Cut the Head Off the Snake

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Pulling into the alley beside the motel she had found them at, Ruby rolled her eyes. Putting the Mustang in park, she groaned, then, turning the key and pulling it out, opened the door and slammed it.

She wasn't sure what she was doing here. After the whole "Angels vs. Demons" thing, everything had kind of went weird on her. In a short amount of time, all the control she had had gone out of the window. She had let this humanity she was feeling take completely over, and with it, she had let herself become vulnerable. She was over it now, though. Sure, she could still feel it, but she was able to control it more now. She needed to, especially with what she figured was about to go down with her and Sam.

Sam...

It had been a couple weeks since Ruby had seen or spoken to Sam. After the fight between him and Dean, and the long night they had had together, she had left. She didn't like what she was feeling, and she didn't want it to overtake her, and, now, she knew it wouldn't. She had things she HAD to do, and for her, that was all that mattered right now.

Walking into the motel, she didn't even stop to look at the man at the desk, instead, she went right up to the room where she knew for a fact Dean, Sam, and that woman they had gone to help where staying. She had waited all day for the right time, and with Dean and the woman both gone, now seemed like the best time to make her move.

"Ready or not..."

Spotting the room number, she walked to the door, knocking hard on it a few times. Then, crossing her arms with an annoyed sigh, she waited for him to come to the door.

[Sam Winchester (NPC)]

Sam

Sam was sitting at the table staring at his laptop as usual. It was quiet in the room and he was enjoying it. Dean and Annali had gone out to eat and Sam declined the invitation reveling in the peace he rarely got these days.

Engrossed in his research he was startled when there was a loud knock on the door. Sam looked over at the door for a second before moving. He wasn't expecting anyone and Dean and Annali would not have knocked.

Sam got up and walked over to his bed and opened the bedside table and pulled out his 9mm pistol from the drawer. Holding the gun down at his side and slightly behind his leg he walked over to answer the door.

Carefully he opened the door just a crack and peaked out. He blinked his eyes when he saw who it was and shut the door again. Banging his head against the door jamb a couple times. He let his head rest there for a minute before finally sighing heavily and pulling the door open again. He let the gun dangle at his side, no longer bothering to try and hide it.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

He glared at the dark haired woman. It had been weeks since he'd seen her. She had taken off after the night he and Dean had gotten into a major fist fight. He had thought something had connected between the two of them but apparently he had been wrong. Sam crossed his arms.

"Well, you might as well come in. Somehow I doubt if i slammed the door in your face that you'd go away."

Sam stepped away from the door so she could come in. He continued to glare at her as she entered the motel room. After she got inside he closed the door behind her.

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She raised and eyebrow and watched as the door opened, just barely, and she saw Sam peek out to see her. She wasn't that surprised, to be honest, when he shut the door back. She wasn't going anywhere, though. She had something to say, and she was going to say it.

Taking a deep breath, she stood at the door until, finally, it opened again, this time completely. She looked Sam over as he stood there, noticing the gun in his hand. Wasn't anything she didn't expect, he was a Winchester after all, and it wasn't like that gun would do any damage to her anyway.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Ruby met his glare with one of her own. She had expected him to be mad, and she had been right. He crossed his arms and stared at her, and she had to fight the amused laugh that threatened to come out.

"I should be asking you that same question, Sam."

She rolled her eyes. She wasn't going to bother and beat around the bush, she was here to tell him what was going on, and that was what she was going to do. It's what has to be done.

"Well, you might as well come in. Somehow I doubt if i slammed the door in your face that you'd go away."

Not saying a word, she walked into the room, straight passed him, not even looking at him. Stopping in the center of the room, she turned and looked at him as he shut the door, not bothered by his glare in the tiniest bit.

"What are you doing here, anyway? There are a lot of things needing to be done right now, and sitting here in this craphole town is NOT one of them."

[Sam Winchester (NPC)]

Sam

Sam followed behind Ruby as she came into the room. A scowl on his face as he walked back to the bedside table and put the gun back in the drawer. He walked back over to the table and sat down heavily in the chair and sighed. Looking up at Ruby as she spoke.

"What are you doing here, anyway? There are a lot of things needing to be done right now, and sitting here in this craphole town is NOT one of them."

Sam put his elbows on the table and rested his head in his hands. Rubbing his temples gently. This was all he needed now was Ruby giving him hell.

"Look Ruby, once again you just tear into me without knowing what's going on. I have to be here, there's a little problem with Dean. Not to mention we have a lead on the colt, which... You can't deny that the colt may come in handy against Lilith. So why don't you lay off on the whole 'I need to be focusing on the bigger picture' speech. I've heard it before."

