Previously:
During the dance, Maria felt extremely lightheaded. She didn't know how much trouble she would have whenever they came close to each other. She had assumed it would go easy, because she had danced this over a thousand times with Chris. And every time with him the whole dance went perfectly swell. However, being so close again as the other day in the tree house made her feel so delightful once more. Everyone was still staring at the dancing couple in awe. Except Chris, he couldn't see how Maria blushed as her face was only inches away from Georg's, he only saw his little Maria dance as if she and Chris himself were the only persons in the world.
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As Georg had Maria's hands in his, their lefts above their heads and their rights in Maria's back, they were both gazing deeply into each other's eyes. They stopped dancing even though the music hadn't come to its end, still not able to part their gaze. Everything felt so right, for both of them. Slowly the captain bended his head to hers, but got interrupted once more.
"Waw duckie, after so many years and you still remembered it perfectly! Wonderfully done!"
Georg didn't feel Chris was bothering him anymore ever since that day he and Maria had become so close, but now he could just hit him in the head. 'I came so close to finally kiss her, to finally express my feelings to her, and then he ruins everything again!' He wasn't the only one. The children had been looking very closely. They knew it for sure now! Maria couldn't leave ... ever!
Maria could still feel the warm glow of a moment ago. 'It almost had happened! A good thing Chris got me back to reality, I don't know what would've happened if he didn't.' She thought back of her last moments in his arms. In her mind she saw him kissing her. 'I have to admit, I wouldn't mind that part, but not here in front of everyone! Besides, you're just dreaming now, that never would have happened even if Chris hadn't interrupted.'
"I think it's time the children said goodnight."
Georg said, as he was still looking at the lady not far from him. As soon as he had said that, all the children got an exciting look on his face.
"Yes we'll be in the hall in a moment, we've got something very special prepared, right?"
She gave one last smile at the captain before she, the children and Chris disappeared through the opening of the terrace again. He decided it was best to go inside. Being alone outside wasn't something he preferred at the moment. Once back in the ballroom, his eye caught the most unusual thing. Elsa and Max were dancing together. From Elsa he didn't thought it was odd, but Max dancing? 'I've fallen into another world.'
"Ladies and gentlemen, the children of Captain Von Trapp wish to say goodnight to you."
Maria gestured the guests to follow her back into the hall. And of course, all of them stepped immediately into their direction. The children were standing above the middle stairway. Maria gave them a sign they could start, and wished them good luck by blowing them a hand kiss, then quickly she ran to a pillar on the side, where Chris was standing too. The children began their little performance, with all the guests as their audience. Soon it ended, and the Von Trapp children were off to bed. Maria and Chris were talking with some guests, while Elsa let her arms slid into Georg's. When Maria and Chris intended to leave the party, Georg interfered, much to Elsa's dismay.
"You're not going to leave this party already, are you?"
"Oh ... yes we were, sir. We don't really fit in here." Chris answered.
"Yes, Chris and I were gonna go for a walk."
"Are you sure I can't talk you into staying?"
"Yes, we're sure. Goodnight captain."
Maria said, honored he wanted them to stay.
"Well, goodnight then."
Chris escorted her back outside via the back of the house out into the garden. As they started moving towards the lake, the music could be heard in the background. They didn't need any light since the moon was shining brightly through the branches of the trees. Even though it was night, outside it was delightfully warm.
"Really a nice family."
"They are, aren't they." Maria said, happy they turned out so well in this short time.
"The captain is a good guy too. I mean, he just lets me stay here. Me ... a perfect stranger."
"I think he did that because he knows how dear you must be to me. If you were a total stranger to all of us, you hadn't been that lucky."
She chuckled a bit, picturing a strange Chris walk up to them, and gently got send away by the captain.
"Still, he's nice."
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"Have you seen the way they danced? So close!"
Gretl and Marta were already sleeping, while the others were seated in a circle in the nursery. They were certain their father wouldn't caught them sitting there when they were supposed to be sleeping, as Georg had to stay at the party.
"Yeah, and didn't it seem like father intended to kiss her?"
As Louisa, the others had noticed it too.
"Too bad they didn't!"
A disappointed Friedrich looked into the open space in the middle of their circle.
"I wish Chris hadn't interrupted them."
All got quiet after Brigitta's saying. They too wanted them to be together! It would be a lot like now, only the fear of Maria leaving them to go back to the abbey would be gone. Because if you thought of it, Maria practically was their mother.
