Disclaimer: I don't own Dan and Phil nor anyone associated with them

Hey Pastries, so this is a story I posted on Tumblr which is a Beauty and the Beast Phan AU, so here it is. I hope you like it XD


"Once upon a time in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. Then one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose, in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearances, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within and when he dismissed her again her ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.

As punishment she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she'd offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom for many years. If he could learn to love another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal fell. Then the spell would be broken, if not he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the seasons past, he fell to despair and lost all hope.

For who could learn to love a beast?"

"Is the Beast real ?" Asked ten year old Dan, looking up at the nursemaid resting in her rocking chair by the fire. The woman smiled and gently patted his head, the young boy was an orphan who'd been taken in by the lord of this castle. While he was clumsy, and had quite the mouth on him...he was also likable and sweet always coming to her for a tale before he slept.

"Some say he is, after all there was a castle not far from here where there lived a prince. Unfortunately, the prince died a couple of years ago and the castle has laid in ruins...which is why people made up the legend of the beast. " She explained, "It's much better to imagine someone cursed than dead. Now get some sleep, you have plenty of work to do tomorrow."

Dan groaned lightly, and laid down on the mat by the fire. It usually left him with cinders and ashes on his face, but at least he was nice and warm. His brown eyes looked at the fire, as he thought about the prince..what must that have been like, to be human one minute and turned into a beast another? Did he get lonely up there in that castle, all by himself? The people in the village knew of the abandoned castle deep in the forest. While many tried to go and explore it, only few returned. No one else dared to venture into the forest, due to the ogres and wolves roaming around, as well as the beast that haunted the woods said to be the prince.

Still..one day..he would go there.

14 Years Later

Dan sat on the barrel, entranced in the latest book he'd gotten. It was a fairytale, of course it was. Everything happened in fairytales, daring swordfights, magic spells, princes in disguise. Nothing happened here, in the small village...sure the Lord who owned this land, and who'd taken him in held fabulous balls and feasts...which only the rich could go to. Still, Dan would much rather spend the day reading a good book. Especially today, when hardly anyone came to buy their wares. They did have to sell eggs and other food for money of their own. He sighed and looked up at the castle far off in the distance.

"Ah, well isn't this pleasant. " Said a voice that immediately brought him out of his thoughts. He smiled forcefully, at the tall dark haired man, standing before him.

"Baron." Said Dan curtly. "What brings you to our land."

"Simply here to escort his lordship, the doddering old fool. One of the only things he did right was, taking you in and allowing me to gaze upon you." Said the Baron, Dan rolled his eyes and shook his head before closing his book.

"Are you here to buy something sir?" He asked.

"No, you know my usual question...and you have yet to give me the correct answer." Said the Baron,

"My answer still stands, it may not be the answer you want to hear but it's still an answer. No, I will not marry you or go away with you as I don't love you or have any feelings towards you whatsoever. Especially since you just called the man who took me in and gave me a home a doddering old fool" Explained Dan, making the Baron chuckle in response.

"Love, who said anything about that? I am the most handsome Baron in the Kingdom and, well...you certainly are very good looking as well...we would be quite the pair Dan." Said the Baron, Dan knitted his brow and tried hard to be polite.

"Um...thanks but...I'm still going to have to say no. Honestly though you have a very, very high opinion of yourself and I need to get back to work. So if you'll please excuse me." Said Dan, as he turned to go back to the stand where Jack, Louise, Jim, Dean, and Tanya were. At least with them, he felt much safer than being here with the Baron, who would look at him with those cold blue eyes.

"Very well then but..my offer still stands Dan, and I won't give up. Even if you're a bit odd, your looks make up for that." He replied, before walking away. Dan shook his head and headed back with the others.