"I think I need to cut my hair."

Looking up from a report she was reading, Ahsoka looked across the table where Ezra was glaring at a strand of his hair. In any good day, his hair seemed to stick out all over the place, refusing to stay down no matter how much Ezra tried. In mornings such as this one, however, his hair often looked like a full mane of hair, obscuring the majority of his face. Tilting her head a little in thought, Ahsoka could see how the length of his hair could be a problem. Even now, he had difficulty eating without getting hair in his face and she could only imagine how frustrating that could be.

"I agree. Your hair only seems to be becoming more unmanageable as time passes. If you cut it, you could actually eat without spitting out a ball of your own hair."

Grimacing a little at how close to the truth that was, Ezra contemplated his situation. He wasn't really worried about cutting his hair, he was worried about how he was going to cut it. The few times he had done it before, he had just run a knife through his bangs so they wouldn't get in the way. Although he could do the same thing again, Ezra was hoping he could do a proper haircut since he now had access to actual scissors. The only problem was that he didn't know how to do a proper haircut.

A bit frustrated at his lack of knowledge and his growing hair, Ezra ran a hand through it, hoping to smother it back from his face. "Yeah, I was just hoping I could cut it properly this time instead of butchering it off with a knife."

"That might actually explain why your hair is so unmanageable. With different strands of hair being different lengths, they might cause some to splinter and stick out."

A little surprised at Ahsoka's knowledge, Ezra could only stare a bit dumbfounded at her as he asked, "You know about human hair?"

Chuckling a little at the boy's expression, she replied "Yes. Is it really that surprising?"

Blushing a bit in embarrassment, Ezra gave her a sheepish look. "Well no, not really. You do seem to know a lot about... well everything but I just assumed since you don't really have any hair," he said, gesturing to her montrals "I thought, you might not know about it."

"Just because I myself don't have any hair, does not mean I know nothing about it either. But you were right to assume I didn't. When I was younger, I must admit the concept of human hair fascinated me. Unlike other creatures, the hair humans had served no evolutionary purpose. Your species used it as decoration, rather than anything useful and I found that interesting, especially with the different ways they would change it. It wasn't until I… interacted with more humans that I learned about how to take care of it. I even know how to properly cut hair and if your interested, I could trim yours."

A bit taken aback by her offer, Ezra hesitated. While he trusted Ahsoka without doubt, he still couldn't help but feel a bit skeptical about her skills in cutting human hair. Knowing about it was one thing, but actually doing it is a whole different thing. Then again, who else did Ezra have? He certainly didn't know how to cut his hair, and no one on Lothal was willing to even look at him even though he was no longer a street rat. Sighing a little in defeat, he decided Ahsoka would be his best chance. Squaring his shoulders a bit, Ezra nodded in determination. "Okay."


Fidgeting a bit on the seat Ashoka had put him in, Ezra gazed at the scissors in her hand nervously. Sensing the boy's agitation, Ahsoka did her best to make the boy as comfortable as he could be. Moving to wrap a simple tarp she had found around Ezra, she decided that the best way to get Ezra to relax was to talk.

"Ezra, I can f-tell that you're nervous. Why don't you talk to me? As a way to distract yourself."

Fidgeting a little when he heard the sound of the scissors cutting, he took a breath. "I'm not really nervous, I mean….. It not like I doubt your skills or anything but I just….."

"You can't help but worry?"

Gulping a little in guilt, he couldn't help but feel shameful for doubting Ahsoka. "Yea…."

"Ezra, it's alright to be worried. I would be too if I were in your position, but you should know this is not my first time cutting hair."

Stopping himself before he jerked in surprise, Ezra turned his head a little to catch Ahsoka's smile. "It's not?"

"No. I have actually done this many times before, and although I haven't done it in a long time, trust me when I say I've done it enough to never forget how."

"Whose hair did you cut?"

At this question, the sound of the scissors stopped. Turning his head a little, he saw Ahsoka's smile turn a bit sad as she began threading her fingers through his hair. Fearing he touched a painful memory he turned in order to apologize, but before he could Ahsoka began talking.

"He was my …. teacher, and in many ways, a father I never had. " Running a hand through Ezra's hair, for a moment she imagined honey, auburn hair instead of raven blue. "His hair was a lot like yours," Ahsoka whispered, as in confiding a secret to him, "unmanageable even in the best of days, and because of this, he used a lot of gel to keep it in place. I often laughed and called it hair glue." Ezra giggled along with Ahsoka's soft laugh as she began to cut his hair again.

"One day, I caught him trying to cut his hair by himself and, as you could probably predict, he didn't do so well. It was honestly a miracle he didn't do any damage that couldn't be fixed. After that, I got lessons from a friend of mine on how to cut human hair. When my ma-teacher found out, he decided to make me his personal hair stylist, stating that the knowledge I had gained, should not go to waste."

Snipping at the last few rebellious strands of Ezra's hair, Ahsoka carefully brushed any remaining strands from his neck. "So it became our own special tradition, one that only we shared, and although I never got a chance to tell him, I always relished those moments of peace." Running a hand through his hair one last time, Ahsoka finally backed away, admiring her work of taming Ezra's once messy hair.

Although a bit sad, Ezra couldn't help but feel happy that Ahsoka entrusted him with this memory. This special memory. It was painfully obvious that whoever Ahsoka's teacher had been meant a lot to her, to the point of being a parental figure for her, but Ezra was happy she had told him. After all, who better to understand her than him? A boy who had lost everything. His heart went out for Ahsoka since it seemed she had nothing left of her loved ones. Although Ezra also lost his parents, he still held some sentimental things from them, like his suit and a slingshot, but Ahsoka didn't seem to have anything other than the memories made.

"Ahsoka?"

"Yes, Ezra?"

"Is it alright….. if I could join your special tradition?"

Moving to face him, Ahsoka smiled as he looked up at her uncertainly. "I would love that Ezra." Turning around to grab a mirror from the table, she held it up to him. "But first you have to tell me if you actually like my work."

Grabbing the mirror from her hand, Ezra inspected Ahsoka's work. Marveling a bit at her obvious skill, Ezra looked up at her with a grin. "I love it! You did an amazing job!"

Smiling a bit at his praise, she allowed herself to run her fingers through his hair again, ruffling it affectionately. "Well then, from now on this will be our special tradition and our moment of peace."


Authors Note:

I am so freaking sorry! Summer was absolutely chaotic and I didn't have a chance to write anything. I just started school as well so I'm going to be really busy, considering it's my last year of college. Updates are, unfortunately, going to be inconsistent but I am not giving up! This I promise! So thank you for sticking with the story, I will not let you down!

Arc-Fire: Just a question, will Ahsoka introduce Ezra to the Ghost crew?

Yes! Ezra will be meeting the Ghost crew in line with the canon verse, meaning he won't be meeting them until he's 14(ish) years old like in the show. There is still much to explore and much to happen with Ezra's and Ahsoka's relationship, so it will be a while until the Ghost crew comes into the story, but they will be.

Guest: question: Will Ezra start using the dark side or will Ahsoka keep him on the light at all times? BTW HUGE FAN :D

Thank you for your review! I'm so glad you're enjoying this story! To answer your question, yes. Ahsoka has seen a lot in her lifetime and her own experience with the Jedi order has taught her that the light is not entirely right and the dark is not entirely wrong. This will be further explained in the story but Ahsoka will allow Ezra to drabble in both the light and the dark side of the force.