Pairings and names: Nyo!HungaryxNyoTaiwan (Gary and Liu), HungaryxTaiwan (ElizavetaxMeilin), AusSwitz, Prucan, Spamano, NyoGermanyxNyo!Italy (Monika and Alice), and RomaniaxBulgaria (DemitrixNikola)

His Beauty Is A Beast

Chapter One: Give Me A Break!

Prologue:

Gary Héderváry was a well-bred, well mannered, handsome young man with many admirers. Both women and men would flock to talk to him, each being politely turned down with the same phrase of 'I'm waiting for my true love'.

After hearing of this man whom reportedly not only had a beautiful face, but a beautiful soul as well, the gentleman Arthur Kirkland went to pay him a visit. Not as the rich man he was though, he decidedly went as a homeless man.

Upon seeing the disheveled and dirty man on his doorstep, Gary recoiled in disgust, slamming the door in his face. Arthur told him a heart wrenching story in attempts to gain sympathy and entry, but Gary would not budge. He told Arthur, through one of his workers, that a true man needs no help to live.

In a rage, Arthur threw open the door and marched inside.

Once inside he took a Tudor rose from the sack over his shoulder and crushed it into Gary's hands.

"You, who lives off of his family's wealth and his own beauty, have no right to speak to me of such things so mightily."

The crushed rose in Gary's hand then turned into a sort of liquid, and seeped into his skin.

"I can do nothing about the wealth you have, since your parents are already dead, but I can do something about that beauty and pride of yours." Arthur said in a venomous voice and started to chant a curse in Latin.

As he did, a horrible pain enveloped Gary's body and he realized he was growing a tail and ears. He began to feel his bones warp to change his figure, but the chanting suddenly stops. When Gary looked over, he saw his friend Gilbert had tackled Arthur, which only sent him into more of a rage.

Deciding not to use the whole curse on Gary, Arthur gave all of the members of the house hold animal qualities and placed a curse on the manor itself, preventing any of them from going outside the front gates.

"Let us see how well you fare locked up with no means of food or supplies." Arthur said with a cackle before telling Gary how to end the curse. "All you must do to end this is find the 'true love' you are so fond of using as an excuse. If you do not within one hundred years, you shall die from the poison now in your skin and your workers will turn into the cursed creature now dwelling within them."

Before Gary could say anymore, Arthur had disappeared, leaving him and his servants to suffer.

97 years later, Gary wonders down the halls of his mansion, as he does every day, in his dark cloak to hide the reminders of his curse. Once he reaches his family's treasure room though, he receives a surprise.

Standing there with a large sack full of his possessions is a beautiful girl with long dark brown hair and wide amber eyes.

"What do you think you are doing?" He asks angrily, noticing a strange curl at the top of her head bounce as she jumps back.

"N-nothing. What are you up to?" She asks, trying to feign innocence.

Gary doesn't buy it. He storms over and snatches the bag out of her hands before grabbing her wrist to ensure she doesn't leave. "You are the one who has been stealing from here for the past month, aren't you?" Gary asks and she gulps nervously. "So that's a yes…"

He takes a minute to look her over and realizes something; she's not bad looking. In fact, she's beautiful. If he could make her love him then surely the curse would break, and since she's pretty it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to have her around for a least a few months after. "I will not call the police, but you shall instead come and work for me. You will be a maid at my manor until your debt is paid off."

The girl scoffs. "And why would I do that? Besides, I have a baby brother to take care of, I must go home now." She says, watching as Gary grabs a bird from a large golden cage nearby much to her annoyance. The rich sure like to show off.

"He will go home with you, if you don't return he will kill you." Gary says before going over and re-opening the window she snuck in from. "Now you may go, and if need be you may bring your baby brother; my maid Lilly shall take care of him while you work."

She sighs and mumbles a few curses in what sounds like an Asian language. "Fine, I'll come back…" The girl grumbles, stomping off to the window before leaping out of it.

Proud of himself, Gary comes downstairs and sees his albino friend Gilbert.

"Why are you so happy?" The albino asks and Gary places a hand on his shoulder.

"I have found someone to break the curse, let us celebrate tonight." The brunette says and Gilbert's eyes light up.

"FUCK YEAH! It's time for an awesome drinking party!"

The next day Gary wakes up early and goes about preparing himself for the arrival of his victim…er…true love. Of course no amount of preparation could make the hideous ears and tail go away, but the cloak luckily does a good job of hiding them while keeping him looking sexy. Which is, of course, very important when trying to trick…er…'woo' his new-found victim…er…true love. He should really get those straight before she arrives.

