What's up my fellow 39 Clues lovers?

TADA!

Here is the story I sort of promised in my profile!

Hope you all like it! I got the idea of the story from my sister. She likes telling me stories and she told me this one except it has different characters, because my sister has no idea what the 39 Clues is, and I will modify it a little because my sister's version of it had a sad ending…So….

This is the first chapter by the way! I was actually planning on making it a one shot but then I decided Hey! Why not make it 3 or 5 chapters long? :3

Enjoy the story! :)

The Story of Dan and The Ugly Beauty

By: 39ninjas

Disclaimer: I do not own the 39 Clues or anyone in it. I own nothing but the plot.

On the 23rd day of December, there, living in a cozy brick house that was no smaller than a log cabin and no bigger than your everyday modern house. In this house, there lived a man.

And that man was no other than Alistair Oh himself.

There, near the fireplace, seated on a large velvet chair, with his feet up and laid on a matching velvet stool, wearing a red velvet bathrobe and a fake pipe that shoots out bubbles in his mouth, was our delightful and wise Alistair Oh, relaxing on this cold and chilly day.

Alistair Oh just sat there, drinking some tea. Not minding his surroundings, until of course I hit him with a spoon.

"OW!"

There, now we got his attention.

Alistair turned around, his hand rubbing the back of his head. He looks at you, well…ME actually but now I gesture him to you and then he turns his direction towards you and smiles profusely.

"Welcome! Welcome! I see I have some guests here. Welcome to my humble abode. Well…My humble abode for now, I only come here when I feel like relaxing and taking a nice long break from being a comeback microwavable burrito magnet." He says and sips his tea.

"Now, I'm sure I know why you are all here." Alistair puts down his tea and leans over to his left side where he picks up this big brown book that was laying there underneath the oak table that was next to him.

He uses his hand to wipe some invisible dust off the book and then he gently placed it on his lap and looks at you with a beaming grin.

"You've come to hear a story, have you not?" he says. Alistair then opens the big brown book and flips some pages. After a few seconds of page flipping he finally ends up on page 324. He smiles and then looks back at you.

"Today, dear readers, I will be telling you a tale about a cheerful and mischievous boy named Dan and his kind and shy sister named Amy. You see, they were both taken care of by their loving grandmother named….Grace." he pauses.

"This is the story of Dan and The Ugly Beauty…" he declares before the whole scenery starts blurring and we all go into visual story mode.

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Once Upon a time, (yes, I will start there…)

There lived a family; small but loved one another genuinely. This family was composed of two siblings, their grandmother and their noisy little baby sit- I mean au pair.

This grandmother was blessed with the name: Grace Cahill and the older female sibling of the two was named Amy Cahill while the younger male of the two was named Daniel Cahill or more known as 'Dan' and their loving au pair was named Nellie Gomez.

They lived in a quaint and quite little part of the forest which was close to the town but far enough to get away from the bustle. Grace, hoping to bring up her family and all, owned a small jewelry store in the town where she goes to every now and then. She and her deceased husband used to make them for a living, that is until her husband died did the business start to slow but then It got back on its feet when Grace hired new men to help her make more jewelry. Among these men were Eisenhower Holt, a close relative of theirs, and Fiske Cahill, her brother.

They lived a happy and normal life, that is, until Dan's 18th birthday.

One day, as Dan and was happily sitting on the couch—excited for his birthday—and Amy was reading a book on the dining table, Grace came along and gestured to the two siblings. "Amy, Dan—Today I will take you fishing out in the lake nearby." She said. Dan groaned in protest. "What? That's what we're going do for my birthday? Fish?" Amy smiled at Grace, even though she herself was quite hesitant in accepting the offer. "That was not a suggestion." Grace stated, quite darkly might I add. Dan and Amy nodded vigorously and quickly prepared for their fishing trip. Grace smiled.

I still got it.

After everyone got ready and prepared the three of them, with the exception of Nellie since she was out managing the jewelry store in town, went out to the lake to begin their fishing trip.

