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// The First Friend.  
// Story: My Best Friend and Worst Rival. 
// by prototype-pon3 
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"NO GRANNY SMITH, I DON'T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL!" Applejack pleaded, but to no avail she was pulled to school put in a chair and was told to be on her best behavior, being the good filly she was she did as she was told. She sat there looking forward and waiting for the teacher to come in. She looked at her surroundings looking from student to student, one stood out in-particular, she had a rainbow mane that was more of a fuzz ball really, "H-howdy there, what's your name?"  the rainbow filly looked at her, "are the one that was complaining she didn't want to come and sit?" applejack blushed but said "Y-yes i am" the rainbow filly simply said, "I don't talk to babies sorry." Applejack being a little hot head at the time screamed at her "I AIN'T NO BABY!" she said, "hehe nice try like i haven't heard that one before." Applejack went back to waiting for the teacher, Rainbow Dash sat there quietly chuckling to herself thinking about how clever she was. The teacher had finally walked in, "Good morning class how are we this morning?" The entire class except for Applejack answered with "good" she sat there thinking about how rude that rainbow filly is... 

After what seemed like an eternity lunch came around, the teacher dismissed them, and Applejack sat at a table by herself, while she saw that every other filly and colt went and surround rainbow dash, all except one. The only colt that didn't surround her was one with black hair, red eye's, and glasses, he walked over to Applejack and sat next to her. He asked "what are you doing sitting by yourself?" Applejack looked at the filly amazed he wasn't zapped by the rainbow fillies beauty, she said "Nothing I'm new here and I haven't made any friends yet." she looked at the filly in the eye's as she said that, "Well if you want I'll be your friend, if it's OK with you." He said with a warm smile, Applejack looked at him as if he just asked her on a date, cheeks red as could be and eye's big and round, "I'd love to have you as a friend, what's you name?" She asked, he said "My name is Jeff, what's your name?" he asked, she said "Applejack, or AJ for short" she said with a smile. "Well then Applejack is it ok if I eat lunch with you?", he asked. "Of course come and sit next to me." He did as he was told and sat next to her and began eating his lunch as did she. From then on there friendship grew stronger and stronger as they grew closer and closer. 

15 years have passed since then, Applejack grew into a full grown mare and Jeff grew into a stallion, they kept in touch through out the years, but after he had died Applejack feel into a deep depression. The details of his death where never reveled, but Applejack didn't want to know either way, it was then that she had gone to his house and looked at his house for the last time, they were going to let a new family move in. Applejack looked touching some of the memories they shared, photographs, old stuffed animals, and the lunch box he carried when he was a colt. All the memories came swarming back and she broke down crying, she had ran into his bed room and lied on his bed. She kept crying for several hours, after she was done she had ended up accidentally falling asleep. When she woke up she took one last stroll around the house, tears fresh in her eye's she saw something, something small that had a note that read "for Applejack thanks for being one of my best friends" as she read the note, her tears began over flowing again. She took the box and opened it.