A/N: Italics are Ruby's P.O.V./confessions. Bold Italics are character thoughts, flashbacks, and dreams. Bold is just alternate time lines.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but the first four seasons of Supernatural on DVD. Eric Kripke and his crew own Supernatural along with everything related to it in this story.

Chapter Eleven:

Laying Ruby down on the bed, Dean sat beside her and rubbed her stomach softly. He knew better than to push her into telling him why she was so freaked out and he didn't want to stress her out any further than she was already. The pregnant blonde couldn't help smiling softly as she watched Dean talk to her ever growing stomach although she couldn't really make out anything that he was saying aside from the words Impala, Batman, and Pie. She ran her fingertips through his short blonde hair and allowed a sigh to escape from her lips.

"Ruby?" was the only thing Dean could manage to say as he glanced up at her.

She simply nodded her head and sighed softly, "I didn't mean to freak out that bad at Sam. I'm sorry."

"It was another nightmare wasn't it? What did you see?" He sat up straighter and interlaced his hand with her hand giving it a reassuring squeeze.

Ruby hesitated for a moment before speaking up, "I heard the baby cry and you weren't there so I got out of bed. Sam was in the nursery standing by the crib so I felt that the baby was fine. I walked back to our room and the light in the hallway flickered. I tapped it and it stopped. I took a step toward our room and glanced over my shoulder at the light only to see it flicker again. That was all it took for me to run back to the nursery. Sam was still there and I told him that I thought there was someone in the house. He asked me why I would say that and he..he.."

"He what? It's alright. I'm right here. I'm not going to let anything happen to you or the baby. You can tell me anything, Ruby." Dean assured her and kissed her head softly.

She smiled slightly for a moment and then squeezed his hand, "Sam turned from the crib to face me and his eyes were yellow. I..I pushed past him to get to the baby, but with the flick of his wrist he had me pinned to the wall across from the crib. He flicked his wrist again and I had this nasty gash across my stomach. He flicked his wrist a third time and my leg broke. I yelled at him to stay away from the baby and he said that he'd never hurt his nephew. That his nephew was going to grow up to make him proud. I told the bastard to get out of Sam and..It was Sam. He flicked his wrist again and I ended up on the ceiling. I..I watched him carry our baby out of the nursery, Dean. That's when the flames started."

"And you burned on the ceiling. God, Ruby, that's not going to happen to you. We ganked the yellow eyed demon already and you know that I won't let Sam go down that route." He remarked absolutely horrified at the thought of Ruby dying the same way his mother and Jessica had.

Ruby nodded her head and sighed softly as she wiped away her tears, "Yeah, well, he did in my nightmare because of me. Don't you get it? He's seen me embrace both my human side and my demonic side evenly. I'd rather him hate me than think that he should embrace the demon blood inside of him. He..He has too much good in his heart to be evil. Even I can see that."

"I don't hate you, Ruby, not even a little bit. I..I know I shouldn't of eavesdropped, but I couldn't help it. God Rubes, I would never ever hurt you or the baby like that. Don't you get it? You never made me think that I should embrace the demon blood that is inside of me. You actually made me see that I can have a somewhat normal life even if I am hunting evil creatures with my brother. Ruby, you are the closest thing that I have to a big sister, for better or for worse, and I'm not about to lose that because you had a nightmare of something that's never going to happen." Sam cut in standing in the doorway looking over at the couple in the bed as he folded his arms across his chest.

Pregnancy hormones got the best of the blonde as her bright blue eyes filled with tears. She wanted to throw her arms around the tall brunette and give him a big hug yet at the same time she was still pretty freaked out from her nightmare. It was obvious to her by the way Dean was looking at her that he'd support whatever she decided to do. Ruby bit her lip and then let go of Dean's hand as she hesitantly lifted her arms out to Sam.

A weak smile graced her face as she watched him just stand there, "I need to talk to Castiel. Can you get him for me please, Sam? Oh and before you go, come over here and give me a hug."

"Sure, no problem, Rubes." He smiled softly and walked over slowly to her side of the bed.

Leaning down, Sam hugged her gently not surprised when he felt the hesitation from the pregnant blonde. He began to pull away only to get hugged tighter by her and he sighed softly as he felt her cry against him. Sam held her there rubbing her back softly until she calmed down again. Pulling away, Sam kissed her head and smiled softly at her before heading downstairs to find Castiel. He returned a few minutes later with the angel in tow and sat down at the foot of the bed.

