"I didn't know you played."
Anakin startled. And that was something that Anakin didn't really do, but he hadn't actually noticed Ahsoka walking up behind him. She slid onto the piano bench next to him and looked down at the keys. "Huh."
"What?" Anakin asked. He set his hands on the keys, and, smirking at Ahsoka, let himself play the beginnings of a riff. A snippet of a song that was more commonly heard over the channels this time of year.
"Show off," Ahsoka said, but she looked intrigued. "When did you learn?"
"Not sure," Anakin replied. He reached across the keys, trilled a few high notes. At that, Ahsoka started laughing. "I'm just a genius, obviously."
"Obviously," Ahsoka said. She set her hands on her lap and watched Anakin play for a while. And then, after a moment, she asked, "Are you gonna hog the piano all day or actually try to teach me?"
Anakin paused. He looked at Ahsoka. "You wanna learn?"
"I can," Ahsoka said, determined.
Anakin grinned. "Okay," he said. "Well, it's gonna take longer than a ten minute lesson for you to know how to play this…" He played another part of a different song—this one slow and dramatic, something that made Ahsoka roll her eyes. "Or this." He picked up the pace, switched the key to something major and cheerful.
"But," Anakin said, setting down his hands, "I think you can get the hang of it."
"So where do we start?" Ahsoka asked.
"Well…here," Anakin said. He guided Ahsoka's hands to the keys. "This is where you always start." He pressed down on the key. "So this is the C…"
In another minute, Anakin had introduced the keys, and now Ahsoka went up and down a scale with the eager pace of someone who was just getting ready to move on to the next lesson. "So are you gonna teach me how to play something, Skyguy?"
"Fine, fine," Anakin said. "Just follow my lead, okay?"
"Aren't I always?"
Anakin grinned. He started the song, nodded for Ahsoka to follow.
She did—a higher-keyed echo from Anakin's own playing. In another moment, Anakin started the next part of the song, and Ahsoka followed. Anakin glanced at his Padawan once, saw the look of both concentration and awe on her face as their parts slowly blended together, hands and notes chasing each other's in a delicate harmony.
And then, suddenly, above it all, Anakin heard a voice quietly humming along.
Ahsoka remained focused on the piano keys, but Anakin looked up to find Obi-Wan walking into the room. He was reading something from a book, and he didn't quite seem to notice the actual piano, but he drifted past, still humming.
Anakin caught Ahsoka's little smile, and they kept playing.
Another moment later, more humming—this one gentler, quieter, and this time, Anakin didn't have to look to know that it was Padmé. She passed Anakin once, set a light hand on his shoulder before she walked on.
Anakin caught Ahsoka's smile again.
"Come on," he said. "We've got a little concert going."
A/N: this was inspired by a post found on the tumblr blog "newswcanonprompts"!
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