Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural

This story is an AU of episode 5x01 "Sympathy for the Devil", following the end of season 4, "Lucifer Rising". The brothers met up with possessed Bobby after visiting Chuck and then the 3 of them got attacked by Meg and co. Bobby got injured and hospitalised.

Unlike the original show, below is the first time Sam talked to Dean about Ruby and the apocalypse. Some of the lines are taken directly from the episodes (I've moved some of the motel convo over to here etc).

Break and Bind

Chapter 1
Break (Part I)

Dean hasn't mentioned anything since they got out of that church, which Sam should be glad for, except that he's not. He has opened the door to Lucifer's cage. He officially started the apocalypse.

And now here they are, in a dark, empty carpark outside the hospital where Bobby is warded.

"Dean..." he called out and Dean turns around with a questioning look.

"Say something," he begged, and a cold, poker face fell upon Dean.

"There's nothing to say," he replied. The chilliness in his voice colder than the night.

"It's my fault. I should have listened..." Sam began.

"You didn't know, neither of us knew," Dean talked over him, hoping to end the conversation, but Sam wouldn't let him.

"Dean, I really... I'm so... I don't know what to say..." Sam admitted, because "sorry" just doesn't cut it this time.

"Then why do you keep bringing it up?!" Dean shouted. The chilliness is suddenly replaced with an outburst of heat and previously-suppressed fury.

"Dean, I..." he stepped forward, "I should have known.. Ruby was Lilith's man... I should have listened to you..." he said, trying to catch his eyes, to confess and convey the regret that is like an endless black hole, eating at him from the inside.

All of a sudden, without warning, a fist came flying from the dark, landing squarely on his left cheek. He stumbled a little to the side.

"Damn right you should," Dean said, breathing heavily.

Sam stayed silent as he straightened up to face Dean, only to be met with another punch to the same spot.

"You didn't listen... *wham* When I asked - no, I begged you to stop... *wham x2* You choose a demon, over your own brother!" Dean then jammed a knee to his stomach. He was on a roll as he lets out a steam of pent-up anger. And Sam lets him at it, not even trying to defend himself. That is why right now, he is doubled over from that solid kick, hugging his stomach with one arm while the other is being held by Dean.

Struggling a little, he straightened up again as best as he could and, with some effort, drops his arm from his aching stomach. Dean waited for him to steady his feet before throwing out one more punch to his face. Sam's head swings to the right once again from the impact. He can feel the left half of his face beginning to swell from all the hits, and his vision blurred for a moment as the world around him spins. Before he can recover from that last hit, he felt the hand gripping his right arm falls.

"You were the one that I depended on the most. And you let me down in ways that I can't even... I just don't think I can trust you." Dean's voice entered his ears, stunning him into complete stillness.

With his face still turned to the side, Sam didn't see the hurt and disappointment on Dean's face before he turns around and made to walk away. Before he can go further than 3 steps out, however, his phone rings in his pocket. He stops in his track and pulls it out - it's Bobby.

Sam stood at the exact same spot where Dean has left him, listening to Dean speak with Bobby on the phone with a faraway expression, still taking in the last of what he had said to him: I just don't think I can trust you...

"Bobby called. Someone broke into his old storehouse nearby. I told him we'll check it out," Dean unwillingly turned back to his brother and said.

Sam blinks, keeping himself together, he replied, "Ok.. let's go."

A new few-shot fic~:) I've completed the first draft of the whole story but I'm a super slow editor and school work is piling up so, hope I'll have time to upload the next chap soon!

Writer's Random Rant: 1st of March seems so far awayy~~

Coming soon… Chapter 2: Bind (Part I)