[b]SAM[/b]

Sam never intended to lie to Annabeth, he hated that he was lying to her about Ruby. The only way he could live with it all was by telling himself that he wasn't lying as such, instead he was just holding back the truth and only telling her bits and pieces when he felt ready to. Truth was however, he WAS lying to her and it was because he was terrifed of making her more scared about herself and he was so used to keeping secrets from Dean and Mika, it seemed it was just dripping down onto happening with Anna as well. Something that he knew now needed to stop and change before it got worse and he really did lose her for good. 

He too was aware that the driver was still driving and not stopping once. The reality of what they did or got forced to do hitting him harder, but nothing hit him as hard as seeing Annabeth clearly feeling betrayed by him and feeling angry. Her anger at him was as painful as when Dean was angry with him. It hit his heart like a ton of bricks coming crashing down on it and he wasn't sure how exactly to handle it. He knew he shouldn't have given Ruby the time of day last night and just tried ignoring her but it was painfully obvious to him, it was now too late to be thinking like that. 

He tried to find his words when she began talking not once, but twice and pointed out crudely the terms he used when she poured her heart out to him before, over and over again. Glancing down at his lap, he gulped and sighed as he let her calmly rage at him. He knew that she was incredibly valid in her comments and that's why it hurt all the more. When she stopped, he looked up and met her eyes with his own. "I'm sorry Anna, I know I've messed up massively not telling you the whole truth. At the time it was true. I thought I had it handled....I thought I was rid of Ruby." he began explaining, refusing to look away from her to show he was willing to tell her the truth once and for all. 

"Last time I saw her was when a lot of you came finding me at that motel. But then she came to me last night..." he was terrified to tell her this, the crack in his voice proved this fact. "She gave me vials of her blood, I haven't fed on her for weeks, I swear to you. She means nothing to me though, she's a means to an end and she says she's able to help me be strong enough to kill Lilith. I have tried to be free of it, and I was for a while, so I never lied to you when I said there is hope on the other side of this. That it's possible to get free of this....this addiction. I didn't even think it was possible for me to stop those demons anymore, but it seems there's enough in my system to be able to..do well...that" he sighed once more, now wiping the blood from under his own nose onto the back of his hand. 

"I don't want to lie to you, I guess keeping bits of information, no matter how important they are from people is just second nature to me. Not even Dean and the others know about this. I know I have to tell them and that Dean is suspicious of what's going on with me" he admitted to her, "but please Anna...don't leave me or us. I want to be and do better and I will, I swear to you" he said with conviction. 

[b]NATALIA[/b]

Nat knew that Dean wouldn't talk about his time in Hell, no matter how much she wished he would but she only mentioned it because she wanted him to know that because of that she understood why he was even more in the Cason hate group. She was glad though that he was willing accept her promise in trying to not be so reckless from today onwards. She accept him gripping her tighter at the subtle Hell mention, giving it a tighter squeeze back. She may get annoyed by him but she did love him dearly. 

When she looked up at him and he told her she was very much like Sam she couldn't help but smile slightly. Her comparison to Sam was very much a big compliment in her eyes as she quite frankly idolizes Sam because he was the first to find her and started getting her out, whilst fighting the demons at the same time. That made him her personal hero, even more so than Dean even if Dean did meet them half way out of the asylum and help Sam get her out. It was Sam who found her in her room after Cason left the door unlocked for them to get her. "I wouldn't say it was unfortunate. I'm glad I have you to have my back Dean...even if I don't show it or throw it back in your face at times. I'm glad you're my brother" she told him honestly. 

She thought that would be the end of it when something she wasn't expecting suddenly happened. Dean checked her neck and made a point to say something about what she did with Cason the night before. The embarrassment coursing through her was immense, but she tried to keep it off her face....and failed. Her cheeks flushed pink, a true smile appeared on her lips as she brushed her hair back over her shoulder to hide the bruise on her neck. "Don't know what you're talking about...but noted." she tried to lie, but this time playfully and not maliciously. 

"Honestly though..I know but I also know what I'm doing when it comes to Cason. I just ask for you to trust me and accept that he made me smile..like...truly smile and laugh last night" she asked him kindly. She didn't want to get into it with him about her activities with Cason, the thought of that was as embarrassing as having the birds and bees talk with a parent. She did NOT want to go through that. 

[b]MIKA[/b]

Cason was right to not lie to her. It wouldn't have gone down well for either of them as she wouldn't have hesitated to throw fists until he gave her the truth and that would have upset Natalia which in turn would have made life difficult for herself. Like Cason, she just had a feeling something truly big and bad was rearing it's ugly head toward them and now was the time to end these family feuds and get back to being professional. So when he decided to be truthful it was of a great relief to Mika. 

She listened to what he had to say and when he started with 'she was in a bad spot' she furrowed her eyebrows not impressed with where this was going but he was seemingly pulling it back and making it less negative sounding as he continued talking. The thought of someone, even him, putting a smile back on their girl's face and making her happy again? She'd let anything almost anything slide if that was the outcome. The tension in her shoulders seemed to drop when he said he was gentle and didn't do anything to hurt her or against her will. That was the best she could have asked for. 

"Glad to hear it. I still won't say anything to Dean. I'll leave that for him to find out from Nat just expect him to be happy about it when or if he finds out. I think we both know his earlier comments were more of a promise than a threat deep down. But I'm glad you got her out of her mind for a while, it's all we want for her. She doesn't deserve that amount of trauma to rule her life and yes I know you can be safe which is why I'm choosing to believe you right now." she replied to him. "So as long as you're keeping her safe and happy I will continue to play the safety wall between you and Dean." 

With the conversation naturally to an end, she let him head back into the room, her following him inside and seeing that Dean and Nat seemed to be still on good terms and dare she think it....a bit closer mentally as siblings. She watched on as Cason asked to have a private word with Natalia, making her pull away from Dean's protective arms and give Cason a nod. 

"Sure" Natalia replied, stepping back from Dean and headed outside where Mika and Cason were just moments ago. Letting her out, Mika walked closer to Dean, "Everything okay with you two finally? She seems happier with you again" she remarked.