The pain that racked her head was unlike anything Quinn had ever felt. It was like Garen had hit her over the head hundreds of times with his sword while giving her one of his usual lectures on how she should obey the rules more and stop running off on her own. She reached up to touch her head and could practically feel the violent thumping against her palm.

Everything was foggy, she couldn't remember anything. A weak groan escaped her lips as she tried to recall what had happened.

Alcohol. There was definitely alcohol involved. So, she was hungover. That was a first for her. But why had she been drinking? She never drank. It took a surprising amount of effort for her to force her eyes open and she had to blink a few times to figure out where she was.

There was immediately something off. She rarely slept in a bed, except when she returned to Demacia after her missions. But she couldn't remember making the journey home and a hangover wouldn't wipe her memory of a several days long excursion.

The room was dark, only lit by the limited sunlight that managed to peek through the slats of a window. It was small and mostly empty. There was a small table in the corner that had somehow been knocked over, but that was all she could see. A sudden bolt of pain shot through her temple, causing her to groan once more. She swore to never touch alcohol again.

Suddenly there was a noise. A noise that definitely should not have occurred. It was another groan, one that echoed hers, but it was definitely not her own. This one was deeper, and didn't seem to be out of pain.

As slowly as humanly possible, Quinn craned her neck around to look behind her. Mortified at what she saw, Quinn yelped in shock and jumped, falling out of the bed and onto the floor with a loud thud. Glancing down at herself, she realized that she was, to her horror, completely naked.

She'd not only gotten drunk but had sex with some strange man? How embarrassing. This was so unlike her. But there had to be a good reason. She knew that she'd never do something so stupid without a reason. He probably had intel. Yes, of course that's why she had to sleep with him, she needed to get access to information. It was a first for her, but she did what had to be done for the sake of Demacia. That had to be what happened.

There was that groan again, and the sound of the bed creaking as her lover from the previous night shifted, moving over to prop himself up on his elbow and look down at her.

"Keep it down would ya? You were loud enough last night."

No. Oh no, this wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. Everything hit her at once, the memories of the night before like an enormous wave crashing into her skull. It was mostly a blur but one thing was very, very clear: she had fucked Talon.

"What…?"

She didn't know what else to say. Every word that tried to break free died in her throat as she stared at him, eyes half-lidded, his mop of hair messily covering half of his face. And he was just as naked as she was, the blanket that was over him just barely covering what laid beneath his waist. He yawned, blinking slowly as he tried to adjust his eyes.

"I said, could you keep it down? Some of us are trying to sleep."

Quinn's mouth just hung open in shock. How could he be so… so unconcerned about this? They were enemies, they were supposed to kill each other!

"Although," he yawned, "When you were loud last night I didn't mind. It was pretty hot, actually."

Blood rushed to her cheeks as she burned with a mix of fury and embarrassment.

"How dare you!" she snapped.

Confused, Talon pushed his hair out of his face, raising an eyebrow inquisitively. Enraged, Quinn began to stand up, only to collapse immediately. Her thighs were like jelly and gave out on her before she could make much progress. Talon snorted and had to restrain himself from laughing.

"Careful," he warned, "It might take a little while for you to walk again. You were very… enthusiastic."

"How are you so calm about this?" she blurted, reaching for the bed in an attempt to pull herself up.

"About what?" he asked.

"This!"

She gestured to her naked body dramatically, amazed that he was apparently stupid enough to not realize what she was talking about.

"Is there something I should be concerned about? You're not sick, are you?"

Quinn scoffed in disgust, finally managing to pull her upper half back onto the bed. With as much force as her weak body allowed, she threw her fist into Talon's chest. He recoiled, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect aside from his face twisting into deeper confusion.

"You ass!" she screamed, throwing another punch into his chest, pulling her body onto the bed with her free arm.

He stopped her this time, grabbing her firmly by the wrist despite her struggles. But she was furious, refusing to back down after what he'd done.

"You used me!" she cried, "You sick bastard! You… you took advantage of me!"

Before she could say another word, he'd pushed her back against the bed, pinning both of her wrists above her head and straddling her. God, was he going to do it again?

"Listen, birdie," he hissed, his face hovering just above hers, "I said I would stop. You had that choice. Don't try and make me look like the villain here."

Quinn squirmed, trying to break free of his grasp, but his knees were squeezing her legs together and his grip on her wrists was unwavering. Unfortunately, Quinn did vaguely remember what he was referring to. She remembered him offering to stop and how she told him no. But she'd meant it: she didn't want him to stop. Beneath the alcohol, something deep inside her had wanted him, something she didn't understand. And she hated herself for it.

When she didn't argue the matter further, he relaxed his grip slightly, bending over more to place his lips at her ear.

"You know you wanted it just as much as I did," he breathed.

And that was the worst part: he was right.

She bit her lip, not wanting to acknowledge that he was right and give him that satisfaction. The silence seemed to be enough for him though, and he released her to roll off of her, swinging his legs over the side of the bed and resting his head in his hands. Quinn pushed herself onto her elbows and choked back a gasp as she saw Talon's back covered with scratch marks that she could only assume she had left. The bandage was still wrapped around his wound and she briefly wondered if it had caused him pain the night before.

