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Ali woke up when the train stopped. He saw a sign outside indicating that he had reached  Rintis Island.

Ali took his bags and stepped out of the train. The clock showed it was 8.30 in the morning.

"Rintis Island is so far from Cyberraya." said Ali alone.

After cleaning up in the bathroom and changing his shirt to another hoodie, he went to the restaurant to have breakfast. Meanwhile, he suddenly thought of something.

He doesn't remember where his friend's house is.

Ali sighed before gently tapping his head.

"What if he doesn't come back yet? Dammit....I should've ask him first. Damn...I threw away my SIM card..I can't remember his phone number. What a piece of joke you are, Ali..."Ali scolding himself.

He can't open his phone because he's afraid the polices will find him if someone looks for him.

As for IRIS, even though he has modified IRIS so that it cannot be detected, MATA can still detect him if he is wearing IRIS.

"Looks like I have to find him myself.."

After paying for his breakfast, he put on his hood and continued walking.

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"Why the long face, BoBoiBoy? What are you thinking? Your phone won't fly no matter how long you stare at it." Ochobot sneered.

They were at the Tok Aba's Kokotiam and BoBoiBoy keep looking at his phone since last night until this afternoon.

"I tried to call him, but he didn't pick up. He didn't even reply to the message. I'm just worried." complained BoBoiBoy. He put his phone back.

"Oh,maybe he's busy. You can try contacting him later.. I need help with lifting now." said Ochobot. BoBoiBoy nodded before looking up at the sky.

"Wooo... It looks like it will be raining soon." BoBoiBoy commented.

"Come, let's close the shop. I think thunderstorm is coming." said Tok Aba. BoBoiBoy nodded before immediately helping Tok Aba to clean up his shop before the thunderstorm started.

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It was late at night and it is raining heavily, but Ali still couldn't find his friend's house.

He asked the people around him but he got lost, confused and didn't know where he was now. He remembered what his friend's house looked like, but he didn't remember which street or where. Too many directions making him lost.

Ali's body was wet because of the rain. There was no place to take shelter so he just kept going. The cold night air worsened the situation and Ali could feel that he was about to have a fever.

'Screw it.'

He was still strong enough to walk. When he reached the end of the road, he finally see his friend's house.

"I-It's here!" Ali tried to speed up his pace but with the current situation and his body getting colder, making him even slower.

"Just....a little more...."

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BoBoiBoy looked at his phone again. Still no response from Ali. Tok Aba saw that his grandson was acting strange and worried about something.

"BoBoiBoy? What are you doing? You have been glued to that phone ever since you come back home." asked Tok Aba before sitting down next to him.

"Ah,it's nothing grandpa. I'm just worried about my friend haha. He doesn't reply to my messages, didn't call too. I'm just worried." BoBoiBoy explained. Tok Aba gently stroked BoBoiBoy's head.

"Maybe he's just busy. He will call you later if he isn't busy." said Tok Aba.

"Sigh, but you don't know how's his life actually is-

Knock! Knock! Knock!

A sudden knock on the door startled the two.

"Who in the right mind would come at night in the middle of the thunderstorm?" asked Tok Aba. BoBoiBoy shrugged before going to the front door followed by Tok Aba.

When BoBoiBoy opened the door, he see a person in front of the door, his shirt was soaked and looking down. His hand was holding himself from falling by holding onto the doorframe.

When he raised his head....

"ALI?!"

"B-BoBoiBoy..."

That's all was said before he fainted in front of BoBoiBoy

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BoBoiBoy has never felt a surge of panic like this.

Well, maybe in missions, but this...

His best friend suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

During thunderstorm. AT NIGHT.

And when he fell, BoBoiBoy quickly caught his body. He didn't care if his shirt got wet by Ali's shirt.

"Ali! Wey, Ali! Wake up! Don't scare me like this!" BoBoiBoy patted Ali's face many times but to no avail.

"His body is so cold..." said BoBoiBoy.

"Come on! Bring him inside quickly!" urged Tok Aba. BoBoiBoy carefully lifted Ali up to his room.

After changing Ali's clothes into dry ones, he covered Ali with a warm blanket and then turned into BoBoiBoy Blaze and began to slowly heat up the temperature of the bedroom.

"What is he doing here BoBoiBoy? Didn't you say he lives far away?" asked Tok Aba. BoBoiBoy shook his head.

"I don't know Tok Aba. I had no idea either. I have to wait for him to wake up first." said BoBoiBoy

"Where would you sleep tonight BoBoiBoy?" asked Ochobot.

