Dean still wasn't quite sure how he had managed to take care of everything at Riley's house and get Sam back to the motel. After Sam had finished in the bathroom, Dean had shepherded him out to the Impala. Once his brother was secure in the car, Dean went back in the house to check on Riley. The man was passed out in the chair but otherwise unhurt. After untying Riley and moving him to the sofa, Dean cleaned up the mess that was the living room. He removed the devil's trap and the broken coffee table. First dumpster he found and that thing was going in it. Then Dean wiped down the place to remove any fingerprints he and Sam may have left. He quietly slipped out the front door just as Riley was waking up. Riley didn't remember anything and was perplexed as to why someone would steal his Ikea coffee table, but would leave his expensive flat screen tv behind.

The whole ride to the motel Dean kept stealing glances at Sam. His brother was quiet. Just sitting there with the side of his head pressed to the cool glass of the window. Dean had tried several times to engage his brother in conversation to no avail. He hoped Sam was just trying to wrap his head around M and M's revelation, but he feared that shock had set in. Finding out you slept with the demon that killed your girlfriend would be a lot for anyone to take in and Dean worried that Sam had shut down.

Once back at the motel, Dean set about tending to his brother. He practically had to carry the younger man into the room as Sam's body didn't seem to want to move. Once inside, he ushered over to the bed farthest from the door.

"Sammy, do you want to put your pjs on?" asked Dean.

Sam gave no response. He just continued staring blankly ahead of him.

"Okay, I guess I'm gonna have to help you." Like he had done so many times when Sam was little, Dean had helped his brother get changed into his pajamas. The only difference was the silence. When Sam was little he always had a million questions for his brother as Dean helped him get ready for bed. Anything to try and stay up just a little longer. Once Sam was down to his boxers, Dean thought about leaving him in that, but it's the middle of winter in Michigan, so he helped Sam into his plaid flannel pajamas and tucked him in under the covers.

After brushing his teeth, Dean changed into his own pajamas and climbed into bed. He felt tired, but knew it would be awhile before he'd fall asleep. With everything they'd learned that night whirling around in his mind, Dean thought that he might not get to sleep at all.

Ruby worked for Yellow Eyes. Ruby, someone Sam had come to trust, had murdered Jessica. There was a good chance that M and M was lying, but Dean didn't think so. It was a gut feeling he had. Demons will tell the truth if they know it messes with your head. Dean knew the M and M had taken delight in devastating Sam with the truth.

It's no wonder Sam has shut down, thought Dean. His mind just can't deal with everything at the moment. Right now, Sam was Dean's first priority, as soon as his brother was better, Dean was going do something he should have done the moment he met her. He was gonna kill Ruby. Not just exorcise her to hell, but kill her. There was no way he was going to take the chance that Ruby could get out of hell again.

oooooOOOOooooo

Eventually, exhaustion caught up with Dean and he succumbed to sleep, only to be woken up a couple of hours later by Sam. The younger Winchester was tossing and turning in his bed, stuck in the middle of a horrible nightmare.

Dean was out of bed in a flash and at his brother's side. Grasping Sam's shoulder, he gave it a gentle shake. "Sammy, wake up." After nothing happened, Dean shook Sam's shoulder again, slightly harder. "Come on, kiddo, wake up."

"De..." Sam blinked his eyes owlishly and slowly sat up in bed. "Dean, what's going on? Where are we?"

"We're back at the motel," replied Dean. "That must have been some nightmare you were having. Do you wanna talk about it?"

Sam shook his head.

Dean sat down on his bed, across from his brother. He wasn't usually one for caring and sharing, but he knew that Sam shouldn't keep everything bottled up. "Sam, I know that what M and M told us tonight is a lot to take in, but I think we need talk about."

"Ruby killed Jess," said Sam. "I'll this time I've been working with her and she was the one who actually killed Jess."

"Sam, you didn't know."

"What about all those people?"

"What people?"

"The ones I thought I'd save. If it weren't for Ruby, they wouldn't have possessed in the first place. She must have done it to get me to use my powers. She knew I'd want to help them."

"But at least you saved them."

"Not all of them."

"What are you talking about?"

"In the beginning, when I was still figuring out my powers, there were a couple of demons who get the upper hand. I guess they got carried away and Ruby had to use her knife to save me."

"Sam, you didn't know," said Dean. "You didn't know that Ruby was behind it all."

"Yeah, well, I knew Ruby was a demon," said Sam. "After everything demons have done to our family, I should have known better than to team up with one. How can you even stand to be near me?"

"Sammy, that bitch played on your guilt."

"Yeah, but I was willing to work with her before you died."

"That's because she lied to you. She told you that she could save me from hell."

"And all along, she had no intention of ever doing that," said Sam. "God, how could I have been so stupid?"

"Sam, you're not stupid. I put you in an impossible situation when I sold my soul and Ruby used that to her advantage."

"Yeah, well now that I know the truth I want to make Ruby pay for everything that she's done," said Sam. "I just don't even know where to begin."

"Did Ruby ever mention what her endgame was?" asked Dean. "Was it the same as Yellow Eyes? You leading a demon army."

"Her whole focus seemed to be on killing Lilith. When we faced her down, she couldn't kill me and and my powers weren't strong enough to exorcise her. That's why Ruby was so keen on me exorcising as many demons as I could to build up my strength. Of course, if I knew about her alliances with other demons I wouldn't have gone along with it."

"Maybe we should head back to the cabin and regroup for awhile. You know, figure out what we're gonna do about Ruby."

"No. We need to get rid of Ruby now."

"Sam, you need..."

"What, I need to rest some more?"

"Yes, Sam. You've had a huge bomb dropped on you. You need to deal with that."

"I appreciate your concern, Dean, but the only way I can deal with it is to make sure Ruby gets what she deserves."

"We don't even know where Ruby is."

"No, but one call and we'd know."

"No way, Sam."

"Dean."

"No, Sam. There has to be another way to find Ruby. One that doesn't involve you contacting her."

"Dean, that's gonna be our best bet."

"Yeah and what are you going to tell her about why you haven't been in contact for weeks."

"I'll tell her that I've been sick for awhile and that with you hovering there was no way I could get in touch without you knowing." At the look on Dean's face, Sam added, "I don't really think you were hovering. It's just my cover story."

Dean wasn't sure that Sam's plan was such a good idea. "What if she still has a hold over you?"

"Any hold Ruby may have had over me broke the moment I found out she killed Jess," said Sam. "Look Dean, I know you're worried, but this is our best bet. We could try tracking her, but that could take awhile and she could be anywhere. One phone call and I could get her to come to us."

Dean still was a little unsure of Sam's plan, but he agreed that is was probably their best bet. "Okay."

"Okay?" Was Dean really agreeing? wondered Sam.

"Yes, Sam. We'll do it your way," said Dean. "We just need to come up with a plan for what do once Ruby gets here."

"We will," replied Sam. "Ruby's gonna finally get what she deserves."

More to Come

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