Wow, this story was fantastic! I want to read more about everyones adult life! Wow, you nailed this! Great job :)

Ah, what an ending! I love how you tied up all the loose ends and God Bless You for not killing Soda.

Great twist with the girl at the funeral being Margaret not Cathy too.

And I love that Evie still loves Steve all those years later.

You really did a great job with this and I'm sorry I took so long to read it.

One criticism though: new born babies don't laugh. They don't even smile for a few weeks

Thanks for a great read :)

why have I just discovered that you have finished this?

I must read it all!

God - this is just fantastic! Utter brilliance! Thank you for writing this!

awww I don't know whether to be sad or happy! I think that this story is definately one of the best that I have read.

Oh wow, this was like, AMAZING. It really was. I've seen this story about a bajillion times on here, but I never wanted to read it. Don't take that as an insult or anything! Oh please, don't! But I finally gave it a chance, and damn I'm sure glad I did. You wrote every character, and I mean every character, wonderfully. I still hate Cathy though, sorry, I just can't seem to like her. I really hated her when I read TWT,TIN and I still do. I'm glad Pony didn't end up with her. Margaret was nicer than her, and much better for him anyways :) Half of me sort of wanted him to end up with Annie, but hey, that's me haha. But this story was really great. I loved every little bit of it, I can assure you of that! Great job :)

It's nice to see the old Two-Bit come out. The more he comes out, I think the more Pony will cling to the past. Maybe it's not such a good thing.

"I finally understood how far we had strayed apart, and it made me sad." Very realistic right here and powerful. I hate the thought of the gang after Johnny, Dally, Steve, and Soda's absence. It's just so sad, but it makes you accept that things can't always stay the same. Change is necessary in order to grow. Maybe S.E. Hinton wanted it that way for Ponyboy.

Awe, that letter to Soda was just so distant and desperate. I wish life didn't have to be so tragic and unfair. Pony and Darry have gone through so much already, and now they have to deal with Soda going off to Vietnam. It just makes me sad :(

I like how you've characterized Evie. She seems interesting and like maybe she could add more to the story in future chapters. Steve not writing her back is really sad, man I just realized that this story is sad. I hope you wrote something happy in future chapters.

I feel bad for Evie, at least Steve could've properly broke up with her. She probably just feels confused and needs closure. How the hell is someone supposed to get closure when the person is in Vietnam though? Ahh, the difficulties.

I really loved the emotions in this chapter. Great job writing Ponyboy and first person POV. This story sounds like Ponyboy wrote it himself if that were possible.

It was Darry? I thought it was going to be Two-Bit who caught them. Man, I suck at predicting things.

"Be quiet? I … " He seemed so furious, he was at loss for words. "I catch you sleeping there with some girl after being out of the house for hours, and all you can say is that I shouldn't wake her up?" he yelled, coming over to me, and grabbing me up by the collar. Annie chose that time to wake up.

Oh my God, I would be terrified of an angry Darry. He's a big guy, with big muscles. Darry can really pack a punch and beating.

I feel even worse for little Annie. She wakes up to see big angry Darry. I don't blame Darry for being mad though, Pony could've left a note or something. Of course Pony wouldn't, he probably forgot. I swear, it's the Outsiders all over again. You think Pony would learn from his first experience. Pony should start writing notes on his hand so he won't forget so many things.

"It was the same look Johnny always had on his face – the quiet look of defeat." I love that comparison between Johnny and Annie, and that line. It's nicely placed and not bluntly said. These are the little logical and literary things I love finding in this story!

Man, that whole paragraph about Soda was really emotional. Poor Darry and Pony. Both of them are missing the closes person to them who's the link between them. Wow, I can really picture Soda's absence being such a depressing time. Soda is just the kind of person who affects a lot of people and was close to more than one person. Soda has Steve, Darry, and Ponyboy.

"Both of you have been hidin' this behind my back," I growled, feeling my face heat up. I wondered if I'd start crying soon, "and I'm the one having to deal with losing everybody. It ain't fair and I hate it – and I hate you and him for not telling me. I'm not a kid." I tacked that last part on as a side-thought, and thought it sounded whiny and childish, but I didn't care too much at the moment.

Right here Pony seems very bitter, resentful, and self-centered. He's NOT the only person who's lost people. Hello, Dally and Johnny were friends with more people than just him.