The knock finally comes around ten and he opens the door, casually looking out and seeing that his beautiful savior has lost some height, hair, and the entirety of her chest. "What…is this?" He asks in distaste and the newly disfigured girl glares up at him, her curl bouncing with the movement. Why does such an out of place strand of hair fascinate him so much?

"I'm Meilin's brother, Liu." The boy says annoyed and Gary fumes.

"I wanted a voluptuous woman! Not some scrawny little boy!" He exclaims and Liu glares.

"WHICH IS EXCACTLY WHY I TOOK HER PLACE! My sister may be a thief and strangely clumsy woman, but she is not a whore. I will work off her debts, since they are technically mine as well." Liu says and Gary glares.

"How will I get rid of this curse with a bratty little boy taking the place of a beautiful woman?" He asks, more to himself, in exasperation. It makes him wonder if Arthur is still around and pulling strings to screw him over. It's quite possible.

"Virginity is not a curse." The surprisingly small teen says as he enters the mansion.

"What does that-? I'm not a virgin." Gary grumbles and Liu shrugs.

"I don't know why you're lying to me; I could care less if you are hopeless with the ladies."

"I am amazing with the ladies; I have to fight them off with a stick." The lighter brunette brags and Liu looks at him blankly.

"I see. So you're gay."

Gary looks at Liu in disgust and rage. "How dare you say such a thing of me! That is a sin!"

Liu rolls his eyes. "Yeah, like a hundred years ago. Now it's all the rage. Get with the times old man." He looks Gary over before smirking. "So I'm guessing that's why the 'ladies' man' is still innocent; he doesn't want the women and he doesn't want to want the men. How interesting…perhaps Meilin would have been safer coming here than me."

"I WANT YOU OUT!" Gary roars and Liu jumps slightly.

"Alright…" Liu says, a little nervously, and backs out of the house. Leaving as quickly as he came.

After a few hours Gary calms down. "Since that little brat came, I wonder where his sister is. She should still have the bird." He says and a small blonde boy looks at him in disgust.

"Stalker."

"It is not stalking, I'm just checking on my bird." The brunette says and the blonde groans, heading out of the room.

"Roderich! He's doing something stupid!"

Gary twitches as he watches a taller brunette come in, adjusting his glasses. "Way to rat me out, Vash." He says and Vash rolls his eyes.

"Whatever, he's your problem now, Roderich." The blonde says before leaving.

"I'm going to look anyways, head butler or not you aren't my boss." Gary says, looking at Roderich defiantly.

"Go ahead. After all, this girl is very important to us."

The slightly shorter brunette grabs a mirror and hits a button on it, the image of fabric appearing in the glass.

"Is it broken? Do you think Monika could have made a mistake?" Roderich asks, referring to the blonde German girl who was both a guard and inventor in their house, and Gary shakes his head no.

"The bird must be in someone's clothes." Gary says before hearing the sound of rain from the mirror.

"She's outside? She'll catch a cold…" Roderich says and Gary nods, watching as the bird flies out of what turned out to be a hood and overs above the person, revealing a very soaked Liu.

"Him again!" Gary hisses before looking back and seeing the boy shiver. "God damnit…" He groans again and Roderich smirks a little.

"Shall I call him a car?" Roderich asks and Gary sighs.

"Might as well…" He clicks another button on the mirror, showing a map with a small red dot flashing. "It appears he is on Maximus street." Gary says and Roderich nods, making the call.

Outside, Liu looks up at the man who has pulled up to him in a limo. He seems kind enough, holding an umbrella over the drenched teen and all, but Liu has no illusions on what he is here for.

"I am here to bring you to the Héderváry mansion." The man says and Liu looks at him in a mixture of distaste and nervousness.

"Must I?" Liu asks him and the man looks him over.

"I would highly recommend it; unless you wish to get sick." The man points out and Liu groans. He does have a point, by now his clothes are more water than fabric.

"Fine…" He gets up and slides into the backseat, surprised that Gary is not in there. Not disappointed, not even remotely.

They soon arrive at the manor again and Liu goes in, surprised when a small blonde girl runs up to him.

"Welcome back! I'm Lilly!" She says, fidgeting with the hat on her head and her long dress.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Liu!" Liu says sweetly and she smiles. At least she seems nice, unlike a certain other person in the house...

"There are clothes waiting for you in a room upstairs, Gary said he will show you. He has a deal he wants to discuss with you!" Lilly places a hand on his shoulder, making him blush slightly. "Please hear him out, Liu."