Sam was frustrated. He didn't know what to think or do anymore. He thought he had something with Ruby, something more than just her teaching him and training him to get stronger. But after that night when he and Dean had that blow out fight, he thought they had really cared about each other. Then she just took off without saying anything what-so-ever.

Apparently she didn't feel the same way he thought. Two weeks later and he'd gotten more angry. He knew he needed her if he was going to use his powers to take down Lilith. He was still torn about that. Maybe if they could find the colt he wouldn't need to, but just in case... He knew he should practice. Even if Dean didn't approve, it seemed like the only way to be sure.

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Ruby saw how Sam reacted to his head, and she could tell he was stressed. Truth was, though, she had to be hard on him now. Things were getting worse, much worse.

"Look Ruby, once again you just tear into me without knowing what's going on. I have to be here, there's a little problem with Dean. Not to mention we have a lead on the colt, which... You can't deny that the colt may come in handy against Lilith. So why don't you lay off on the whole 'I need to be focusing on the bigger picture' speech. I've heard it before."

Ruby rolled her eyes. This, that, and the other. That's all the Winchester's thought about. She agreed that they needed the Colt, but that wasn't really the issue anymore. They had lost the Colt a while back, let some English bitch named Bela take it. It was old news.

"Oh, a problem with Dean. That's really sad, Sam..." Standing up straighter, she looked straight at him. "Some little curse has got your brother in a bind? TOUGH! There are a LOT bigger problems going on right now!"

Taking a few steps closer to him, she clenched her fist as she thought about this. Sam was letting little things that didn't matter get in the way of what did matter, the fact that there was an actual factual APOCALYPSE going on.

"I mean, this is all stupid, Sam. Do you realize how many seals have actually been broken?" Taking a deep breath, she raised an eyebrow. "Try 34, Sam. 34 seals. That's more than half. So, you know what, stop with the 'Dean needs me' crap, and screw the Colt. We don't need it, and you know it."[/b]

Walking right up to him, she kneeled down, getting right up in his face as she continued, her voice lowered to almost a whisper.

"You know we don't need that gun... All we need is for you to step up and do what you have to..."

[Sam Winchester (NPC)]

Sam

Sam turned and glared at Ruby as she spoke. He could hear the frustration in her voice. That tone that she always used when she was trying to get across that her mission was more important than anything or anyone else. This was the thing that they always disagreed on. And after what she had done, just leaving like she did... Sam wasn't in the mood to just sit there and take it.

He held his tongue while she went off. As she got closer to him he could feel the heat radiating from her body. He wasn't going to play the game anymore though. He wasn't just a machine that she could manipulate to get what she wanted.

Finally she had gotten right up in his face. Kneeling in front of him, trying to seduce him into getting her way. Sam just stared back at her. Standing up he walked away from her across the room. Leaving her kneeling in front of the empty chair, then he turned around to look at her when he spoke.

"Look Ruby, I don't know what your game is anymore. I understand what you want and believe me I want it too. A little curse on Dean is no big deal? It could kill him and an innocent girl too if we don't fix it. I'm not turning my back on them."

Taking a deep breath in Sam heaved out a heavy sigh. Still staring at Ruby and shaking his head. He wasn't sure what to do about Ruby but he knew he needed her. He'd already made his decision there was no reason to play the games anymore. He paced around the room as he continued to speak.

"Yeah, I know... 34 seals and I don't care what you think. I think going after the colt is a good idea. We have a good shot at getting it back then it's worth it. You act like I'm not working to the same goal as you are Ruby, just because I'm not doing it YOUR way."

Sam stopped pacing and stared at her again. A stone cold look crossed his face. Play time was over and he knew it. Even if Ruby didn't like what it meant. She wasn't going to call all the shots anymore. He needed her to help him improve his power, but he WAS the one that had the power. She was going to just have to deal with that.

"I have no problem stepping up Ruby, but we're going to do this MY way. I need you to train me, help me get stronger. I don't need you to play games with me... manipulate me, trick me or whatever your plan is. All the trust I had in you flew out the window when you disappeared. Showing up on my doorstep more than two weeks later doesn't make it all better."

There was bitterness in his tone. She had hurt him. Just when he thought he could trust her she threw it all away. He wasn't going to let his feelings cloud his judgment now. He had his own plan.

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Ruby stared into Sam's eyes. She expected him to say something to her as she stood there. Instead, he got up and walked to the other side of the room. For a second she just stayed where she was, not moving.

Stubborn Winchester jackass....