"On the floor, it's fine. I need to be with him just in case he wakes up." replied BoBoiBoy. Tok Aba ruffles BoBoiBoy's head slowly.

"He's lucky to have a friend like you BoBoiBoy." 

BoBoiBoy just smiled.

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In Cyberraya

"Yes, yes. Thank you." Mr. Ghazali closed his phone and sighed. No one has seen Ali since yesterday.

As soon as he woke up, he saw that Ali was not in the room, he assumed that Ali had gone to school.

But when he returned home and Ali still wasn't there he became worried. Ali didn't pick up the phone even though he called several times. If Ali doesn't come back tomorrow, he will file a police report.

He also met Bakar but he said he didn't know either.

Mr. Ghazali massaged his head slowly.  He's in dead end

Where is Ali bin Ghazali now?

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Rintis Island

The next day, Ali woke up. His head hurt less than yesterday and he felt fine. He looked around and noticed something.

'This is not my room..'

He looked around and finally he saw someone sleeping on the floor.

"B-BoBoiBoy?" called Ali.

BoBoiBoy woke up when Ali called his name. He looked around. When he saw that Ali was awake and looking at him, he sit on the side of the bed.

"Ali! You're awake? You know you're making me worry as heck! What are you doing in Rintis Island? Why do you bring so many things? Why do you come to my house when it's raining? Why Ali?" BoBoiBoy asked repeatedly.

Ali just bow his head down to look at his hand. He couldn't bear to see BoBoiBoy's worried face.

"I....ran away from home..."

"WHAT?!"

Ali took a deep breath before telling everything. From start to finish.

"S-So...b-because they seems happy on m-my passing, I decided to run...Please...Don't be angry with me... This is all I could think of.." Ali said while sobbing.

All his feelings, feelings that he has been hiding all this time,he expressed to BoBoiBoy. He is the only one who understands his feelings and is always there for him.

BoBoiBoy clenched his fists. Trying to hold back his anger. But not at Ali. But at the useless MATA's agents that made Ali broken until he decided to run.

He could hear threats to kill from Solar, Quake, Thunderstorm and Ice in his head. Blaze, Cyclone and Thorn wanted to go out because they wanted to hug Ali, giving their support.

He quickly hugged Ali. He hugged his best friend's shaking body tightly. Ali couldn't hold back his tears and hug BoBoiBoy tightly.

"I...I can't stand it anymore BoBoiBoy.. Isk..Isk...W-What's wrong with me? I just want to live a normal life....Is that too much for me to ask...??I- I.."

"Shhh...No Ali. You didn't do anything wrong. They are the one to blame. They doesn't see how special you are. It's okay if you want to cry. I'll always be there for you." BoBoiBoy persuaded. Ali was still crying on his shoulder.

"You want me to call the twins? You like to play with them, right?" BoBoiBoy persuaded. Ali shook his head.

"I don't want them to see me like this... It's enough that I've troubled you with the problems of my life... They are still children, they won't understand." said Ali. BoBoiBoy nodded.

BoBoiBoy let go of his embrace and lifted Ali's face slowly.

"Listen, Ali. You've never bothered me. Plus, I like to help people. That's my responsibility. So, what kind of friend am I if I can't help you? You're my best friend. So, don't you dare say that you're useless, that is wrong. What all those useless agents said were wrong. You're perfect just the way you are, and they don't know how lucky I am to be your friend. So, stop crying ok?" said BoBoiBoy again while wiping Ali's tears.

Ali stopped crying and wiped his tears while smiling. BoBoiBoy always cares about everyone.

Always be a big brother to support and protect him

And that was all he needed now.

"Oh, Ali.. I.. see your scars." said BoBoiBoy slowly. Ali bit her lip hard and looked at his arms which was wrapped in a new bandage.

"Are you...disappointed with me?" Ali asked slowly.

BoBoiBoy knows that Ali self-harms himself. But BoBoiBoy is always there for Ali when times like that happen.

BoBoiBoy pulled Ali in his arms again.

"No Ali...I'm not disappointed..I'm proud of you...Look at your scars...it's all been a long time...right?"

Ali nodded slowly.

"That means you've tried to distance yourself from that thing. You're still trying and succeeding. I'm proud of you."

BoBoiBoy continued to stroke Ali's back and give him words of encouragement.

Ali needs him now.

Ali returned BoBoiBoy's hug. He felt calm in the arms of the person he considered his brother.

He feels safe and loved.

"Thank you... BoBoiBoy.."

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~TBC~

Hello my potatoes! Sorry for my late update,I got problem with my laptop. Hehe..
Sorry for any grammar mistakes!

Hope you like it!

Author Kim_Ezra