Another Ruined Birthday

Tomorrow was Ashley's 18th birthday and her mother was taking them to Rome for vacation.  At least that was the plan until her mother's phoe rang.

Helen stepped away from Ashley's bed and answered her phone.  "Hello, Helen Magnus here."

"Magnus, it's Scott.  We have a situation here in Scotland, the werewolves have gotten out of hand."

Ashley watched her mother walk out of the room and sighed.  So much for her fun birthday vacation.  Every year this happened,  it's not like she didn't enjoy capturing abnormals she just liked spending normal time with her mother more.  Ashley pulled out her vacation clothes from her bag and replaced them with her fighting leather and black clothes and her weapons.

"Scott can't you deal with it.  I promised Ashley that I would take her to Rome."

"I'm sorry Helen but we don't have the manpower or the skill to deal with the situation."

"Alright, I will be in Scotland soon."  Helen hung up the phone and walked back into the room.  Her daughter was repacking her bag with her fighting stuff.  She hated to do this to Ashley again, every year something happened and they couldn't go on their planned vacation.  Even though Ashley didn't say anything Helen knew it bothered her.  The last time they had spent one of her birthdays on vacation just the two of them was when Ashley had turned 14 and that vacation had been cut short because of an emergency at the Berlin Sanctuary.

"Where are we going this time."  Ashley stopped packing and looked up at her mother.

"I'm sorry...We are going to Scotland.  Scott has been having problems with the werewolves."  Helen watched her daughter nod and go back to packing her things.  "I'm so sorry sweetheart."  Helen waited for a minute and then turned to leave but stopped.  "I'll make it up to you I promise."

Ashley looked up at her mother and forced a smile. "It's ok Mom, really."  Ashley watched her mother leave then went to look out the window.  "Another ruined birthday."  Ashley whispers to herself.

THE END

This is a fanfic of Sanctuary the tv show