"There was not a creature stirring, not even a…"
"Mouse!"
"Yes, that's right."
"What're you doing?" Ahsoka whispered, coming up behind Anakin.
Anakin turned around and, raising a finger to his lips, jerked his head into the classroom. Ahsoka peered inside and, at first, she could just see the small crowd of younglings gathered around in a semi-circle. The shades were drawn, but the rest of the room was lit by holograms of stars and planets. They bumped lazily into one another, lighting up sections of the room and the children along with it.
And sitting in front of the semi-circle of children, legs neatly crossed and book in his hands, was Obi-Wan.
"The children were nestled all snug in their beds…"
Ahsoka grinned, leaning against the doorframe as Anakin and she listened to the children attempt to finish the lines. Obi-Wan, of course, didn't seem particularly bothered by the interruption. He turned the book over for the children, let them look at the pictures for as long as they needed before continuing with the story.
"I didn't know he did this," Ahsoka whispered.
"Neither did I," Anakin replied.
Ahsoka looked at Anakin. He pushed himself away from the doorframe and walked into the classroom. The younglings all startled, but Anakin just winked at them. He lowered himself to the ground, sitting directly in front of Obi-Wan with the smile-turned-smirk.
Obi-Wan, to his credit, didn't miss a beat. "How nice of you to join us," was his only comment before turning the page. "Now, does anyone remember where we are?"
A youngling chimed in with a particular line, and Obi-Wan smiled. "Yes, thank you. Right where we left off…"
Eventually, Anakin turned around. He gestured for Ahsoka.
Ahsoka grinned and, tiptoeing past the younglings, she sat down next to Anakin. A youngling sat up a little straighter, but Ahsoka made a point of lying down on her stomach. There was no point in being formal during a storytelling session.
Eventually, the other younglings relaxed. As Obi-Wan's voice drifted over them, Ahsoka closed her eyes. The story ended eventually, and Obi-Wan started a new one.
They stayed there like that for a long time.
A/N: okay, so...apparently james arnold taylor read "how the grinch stole christmas" as obi-wan kenobi and corey burton read as cad bane/grinch. (there's this hilarious part where james/obi-wan goes "oh the noise, noise, noise, nOISE-ANAKIN-" which...you know. makes me wonder if like...anakin might have been in the background working or something-
(you can find this video on youtube! just search "how the grinch stole christmas star wars" and it should be the first thing that pops up.)
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