Who: Ruby & Azazel &OTA What: One of the bosses she really doesn't want to remember Where: The Magic Shop then outside on the street When: 17th Late Evening Rating: TBD Status: In Progress
Ruby was locking up in the shop when it had happened to her. She'd just picked up the same orb she'd once nearly dropped. It had been ordered and she was packing it for delivery when it slipped from her hands, shattering into a million pieces at the voice from behind her, the voice that could still make her want to obay it. Because that was how things were done. Because it was a voice that demanded obediance.
"...Ruby Ruby Ruby"
She bit back on the urge to respond with her usual reaction. One that he and one other inspired, both dead now. Even here. Both dead here, Both killed by Dean, Just like Alastair. All gone the same way for crossing that family. She'd escaped only barely but knew that was out of luck more than anything. Sam had every right, they all did.
"Still obsessed with our little project" he said laughing as he stepped through the shattered orb, close, too close. Far too close. "And how is Sammy?" he asked. "Or do you even know?, You're on the outside looking in even now aren't you. Only place for the lying little whore me and the crazy bitch built up for the job, and you couldn't even follow through could you?. It was fine getting him hooked on you, making him need to keep you around but then it all fell apart and you're playing the victim. You really don't see that its over for you. No coming back for you, washed up, done, They don't want you. Hell I bet the angel only keeps you around for his own fun. His very own little housebroken hellspawn"
It was getting to her in a funny way. She wasn't screaming or ranting at him, she wasn't working out a way to get away. With Azazel she wouldn't, she couldn't get away.
"I know he loves me" she said softly, "as for the rest..."
He was right. And the bastard knew it.
"You were nothing and you know you were nothing, just another slut in the Pit. I made you better than you had any right to be and you had fun didn't you. You liked lording it over the other demons, playing at important with your whore magic and then that idiot Winchester got a lucky shot and you still felt better than them all didn't you. I gave you that and this is how you repay me, I came here and you should have bowed at my feet, Lilith too, but you were content weren't you, with your angel and Sammy thinking he had a friend to confide in. His little Slayer too. His family. Oh they all called you friends, Even Johnny was starting to crack, and then you blew it. Spectacularly. You got sloppy and you lost everything and its nothing more than you deserve."
"I had cover in place, treating either of you like...like that would have meant blowing it. Cas is smarter than you give him credit for he'd have known and we'd have...you'd have failed anyway"
"It was going to make the world better, start over, and you would have been rewarded Ruby. You would have had all that power you've always craved, Lucifer, our Father walking the earth. Thanking you. His faithful."
He had to shut up, why wouldn't he shut up.
"I want you to go."
"Aw am I saying what you don't want to hear. You don't want it, just a little. Power. Thats not why you're training up Morgana LeFay. You gonna open a vein for her too. Now that could be all kinds of fun. You're not doing that out of the goodness of your borrowed heart"
No. He was wrong. He was so wrong.
She ran to the door ignoring the laughing.
She needed to think, needed to....
Fuck.
Why him?.
She pulled it closed behind her but he was there too. Right in front of her, leaning against a lamppost. How was that possible, what was this?, was he really back, had he gotten stronger. Either way she looked away from those Yellow Eyes she'd once craved attention and approval from, no matter the host she'd always wanted him to be proud of her. She'd been so wrong.
But he was right about Sam. About all she'd left behind by following Azazel's plan.
She fumbled to lock the door and took off down the street eyes black and her entire demenour confused and scared, it was rare the demon looked scared. But with him. She was fucking terrified.