25 Days of Christmas in a Galaxy Far Far Away

Chapter 6

Prepare for Crack!fic-ness, for the most part anyways....*whispers* but Obi-Wan can totally bake cookies

The Jedi Temple decorating for Christmas is more chaotic than Ahsoka though(and she didn't even know the temple decorated)

Ahsoka woke up to the sounds of Christmas music and a very loud banging. Jolting out of bed, she quickly changed out of her sleep clothes and into her usual outfit. As she walked out of her quarters at the Jedi temple, she saw something she never thought that she would see. Standing on a ladder, at least 15 feet from the ground stood her master. And he was wearing a Santa suit. He held onto the ladder with one hand, and in the other was a strand of holly. Using the force, he lifted a hammer, nailed in a nail, and strung the holly.

"Morning, Snips," was his casual greeting when he noticed his padawan glancing up at him. "Wanna help me?"

Ahsoka raised an eyebrow, stepped out of the doorway, and glanced down the hallway. She had never seen the Jedi temple so festive. Strands of holly, just like the ones Anakin was holding, lined the walls. On every door hung a wreath, one made out a pine leaves and accented with little red berries. Shimmering snowflakes and icicles of silver hung from the ceiling reflecting light in the most beautiful of ways. Although Ahsoka could barely see the main hall of the temple from her position, she could make out a soft glow from the lights on a giant tree placed in the center. And best of all, there was the most wonderful aroma filling the halls, the smell of gingerbread and mint.

"What do you even need help with, this place looks amazing!" Ahsoka squealed as she began to skip down the hallway.

"Wait! Ahsoka, just hand me that strand of holly, right...there..." he looked down where he was pointing and scanned the floor. "Where is it!"

"Master, there's nothing there," Ahsoka groaned.

"I know, I know," Anakin climbed down the rungs of the ladder and walked up to Ahsoka. "Was it there when you came out?"

"Didn't pay attention," turning around she began to skip down the hall again. "See ya later, master!"

Anakin frowned at her as she rounded a corner towards the main hall. "I'll find out who took it."

When Ahsoka entered the entry hall of the temple, she didn't know whether to gasp or scream. As she had suspected, there was a large tree in the center, at least 20 feet tall. More ladders, even taller than Anakin's, were placed around the tree, and Jedi, even some Ahsoka had never met, were working on decorating. So far the tree was completely wrapped in lights and tinsel. Glass blow ornaments were being hung up along with a ginormous star of silver placed on the top.

The tree was stunting, but another sight ruined it all. Standing near the base of the tree yelling orders out on placements of ornaments and stuff Ashoka could hear was Mace Windu. He wearing a suit very similar to Anakin's, expect it was green, trimmed with gold, and had a hat with a small bell at the end that jingled every time he moved. It truly made Ahsoka want to bleach her eyes. When he turned, he spotted Ahsoka.

"Padawan Tano, it's a surprise to see you here," he offered a smile, which was strange contrast to the frown he usually wore, Ahsoka wasn't sure that she liked it.

"Master Windu, what's going on? The temple has never decorated any other year." Ahsoka mentioned and thankfully Master Windu's face went back to his usual frown.

"The war is slowing down and we decided to have a bit of fun. It's been years since the temple last celebrated Christmas," his smile returned and Ahsoka cringed. "It's just happened to be my year to wear the elf suit.

"Well it's nice to know you're celebrating again, but what do you mean about the elf suit?"

"Ah, that. Years ago when we still celebrated Christmas, the council members switched off between wearing the suit. It just happened that this year was my turn."

Ahsoka let her confusion wash over her face. She had never thought the council would do anything of the sort. With no other questions, not that she would want to know the answer anyway, she began to skip away. A few Jedi stopped to wish her a merry Christmas, and she offered them a friendly smile back.

The smell gingerbread and mint seemed to be getting stronger, and Ahsoka only realized she was following it when she stopped in front of the door it was coming from. She recognized the hallway, both Anakin and Obi-Wan's apartments were there. Actually, Ahsoka could've sworn that the door she was standing in front of was Obi-Wan's. When she knocked no one replied, so instead she waved her hand, and with the force the unlocked door swung open. Sure enough, it was Obi-Wan's apartment, the Jedi master stood in it's small kitchen wearing oven mitts and a festive scarf over his Jedi attire.

"Master Kenobi?"

"Ah, Ahsoka. It's nice to see you. Would you like a cookie, they should still be warm," Obi-Wan held out a tray a gingerbread cookies towards her. Warily Ahsoka took one and ate it. She was certain she had never tasted anything delicious. Without asking she grabbed another two and devoured them, Obi-Wan never protesting. "I was just about to begin to hand them out, do you thi-"

A loud crash left the room ringing. "What was that," Ahsoka questioned, instinctively reaching for her lightsaber.

"Why don't we go check it out," he set down the tray of cookies and followed Ahsoka back out to the main hall. What she saw made her want to laugh and scream at the same time. Most everything, and everyone, she'd run into today made her want to do that. The crash had been one of the ladders falling over, and the cause of it was a very mad Anakin Skywalker. He stood, lightsaber activated, glaring at Master Yoda.

"You stole my holly!" He screamed at the grand master, and Ahsoka realized that Yoda was indeed holding a strand of holly identical to that of the one Anakin was placing earlier.

"Know it was your I did not," was Yoda's reply as he began to levitate it towards Master Windu, who was placing similar strands around the tree. "Need it for the tree we do."

"But it's mine," Anakin whined in a very childish manner, something that he would chastise Ahsoka for doing. "The hallway just needs one more strand and you have it!"

"Find another you must. Attached to this holly you are."

"Attachment? You're lecturing me on attachment now." And that was when Anakin took off after Yoda and tried to pry the holly from his hand. It was also when Ahsoka broke down laughing. This was going to be quite a day.