A/N: Hey! Well I started at a pure Harry Potter writer and then I started to venture out and in this I am venturing into National Treasure. So this is my first NT fic and yes I am a romance writer. It's my all time fave. I am really into the whole fairy tale aspect so just a warning because some people aren't very keen to it and nice to writers who like to adapt the fairy tale aspect. Other than that I hope you enjoy!

Title: The Lost Fortress of Aphrodite

Summary: With an already planned trip to Costa Rica, Ben asks Riley to be the guide for his visiting cousin Millie. Millie who is reading up on ancient Greece discovers that she may have found a clue to find the Lost Fortress of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Will the search for the fortress of the goddess of love bring these two together? Well of course, lol.

Chapter 1

All the students in the room began to applaud as Ben and Riley finished up a presentation for a survey class at NYU. Both men took their bows before letting the professor dismiss the class. They were both asked a few questions by students as they packed up their materials and made their way to catch a cab. They then went to catch the train back to DC. Both men sat quietly on the train before Riley broke the everlasting silence.

"So Costa Rica, what's that all about?" Riley asked.

"Well I was asked to speak to a group of archeologists for an afternoon." Ben said looking up from his PDA.

"An afternoon? Well then why are you going for 2 weeks?" Riley asked.

"Well I invited Abby to come along so I thought I would extend the trip because I think it would be a great place to propose to her." Ben said as he pulled a velvet box out of his bag. He opened the box and inside was a beautiful diamond ring.

"Wow!" Riley said as he went to touch the ring, but Ben snatched it away.

"No way man." Ben said as he closed the box and put it back in his bag.

"So you are really ready to take the step?" Riley asked.

"More than ready." Ben said. Ben's cell phone then rang. "Hello."

"So, she is coming when?"

"Well I can't. I will be in Costa Rica remember?"

"Yes, Yes. Alright I will. Alright mom. I understand." Ben then closed his cell phone and let out a breath.

"Problem?" Riley asked.

"Umm yeah, So mom and dad you know hoped on a jet last week and decided to go to Japan. Why? I have no idea." Ben said shaking his head. "The issue is my mom forgot my younger cousin Millie is supposed to be visiting and arriving the day I leave to Costa Rica. This trip has been planned for a while and now I have to find out something to do."

"Sucks." Riley said as he went back to typing on his laptop.

"Riley." Ben said.

"Yeah." Riley said looking up.

"Would you like show my cousin around you know a good time for me until I get back from Costa Rica?" Ben asked.

"Show her a good time. What take her to the carnival?" Riley asked.

"Whatever. Just until I get back. Can she stay at your place and be your guest? Just until I get back?" Ben asked.

"Two weeks?" Riley asked.

"Two." Ben said.

"Please don't tell me she is not like 12 and will be running around my place playing Britney Spears all day." Riley said with a horrified look on his face.

"No, she is pretty close to your age I'd say she is at the youngest 25." Ben said.

"Ok I guess." Riley said.

Three days later Riley stood in Ben's driveway as Ben packed the luggage into the car. He wasn't completely sure about having Ben's cousin stay with him for two weeks, but Ben was his friend and he was going to do his best.

"Ques-Que-Question." Riley huffed as he lifted an extremely heavy piece of luggage into the car.

"Yeah." Ben said as he threw and even large piece into the car with no problem.

"What does your cousin look like anyways?" Riley asked.

"Umm. I haven't seen her in years. I think I may have a recent picture." Ben said before jogging into the house. Riley leaned against the car while he waited. About 5 minutes later Ben came back out with a small floral scrapbook.

"Nice flower book." Riley said with a laugh.

"It's my moms." Ben said. "Here she is." He pointed to a picture of a girl in a cap and gown. She had a huge smile with crooked teeth and braces. She looked to have an awkward placed ponytail on the side of her head.

"Okay." Was all Riley managed to say.

Ben then slipped the picture from under its plastic and handed it to Riley who looked at the picture with a look on his face as if he had drank spoiled milk.

"Millicent Franklin." Ben said.

"I'm ready." Abby said as she jogged out of the house with the last of the luggage.

"Alright let's go." Ben said as he opened the passenger door for Abby who waved goodbye to Riley and stepped into the car. Ben walked around to the driver side. "You better get going her plane arrives in a couple hours, but traffic is crazy." Ben got into the car, but the rolled down the window. He pointed at Riley. "You take care of my cousin."

"I will." Riley said as he waved Ben off.

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Millie stepped off the plane and made her way from the gate down to the luggage area. She stood waiting for her bags. She tapped her feet as she waited. At one point a woman shoved her out the way to grab a luggage.

"Watch it." Millie spat with her proper English accent.

Millie crossed her arms as she waited until finally she saw one of her two luggage's come around. She grabbed it and sat it next to her as she waited for the next once. She placed a strain of her chestnut brown her behind her ear. She saw her second and final piece of luggage and grabbed it. She rolled both through the International Terminal. The Terminal was crowded with people and she wasn't that comfortable in large crowds. The day before her older cousin Ben had called and said that he wasn't able to pick her up do to an already planned trip and that his good friend Riley would be picking her up and she would be staying with him. As she made her way through the crowd she spotted a guy standing alone with a small sign that had her name on it.

"Hello are you Riley?" she asked.

"Yes and you must be a fan of my book." He said.

"No, but I am Ben's cousin and you are here to pick me up right?" she asked.

"You're not Millicent." He said.

"Yes I am. I think I know who I am." She sat at once.

"You can't be." He said.

"I am." Millie said as she pulled out her passport and showed him. "See Millicent Franklin. Resident of London, England."

"But you look nothing like the picture." Riley said as he pulled the picture Ben had given him out of his pocket. Millie took the picture from his hand and laughed hysterically.

"Goodness does he not have any recent pictures of me. I was 17 in this picture." She said with a laugh. "I hated those days." She said still trying to contain her laughter.

Riley blinked a few times as the woman laughed. "Well then are these your only suitcases?"

"Yes." Millie said.

"I'll help you with those." He said as he took one of them from her. They walked in silence as they made their way to Riley's car.

"Nice car." Millie said.

"Yep, my baby." Riley said as he placed the suitcase in the back. He then grabbed her other one and placed it next to the other one.

"Thank you." Millie said as Riley opened the door for Millie. Riley then made his way to the driver's side and drove them to his place.

A/N: So that is the first chapter! YAY! I try to update as much as I can, but when it comes to school it will slow down because of course school comes first, but for now I will be updating as much as I can.