her.
"Then nobody will know of us."
He smiled before he kissed her again underneath the bright sun.
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Yes, I understand about the ages, I've changed it to fit it in in the story as you've seen, which isn't at all as in the movie and if you don't think it's appropriate I'll just keep this fanfic to myself. There's only one way for me to find out if you like it or not :)