A/N So I have no idea what a songfic (Ive never read one) but i think this is one. I was listening to my favorite band in the entire world: Hawk Nelson and there was a song called 36 Days. * Link: .com/watch?v=J-2MHuLHv3k * It was super cool! It totally reminded me of I Am Number Four: which didn't make sense because the song's about being a singer, but I think I made it fit:D lemme know whatcha think... If this goes well Ima try and write more; If not then Ima try something else... or I might just write more anyway- it depends on my mood:P

Paradise, Ohio seems so far away to John Smith, newly dubbed Zach Morris to everyone but his two traveling companions. They had only left Ohio twenty days ago, but it seems like years since he last saw the love of his life; since he saw his longest friend take his last breath. He missed them with all his heart. They had made it all the way to Port Dover, Canada before they all decided the Mogs were on their trail again. They were going to try to get just north of LA in the next sixteen days, Six had found an online article about a boy saving a kid who had fallen into the rino cage at a zoo there: the heroic boy would have had to either fit through a tiny hole in the wall, or jump the wall and the sixteen feet of electric fence above it. He dissappeared before the zoo officials, the parents of the kid, or the journalists could talk to him.

Four/John/Zach sighed before he put the last of his belongings in his small suitcase. Holding the object in his hand he could feel the stress of being the next number settling in the pit of his stomach. He gently placed the box in the centre of the case and covered it with one of his shirts like Henri used to do. Starting over was definately the part he hated most about being alien to Earth. On Lorian, no one needed to run away. At least, not until the Mogodorians decided to take over and decimate the peaceful planet. Four clenched his jaw, zipped the case closed, and carried it to the door.

"Sam! You ready?" John called across the hotel room.

Sam walked through the ajoining doorway carrying his own suitcase. "Six already on her bike again?"

John nodded.

"Does she not have any sense of sentimental timing? When you leave a place you're supposed to be all depressed and sigh-y. I mean, if you don't do that then it makes for bad times. Have you ever seen a good movie where the leads leave and they don't even care? I didn't think so." Sam answered his own question. "Shia Lebouf did it in Transformers 2," he ticked off the list of names on his fingers. "Jaden Smith did it in the Karate Kid remake, Elijah Wood did it in The Lord Of The Rings-"

"How many movies have you watched in the last three days?" John cocked his right eyebrow, an amused look on his face.

"One for every two hours I didn't sleep; so about 22 and a half: I was in the middle of The Alex Rider Movie when you said we were leaving..." Sams voice trailed off.

John shook his head and left his hotel room. Sam followed a minute later, after he took a deep breath and looked around the room at every object as if he was trying to burn the images into his memory. Good enough for an Oscar nomination. Sam thought to himself. He left the hotel room, the door making a satisfying click. Yeah. Definately good enough for an Oscar.

As they drove off in silence, Sam thought about his mother. It was weird being away from her like this. He missed her so much. She was always good to him, unlike his step-dad. Ok, so maybe she did a little wrong when she decided to give up on dad and marry that loser, but none the less I miss her. Sam thought as he looked out the window. He glanced at his cell phone. It wouldn't be so bad if I called her would it? Just to let her know I'm ok? I did leave without really saying goodbye. After all a note isn't exactly a good way to tell you're mother you are leaving with two aliens to find you're father that was kidnapped by Mogodorians... He glanced at John. He had his ear buds in. Sam frowned and looked at Bernie Kosar who sat in between the two boys. Bernie turned his head side ways and looked from John to Sam. If you drive with your ears plugged, you can't exactly hear any kinda thing you would need to hear: Cop sirens. Tornado warnings. Some one screaming from the terror of seeing an eight foot tall guy with gills on his face... Well, then again, he is an incredibly powerful alien; so I guess he's good...

Sam shook his head and dialed the number for his home in Ohio.He got the answering machine. Better this way I guess. "Hey, Mom. It's me. I can't tell you where I am; but I am fine. I didn't run away. I'm going to find Dad. Don't be worried about me. I can promise you that I'm with some of the most capable and protective people on the planet... In the universe actually." Sam smiled at the realization. " So, listen. I'm gonna come home. I promise. I miss you so much, Mom. Love You." Sam sighed and closed his phone. He felt better already. He looked out the windshield at the back of Six's bike. Her shirt was flying up and he could see just a little bit of her back. He blushed as the thoughts that some how gathered in his head were'nt the most gentlemanly. He blushed even more when he realized John was looking at him. Again with the bad driving habits. "What?" He asked even though he knew what.

"Really? You called your mother?"

"Sorry... I just really missed her. Can you blame me? I'm a frikin kid who just found out his best friend is an alien. And so is his dog." Sam tryed to excuse his lapse in judgement. "I got the machine anyway," he said when John didn't look away. "They cant trace a message on an ancient answering machine."

"Don't do it again." John clenched his jaw. He understood Sam's need to talk to his mother. He desperately wanted to talk to Henri again. But he couldn't. But still, Sam should be more careful.

John's thoughts wandered as they rode in silence for another thirty minutes. Well, almost silence: every once in a while Sam would try to start a converstion about Six but John just ignored it. He thought about Paradise, Ohio. He thought about Henri and how he picked Ohio for some reason or other. He thought about getting his powers in astronomy class. He thought about the epic battle they had at the school. He thought about Sarah. Actually, he hadn't stopped thinking about Sarah. He thought about the last time they kissed. He never actually said goodbye with words. He had kissed her and hoped he wouldn't have to actually say those words. They meant that he might not come back. He didn't say goodbye because he was definately going to go back. If he had to kill every Mog that got in his way.

A/N Ok so IDK how long this is because I wrote it on a wordpad. I hope its long enough for a chapter. I guess I'll figure it out when I look at it after I post it:D

So I was kinda unsure what to call John/Four/Zach so I just went with John cause It's too hard to type Zach ( the z's screw me up) and I figured theres already one character that goes by her number so what the heck:D

Oh and I also threw in a refrence to Alex Pettyfer ( Four) who played Alex Rider in the Alex Rider Movie just cause I love that kid:D Go watch it! Or read the books. Or download it. then proceed to obsess over it. Oh and Go listen to 36 days by Hawk Nelson. Then read the lyrics. then download it. then proceed to obsess...