A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews~ I really appreciate them! I have to say, I was really worried about the last chapter, (and I still am) as I feel, (like I posted on V's forum) that it felt really far out to me. Just so you know, I made it far out for fun but if you think it really is too far out, I'll change it it doesn't matter to me but please tell me what you think

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Summary: This is the chapter Maria finds out that she's living the life of Maria, (from The Sound of Music) is a way. I hope I don't disappoint you, as I know some of you said you were looking forward to this

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It suddenly clicked. The line, when the Lord opens a door, somewhere he opens a window, it made sense! It was form The Sound of Music! Yet, I was still a tad confused on why Carl had used it.

"Miss Maria, she has the same name as you!" Little Audrey, who was sitting in the row in front of me, blurted out.

I partially glanced at the screen, and saw the nuns singing about Maria.

"Yes, she does..." I said subconsciously, still spacing out some.

Why does that line mean something? Why had Carl used it? It obviously has something to do with The Sound of Music, but what was it?

"Oh my gosh!!!!" All the children shouted in unison. This time I did get drawn back to full awareness.

"What?" I said startled, looking around, "Are you alright? Is someone hurt?"

The all began to laugh at this, easing my worries.

"Everyone's fine," said Luke, "But why didn't you tell us the reason you picked out this movie?"

"What do you mean?" I asked, unsure.

"Miss Maria! Are you joking with us?" Mimi asked.

"No... what are you all getting at?" I asked again.

"Miss Maria! She's you!" Audrey said, pointing to the screen.

I looked at the young Julie Andrews in front of me for a moment, trying to find myself, and then it clicked. I was a young teacher, sent to teach seven children. Maria was a young postulate, sent to teach seven children. I frowned at the screen as the movie continued to play... I finally understood Carl's line. I thought for a moment shouldn't I feel happy about the connection? I mean, how many people did I know that would kill to be Maria? I used to be on of them, but something was now making me feel uneasy about it, though I couldn't place my finger on it. Something...

"Oh look! We're all in the movie too!!!" Julie burst out.

And she was right. There stood all seven von Trapp children, staring back at us. They were almost the same as the children who sat all around me.

"Oh Maria," said Mimi, "which one am I?"

I smiled at the little girl and glanced at the screen.

"Well, Mimi... I think you'd be Marta," I paused and pointed at the little dark haired girl, "that one."

The air suddenly filled with questions as to which ones they were, so I decide to stop the movie for a second and go down the list.

"Alright... Amanda you're Liesl, Zach you're Friedrich, Hillary you're Louisa, Luke you're Kurt, Julie you're Brigitta, Mimi you're Marta, and Audrey you're Gretl."

I looked around, smiling at the children. They all stared with awe at the screen, their eyes fixed upon their character. Even the older ones were interested. I gave them a moment before I spoke again.

"Well, what do you say I start the movie again?"

As the movie went on, the children were even more excited to see what happened next. When we got to the pinecone at dinner part, little Audrey burst out laughing.

"Maria! We did almost the same thing to you the first night you were here... with the spider!"

Immediately she realized the slip of her tong as all of her older siblings turned to face her, frowns upon their faces.

"Ah-ha," I said, "So it was all of you!" I changed my expression, just for a moment to see how they would take a frown, but then I smiled once more to show I really did appreciate their joke.

"You know," I said seriously, "I did keep the present you gave me."

Everyone laughed, even the Senator, who's presence up until then, had been far from noticed.

"You children are lucky," he said jokingly, "if it had been me who got the gift, who knows what would have happened?"

He gave a quick wink, and everyone burst out into laughter once more... everyone but me. I sat there for a moment, staring at him, a faint smile on my face. For the first time, he seemed to be showing a real genuine love for his children, and it made me so happy. He was just so...

Suddenly, he looked over at me. I quickly glanced down, and I could feel my cheeks flushing.

The next scene was the one with Liesl and Rolf.

"Oooo... Amanda!" Luke said, "Do you have a boyfriend too?"

The other children began to giggle and play around with Amanda the second Luke said that. I could tell that she felt pretty embarrassed due to the fact that she sort of did have a boyfriend. Chris, who we had met at the concert, had actually kept in-touch with her.

"Amanda and her boyfriend sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G--" The children sang, as Amanda's cheeks kept turned a darker red.

"Alright!" Her father said, "That's enough."

I could tell that her reaction to the taunting unnerved him a bit, as he studied her for a moment.

The movie continued, and the children really appreciated the Do-Re-Mi scene.

"It's just like what you did with us!" Mimi said, "only the Maria in the movie didn't but the children souvenirs!"

Everyone laughed.

"Oh, but Mimi that's not true! She bought them Apples and Oranges form the fruit stand!" I said, causing the laughter to grow.

