After getting a dry nightgown from Liesl, who had tried her best to keep from laughing when she found out the situation, Maria went back to her room to find it empty. She was glad she had the room to herself, it gave her time to actually fall asleep without having to worry about Elsa kicking her for no reason. She still couldn't believe that not only were they living in the same house but they had to share a room. The last time they shared a room, Elsa taped off the room saying one half was hers and the other half was Maria's and that they couldn't set foot on the others side. Well that would have been fine except Elsa's half had the door. Maria had to climb in and out her bedroom window and through the front door to leave her room. That lasted about a week before their mother came in and put a stop to it. After that they had separate rooms. Even when they lived with their uncle after their parents died they had separate rooms. She physically shuddered when she thought about him. Ok new topic, she thought. The Captain immediately entered her thoughts. She remembered how every now and then today she would catch him looking at her. I must just be imagining things, she thought. Because why would the Captain look at her, when Elsa was right beside him, looking as gorgeous as ever? Yes, she must have just imagined it.

"Good night darling." She heard Elsa say. She moaned when she realized her solitude was about to end.

"Good night." Just the sound of his voice was enough to make her heart beat faster. She was trying to figure out how to make it calm down when the door opened and Elsa came into the room.

"I see you found a nightgown that wasn't soaking wet." She laughed.

"What was the point of that little stunt of yours? Because I can't seem to figure it out."

"The point was to not humiliate me in front of Georg or his family."

"Would you be referring to that nice little knot on your head or those wonderful words I said at breakfast?" Maria asked.

"Both." Elsa answered and then traveled to the bathroom where she proceeded to get ready for bed.

Georg couldn't sleep once again. Something was bugging him. He was puzzled at the relationship Elsa and Maria seemed to have. Maria. Just the name did crazy things to his insides. He smiled as he remembered the comments Maria had made- wait. When did he starting calling her by just her first name? It seemed so natural now. No, he thought, this must stop. She's going to be a nun for goodness sakes. And he might as well be engaged to Elsa. But he couldn't help but think about how beautiful she looked playing with his children.

"Can't sleep either?"

He was, for once, grateful for Max's presence. It kept his mind from wandering to dangerous territory.

"Apparently," he answered. Max came and sat down on a chair net to Georg's on the terrace.

"Thinking about anything specific?" Max asked, watching his best friend carefully

"Not really," Georg answered, not liking Max's scrutiny.

The talked lightly about this and that. Georg was just about to state he was going to try to sleep some more when there was a loud smacking sound and Maria's "OW! That hurt! What did you do that for!"

Both Georg and Max were laughing so hard they didn't hear Elsa's reply. There were a few more smacking and "OW!" sounds coming from both Elsa and Maria before it eventually got quiet again.

"What is the deal with those two?" Georg asked when he and Max stopped laughing.

"Trust me," Max said putting his hand on his friends shoulder, "You do not want to know." And with that he went back up to his room. Georg was lost in thought for a few minutes before he followed his friend and went to his own room.

"You left a bruise!" Maria exclaimed the next morning, looking at the small bruise that was indeed forming on her left arm.

"Well you deserved it." Elsa stated making her way to her turn in the shower, Maria having beaten her again.

"No I didn't." Maria said. "I don't remember doing anything wrong. All I remember is sleeping peacefully and then wham! I was being slapped!"

"As much as I'm enjoying listening to you talk," Elsa said, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "I think I better take my shower now." She paused, "I mean, I wouldn't want to be late for breakfast."

Something in the way she said it made Maria realize this was probably going to be one of the most interesting breakfast's the Von Trapp family has ever had. Maria looked in her closet and groaned when she realized the only thing dry was that ugly…thing, she wore on her first day there. It was going to be a long day.

Maria had been right in her assumption about breakfast. Georg, Max, Elsa and even Liesl couldn't contain their laughter when they saw Maria in the dress she was wearing. The others just looked at each other, each with the same look of confusion on their faces. Those faces soon went from confused to amused when they heard why Maria was wearing the dress. Maria and Elsa didn't speak to each other during the whole meal. No, their communication was all nonverbal. Just one look between the two spoke volumes. The tension between them was almost tangible. Georg looked to Max for some sort of explanation but was only awarded a chuckle and a head shake from his friend.

"Oh, children?" Max asked, "Did I mention I brought you all something from Vienna?"

They all shook their heads.

"Well," He continued, "It should be arriving right about" the door bell rang, "now." He finished.

All the children immediately got up to see what their present was. Max and Maria were right behind them, with Georg and Elsa in the back.

"Darling?" Elsa asked.

"Yes."

"Do you think we could go into town today?"

"I'm sorry dear, but I promised to spend the day on a picnic with the children."

