His eyes widened, as he turned to run up the stairs. He ran up, heading straight into his room, rushing towards his scattered books and backpack. He quickly organized them and put them in the bag, setting his laptop next to it. He grabbed a piece of blue chalk from his desk and ran over to the door, drawing a small pentagram, one point facing upward, on the top of the door, right in the center. He quickly drew the astrological signs at the points, then threw the chalk to his desk. The symbol was a ward, banishing any evil spirits or beings that may try to get into his room. He wrote the symbol every morning, and his parents knew that in the event of something attacking, they could get the family into his room for a safe-haven.<br/><br/>He grabbed his laptop and backpack, slinging the bag over one shoulder, the messenger bag containing his laptop over the other. He came back down the stairs in a hurry, nearly tripping at the bottom. He walked over to his mom, giving her a hug before he and Maya walked out the door, the bus coming no more than fifteen seconds later.<br/><br/>"I should probably start packing my bag the night before, huh? Oh well, but hey, we made it!"<br/><br/>He followed her on to the bus, smiling at the bus driver. They sat down in the seat, and he put his backpack down by his feet. He looked over at her, still kind of wondering why she seemed to have been looking at him weird earlier like she was studying him. He decided he'd ask later, but for now he just sat there, looking out the window.