He did his best to ignore the sudden rude and cold behavior of the man, and just thanked him for his help.<br/><br/>"I guess I'd better go anyway, I need to get home soon, my mom will be worrying about me. She probably is now anyway. Thanks for your help, maybe I'll drop in here one day at a... better time. See ya."<br/><br/>He walked out the door, leaving the rag over the side of the bucket. Making his way back towards the store, he noticed a shadow quickly dart into an alley out of the corner of his eye. He picked up the pace of his walking, continually noticing it following him. It had to be a lurker, what else could it be? Thankfully, he got to the store quickly, looking rather fearful as he went inside, attracting some attention from the clerk. He didn't bother to look to him this time, and went to get the flour again, paying for it. The clerk asked him if anything was wrong, but he simply waived off the question before going on his way.<br/><br/>Before he started seeing the shadow again, he ran down the street, knowing he couldn't manage to summon his labyrinth again so soon. If the lurker caught him, he would more than likely be dead. The shadows picked up their pace as well, keeping up with him until the second he reached the door, and went in quickly, dropping the flour off on the counter in the kitchen. His mother gave him a knowing look and told him to head upstairs to get cleaned up. He immediately followed her orders as she moved to lock the door behind him.<br/><br/>Once upstairs, he got some pajamas, just long comfy pants and a white t-shirt, and went into the bathroom. He stripped down and got into the shower, washing the rest of the blood from himself under the hot water. He soaked his hair before using shampoo to get out the blood, the water running through his fur in a bright red hue before going down the drain. After getting out of the shower and drying off, he changed into his pajamas, checking the clock. He headed back downstairs to help him mom with the baking, giving her a weak smile as he walked over.