Castiel's soul piercing blue eyes softened as he gazed upon the pregnant blonde, "Sam said that you requested my presence. Is everything alright?"

Ruby shook her head and looked over at the angel, "Not yet, but we're getting there. Just make these nightmares go away, please."

He looked at her stoically for a moment and then shook his head sighing softly, "Ruby, it is normal for people to have nightmares or so I've heard."

She sat up as her eyes turned a darker shade of blue and she placed her hand on her stomach rubbing it softly, "Nothing about my nightmares is normal, Cas. First I dream that Dean kills me while Sam holds the baby and now I dreamed that Sam walked out of the nursery with the baby while I burnt alive on the damn ceiling. What's next? I dream that you smite me while Dean and Sam play with the baby? No, nuh uh, I can't take this anymore, Cas. I can usually tolerate a lot of things, but it's different now, you know?"

Castiel nodded his head and thought about it before gazing at her stoically once again, "I'm afraid that even if I did try to stop these nightmares of yours, that whatever I did would only work halfway because of your demon side."

"Well there's got to be something that we can ..Son of a bitch! Where did Ruby go? Cas, where is she?" Dean remarked before practically flipping out at the fact that Ruby was no longer beside him on the bed.

As the angel explained to Dean that he didn't know where the pregnant blonde was at the moment, the blonde in question glanced around startled as she found herself sitting on a chair in a cream colored room that had dark wooden accents. There was a table in front of her with a silver platter of French Fries, an assortment of homemade pies, a variety of pudding types, and a metal bucket filled with ice along with bottles of ginger ale. She glanced around some more only to see a balding blue eyed man in a suit staring at her with a smile on his face. Ruby placed her hands on her stomach protectively wondering when the Winchesters were going to burst into the room.

Ruby took a breath to calm herself down and looked over at the mysterious man again, "Who are you? Where am I? How the hell did I get here and how the hell do I get back home to my family?"

"Nice to see you too, Ruby. Relax, my name is Zachariah and this what we like to call the green room. Hungry? Please, help yourself and don't worry, we got you all your favorites that won't hurt the little one. Oh Castiel didn't tell you did he? I'm more of an upper level angel than he is actually. I brought you here for your safety." The gray haired angel explained as he took a few steps toward the pregnant half demon.

She relaxed a little not taking her eyes off of him, "Why protect a pregnant half demon? Why not just smite me right now?"

"Because you are pregnant with Dean Winchester's son. Say, Did Dean and Castiel ever tell you what they found out Lilith was waiting for? It's you, Ruby. She's waiting for you. Oh and did I mention I took away your nightmares? You're welcome." He remarked and helped her as she struggled to stand up.

The pregnant blonde glared at him as she took a few steps back, "Why should I trust you? What exactly is it that you want?"

"Trust me. Don't trust me. That's up to you. All I want is for your child's father to do what he was meant to do. Until then, I can, however, show you your future. Well, your futures, that is. What will happen if Dean does what he is supposed to and what will happen if he doesn't." Zachariah spoke with that smug smile on his face and then snapped his fingers.

Ruby blinked her eyes as her hands remained on her stomach protectively and she was shocked to see that she was standing in a city of ruins. Up ahead was a three story big brick building surrounded by a tall chain link fence which had barbed wire along the top of it. She saw a small group of people near the opening of the fence and walked closer to them. Castiel and Jo were among them holding hands. She was surprised to see that they looked like freaking hippies. The pregnant blonde was about to ask them where Sam and Dean were when she heard a voice that was like music to her ears except it was colder. She turned around only to see Dean standing there giving orders to the group of people. Ruby approached him and was shocked to see how cold he had become. He wasn't the Dean that she knew and loved.

"They don't know you're here, Ruby. They can't see or hear you." The angel informed her as he approached her side.

She nodded her head and then leaned up pressing her lips to Dean's lips softly only to pull away a moment later, "I realized that."

He watches as Dean closes his eyes for a moment before opening them again and glancing around. Zachariah hadn't expected that, but was pleased when Dean made his way around the building. He followed him with Ruby only to stop when they reached this beautiful untouched garden which seemed out of place amongst the city of ruins. The man standing in the white suit turned around only to reveal that it was Sam Winchester himself. Well, Sam's body, but Lucifer was inside of him. A confused expression crossed Ruby's face before realization struck her as she listened to the conversation between the brothers.