And of course their governess, Elsa thought. She was about to say something when the children interrupted them.

"We got a puppet show!!!" They were all screaming, overly excited about their gift.

"Well, I'm glad you like it." Max said.

"When are we going to put on a show?" they all asked.

"Well," Maria said. "Why don't we think off some ideas on our picnic." They all squealed with delight before running into the kitchen to make sure their lunch was ready.

It's such a beautiful day, Georg thought as he, Maria and the children walked to the picnic spot. He watched Maria talk with Liesl, and joke with the other children on the walk. She was such a natural with them. She would make a great mother. Whoa, where did that come from? The woman was going to be a nun. He had been wondering why some that was so good with children and so attractiv- never mind. He shouldn't be thinking about things like that. He visibly shook his head, trying to shake away the "unwanted" thoughts, just as Maria sat down beside him.

"Something bothering you?" she asked nonchalantly.

He looked at her. You, he wanted to say, but he didn't. "Oh, nothing of much importance." He sighed. "It's a beautiful day."

"Yes, it is Captain." Maria let out a sigh as well as she lie down and looked up at the sky. They were silent for a few minutes when Maria decided one of them had to say something. "It's a shame the Baroness couldn't come." Although Maria thought it was anything but a shame, it was something to talk about.

George almost laughed out loud when he heard Maria's comment. He never thought he'd hear her say that. Especially after all the glares and late night arguments. He glanced at her before asking, "What is the deal with you two?"

Maria's head turned sharply in his direction and she sat back up. She gulped and looked back at the ground. "What do you mean, Captain?" Her voice was quiet.

"Do I really need to remind you of all the tension that radiates off of both of you?" he asked, chuckling a little. She glared at him. He was enjoying this.

"It is that noticeable?" She sighed, as she once again lied down. But this time she closed her eyes, giving Georg the perfect opportunity to watch her without her noticing. And this time he didn't stop his mind from wondering in directions that it probably shouldn't be. As his eyes traveled over her lovely face, he noticed how beautiful she really was. The way the sunlight bounced off her skin, the tiny little blush on her cheeks, he assumed was from embarrassment over the thing with Elsa. He let his eyes wonder over her entire body, deciding that the pale blue dress she picked to where that day was his favorite. It looked absolutely gorgeous on her.

There was a loud noise followed by multiple giggles. Maria opened her eyes and sat up on her elbows, glancing to make they weren't killing each other. She chuckled a little when she saw the children racing, and trying to trip the others. When the Captain joined in, their combined laughter made the children stop where they were. The older ones recovered first, and took of running towards the end. The younger ones soon caught up and Gretl and Marta won.

Georg and Maria laughed as the others challenged them to a rematch and took off running again.

"Looks like they're having fun." the Captain said, still chuckling.

"Looks like it." Maria agreed. "They actually remind me of my sister and I when we were younger."

"You have a sister?" Georg asked, surprised.

Darn it! Maria thought, I shouldn't have said that out loud. "Uh, yes, I do."

"Hmm… are you two close?"

Maria laughed out loud at that. "Definitely not. We're too different."

"I'm sure you're not that different-"

"Trust me sir, you couldn't find two people more different." She chuckled again. He still didn't seemed convinced, so she decided to do a comparison, making sure he couldn't see the truth behind it. "Imagine if me and," she paused, pretending to think for a minute, "the Baroness were related."

The Captain had to stifle a laugh. Even the thought that they could be related was hilarious. Not that one was better than the other, the were just, different, "You two are that different."

"Oh Captain, you have no idea." Maria smiled.

"But, just because you're different, doesn't mean you can't be close." The Captain argued.

"Trust me, Captain, my sister and I have never gotten along. I don't think that's really gonna change. Especially now with-" She stopped herself, before she said something about them sharing a room. Luckily for her the children interrupted then.

"Father! Fraulein Maria!" The children yelled in unison. Georg didn't have time to ask another question before the children were in front of them.

"Yes," Maria answered.

"Can we go back now? We want to work on the puppet show." Kurt said, with the rest of the group agreeing

"Well, I don't see why not. Captain?" she said, asking if he was ready to leave as well. He nodded his head in reply.

"I guess we could head back." He did wish he could continue his conversation with Maria, but he figured he would bring it up later. He wanted to know why she stopped her sentence, but knew she wouldn't tell him any time soon. He noticed the look of relief on her face, and decided he wouldn't push her. As much as he knew he needed to be back to Elsa, he didn't want to leave Mari-Fraulein Maria's company. Why, he thought, did everything have to be so complicated?

Ok, so I didn't mean for it to take this long to write, but I'm on spring break so I thought I would finish it. :) I hope you enjoyed it and I hope to update sooner than I did last time. Reviews always welcome :D