Rainbow Dash was an independent filly. She always thought going through life solo was the way to go. But once a yellow filly at Flight School catches her eye, they strike up a swift and unlikely friendship, a friendship that runs deep and true. A friendship that changes the way Rainbow Dash looks at certain things. With her life changing so fast, the cyan pegasus finds she is confused and unsure about herself, unsure about how she feels. But she knows that she would do anything for her friend, be it save her from her tormentors at school or teach her to fly. Fluttershy was important to Dash, and even amidst her confusion, that fact always made sense to her.
Credit for proof Reading goes to -SS
Chapters (2)
*squeeals* YAY IT'S FINALLY OUT
I WANT MOAR
Ok actually read it now haha
I still love it! So cute and fluffy!
Still can't wait for more.
I liked it but I can't help but feel I've read this before, did you post this once then remove it? I remember reading some of those parts (like with the bear or the others brushing off fluttershy falling) word for word.
3919937 Haha, I knew somebody would catch on!
This chapter was taken directly from Butterflies, my other Flutterdash FanFic. I did a lot of spiffing up and added a bunch of scenes, but it's still built upon that chapter, and some paragraph's (such as the one with the bear) were left mostly unaltered. I thought this way would be best, so new readers don't have to read Butterflies in order to understand exactly how they met. 
3919974 Ah, that's what it was. Thank you for the clarification, also confirming that I'm not crazy. I do look forward to the rest of the story.
Cute, but didn't really hook me. Though this is the first chapter so....
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Oh good, I was worried before I read this post. It had me concerned that you were stealing from someone else's work at first. : ) I like the little changes you did in this compared to the first stories introduction and am looking forward to seeing how this one will differ as your other story was already really great.
3920433 More in depth analysis at their youth. No race against time.
I love it! Yay!
It's really adorable and it works so well. So what if it was based on the flashback from The Cutie Mark Chronicles? You actually went in-depth to what could've happened, how it all came to be, and stuff like that. It was excellent! This is the childhood flashback I've always wanted to try to pen. But you definitely did it so well. It's wonderful! 
So cute! I just love the idea of that being their first meeting. 
Well done!
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Although we don't need the information per se, would you still recommend reading butterflies first?
3927368 well, it would be totally awesome if guys decide to read my other fic, but it isn't really necessary, since A Friend To Hold takes place long before.
SOULS, NEED MORE SOU...*cough cough* I mean chapters, need more chapters :B please?
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Can i have a couple of souls and some new chapters please?
3939215 Well my soul was already devoured but I can give you the author's if you wish. For the chapters I wonder ghosty.
This is where the fun starts.
Need an l in her name.
Awesome chapter
3939215 if you get any souls, can I have a couple?
I'd get my own, but the place I get them is closed for the holidays
3944215 The author has around 3 I can steal them all for you if you'd like.
Ghosty.
3945066 awesome, because I was running low.
People aren't coming through the Everfree forest as often...
Finally got to reading it.
Anyway, I noticed a couple of things in this chapter. You use very tell-y language. Especially in the second half it seems, the emotions of RD are explicitly laid out for the reader, which is almost never a good thing. Also, I noticed repeating phrases and ideas in the span of a paragraph. I don't remember the exact instance, but at one point you said almost the exact same thing in two separate sentences. As in most fics on this site, there were a few smaller grammatical errors here and there, and reading it over again/getting another to look it over for you are the best ways to catch these. The sentences feel weak, both flow and verb wise. Also, at points, you need to make a greater distinction between the characters. In a couple of scenes, I was confused on who was doing and saying what, because they're both female characters and their dialogue/actions were both classified by a "she" tag. Although she is shorter and easier to write, it can create unnecessary confusion at times.
In terms of the actual content of the story, past all the writing itself, the idea is actually interesting. Your headcanon about what happened after the race was new, and felt fresh. This has the potential to be great, but it does need some work before it can really shine.
3948392 We're icon buddies!
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na, i dont like writers souls they taste bad -.-