Disclaimer I don't own this, if I did Riley would have been the main character. And the title would be "Riley's Treasure, and Other Funny Stuff…"
A/N This is kind of my first fic. I mean, it's my first National Treasure story. I've written a few before this, just not on this account. I hope you like it, reviews are very much welcomed.
Riley Poole was bored.
The 26 year-old, Riley Poole, had absolutely nothing to do. It was a Saturday afternoon and Riley had finished up his work reports and his mountain-high pile of filing, leaving the young man bored to tears.
Well, there were some things he could do… such as clean up the pigsty of an office, to put it in Ben's words, that had been like that for months. But Riley would rather die then to even touch all those papers. Anyways, Riley was perfectly happy with the way they looked in his desk… and on his floor and on his walls and in his cabinets… Whatever, to Riley, the clutter made the office, err, cozy.
Ben and Abi, whom Riley lived with in this big old house, were off buying groceries and more home décor. Riley didn't like shopping, it got boring too quickly, and it usually hurt his feet. The only way he liked shopping was for big things, such as houses or exotic cars, but he didn't have his car at the moment to go anywhere, which sucked.
Right then, Riley was trying to blow the dust off his trophy so he wouldn't have to wipe it. Not only was Riley feeling bored, but he was, as well, being lazy. He started getting light-headed when he thought of something. He had never actually explored this old house. So far, he had only been in three rooms, the kitchen, his office, and his room (which contained a bathroom, of course). Most of the time he was unpacking or in too much of a hurry to actually stop and look around.
Riley was surprised at himself, he was usually very curious. Why hadn't he explored this old house yet? Whatever, it was never too late to try, he thought. He got up and shook the wooziness from blowing out of his head and walked out of his office.
Where to go first? He thought about it for a millisecond before walking straight to Ben and Abi's room. He smiled mischievously before opening the door. The room was done in a magnificent red. The bed was a king, covered with beautiful satin sheets and pillows. It had a lacy canopy hanging from the ceiling, and fine, wooden tables on both sides of the bed. It had gorgeous dressers, stunning knick-knacks, you know what, Riley didn't really care.
What really caught his eye was the wooden door next to the bathroom. It couldn't have been the closet because that was on the other side of the room. He walked over to it and opened it swiftly. Wow, Riley knew Ben had a lot of books but when Abi and Ben combined their books, they had a fricking library! Riley gaped for a moment before he got bored again. He thumbed through a few of the titles and found a couple books that were actually his not Ben's. He also came across a few weird titles.
The Gypsy and Her Sacred Muffin? That book caught Riley's eye almost instantly. Why would Abi or Ben have a book like that? Riley was going to leave it be, but his curiosity got the best of him and he grabbed for the hardback. The second he slid it out of from the shelf, Riley heard something going on at the end of the corridor. Riley hurried past a couple of tall shelves before he saw the rectangular hole in the wall. A secret passage had opened!
It had been about four months since Ben, Abi, and himself had last discovered the Free Mason's treasure. Truth be told, Riley was getting a little treasure-hunting sick, if that's possible. The stubborn, uninterested bit he played wasn't entirely fake. Sometimes he found it appealing, putting together the clues and navigating on old maps, occasionally it got exciting. Right then, it was his chance to do the whole adventurous journey all over again, he hoped…
A/N I know, it's not exactly long, I just want to see if anyone wants me to make another chapter. Also, I'm not exactly certain if Riley's disorganized or not, I just figure he is, because his hair wasn't too tidy (although it was cute that way). holds up a sign Will write 4 Reviews, God Bless.
