One shot A Letter to Ponyboy From Sodapop goes with The Day My Best Friend Said Goodbye. It's a bit OOC but Oh well if you thought you might die you would be too

I do now own The Outsiders or I Hope You Dance

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

Dear Ponyboy,

I hope you never have to read this but if you are reading this I guess I'm dead or something. I'd rather be talking to you in person but since obviously I can't this letter will have to do. There is so much I want to tell you. First off know I love you just the way you are. I've always admired how you could see the good in everything. How you love to daydream and all. Please never change that. It's a great way to be. I really hope you fall in love someday and start a family. You deserve to be happy after all you've been through. Don't be afraid to love because you've lost in it so many times. That just means you have to love all the harder.

I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance I hope you dance I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

One of my fondest memories is that time we went to the beach. Remember Darry got three weeks off last summer and we got to go to California because of his boss? I remember how the two of us sat on those rocks and watched the waves crashing. You told me that the waves made you think about life. About how it starts small, gets big and ends fast but that it was beautiful. I never could think up something so deep.

You also said that seeing something so beautiful helped you keep faith. I asked you why and you said because only a wonderful creator could make something so grand and majestic and big. I agree. Only God could have done this. I guess if your reading this I'm in Heaven with him. Don't worry I'm fine. Don't let go off your faith. Of all things it is one you need most of all. You need it to survive and to know that anything is possible. Just ask God for the strength and you can do it, never give up.

Never settle for the path of least resistance Living might mean taking chances But they're worth taking Loving' might be a mistake But it's worth making Don't let some hell bent heart Leave you bitter

Again love. Someday you will meet a girl that loves you for your mind and your soul. When you meet her and create a bond it will feel so wonderful. Love is one of the greatest emotions. Don't let anybody tell you any different. Your heart is going to broken many times- I should know- but don't let it discourage you. Just keep trying to find her.

When you come close to selling out Reconsider Give the heavens above More than just a passing glance And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance

Don't be a sell out. Don't change to fit in or to gain rank in this world. What's important is you being you and doing what is right. I may not have been able to sit threw a sermon at church but I know God loves you and created you to be a great person. The bible says he created us in his image. I've been reading it a lot lately being over here. So I know it means we are good at heart and have the ability to do good. Keep doing good kid and again keep faith.

I love you so much, you and Darry. You mean the world to me and the though of not coming back to you makes me so sad but knowing that you know I love you makes me at peace. I'll always be with you, watching you; so be good. We've lost so much but it has only brought us together and the people we've lost are in our hearts.

You're more then just a brother to me Ponyboy. You're my best friend, my buddy, my other half. I could always talk to you and you to me. I know you felt safer with me there but did you know how calm it made me feel to have you right beside me as we fell asleep at night? You're a part of me, a big part of me.

I know for awhile things will be hard but don't stop living because of me. That would hurt me so much. I love your thrill for life and how you feel about it. It makes my love of life all the more greater.

Remember that Darry loves you just as much as I do. He may be hard on you at times but it's because he knows you can do great things. Take care of him; he's more sensitive then you think. You're all each other has now on earth but you have a lot in Heaven. I'll always be watching you and smiling down on you like rays of sunshine.

Love forever and always your brother

Private Sodapop P. Curtis

P.S- Be nice to Steve, he's going to need a friend and you are too. You have more in common then you relize.

So what did you think?

Ponyboy- Did you have to make me bawl Soda?

Soda- I didn't mean to but I needed you to know all this.

GG- Who knew you were so deep?

Steve-We did. Now please review and bring the kid some tissues. He's losing it.

Ponyboy- (Sniffles) Am not!"

GG- Trust me he is.