Finally, Ruby stood up and turned around as he began to speak. She could already tell this was gonne be one of those times where Sam went on and on about the sanctity of life and how his brother meant everything. Blah blah blah..

"Look Ruby, I don't know what your game is anymore. I understand what you want and believe me I want it too. A little curse on Dean is no big deal? It could kill him and an innocent girl too if we don't fix it. I'm not turning my back on them."

Glaring at him, Ruby clenched her fist as she spoke, her annoyance evident in her tone of voice.

"My game? Oh, that's rich coming from the guy who for so long told Dean one thing and then came and did the total opposite with me." Taking a step forward, she raised her voice a little more. "And you want the same thing? I doubt that, or else you wuld be wasting your time. So the curse might do that, BIG DEAL! If Lilith breaks those seals, if Lucifer rises, the apocalypse happens. THE REAL ONE. And guess what, when that happens, A LOT of people are going to die Sam! Thousands, maybe millions of people! I'm talking ocean runs read with blood! And it's happening QUICK!"

Ruby watched him as he sighed and shook his head. She wondered what that meant. Was he ACTUALLY using his brain now, or did this mean he was, as usual, thinking the way that Sam always did, his own way. She noticed him start pacing around, and then, he spoke.

"Yeah, I know... 34 seals and I don't care what you think. I think going after the colt is a good idea. We have a good shot at getting it back then it's worth it. You act like I'm not working to the same goal as you are Ruby, just because I'm not doing it YOUR way."

Ruby closed her eyes for a second, trying not to blow up. She wanted Sam to WANT this. He had to, or he would never do what he had to do to get stronger. But, him pretty much telling her that he wasn't going to do it "her way" just pissed her off. It wasn't "her way", it was the ONLY way.

"Not gonna do it my way? That'd almost be funny if I knew you weren't SERIOUS! Do you realize what is happening? We don't have time to go hunt down that little pea shooter! For all you know, it may be gone forever! You may have false leads! We don't have time for wild goose chases!" Looking at him, she watched him as he stopped pacing. She knew this was hard on him, and she knew that part of it was her fault. As she continued on, she let her tone go back to normal, trying to let Sam see that she wasn't just using him, that this was neccesary. "You have to understand, Sam. We have to do this. The angels are losing this war, badly. Lilith is breaking seals like they are pencils. YOU are the only one who can end this, and you know exactly how I mean. You know what you have to do, to get stronger, to step up and kill the little bitch."

"I have no problem stepping up Ruby, but we're going to do this MY way. I need you to train me, help me get stronger. I don't need you to play games with me... manipulate me, trick me or whatever your plan is. All the trust I had in you flew out the window when you disappeared. Showing up on my doorstep more than two weeks later doesn't make it all better."

Ruby could hear the coldness in his voice, see the determination etched across his face, but she wasn't just gonna bow down to his will. She was determined too.

"Well, if you don't trust me, maybe it was good that I left. You didn't seem to mind, you and Dean are all buddy buddy again. Seems to have worked out fine. But, you're right Sam, and I am going to get straight to the point. You are getting too distracted by little hunts that don't matter. You need to do what we both know needs done. Cut the head off the snake. End it where it all starts."

Walking towards the door, she leaned against the wall closest to it, thinking about everything. She didn't know if she had gotten anywhere or not. Sam didn't seem to want to listen, and she couldn't FORCE him to do what she wanted.

[Sam Winchester (NPC)]

Sam

Sam listened as Ruby went on. Spewing her same old song and dance. Lilith, the seals the apocalypse, the end of the world. Did she really think he didn't know, that he didn't CARE? He was just getting tired of it. Watching as she walked over toward the door and leaned against the wall that smug look on her face like she knew that she was absolutely right. Unfortunately, things were not absolute in the world.

Sam walked over to her, pausing for a moment. Then he got in her face for a change. Staring straight into her eyes. His expression of seriousness not changing.

"Ruby, I know that you think our going out on hunts is nothing in the overall grand scheme of things but you are just going to have to get over it. You keep telling me that I'm the ONE, the ONLY ONE that can stop this shit. I get that. Now what do I need to do to get stronger? More powerful? That's what I need you to help me with. Not remind me with every breath of what's going on out there because I KNOW. Just help me get stronger... Figure out how to find Lilith if you can and I'll take it from there. But I'm tired of the rest of it. You want me to step up, then BACK OFF."

He glared at her again looking into her eyes. Expecting to see them flash black at any moment. He knew she was pissed but he didn't care. He couldn't keep getting pulled apart. He needed to be in control.