So this is my first Star Wars fanfiction so please be nice lol. I'm sorry if the characters might be a little OOC, but reviews are always welcome. Please let me know what you think! Thanks so much!

Chapter 1.

Rey Kenobi's fingers slide against the keys of her laptop's keyboard as she tries to write the start to her next novel. The sounds of New York City were loud outside her apartment's walls and she could easily find herself getting more and more distracted as she tried to push past the noise.

The shouting from the elderly couple in apartment BB - 6 didn't help. Rey's brow scrunched together as she tries to focus on her laptop screen.

Failing, her fingers stop and she waits for their argument to die down; only to glance at the clock to see that it was eight in the morning. The young writer lets out a sigh in frustration and rests her elbows against her wooden desk, fingers knotting at her hair.

Her creativity barely had time to surface. That is, if she even had any left in her. She was trying to squeeze out something; anything that she thought would work for an idea. So far, ever since Rey published her last best selling novel, her brain wasn't working with writing and she found absolutely no fuel to even consider looking at a computer. She found no motivation to write anything at all.

She was stumped.

For some odd reason, she feared that she was slowly going to go down in history as just a shadow that was noticed for a slight second, and then gone within the next year into the darkness.

Not wanting to let her negative thinking get the best of her, she pushes herself away from her desk and starts to get ready for work. As she dresses, she tries to forget about the pages that were going to be left unwritten while she was working.

Rey's thoughts had to focus and not rush off to daydream. She just had to get through the day before she could come back to the sanctuary of her home and be alone.

Rey didn't mind living alone, it's just that she felt like she was always waiting for something. Before she had moved to New York, she'd had lived with her grandfather after her parents died in a car crash. Now, she was on her own without the guiadance of her grandfather. She just hoped things would keep going well.

"Look who's here!" Finn F. Nash, one of The First Order Publishing Company's employies, smiles as Rey walks into the office. Finn leans against his desk and hands her a cup of coffee. "Our number one best seller."

Finn had been Rey's first true friend when she first arrived in New York. He had taken her in when she didn't have a place to stay, and he even helped her land a job at the company.

"I think your information is false, Nash."

Rey turns to see Ben Solo standing beside her. Ben Solo – or better known to the world as Kylo Ren who was the newest best selling author out there at the moment – had to be Rey's least favorite person on the entire planet. Everything Ben did, Rey always came second. He always got the best offers and the best opprotunities. It didn't help that he was a favorite of the Snoke's, the CEO, and it didn't help that they seemed to have a mutal distaste for Rey. Rey just wished they didn't work at the same publishing company.

Despite the opprotunities Ben was granted, he was best known around the office for his temper and not his good looks. His harsh, and sometimes awkard, personality was always frowned upon.

"I think I was the one who is our best selling author." Ben says flatly at Finn.

Rey could sence the tention as Finn stiffens visibly. She clears her throat and looks up at the tall man. "I don't really think it matters, Solo." Her outburst makes Ben look at her with a scowl.

His warm brown eyes look into hers. She sees his swallow harshly. "I guess it doesn't." His voice is harsh and he doesn't say anything else as he turns and walks to his office.

Once he's gone, Finn and Rey can't help but bust out laughing. "Did you see his face?" Finn grins. "That was great."

"Yeah." Rey smiles warmly. She looks at the clock on the wall and sighs slowly. "Well, time to get to work."

The two friends plan a time for lunch that afternoon and Rey heads towards her desk.

She barely sits in her chair when her phone rings. She picks up the phone and holds it to her ear. "Hello?"

"Miss Kenobi," the earie voice of Snoke comes through. "I need you to meet in my office. Now."

There's a beep ending the call.

As Rey walks to her boss's office, she could only guess at what he could possibly want her for. Probably to yell at her for something stupid.

When Rey pushes open the door she sees that what she imagined sounded a lot better than what awaited her, because Ben Solo was sitting in front of her desk.

"Rey," Snoke greets from behind her seat. "Take a seat." He motions to the chair next to Ben and his cold black eyes follow Rey. Rey feels her face get red, but she does what she's asked.

She glances at Ben. Their eyes make contact, only to be broken the second it happens.

"Would you two stop being so awkward around each other for two seconds?" Snoke groans frustrated. "You can't be for this assignment I have worked up for you two." Rey looks confused at him and she shifts in her chair slightly. "Now," Snoke folds his hands. "I have hatched an idea. It is a simple one, but it can help both of you." He stands and their heads move as he continues.

"You just both need to be on board with it." He folds his arms behind his back and waits.

"Sir," Ben sits up straighter and Snoke arches an eyebrow. "Why do you need us two? You've never had us work on anything together before."