When the argument between the Captain and Maria came, the children grew silent. I knew exactly what they were thinking; I could see it in their eyes as they tried to sneak unnoticed looks at me and the Senator. I knew they were dying to ask, Maria, did you and father fight like that? I wasn't about to answer their unspoken question, and it appeared the Senator didn't want to either.

We needn't have worried though, as the argument was cleared out of their minds the second the puppet show came on.

As the movie flowed on, the children grew happier, pointing out similarities between their lives, and the characters lives. They really liked the Edelweiss scene, and Audrey even commented on how it made her happy that the whole family was together like that.

When she said that, I glanced the Senator. He was staring at his little girl, and he looked sad. I even felt sad looking at him, as I knew he hadn't always been there for his children, and he was really getting to understand that.

When the Laendler came on, everyone's reaction was different.

"But Maria, she danced in the meadow, why did she say she hadn't danced in a long time?" The little ones asked.

"Ewwww... that's too romantic!" The boys said.

Strangely, Hillary and Amanda just sat there, staring at the screen.

A few minutes later, it was time for Maria to leave for the abbey. The children were heartbroken by this. Poor little Audrey turned to face me, almost crying.

"M-Maria... you'll never leave us... w-will you?"

"Oh no darling!" I said, leaning forward against the tug of my seatbelt to give her a hug.

After holding the little girl for a moment, it was my turn to look up and find the Senator staring at me. Our eyes locked, but unlike me the first time, he did not look away. I began to feel the world around me fading, just as it had on the roller coaster when I had looked at him. Slowly, the movie noise died, the children faded form my sight. All I could see were his eyes, his beautiful blue eyes. They seemed to sparkle at me, telling me something. I could feel my bottom lip drop a bit, and he gave a small smile.

"Maria!" Someone shouted, breaking our connection.

I turned to find Audrey looking at me once more.

"The children are going to find Maria!"

"Yes, they are," I said, smiling at her.

"You know," she continued, "I'd do the same thing if you left!"

The children a nodded in agreement with her, all smiling at me.

That comment touched me; it really touched my heart. I knew that the children loved me now. I mean, I had known it before, but this was the first time they had ever straight out told me... and it meant a lot.

I smiled at all of them, a nodded at the screen, indicating for them to continue watching the movie.

We were practically back in Washington now, and the movie wasn't anywhere near over. We were just getting the scene where the Captain breaks up with the baroness.

"Auf wiedersehn, darling." The elegant blond lady said, and turned to leave.

The car burst into cheers of joy; the children showing how happy they were that the Baroness was gone.

"You know," Julie began, "this movie is a lot like our lives, but I'm just grateful that there isn't a baroness!"

Everyone agreed, even the Senator.

It was now time for the something good scene, and the car went quiet. Looking back now, this scene had a big impact on everyone, but the thing that stood out most came very last. The first stand out was that everyone, even the boys, were quiet. They were all happy and content, with small smiles upon their faces. The next thing came when the scene was almost over.

Audrey suddenly sat upright and looked at me. I could tell she was thinking something as she stared at me, and then she suddenly blurted out a question.

"Maria, when are you and father going to fall in love?"

I sat in shock for a moment, my eyes wide, her question playing over and over in my mind. My cheeks began to redden, and I tried to think of what to say. Everyone's eyes were on me now, the movie forgotten.

"A... hem... well... I - er..." I seriously had no idea what to say.

To make matters worse, the Senator began to chuckle drawing everyone's attention towards him as well.

"Now, children... this is a movie, not real life."

"But father, everything else in the movie is the same in our life!" Julie responded.

"Hmm now I distinctly remember someone saying how they were glad there was no baroness in our life?"

No one responded, instead the all protested silently. Luckily, we were pulling into the Senators driveway in no time at all, and since it was late everyone had to go straight to bed.

I quickly got the children out of the car, still felling a bit embarrassed by Audrey's question. We crossed the gravel driveway, and as we were all about to head through the front doors, the Senator called to us.

"Oh, and children! I forgot to tell you... tomorrow night there's going to be a party here, and I'm going to let you all stay up a little late... if you promise to stay on the side lines."

The children all exchanged excited glances, and scampered inside; everyone completely thrilled with everything that was going on in their lives.

Once I had put a very excited group of children to bed, I went to bed right away myself. I was tired, yet I still lay awake. Today had been a surreal day. So many events, so many feeling, so much everything!

The Senator was one thing that kept popping into my mind. My views on him had changed they almost scared me. Whenever I thought of him, I felt a jot of electricity go down my spine, as my stomach filled with butterflies. I couldn't explain my feelings, though I knew they were ones like I had never felt before.

As I slept that night, I had the strangest dream of two people dancing to the Laendler... though they were not Maria and the Captain.

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