ACT FOUR

After Angel drove Tracey back to Jaxs house she ran out to hug her mother who was waiting outside with him, "Mommy!"

"Tracey! Baby, are you okay?"

"I'm okay, Mommy." Tracey smiled at Angel, "She saved us."

"Thank you." Erin cried, "Thank you so much." she gave a knowing eye to her brother before turning back into the house

"So…" Jax turned to her confused, "Uh What the hell just happened?"

"You really want to know?"

"Hunter things?"

"Yeah…"

He grinned, "Im all ears."

They ended up talking through the night about everything that had happened with the changelings and she even went into more detail about her life. Everything that had been going on since they split. Aside from the deal. She still couldn't bring herself to burden him with that.

"So… changelings huh?" Jax sighed as he put a cup of coffee in front of her, "Trace gonna be okay?"

"I think she'll be fine. Everything's A1… for now…"

"But your still not telling me something."

She shifted, "Look… the reason why i came here… I don't know. It's weird, you know your life... I mean, this house and- and you... I don't think it ever was me. Never will be. Some stuff happened to me recently, and, uh…" She cleared her throat painfully, "Anyway, someone in my situation – you start to think, you know. I'm gonna be gone one day, and what am I leaving behind? Really? A Hunter's legacy?"

"Your brothers, your car… and a lot of saved people. Including my niece." He looked her in the eye, "That's a lot if you ask me."

"Yeah i guess it is…" She smiled up at him and laughs a little, He instantly leaned down and caught her lips with his, embracing in a kiss he'd wanted to the moment he'd set eyes on her again, when they seperated she looked up at him in shock, "What was that for?"

He shrugs, a small smile playing on his lips, "I've been wanting to do that since you walked in here. Look, if, um... if you want to stick around for a while... you're welcome to stay. I know you dont think this life can be yours, Angie, but it can be."

Angel paused wistfully before shaking her head, "I can't. I got a lot of work to do, and it's not my life. Not really, Jax." She smiles at him. He smiles at her and she leaves.

Later on: with Sam…

"They're dead. All of them. All of my mom's friends." Sam said to Ruby who was standing in front of him, "Her doctor, her uncle – everyone who ever knew her, systematically wiped off the map one at a time." He laughs tightly, "Someone went through a hell of a lot of trouble trying to cover their tracks."

"Yep. The Yellow-Eyed Demon."

"So, what's your deal? You show up wherever I am. You know all about me. You know all about my mom."

"I already told you. I'm-"

"Oh, right, right. Yeah, yeah. Just a hunter. Just some hunter who happens to know more about my own family than I do." He pauses, "Just tell me who you are."

"Sam, it-"

"Just... tell me who you are."

Ruby laughed, "It doesn't matter."

Sam shouted in her face, "Just tell me who you are!"

"Fine." She blinks her eyes once and they go demon-black; she blinks again and they become normal. Sam backs up, fumbling in his bag, "Think twice before going for that holy water."

Sam pulled out a flask and held it out, "Just give me one reason I should."

"I'm here to help you, Sam."

"Is this some kind of joke?"

"God's honest truth... or whatever."

"You're a demon."

"Don't be such a racist. I'm here because I want to help you. And I can if ... you trust me."

"Trust you?" he holds out the flask of holy water

"Sam, calm down."

"Start talking. All those murders... what was the demon trying to cover up?"

"I don't know."

"What happened to my mother?"

"I honestly don't know. That's what I'm trying to find out. All I know is that it's about you."

"What?"

Ruby laughs, "Don't you get it, Sam? It's all about you. What happened to your mom, what happened to her friends. They're trying to cover up what he did to you. And I want to help you figure it out."

"Why would you want to help me?"

"I have my reasons. Not all demons are the same, Sam. Not all of us want the same thing. Me?" She shrugs, "I want to help you from time to time. That's all. And if you let me, there's something in it for you."

"What could you possibly—"

"I could help you save your sister."