Authors Note: This chapter, the last scene in particular, is for those that take part in the 'Why Romy: If not Romy then?' forum. Live long and prosper, Force be with you, and Fluffy and his scratching post. Roar!

Comment thankies to: Berry, Ishy, Mykella (I don't see why sex should be a taboo subject in these times, yet people get so upset about talking about it. It isn't a 'dirty' or bad subject, just part of life. We need it or we'll go extinct, bonus that its normally fun too P), LynLin, sexy.butterfly, addtothenoise, PyroSprite, Captain Annie, RAMALOT4 (got to ask, the nick about the god/myth?), Freak87 and PandyBas.

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Chapter Four: King of Hearts.

Acolyte Base.

Pulling his bike to a stop in the base's garage Gambit switched the machine off and dropped his feet to the ground, a grin covering his face as he thought back to his actions of the night. A popular club with good music, great alcohol, and even better females. It wasn't unusual for the Thief Prince either, normally heading out every second or third night to get what he needed the most out of the women who seemed to flock to him, not that he complained. After all, Remy LeBeau was the King of Hearts.

As he walked down the hallway to his room his trench coat swung behind him with each step, years of the smell of smoke and alcohol all the way back to New Orleans seeming to cling to the leather in a non unpleasant way, so perfect it seemed to be part of his natural scent. He was not worried about waking any of his team members, most would be in bed already with the lateness of the hour - maybe the exclusion being Sabertooth if he decided to go out hunting for his own kind of prey, only to return at the break of dawn covered in blood - and the metal walls of the building kept sound levels down between rooms.

Almost at his room Gambit's eyes widening as the door opened before he could reach the handle and what he recognized as a female demon exiting his room. "Dèmon."

Swinging her eyes around to find the card-obsessed henchman of Magneto's Rogue opened her mouth in a gasp before a hard kick to the gut sent her back into the bedroom and onto the floor. Grunting in pain at the impact against her wings she raised her eyes as the door closed behind him and the room was plunged into darkness, the only light coming from her eyes and his.

"Well well, w'at we 'ere? A Succubus," Grinning down at her as he moved forward Gambit's skin darkened in colour to pitch black, his hair lightening from its dark brown to a redder shade than of Rogue's mortal form as his own set of triple red horns sprouted from his head, the first sweeping back from his forehead like hers but the other two extending from his temples, curving down to circle around the bottom and back of his ears before looping back around to point forward at the level of his hairline. Larger wings than hers formed from his back as a long tail more resembling that of a reptiles than her whip one curved off his spine with the same three blades as hers. Pulling back his dark lips to show off his fangs Gambit crossed his arms over his chest, black and red armour hanging low on his hips and ending above his knees, matching his pure red horns and claws perfectly. "'nd in Gambit's room. 'e's 'onoured."

"Incubus." Rogue hissed as she pushed herself back to her feet.

Stalking towards her until he had backed her up against a wall he lowered his face to be level with hers. "Oui, dat Gambit be." His smile increased as she bared her fangs, growling at him and snapping her teeth at his fingers as they reached out to brush her cheek. "It's been a long time since Gambit's seen a soeur Cubi." (Sister)

"Don't get use to it."

"Why all da attitude chèrie? Gambit 'asn't done anything to ya, yet."

"Yah trahed to blow mah hand off Swamp Rat!" She snapped back.

Gambit put on an adorable pout. "It was nothin' personal."

"Well if Ah had lost mah hand, Ah would of taken it personally." Rogue snarled as she poked one long claw against his chest with each word.

Rubbing the spot her nail had been he let out a sigh, "Fine, Gambit be sorry, mais 'e didn't charge it dat much, ya would of lost a finger at da most." But the look on her face told him that wasn't what she wanted to hear. "Da main question be chèrie, w'at ya doin' 'ere?"

"None of yah business."

"Now, Gambit don't see it dat way since ya be in 'is room, in da middle of da night, in da base of da X-Men's enemy."

Narrowing her eyes at him Rogue rested a hand against her hip. "Whah the hell are yah talkin' in the third person?"

"Ya avoidin' Gambit's question."

"Yah avoidin' mahne."

"Fine. W'at are ya doin' in da middle of da night, at Mag's base, 'nd in ma room?"

"That is still none of yah business." Rogue answered with a smirk.

Clutching at his chest over his heart Gambit gasped. "So mean to dis Cajun chèrie."

"Mah name ain't chèrie." She growled, pushing past him towards the door.

As she reached for the handle his voice called out. "Ya 'ungry, dat's why ya came. Sick of pickin' on da X-Geeks? Dose boys can't sustain ya dat long Rogue," Drawing out her name slowly and adding a purr onto the end of it seductively his arms slipped around her waist, pressing her folded wings up against his chest. Lowering his mouth to her ear he dragged his fangs across the green bone of her horn. "'nd ya thought Ah could."

Snorting at this Rogue twisted her horn away from his mouth. "Who said Ah came for yah? That metal covered boy looks much more satisfyin'."

"Sure Piotr could satisfy ya for a short time one way," Moving his mouth downwards Gambit trailed his tongue along the curve of her shoulder, "Ah can another, for much, much longer," Before lifting her hair and lightly blowing on the nape of her neck, "In da only way 'nother Cubi can." And pressed a kiss against the sensitive skin.