"You know, perhaps he did that on purpose."
The others looked curious at Liesl.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, what if he saw it too, but didn't want it to happen."
"Yes of course." Louisa yelled out, understanding what her older sister meant. "He's got an eye on Fraulein Maria!"
"But that can't be, you guys! Fraulein Maria and father have to be together!" Kurt said back.
"We can't let this happen! We must make sure that father and Fraulein Maria will have time alone! We'll have to distract Chris."
Naturally everyone agreed.
"So here's what we're gonna do. Tomorrow, we have to get Chris away from her! Therefore we'll have to keep him busy all day, with games or helping with something, I don't know. We'll work that out in a minute. Fraulein Maria, can't come with us under any circumstances! Otherwise this whole thing will be useless ..."
They all had been listening closely to Friedrich, but there was something he overlooked, something Liesl had noticed.
"Sounds all great, but what will we do about the baroness? No way she'll leave father all day with our governess."
"Maybe ..."
Brigitta had a frown on her face, clearly she had an idea.
"... uncle Max knows, I think ... He knows they're both in love! What if we ask him to help us out?"
"You do have a point there, the other day, he was spending more as half a day with us, that is very unlike uncle Max." Friedrich stated.
"I'm sure he knows what to do with Elsa. He's probably still downstairs I assume." Louisa followed the others up.
"We'll have to get up very early tomorrow, before Maria wakes up! Then we will sneak into uncle Max's room to explain all of this."
"Are you sure he wouldn't mind, Liesl?"
"Yes, Kurt, don't worry, I think he's willing to do a thing like that."
"Wonderful idea! At what time should we wake up?" Louisa asked.
"Let's say about an hour or 7, even father is still asleep then. After we have asked uncle Max, we can go back to bed, no one will ever notice what we have done. Now, we all should get some rest if we are supposed to get that early."
Liesl didn't have to say that twice. In a way they felt weary, yet excited whenever they thought about their plan. If it would work, well, that's another thing. After bidding every sibling goodnight, the boys headed to their room, as the girls took place into their beds.
'I know I'm gonna dream nice tonight, about my new mother ...'
Pleased and with a little smile on her face, Louisa closed her eyes.
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During the dance, Maria felt extremely lightheaded. She didn't know how much trouble she would have whenever they came close to each other. She had assumed it would go easy, because she had danced this over a thousand times with Chris. And every time with him the whole dance went perfectly swell. However, being so close again as the other day in the tree house made her feel so delightful once more. Everyone was still staring at the dancing couple in awe. Except Chris, he couldn't see how Maria blushed as her face was only inches away from Georg's, he only saw his little Maria dance as if she and Chris himself were the only persons in the world.
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As Georg had Maria's hands in his, their lefts above their heads and their rights in Maria's back, they were both gazing deeply into each other's eyes. They stopped dancing even though the music hadn't come to its end, still not able to part their gaze. Everything felt so right, for both of them. Slowly the captain bended his head to hers, but got interrupted once more.
"Waw duckie, after so many years and you still remembered it perfectly! Wonderfully done!"
Georg didn't feel Chris was bothering him anymore ever since that day he and Maria had become so close, but now he could just hit him in the head. 'I came so close to finally kiss her, to finally express my feelings to her, and then he ruins everything again!' He wasn't the only one. The children had been looking very closely. They knew it for sure now! Maria couldn't leave ... ever!
Maria could still feel the warm glow of a moment ago. 'It almost had happened! A good thing Chris got me back to reality, I don't know what would've happened if he didn't.' She thought back of her last moments in his arms. In her mind she saw him kissing her. 'I have to admit, I wouldn't mind that part, but not here in front of everyone! Besides, you're just dreaming now, that never would have happened even if Chris hadn't interrupted.'
"I think it's time the children said goodnight."
Georg said, as he was still looking at the lady not far from him. As soon as he had said that, all the children got an exciting look on his face.
"Yes we'll be in the hall in a moment, we've got something very special prepared, right?"
She gave one last smile at the captain before she, the children and Chris disappeared through the opening of the terrace again. He decided it was best to go inside. Being alone outside wasn't something he preferred at the moment. Once back in the ballroom, his eye caught the most unusual thing. Elsa and Max were dancing together. From Elsa he didn't thought it was odd, but Max dancing? 'I've fallen into another world.'
"Ladies and gentlemen, the children of Captain Von Trapp wish to say goodnight to you."
