Maria's Story: Being Me

Disclaimer: The Plot and Characters belong to The Sound of Music & 20th Century Fox, However Maria's Thoughts are mine.

Written by: Maria's Georg

Authors Note* I included the 3 deleted scenes from the film, info I learned and info I made up. Also this is a working story, and a working tittle! Enjoy Reading and please review it! Just to let you know. I've created this scene, it's not a deleted scene from the film. Feel free to e-mail me!

Since this chapter is smaller I'll give a smaller ransom! 3 review ransom for the next chapter! Enjoy!

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Chapter 14 Georg's Apologe begins the Spark.

I didn't reach him like I thought I would. That argument was my last chance. Realizeing that I have been out here alone with my thoughts, I turn back to reality and go in to pack. I want to find out what sort of lecture the children are getting from the Captain. I slosh inside , listening to the squishy noise my shoes make as I enter the villa. Even though I am much dryer than before my shoes are still soaked to the point where I'd much rather take them off and walk in my bare feet. Knowing that kind of behavior isn't tollerated here I keep them on, besides I'll change shoes to leave anyways.

The Shoes make a slight sucksen making them stick to my feet, instead of the loose and comfortable. Dripping along the way , I hear some laughter and I sneak towards the noise. I turn slightly around a corner entering into the Captain's elaborate Drawing room, I find to my supprise the Captain embraceing his children. A warm feeling passes through me as I watch to scene unfold in front of me. Little Gretl notices me looking in, still in the Captain's embrace. I motion for her to give the edelweiss she picked to give to the Baroness as planned. She toddles over to the Baroness, The Baroness takes the flowers from Gretl.

"Edelweiss." She exclaims and little Gretl curtses and the woman hugs little Gretl.

"You never told me how enchanting your children are." I watch as the Captain shakes his head, and gives a look in my direction. As if he had felt my presense, I move back, trying to hide. But I know he knows I'm there. Letting my presense known I race past the door, towards the stairs. I get to the beginning of the stairs, but stop when I hear him call to me.

"Fraulien." I dread the lecture that I know is coming, slowly turning around I prepare myself for another round with the Captain.

" I.behaved. Badly. I apoligize." Wha? He apoligizes? I shouldn't have yelled at him, pehaps he's finally noticed his children?

"No, I'm, I'm far too outspoken. It's one of my worst faults."

"You were right. I don't know my children." At least, they finally got through to their father.

"There's still time Captain. They want so much to be close to you."

"And you've brought ..music back into the house? I'd forgotten." I start towards my room. Wishing that I could stay. It's funny, before I arrived the last thing I wanted to do was leave the convent. Now, the opposite is true, I don't want to go back to the convent, I've enjoyed my place here. I only wish it lasted longer.

"Fraulein." I stop, yet again to the sound of his voice. Hoping, just hoping that he'll ask for me back.

"I want you to stay." He wants me to stay? I'm shocked to say the least, I was hoping for that, but I didn't think he'd actually say he wanted me to stay? He gives me a slight smile.

"I, uh, ask you to stay." Shocked is still running through my body and the words hit me like a with a strong force. Perhaps I could help. I do want to help.

"If I could be of any help."

"You already have. More than you know." I do believe that's the nicest thing he's said to me. I'm touched. Our eyes meet and I know he's sincer. I feel a slight tingle through my body as if he's looking right into my soul. I feel somewhat connected to him. He smiles at me, braking that strange connection. He leaves me. Our conversation repeated itself in my mind, the thought that I was not leaveing comforted me much more than I ever thought. After he leaves I became energtic, clapping my hands I dash up stairs.