"Exactly, Solo," Snoke nods. "You two are my best selling authors, and I always see you two competing with each other around the office. I've also heard that Kenobi, here, hasn't been writing as much. Well, considering she's not far behind you in sales and is one of the most demanded authors nationally, this plan is full proof."

"Sir -"

"This will come as a shock, so I want you both to be prepared for what I'm about to say," Snoke spits. "Now, once I've said what the plan is, be quiet and accept it."

Ben and Rey nod.

"I want you two to pretend to date." Rey's breath catches in her throat and Ben's eyes grow wide. Snoke studies their reactions quietly before sitting down at his desk once more. "I know it comes as I shock, which is why this is going to work, so let me explain. Solo, you have a novel coming out, so what better way to promote your novel than having an unexpected romance with the woman you are a rival with?"

His cold eyes turn towards Rey. "Kenobi, you need inspiration and Solo is just the man to do it. So it works out well for the both of you, and it makes the company get more publicity as well. So, it's a win – win for everyone. Got it?"

The room is quiet at the explanation their boss gives them. Part of Rey thinks Snoke is crazy and should be locked up in a mental asylum, but another part of her thought that he's a pure genius. He was right on many accounts, even if she hated him, but the problem was making it look real and making it look right.

"Yes, sir," Ben finally says, looking at the floor and not giving Rey a second glance. Rey keeps her eyes focused on Snoke. Ben lifts his head slowly. "But . . . How long is this going to last?"

"At least until your book reaches number one and her's is in the publishing stages." Snoke says simply. "Do we have a deal, you two?"

The two remain silent. Rey wanted to just walk away, but that wouldn't do any good. This was her chance and she had to take it.

To think, this man has been her rival ever since she moved here. Now, in order to better both of their careers, they were going to pretend to date each other. Rey couldn't believe she was actually considering this, but she was desperate.

"I don't think -"

"I'm in." Rey interrupts Ben. His head shoots to look at her and he has the look of shock written on his face. Snoke nods slowly in approval.

Ben stares at her, mouth slightly open, and blinks a couple of times. "Uh . . ." He looks at Snoke and swallows. "I guess I am too."

"Excellent." She stands up and leans on her desk. "And if you're still unsure for some reason, you're going to get paid double . . . So you can't back out now." Rey stands up first, and Ben follows shortly after. "I'll be helping you with setting everything up to the public. The rest is up to you two. For now, go play it off that you two can actually stand each other."

Ben and Rey stand there in silence for a second.

"Yes, sir," Ben gulps.

We face the door, and Rey feels Ben's tall body press against hers. She feels her body tense as he awkwardly lets his arm make its way around her waist. She wants to smack it away, but she resists. Instead, she glances up at him and sees the tips of his ears are beat red along with his cheeks. Rey takes a step back from his grasp.

"Com'on." He groans, his temper showing slightly. "We have to. For us."

"There is no us." Rey snaps.

His brows come together and his lips form a frown. "Well, there's gonna have to be if we want to better our careers. Now shut up and follow my lead."

His arm is around Rey's waist again and they both take a deep breath before they venture out into the office space of our building. All of their employees eyes were on them. The girls tried to hide their jealousy and gossiping eyes, and the men smiled at Ben and even congratulated him as they walked by.

"I can't believe it!" Rey hears a woman whisper to another. "They kept it hidden so well."

"I know!" The other woman says.

Rey could not believe they actually bought it. How stupid could they be?

Ben and Rey head towards Rey's office when Hux General walks up to them. Everyone just so happened to know that he was Ben's best friend. His sharp eyes look over Rey slowly.

"I seem to be seeing things," he says. "You do realize this is Rey Kenobi, don't you Solo?"

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Rey growls.

Hux rolls his eyes at the girl. "Nothing that concerns you, Kenobi."

"Hux." Ben's voice is serious and dark. Rey looks up at him and sees that he wasn't blushing widly now, but frowning. "Get lost."

Hux looks confused for a slight second, but nods slowly and walks off.

"Don't worry about him." Ben says as they now stand infront of Rey's office door. "He can be an ass sometimes."

Rey can't help but laugh. "Well, I wasn't planning on worrying about him. He doesn't matter."

Ben only nods.

The two stand their awkwardly. Their whole lives were about to change now. There was no turning back.

"I'll see you after work." Ben clears his throat. Rey nods before she watches him walk away towards his office.

Once he was out of her sight, Rey quickly makes her way into her office and plops down in her office chair. Her head rests in her hands and she groan softly.

"What did I just get myself into?" she say lightly to herself. She didn't know how to answer.