Maria gestured the guests to follow her back into the hall. And of course, all of them stepped immediately into their direction. The children were standing above the middle stairway. Maria gave them a sign they could start, and wished them good luck by blowing them a hand kiss, then quickly she ran to a pillar on the side, where Chris was standing too. The children began their little performance, with all the guests as their audience. Soon it ended, and the Von Trapp children were off to bed. Maria and Chris were talking with some guests, while Elsa let her arms slid into Georg's. When Maria and Chris intended to leave the party, Georg interfered, much to Elsa's dismay.
"You're not going to leave this party already, are you?"
"Oh ... yes we were, sir. We don't really fit in here." Chris answered.
"Yes, Chris and I were gonna go for a walk."
"Are you sure I can't talk you into staying?"
"Yes, we're sure. Goodnight captain."
Maria said, honored he wanted them to stay.
"Well, goodnight then."
Chris escorted her back outside via the back of the house out into the garden. As they started moving towards the lake, the music could be heard in the background. They didn't need any light since the moon was shining brightly through the branches of the trees. Even though it was night, outside it was delightfully warm.
"Really a nice family."
"They are, aren't they." Maria said, happy they turned out so well in this short time.
"The captain is a good guy too. I mean, he just lets me stay here. Me ... a perfect stranger."
"I think he did that because he knows how dear you must be to me. If you were a total stranger to all of us, you hadn't been that lucky."
She chuckled a bit, picturing a strange Chris walk up to them, and gently got send away by the captain.
"Still, he's nice."
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"Have you seen the way they danced? So close!"
Gretl and Marta were already sleeping, while the others were seated in a circle in the nursery. They were certain their father wouldn't caught them sitting there when they were supposed to be sleeping, as Georg had to stay at the party.
"Yeah, and didn't it seem like father intended to kiss her?"
As Louisa, the others had noticed it too.
"Too bad they didn't!"
A disappointed Friedrich looked into the open space in the middle of their circle.
"I wish Chris hadn't interrupted them."
All got quiet after Brigitta's saying. They too wanted them to be together! It would be a lot like now, only the fear of Maria leaving them to go back to the abbey would be gone. Because if you thought of it, Maria practically was their mother.
"You know, perhaps he did that on purpose."
The others looked curious at Liesl.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, what if he saw it too, but didn't want it to happen."
"Yes of course." Louisa yelled out, understanding what her older sister meant. "He's got an eye on Fraulein Maria!"
"But that can't be, you guys! Fraulein Maria and father have to be together!" Kurt said back.
"We can't let this happen! We must make sure that father and Fraulein Maria will have time alone! We'll have to distract Chris."
Naturally everyone agreed.
"So here's what we're gonna do. Tomorrow, we have to get Chris away from her! Therefore we'll have to keep him busy all day, with games or helping with something, I don't know. We'll work that out in a minute. Fraulein Maria, can't come with us under any circumstances! Otherwise this whole thing will be useless ..."
They all had been listening closely to Friedrich, but there was something he overlooked, something Liesl had noticed.
"Sounds all great, but what will we do about the baroness? No way she'll leave father all day with our governess."
"Maybe ..."
Brigitta had a frown on her face, clearly she had an idea.
"... uncle Max knows, I think ... He knows they're both in love! What if we ask him to help us out?"
"You do have a point there, the other day, he was spending more as half a day with us, that is very unlike uncle Max." Friedrich stated.
"I'm sure he knows what to do with Elsa. He's probably still downstairs I assume." Louisa followed the others up.
"We'll have to get up very early tomorrow, before Maria wakes up! Then we will sneak into uncle Max's room to explain all of this."
"Are you sure he wouldn't mind, Liesl?"
"Yes, Kurt, don't worry, I think he's willing to do a thing like that."
"Wonderful idea! At what time should we wake up?" Louisa asked.
"Let's say about an hour or 7, even father is still asleep then. After we have asked uncle Max, we can go back to bed, no one will ever notice what we have done. Now, we all should get some rest if we are supposed to get that early."
Liesl didn't have to say that twice. In a way they felt weary, yet excited whenever they thought about their plan. If it would work, well, that's another thing. After bidding every sibling goodnight, the boys headed to their room, as the girls took place into their beds.
'I know I'm gonna dream nice tonight, about my new mother ...'
Pleased and with a little smile on her face, Louisa closed her eyes.
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Okay, I know this wasn't much, but otherwise it would take me way to long to load another chapter ... okay, I'll update after an amount of reviews, hoping the next chapter will be finished by then.