Hey guys! I decided to try something new, thus I'm writing in English this time. I don't have any beta so there is a high risk of mistake(adding this to the fact that I really hate proof-reading). Enjoy!

Warning: M because of male/male relationships

Pairing: Sasu/Naru or Naru/Sasu, I'm not sure yet but probably both.

Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto is my GOD and I don't own anything.

"I don't do romance!"

Uchiha Sasuke is sitting in his publisher's office. It's barely 9 in the morning and everything seems to be going to hell. It's not like he didn't saw it coming, his ratings have been going down since the publication of his 4th book. However, he never thought that his publisher would ask him to completely change his style if he wanted to keep being published.

"I'm not asking you to do romance." Kakashi said, looking at him through his glasses. "I just want you to be a little less dark and a little less predictable"

Sasuke was fuming but he's not going to let Kakashi see that. He took a deep breath to stay calm before talking again. "What do you mean 'less predictable?'"

Kakashi sighed. " Look Sasuke, it's just that… It's always the same thing with you: Everyone dies. It was catchy in your first books but it's not anymore. Whenever someone sees your name on the cover of a book, they know that their favorite characters are going to die and it's not appealing to them anymore."

Sasuke clenched his fists, looking straight at Kakashi with a murderous glare. " My three first books were bestsellers across the world."

"Of course they were. You're a good writer and readers love novelty. But that's the thing, it's not novelty anymore. Your three first books were loved, but the three last ones have been disastrous. At first, I thought maybe it was some miscalculations, but the last one is just a confirmation of what I was scared of. You're not selling anymore."

"So what now? Are you terminating my contract?"

Kakashi shook his head. " No, I'm not. According to your contract, you have only one book left with us. I have more money to lose in lawyers if I terminate it than if I publish another book that doesn't sell. What I want is to make a deal with you. If you can write something different enough for me to be surprised by the way it ends, I will give you 15% more on the sale profits and offer you a new contract with us. Are you interested?"

"I can't promise anything." Sasuke stood up and left the office, barely abstaining from slamming the door shut on his way out.

Kakashi sat silently as his protégé left his office. He had met Sasuke 5 years ago during a reading session. He had just started his publishing house with one of his good friend and they were doing some recruitment at a local coffee shop. Sasuke had been there, and his work had entranced Kakashi and Obito.

Sasuke was 19 then, and he was freshly graduated. A literal genius with a bachelor degree in Biology. He was using all his knowledge on the human body to write some of the darkest scenes that Kakashi had ever read, and that day, in a small coffee shop in Kingston, Kakashi knew he needed to be the one to publish his works.

Sasuke had been recalcitrant at first. He had only read in front of everyone because his brother had dared him to, he didn't want anybody else to read his works. However, with a lot of obstination and the promise of a secret pen name, Kakashi had convinced him. And then, during the five following years, Sasuke had wrote several books while pursuing his Phd in human anatomy.

His first three books had been amazing. They had been dark, obviously, but there had been just enough light to compensate the darkness and to make them a delight to read for those who favored drama.

Everything changed with the fourth, fifth, and sixth books. Sasuke's writing became more dark, more sloppy, and there was no trace of the suspense that he was suppose to be the master of. His characters died in awfully predictable ways and the whole story seemed to be only a cascade of unfortunate events leading to their death. There was no real plot, and nothing to held onto.

That's why Kakashi woke up one morning and decided that it had to change. He was worried. Worried because they were not making a lot of profits, but also worried about Sasuke. If he and Sasuke were closer, he would have advised him to go see a therapist. However, considering Sasuke's cold personality, forcing him to write something lighter was the best he could do to help. If the result was good and profitable, it was only a surprising side effect. Well… That's what he would say if you asked him.

I know it's short but it is just an introduction. In the future, chapters will be twice or three time that length maybe more. I hope you liked this small beginning. See y'all!