Shivering at the light contact Rogue allowed him to turn her around and pin her against the door, pressing his body against hers. "It be so rare to come 'cross 'nother Cubi Rogue, such a treat, an 'onour," Tilting his head downwards Gambit locked his horns around hers to hold her head still as he lips traced hers. "An opportunity dat should never be wasted. It would be ungentlemanly of me to take dat from ya."

"Yah forgettin' the rules Incubus?" Rogue hissed, her hands forming into fists as his long nails traced up and down her arms ever so lightly so the action caused her to shiver. "We can't mix, the two clans, White and Black. Every Cubi knows the punishment for inter-matin'."

Rubbing the tip of his nose against hers Gambit nipped at her lower lip and got a growl of a warning in response, "Ahh, mais rules are meant to be broken, 'nd who knows 'ow long ya will 'ave to wait 'til ya find 'nother Incubus. Could be centuries, even more. 'nd 'ow dey goin' to find out? Ya won't tell dem, Ah won't, dey won't find out." Grasping the back of her head and pulling her into a kiss as he ground his hips into hers.

The growl turned into a snarl as Rogue pushed him off her and she yanked open the door. "Ah don't wanna end up dead 'cause yah horny."

Grinning at this Gambit stepped forward again and caught her arm as she moved to leave. "Ya know ya want dis demon chèrie."

Bringing her face close to his she drew back her lips in a snarl, "Not if yah were the last Incubus in Hell." Then spun away and stalked back down the hall to where she had entered, leaving a grinning Gambit behind her.

"She'll be back." He said, melting back into his mortal form before heading to bed.

Flinging herself into the air Rogue let out a string of curse words as she flapped her wings to raise her higher into the dark sky, more obscenities pouring out as she noted the time of night and realizing how much she had wasted with that damn Incubus. And she still hadn't fed! This called for desperate measures. She couldn't go after Pietro or Lance as they needed more time before she fed from them again, any more attacks so close together on mansion members would start raising questions and there was no way in Hell, Heaven or Earth she was going back to the Acolytes with that bastard there. This meant she had to go for someone easier, someone mortal, someone not mutant. Human. And there was a particular one she wanted to take her frustrations off and watch suffer.

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Parting his eyes and squinting into the darkness Duncan gave a groan as he blinked several times to clear his vision, trying to yawn but he couldn't gain enough air into his lungs as some sort of weight was pressed against his chest and made it hard for him to suck a breath in. Struggling to push off whatever was on top of him his eyes widened at the dark figure crouched over him, it's hands pressed hard against his torso as it held him easily down against the bed. The only light came from it's eyes, glowing green in the darkness as folds of what seemed to be wings sprouting from it's back were raised to block out any light seeping through the windows from the night sky, yet enough light past across the silhouette so he could see to identify the curves of a female. The female pulled her lips back into a savage snarl, showing off fanged teeth as her claw like nails dug into his chest. Wincing as they scraped across his skin Duncan's eyebrows shot up as her mouth dropped down against his, her tongue forcing its way between his lips. Giving a shrug of his shoulders he returned the kiss. Hell, he may as well make the most of this dream, cause that what it had to be, right? After all, this couldn't be real.

A cry of pain got caught between their mouths as Duncan's eyes shot open wide again, his body stiffening as the ache intensified in his chest with each passing moment. Her extra warm skin felt like it was burning into him as her hands dug hard into flesh, the strength increasing behind them so much that Duncan swore he could feel his muscle and bone bend and mould to the shape of her palms. Despite the discomfort and lack of air that made him feel light headed the sensation she was causing with her body rubbing against his – in one spot in particular – made him groan against her lips before giving a gasp as a shift of her hips rocked him into her. Her pelvis kept still, preventing his from lurching up as one pale hand stayed firmly in place on his chest, the other roughly snatching a handful of hair on the back of his head and yanking his head back. Her mouth dropped down against his throat as she began to move her hips, sharp teeth running along the skin and sinking in hard enough to threaten drawing blood. An airless moan ended up as a wheezing cough, his teeth gritting from her tight grip on his hair that forced his head back further and exposing more of his neck.

The large folds of leathery skin of her wings arched down around their bodies, tenting over them as the horned edges acted as restraints, spreading his arms out to either side of his body so he was basically spread-eagle. Duncan shivered under her as her tongue slowly trailed its way up from his collarbone, over his Adam's apple, along the edge of his jaw and up to his ear, drawing his earlobe in between her lips before biting down hard. Her fanged teeth pierced through skin to puncture and cause a small drop of blood to leak out, which seemed to be enough to push him over. Any sound he was able to make was cut off as her lips found his again, Duncan's eyes dropping close as his body went limp, feeling drained as his energy was sucked from his body. His head stayed tilted back as she released her grip on his hair, pulling her body off of his and leaving him sprawled over his bed.

Walking back towards how she entered and crouching on the window-ledge Rogue shot a look back at the sleeping figure, a dark smirk pulling at her lips, "Snack." Before throwing herself out into the night and flying back to the mansion.

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AN: I really enjoyed writing this chapter, especially the last part. Duncan bashing is so much fun.

PS: Again another reminder that I am not going to be in NZ for about two months during August and September, so writing will be on hold during that time since I will be travelling to America. I will try and get a few more chapters up until then but check out my homepage/username page on to see the status of the stories. I will post up there when I am going to be away and have the stories on hold.