Alec had gone to bed late, or at least later than usual. And with his parents already gone to work, nobody was home to wake the sleeping teen as his alarm sat quietly on the bedside table, having been forgotten last night. It wasn't until the sun's rays fell on his face that the boy woke. Sitting up and shielding his face from the harsh light, Alec's mind, though seemingly still half asleep, tried to figure out what was wrong. Rubbing at his eyes, the boy peeked at the clock and nearly fell off the bed in his haste to get a better look at the digits telling him he had slept for the better part of the day. Untangling himself as quickly as he could from the covers, Alec dug through his clothes for his uniform and hastily pulled it on, not bothering to straighten it out as he grabbed his bag and rushed out the door.<br/><br/>Running down the sidewalks, and across the streets, Alec cut into the woods and quickly shifted into a fox. It would be faster this way. It never occurred to the teen that he had already missed most of the day and it would probably be better to wait for tomorrow, too focused on how late he was to start with to worry about anything else. Bounding over roots and across leaf covered ground, Alec didn't slow until he was close to the school. Slinking behind a rather large bush, he prepared to shift back when he caught the scent of someone nearby. He couldn't shift with someone around, what if they caught him? With a small huff of annoyance, he disappeared into the foliage, hoping to get a better look at who it may be.