Ruby watched them fight and her eyes widened in horror as Dean ended up on the ground, "NOOOOOOOOOO!"

A loud reverberating crack was then heard as Samifer snapped Dean's neck instantly killing the older Winchester. At that moment, Ruby screamed in pure horror and the angel was surprised to see actual sadness in Samifer's eyes as if the real Sam Winchester had pushed through for a second. Snapping his fingers, Zachariah smiled as everything around them disappeared only to be replaced with a junkyard. A grin appeared on Ruby's face for a moment as she realized where she was and headed toward the house.

"That was the future that will happen if Dean doesn't do what he was meant to do. This one, however, is what will happen if he does as he is told." He informed her as she approached the house.

It looked just the same as the last time she had seen it except for maybe a fresh coat of paint. Hesitantly, Ruby opened the door and stepped inside only to see Jo waddle past her with a very pregnant stomach. She followed her only to see everyone settled in Bobby's living room where a Christmas tree was set up. Jo sat down between Ellen and Cas with help from the dark haired blue eyed angel. Ruby smiled to herself surprised that angels could knock a chick up. She glanced around only to see a bright grin on Sam's face and she felt touched as she had never actually seen him that genuinely happy before. A familiar brunette was sitting on his lap and Ruby smiled as she noticed the matching rings on their fingers. She was thrilled to see that Sam had let Stephanie in figuratively and literally speaking. His hand was resting on his wife's stomach and Ruby nearly squealed with delight. From what she could tell, Sam was going to be a daddy! Tears pricked her bright blue eyes when she spotted Bobby looking like a proud grandfather as he played with a little boy who was the spitting image of Dean.

She glanced down at her stomach rubbing it softly and then looked back at the scene in front of her again in pure awe, "That's my baby. Oh my god.."

As her eyes landed on Dean, she couldn't help grinning softly at the sight of him tickling a little girl in a pretty little pink dress. She realized as the girl squirmed away from Dean before running to sit beside Sam and Steph that this little girl was not her daughter. This little girl was Sam and Stephanie's daughter which made Ruby nearly squeal with delight again. Sam was already a daddy and it looked as if he had another on the way. She was so happy for him, but Dean's voice caught her by surprise. Ruby looked back over at Dean only to see him wrap his arms around her future self hearing him clear as day saying those three words eight letters that she never believed that she would actually hear come out of his mouth. I love you.

Ruby blinked and suddenly found herself standing in Bobby's living room where there was no Christmas tree set up. She frowned slightly and glanced around only to get pulled into a huge hug by Dean. The pregnant blonde realized that she was really back where she belonged and returned the hug happily. When he finally let her go, Ruby saw Sam standing a few feet behind him and walked swiftly up to the younger Winchester.

She hugged him tightly and sighed softly, "Don't ever change, Sam. You're perfect just the way you are."

Castiel watched as Ruby pulled away from Sam only to look at the living room again sighing softly and his eyes softened, "Ruby, do you know where you went?"

Ruby glanced up at him and shrugged her shoulders smiling slightly at the angel as her perfect pokerface slid into place, "No. I mean, I don't know. It just all happened so fast, you know? The baby and I weren't harmed though so wherever I went couldn't of been that bad. You know, I think right there in the living room would be the perfect place for a Christmas tree."

"Okay who are you and what have you done with Ruby?" Sam asked chuckling softly as he looked over at the pregnant blonde that his brother was currently wrapping his arms around protectively.

She laughed slightly and shook her head, "I am Ruby. I just, I think we should try to embrace the holidays, the important ones at least, for the baby's sake. Starting with Thanksgiving. I think we should have a real Thanksgiving with turkey and all of the trimmings."

"And whipped cream for dessert?" Dean smirked wiggling his eyebrows naughtily as he kissed Ruby's shoulder softly.

Ruby smacked his arm playfully and laughed, "Yes for the pies, you perv."

Castiel and Sam looked at each other before looking over at the couple standing in the living room. Neither knew what was going on, but Sam knew that one thing was for sure. Ruby was hiding something and he was going to get to the bottom of it even if he had to shove a drumstick in Dean's mouth to keep him quiet for five seconds.