Liu sighs and nods, he can't say no to a girl after all. Or someone nice like her. "I suppose I have no choice…"

"That's the spirit!" Lilly's smile widens at him before she heads off.

"Try not to get a crush on her, you don't want her brother Vash to kill you." Gary says as he comes up behind the teen.

"So why did you kidnap me?" Liu asks and Gary rolls his eyes.

"I did not kidnap you. I have taken you in from the rain…Why weren't you at home anyways?" Gary asks and Liu glares.

"Mind your own business. But if you must know, someone else must have found Meilin out, because she's gone and the apartment is ransacked. She's okay though…apparently some woman has taken her in." The teen mumbles and Gary frowns.

"I see…so if I were to help you in such a time of need…your sister would be so grateful she would fall in love with me." The taller man muses and Liu groans.

"She is not into men, you idiot. While you are good looking and rich, two things she wants most in a person, you are not a woman and are therefore useless."

Gary twitches and looks at Liu annoyed. "Are you kidding? I've wasted all this time-!"

"It's only been one day…" Liu points out and Gary glares.

"When you only have three years left to live unless someone falls in love with you, one day is pretty important!"

The teen laughs a little. "What is this? Beauty and the Beast? Where's the rose? Where's the talking furniture? Shouldn't Lilly be a teacup or something? ...That would be adorable, actually…" He mumbles before looking at Gary and realizing something else. "Also, why are you still attractive? Come up with something better to describe your urgent need to lose your virginity."

Gary grabs the boy's wrist and pulls him closer. "The 'rose' is in my body. In a few weeks time it will begin to secrete a poison that will slowly kill me over the next three years. As for disfigurement…he stopped halfway, but not before he could do this." He reaches up and removes his cloak, revealing the cursed ears and tail.

Liu stares at him wide-eyed for a minute before his face lights up. "That's adorable! I've only seen this sort of thing in manga and anime! But the real thing is so…so…cute~!" He exclaims, reaching out and petting Gary's tail.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Gary gasps as Liu continues petting him.

"…Hm? Oh, I have a soft spot for soft and fluffy things…and okamimimi is my favorite of the kemonomimi styles!" Liu coos and Gary twitches.

"What the hell are you talking about…?" He asks, wondering if he should just push the boy off or not. It does feel good, though...

"It's the names for animal ears and tail on a person, okamimimi is wolf ones! Which is awesome because wolf's tails are the fluffiest!" Liu says excitedly, continuing to pet his tail before noticing the flustered look on Gary's face. "This isn't…like…erotic for you, is it?" He asks, staring up at Gary curiously and making the man twitch.

"What? If you so much as thought that was a possibility then why did you start touching it?" He fumes and Liu shrugs.

"I told you already; I like it. It's the one thing about you that I do like. If it gets you hot and bothered, that's your own problem." Liu says and Gary groans.

"You're a brat."

"Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black, old man?"

"Call me old man again and you're out of here." Gary warns and Liu smirks.

"You shouldn't reward bad behavior; it'll only make me more of a brat."

The two of them continue to argue back and forth until Lilly returns with another girl. She has light brown eyes that match her brown hair tied back in a ponytail, except for a long curl dangling from the side.

"Alice, this is our new house-guest, Liu." Lilly says and Alice's eyes light up.

"He's adorable~! And he gets along so well with Master Gary!" She observes, bringing the boys out of their argument.

"We do not get along, Alice!" Gary fumes.

"Wha-? Who said I'm living here?" Liu asks in shock. "I-I can't live with him! Okamimimi or not!" He whines.

Alice looks at him confused, tilting her head to the side and making her hat fall off to reveal cat ears. "Why not~?" She asks and Liu's eyes light up.

"She has kitty ears...Nekomimi! Do all of the people here have ears?" He asks Gary excitedly and the man nods, a little creeped out.

"Yeah…you can take off your hat I suppose, Lilly." Gary says and Lilly does, bunny ears coming out of it.

"This is so cute! I might not ever leave!" Liu exclaims and the girls cheer as Gary groans.

"Great, I wanted a pretty woman and instead I get stuck with her creepy little brother…this is all Arthur's fault. Somehow." Gary mumbles to himself as Liu pets the girls' ears.

A/N: Liu is an otaku. An otaku with a kemonomimi fetish. (How lucky for him!)I edited this a little (taking out stupid things like Italy saying 've' in it and some spelling mistakes). Anyways, this is my Nyo!HunTai rendition of Beauty and the Beast. I'm not good at writing yuri, so I decided to do the Nyotalia version with the normal version as a side couple.