"How's your shoulder?" she asked cautiously.

Talon snorted and turned his head to look at her.

"After all that shit, that's what you're concerned about?"

When she nodded, he simply turned his head back and sighed, rubbing one of his hands over his face lazily and muttering something about how ridiculous Demacians were.

"It's fine," he said after a while, "…thanks for asking."

Quinn didn't know how to respond, so she just nodded to herself and looked around the room. It really was empty aside from the bed and table, only a tiny dresser shoved in the corner that looked like it hadn't been touched in several years. She noticed that the door didn't seem to close properly, and was slightly off balance.

Right, she thought to herself. He'd kicked it down in order to get in.

"So…" she spoke softly, "What now?"

Talon didn't respond, and instead chose to just stare out the window, noticing that it wasn't raining for once in this godawful place.

"Do we just go back to trying to kill each other?" she asked.

He stood up and turned to face her, arms folded across his chest. Quinn blushed furiously as she looked away from him because dammit that idiot was still completely naked and didn't seem to care.

"I suppose," he said simply, "What's a quick fuck between enemies, huh?"

When she didn't answer he sighed, letting his arms fall to his sides.

"Don't try and act all modest now," he teased, "You saw all of this last night."

That reminded Quinn that she too was naked and he had seen all of her and was indeed still looking at all of her. She grabbed the blanket and hastily covered herself, cheeks flushing red in shame.

"I don't remember much," she admitted, still looking at anything other than him, "I've never been that drunk before."

"You did down that whole bottle," he pointed out, "It's been a while since I've been that far gone myself… You gonna keep acting like I don't exist?"

"Until you put some clothes on, yes."

He laughed at that, truly laughed, and it was surprisingly light compared to his usual gruff voice. She could hear him move for a moment and then the sound of a zipper.

"Is this good enough?"

Wearily, she turned her head and was relieved to see that he had at least put his pants back on. His torso remained bare and she could see the deep v that cut down his abs, but it ended abruptly where his pants began and for that she was grateful.

"Better," she mumbled, pulling the blanket tighter around her chest.

Talon gave her a wry grin, amused at her sudden modesty. It was somehow endearing.

"You should get out of here," he said, "People are gonna be looking for me now that some of their friends are dead. Get back to Demacia before anyone starts getting suspicious of you."

"Why would they be suspicious of me?" she asked.

"Sid knew you were a Demacian by taking one look at you… just wearing a cloak isn't the best disguise."

Quinn frowned as she looked over at the clothes strewn across the floor. She could see her cloak, covered in blood and realized that would certainly draw plenty of unwanted attention.

"I'd take you to the border, but that's the first place they're going to look for me," Talon explained.

"What makes you think I need your help?" she questioned, "I've gone across the border several times. Or did you forget that it's my job to infiltrate Noxus?"

He was surprised by the boldness of her answer, but did not reply, instead bending down to pick up his cape from the floor. His shirt was in pieces so he didn't bother trying to put it on. He walked back towards the bed, looming over Quinn. She looked up at him wide-eyed, keenly aware of how close he was and the fact that she could still smell the sweat on him.

"Fly while you can, birdie," he murmured, "It'd be a shame to see you get eaten up by this damn place."

With that, he turned and headed for the door, reaching up to rub his injured shoulder when he felt the familiar pain shoot through his muscles.

"Wait!"

Talon had grabbed the doorknob, despite the door basically being off its hinges, and came to a stop at the sound of here voice.

"Are we…?" her voice trailed off.

"Lovers?"

Her next words caught in her throat. She hadn't expected him to say it so simply. There was a moment of silence before Talon finally answered.

"I don't do feelings," he said curtly, "Never have. This was… purely physical."

Something sank in Quinn, but she wasn't sure if it was her heart or her stomach. On one hand she was grateful, she didn't want to remember this night at all, it was a mistake and she wanted to forget everything. But on the other hand, there was a longing for him. She'd been so lonely for so long, only having Valor to understand her. To possibly have someone, another person, feel something for her, even care about her… the idea was too good to be true.

More silence passed between them, Quinn still unsure of how she felt about his response. Talon bit his lip, contemplating his next words carefully.

"If… If you would like to do this again… Without alcohol…"

Quinn tilted her head in confusion.

"I don't normally do this kind of stuff," he sighed, "But… if you're interested…"

He turned to look at her again, smirking upon seeing that she had turned bright red again.

"I wouldn't mind being able to fuck you senseless again," he finished.

Quinn bit her lip to prevent herself from saying anything or making more stupid noises. Talon chuckled at her embarrassment and opened the door.

"You know how to find me, birdie."

Author's Note: Sorry if you were expecting smut, but I kinda wanted to keep their first night together mysterious since neither of them really remember it. There might be some actual smut later, still not sure yet, but we will see. Thanks for all the follows and favorites, I'm glad to see you guys like this so much! Don't forget to leave me a review to let me know exactly what you thought~