A/N: Another story for Royal Pair! I got this idea while I saw my little sister watching Beauty and the Beast. I originally wanted this to be a Perfect Pair story but Ore-sama is much fitted to take the role. :D

This is just a try though. Please let me know your thoughts about this one, if I should continue or not. :D

Warning: OVERLY ARROGANT ATOBE, ILL-TEMPERED ATOBE, FemRyo, AU, a bit OOC.

Mostly Hyoutei characters.

Summary:

Atobe was a really narcissistic and arrogant prince of a castle. Due to his bad attitude, he was cursed by an enchantress and turned him into a hideous beast. Enter Echizen who got lost in the woods one day and ended up as a slave in the castle.

Adopted from Beauty and the Beast. :D

The Cocky Beauty and the Arrogant Beast

Chapter 1

Once upon a time, there was a really handsome silvery gray haired man, with rich ebony eyes who was always proud, arrogant and his narcissistic attitude was more severe than of Narcissus in the name of Atobe Keigo.

In his castle, he had his many servants to attend his every whim. Some of them were Oshitari Yuushi, his genius adviser, Mukahi Gakuto, his loud and totally jumpy personal chef, Shishido Ryou, his physical trainer, Ootori Choutarou, his music teacher, Taki Haginosuke, his wardrobe adviser and hairstylist, Akutagwa Jirou, his non-sense tutor who always neglects his work because he really slept too much, Hiyoshi Wakashi, his self-defense trainer and last bit not the least, Kabaji Munehiro, his ever loyal servant.

Growing up with a golden spoon on his mouth, he always had everything right at his fingertips. He was a really stubborn and arrogant prince that if you even dare to do things that were not to his liking, then, better be prepared to discover hell early. Prince Keigo was a really ill-tempered kid and once he wanted something, he wanted it right away.

He had no mercy on his servants even though they were his only company left since his parents died while journeying their way on a nearby castle and they stumbled upon an accident when he was five years old. And thus, he grew up without the guide of his parents from keeping him from his arrogant attitude.

When he was twelve years old, something happened that drastically changed the life of Prince Keigo. One winter night, an old beggar knocked on the palace door and Prince Keigo, who happened to pass by, was the one who opened the door. His face was full of disgust as he saw the dirty old beggar on the doorstep of his clean palace.

"What are you doing on ore-sama's clean palace, ahn?" He asked the poor beggar.

"Can you give this old lady a warm shelter just for tonight?" The poor beggar pleaded the handsome prince.

"Why would ore-sama give a shelter to you, ahn?"

"I'll give you this enchanted red rose in return." She said as she showed him a beautiful budding red rose.

"Are you kidding ore-sama? There's no way that ore-sama will accept that!"

"If you're not accepting my simple gift, then will you let me have some shelter from this cold?"

"No. Get out of ore-sama's CLEAN palace, NOW!" Atobe yelled at the poor beggar. But as he turned around, he saw a blinding light and the beggar was suddenly out of sight but instead, he saw a very beautiful enchantress with a blue hair and light purple eyes. She was holding a magic wand.

"Atobe Keigo, I am the enchantress of the forest and I've heard rumors about you and your attitude so I decided to see myself. What they said is totally true."

"Enchantress? Why the heck would ore-sama believe you?" He was still acting rough toward the enchantress. Atobe totally had the courage fit for a prince, but it was too much.

The beautiful enchantress smiled sadistically and spoke, "You have no love in your heart and you totally treat your servants like your object. As a punishment, I will turn you into a hideous beast."

She didn't even wait for the arrogant prince to talk as the enchantress waved her wand and turned him into a hideous monkey beast and casted a strong spell around the whole palace that even his servants had magically turned into an object.

As Prince Atobe looked at his hand, he shrugged as he saw a big and furry hand, like that of a beast. He turned to the enchantress angrily.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ORE-SAMA?"

"I just turned you into a beast."

"Turn ore-sama back in his handsome human form, NOW." He demanded.

"After I turned you into a beast, you're still acting like that?"

"It is you who turned ore-sama into like this so you are also responsible for turning ore-sama back."

"But I won't be able to break the spell."

"What did you say?"

"The one who could break the spell is the one who will learn to love you before you reach the age of 21."

"WHAT?"

"Listen carefully," the enchantress said, "I give you this enchanted rose, slowly, it will bloom until your 21st birthday. If you learn to love someone genuinely and that someone will also love you back, then, the spell would be broken. But if not, you will remain a beast forever."

"That's impossible! How could someone fall in love with ore-sama if ore-sama looks like this?"

"The beauty is seen from within, Prince Atobe."

"Could you please turn me back? Please? I beg you; ore-sama will give you a place to stay."

"It's too late now. And before I forgot, here's a magic mirror that will serve as your connection to the outside world. Since you love looking at the mirror, then I'll give you one."

And with that, the beautiful enchantress vanished.

He glanced at the magic mirror in his hand and looked at his own reflection. He shouted as loud as he could as he saw a hideous monkey beast in front of him. How could this happen to ore-sama? Damn that enchantress! Gone was his handsome face and now, he was stuck with a face of an ugly beast.

Ashamed of his appearance, he didn't ever go out of the palace. Not even once. With his most trusted servants turned into different objects; Oshitari turned into a candelabra, Mukahi turned into a teapot, Shishidou turned into a clock, Ootori turned into a violin, Taki turned into a closet, Hiyoshi turned into a broom, Jirou turned into a pillow and Kabaji turned into a footstool, all of them were stuck inside the palace for years.

And Atobe's biggest question to himself, would he ever find a girl who would love him despite his hideous appearance? For who could ever love a beast like him.

TBC..

A/N: Just a try.

Should I continue or not?

Well, it depends upon the reviews and feedbacks that I will get.

And Hiyoshi's object is tentative. I can't think of anything that fits him. Any suggestions?

Please review.

Ja.

-cayleyjanssen