As they sat in the quaint little fishing boat, Grace stared long and hard at the water, not even minding her fishing pole which was just there in her hands, unmoving. "Uhm…Grace?" Amy tapped her shoulder.

Grace flinched and turned to Amy with a stunned expression. "Oh dear, surprised me there…"

Amy raised a brow. Grace seemed to get her gesture because she immediately put away her fishing pole and fixed herself properly in the boat. Amy and Dan did the same and had their full attention on their grandmother. Grace cleared her voice and looked at her grandchildren calmly.

"Dan, I congratulate you of your becoming 18 this year. You are now a man and I am more than proud." She said with a sincere smile. Dan could feel a blush creeping on his face but he just smiled and looked kindly at his grandmother.

"And Amy, you are now 20 years old. Beautiful and charming lady you have become." Grace said. Amy smiled and Dan scoffed by her right, making Amy glare at him.

Grace continued. "Now that you two are already of age, I will now tell you about a little contest I've set for the both of you…"

Amy cocked her head to the side. "What contest?"

Grace turned her head to the water, contemplating what she was about to say.

"It's about time you two found your 'perfect match'." She said with a smile, stating the words perfect match in a humorous yet serious kind of way.

Dan raised a brow and backed up a little. "Okay, when you mean 'perfect match' you must be meaning that we have to find you, like, the best match to light up your new fireplace right?" Dan said, not excited about the true meaning behind Grace's words. Amy began blushing so much her whole face turned as red as a tomato.

Grace chuckled at Dan's silly antics. "No Daniel. When I mean 'perfect match' I mean the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with…"

Dan felt like barfing. Yeah sure, Dan was a man now, the manliest manly man in the whole manly world, but did that really mean he had to find a girlfriend already? Yuck.

Amy on the other hand felt devastated. If she had no luck talking or even making friends with people then how much luck did she have of even finding a suitable man to marry her? She just wasn't the kind of girl that could get any guy she wanted. Amy was just a shy, quiet, anti-social, stuttering, book loving, unattractive girl with no sense of fashion whatsoever. That didn't really sound like any guys type of girl to Amy.

Grace observed the reactions of her two grandchildren. She sighed and continued with what she was to say. "Okay…Here's the deal. The first one out of you two to find the perfect match for yourselves and have him/her accepted by me wins a very special prize…." Grace declared, her face serious. Dan and Amy looked at each other for a moment, their faces incredulous. "What' the prize?" Dan asked, his eyes held curiosity and mischief as he thought of himself winning the prize. Grace smiled.

"That will be revealed to the winner." She said. Dan's face turned to a frown and he huffed and looked away. Amy sighed and looked across the clear waters of the river. Amy felt at a complete loss. How could she possibly win this contest? She had no social skills whatsoever and her looks just weren't good enough for any guy. Dan on the other hand, well…..His looks are okay but his attitude could make any girl just want to run and hide. Dan's like a little kid who whines day in and day out about not getting his favorite piece of candy or an annoying monkey who just wants a freaking banana. But he had more of a chance than her.

Grace noticed Amy's troubled face and smiled tenderly at her. "Well, what are you two waiting for? If you two don't find a suitor within the end of the year then deals off! No one gets the prize!"

Then Dan abruptly stood up from the boat causing it to sway from the sudden movement. Amy gripped the side and steadied herself while Grace stayed seated, perfectly poised.

"Alright!" he said. "If I'm going win this prize I gotta work on my suave charm skills…" Dan said, he ran his hand through his hair and made an arrogant face. Amy stifled a giggle.

Then Dan turned around to meet his sister's face. "No hard feelings if I win, kay?" Amy smiled up at him and held out her hand. "Don't be too sure. But yeah, good luck." Dan held out his hand too and shook his sister's with great enthusiasm. Grace smiled at them thoughtfully and looked down at the water then to the fishing pole which was leaning over the boat, forgotten.

No catch today. Oh well.

Hey! Liked it? Hate it? Love it? Wanna kill it? Or Marry it?

More chapters coming up! This is just a few chapters long so I can still work on my fanfiction 'A Fight with the Vespers' easily along with it. :3 R&R!