Part Five: I Never Left You
Sam looked at Dean, his hands were trembling with fear.
"Why'd you come..." he asked. Dean looks at Sam.
"Come...what?" he replies looking confused.
"Last night...when Ruby came over...why did you follow her?" Dean looks away from Sam and says
"I didn't trust her...she was too eager to come and talk to you so I waited a few seconds and I followed her". Sam nods then says
"What do you think is happening to her?"
"She's probably been posessed...hey Sam can I ask you a question?" Dean doesn't wait for a reply "Do you still love her?" Sam flinches but says nothing. Dean stares straight ahead and says
"I never loved her" really quietly. Sam suddenly yells
"STOP THE CAR!" and he gets out."I don't care if you loved her or not, that's between you and her and I don't need you to bring up the past and all of that shit...if you'd been there you'd have seen the state I was in, but you didn't, you left me to rot away and..." Sam suddenly seems to be rid of his anger and he looks tired.
"Come on Sam, let's go we have to kill this Demon" Dean says. Sam gets back into the car and turns to Dean and says
"I'm sorry..." He stops as his cellphone begins to ring. He stays on the phone for a few minutes then he says
"Another hunter's dead, just a few miles north from here"
They reach a deserted forest a while later.
"Okay...well the Wesker might still be here so be careful Sam" Dean says edging toward the forest, Sam a few steps behind him. They hear a loud roar and a strong wind hits them full blast, in the midst of this the brothers are seperated from each other. Sam hears the voice again; it's a smooth, calming voice. Now's your chance. Save yourself. He doesn't care about you. He stole Ruby from you, but he didn't even love her. He needs to be taught a lesson. Its your turn to stab him in the back. Do it. Save yourself. You'll feel so much better. You won't even miss him.
"SAM..." Dean calls from a place in the distance. Sam can still stare hear the soothing voice, but he grabs his head and he yells "No! Shut Up...I won't...I'm not listening to you!". And he can feel himself falling and falling deeper. He sees Ruby coming closer and closer toward him.
"Stay away from me" he shouts backing away until he feels someone's presence behind him. He starts to lash out wildly, then he hears Dean's voice.
"Sam...Sam, listen to me! You're okay there's no one here...it's just me" Dean says grabbing hold of Sam. Sam looks up at Dean then he see darkness.
Sam is sitting in the passenger seat of Dean's car. Dean is peering at him closely.
"Sam are you okay?" he asks finallly. Sam laughs then winces in pain.
"I was wondering when you were going to say something" he looks more serious "Dean, i'm fine...that thing-"
"Was trying to posess you!" Dean says angrily. "This is my fault, I shouldn't have let you come with me...especially after what happened at the motel". Sam grabs Dean's arm and he says
"Dude, it's not your fault...". Dean looks unconvinced but he says
"I've called Bobby, he's expecting us to meet him at the Yellow Flower bar a few miles from here. As they drive through the night Sam remains silent, a lot of different thoughts are running through his head. What's happening to me? Why am I finding it harder and harder to fight this thing. Dean. Why can't he see it, why can't he help me. Ruby. Why do I keep on seeing her. I thought I was over her. I don't love her. Or do I? Why is this thing trying to turn me against my own brother. The only person I'd trust my life with. Sam barely hears Dean call his name urgently.
"Sam...SAM...we're here". They get out of the car. Dean turns to Sam just before they entered the bar.
"I never left you Sammy"
"What?" Sam replies looking confused.
"I was always there, I made sure you never saw me...but I never left you...I wouldn't..couldn't ever do that, you know that right" Dean says. Sam looks at Dean, he is unable to hide the tears that are forming in his eyes. He steps forwards and he hugs his brother. After a few seconds Dean says
"Hey man, this is such a chick flick moment" Sam laughs and lets go of him. Dean pushes him playfully and says
"Come on baby brother, let's go talk to Bobby" They enter the bar and they see Bobby, then they see the person sitting opposite Bobby. It's Ruby.
"Bobby, what's going on? Why is she is here?" Dean asks as soon as he reaches the table. Bobby shrugs and says
"She called me and asked me were you guys were, I told her you were meeting me here". Dean's look of surprise turns to anger
"Bobby can I have a word please, in private" he says coldly. As soon as him and Bobby are away from Ruby and Sam he hisses
"What the hell are you playing at?! I told you not to let her near us! I mean how'd you know she's not possesed?"
"I slipped some holy water into her drink, anyways I thought that she was your girlfriend?"
"Yeah well, she's not anymore" Dean says angrily looking over at where Sam and Ruby are sitting. He starts to walk over toward them but Bobby stops him
"Let them talk" he says sternly. Dean sighs but doesn't go any further.
"So..." Ruby says nervously, whilst glancing at Sam. Sam looks up at her but doesn't say anything.
"I never got a chance to explain and I..er I want you to know why I did what I did" She says looking into Sam's eyes. Sam glares back at her but still remains silent.
"Why won't you say anything?" Ruby asks a low, almost desperate voice. "We were friends once right...I still love you Sam, I always will...". Sam slams his hand on the table
"I don't care, if you love me or not, what the hell are you doing to me...I keep on having these thoughts and..." he says angrily. Ruby puts her hand over his and says
"What kind of thoughts?" She asks. Sam snatches his hand away and says in a low, cold voice
"Go away Ruby, leave me and my brother alone"
"It's always about Dean isn't it? And with him it's always about you! All you did was talk about him and all he did was talk about you and I'm sick of it, I told him not to ask you to go on the hunt with him because I knew something like this would happen...you're not safe Sam, get out while you still can..."
"Ruby...what are you...wait come back" Sam says as Ruby gets up and runs out of the bar. Sam follows her outside but there's no one there
"Ruby!" he calls. There is no answer. He turns to go back into the bar only to find that it's disappeared.
"Dean...Bobby?" he yells but again there is no answer. He's trapped. He hears the voice again. I told you to save yourself, but you didn't listen. You're the one who's trapped. I told you to save yourself. But you didn't listen. There's no way out now. You're stuck here. You'll never get out of here. Never.