Two-Bit is on drugs. That's pretty shocking, but realistic. He definitely is the kind of person who would be running away from his problems and the gang falling apart, therefore he would run to drugs.

I liked the ending with Two-Bit threatening Ponyboy, and seeming completely different. I can just imagine him looking beat up and disgusting now. It's alright for him to be OOC in such a moment, especially

Sorry I haven't reviewed in such a long time! I've been busy with school since it's my senior year, so many things to think about. I had decided to just wait until you finished the story :)

Now I'm going to get started with my reviewing. Annie sounded so cute on the phone.

"I knew suddenly that I'd have to be the one to step up and help out – even if Two-Bit didn't meet me halfway, even if Darry wasn't helping." I really loved this line from Ponyboy, this shows that he's growing up and maturing. Responsibility is good for the boy.

Awe, I feel bad for Annie. A little girl all alone in the house. No wonder why she's so scared :(

"Ponyboy Curtis! What the hell is going on here?" Oh crap it's Two-Bit, I just know it is. Being caught like that with your friend's baby sister is not a good predicament. Pony better run!

This chapter was short and to the point. It brought up a lot of logical things to think about in the Outsiders and TWTTIN world. I like when story's bring up little things like that. I really like when story's make you think, that's probably why I'm really enjoying this fic. I really love the name of the story too, The Social Disease.

I think Pony has a social disease lol.

Ahhh!

Sorry about that, I just thought that a screech of joy was in order.

Wow. I loved it. I feel like I say that in every review that I write, but I really did love it. Here's why:

1) Your Two-Bit is perfect. He has the right combination of seriousness and humor. I thought he was going to totally drift away from the gang in the beginning, but I was glad to see he didn't. And the thing with the pills kept me guessing! I thought he was on drugs, and then I thought maybe he needed anti-depressants or something because of everything that had happened in the past year. I never guessed his mom was sick though. That was perfect. I do love a good plot twist.

2) Your OCs and the TwT, TiN characters. I liked Annie a lot. I'm having a hard time articulating why, but she was just the right mix of cute, innocent, mature, serious... I'm rambling and not making sense, but I guess I'm trying to say that her character was well-rounded. I also liked how you wrote Mark. He was EXACTLY what Hinton made him seem like in the book. I liked how you wrote Terry too. And Curly Shepard.

3) Cathy. I could not stand her when I read TwT, TiN. I'm still not a member of her fan club, but your story made me able to tolerate her. It was nice to see her side of everything that happened with M&M and the drugs and Bryon turning Mark in to the police. I can see where she was coming from now.

4) I just liked some of your funny scenes and one-liners. I know there were a lot, but the one that's coming to mind right now is where they're at the racetrack and Two-Bit says, "Look, chickens!" but it's really a cock fight. I don't know why, but that cracked me up.

5) The epilogue. The first sentence gave me a heart attack. I thought that for sure Soda was dead, and then I realized you were using a lot of pronouns instead of actual names. So then I thought, "maybe it's Steve who's dead" and sure enough it was. It's still sad that he died though. It seemed like if he made it back, he and Pony had a chance to get along. I could also see Soda turning out like he did with the drugs and everything. I also liked that you had Steve die and Soda come back and get addicted to drugs and then become a drug counselor because, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't S.E. Hinton say that Soda died and Steve came back home and fought drug addiction for a while? I just thought it was really neat how you used that idea, but reversed who it happened to. The epilogue as a whole was just satisfying. It tied up all the loose ends really well, and I was glad to see that despite all that happened, most of the characters lived happily ever after. And I was really excited to see that Pony married Margaret.

Whew, this is a long review, but I just really enjoyed your story and I want to make sure you know that! I'm looking forward to your next story!

I was seriously sitting her for like half an hour, re-reading and re-reading over the story again I have to say:

"Well you just something else aren't you!"

First you hit me with this, this funeral and I'm like "Nuu!" And you make it a whole lot worse when you tell me just who it is! Ugh! You're suck a jerk, I hope you know that. XO

It was so nice to see a different side of Steve - y'know, the side of a person that someone isn't willing to show out loud or in public but isn't overkill. It shows a more human side of him and it kills me what you do to them from Vietnam and on, especially about Soda. Poor Ponyboy.

I also really like how you made Evie really important, her along with the other characters.

But the ending, that was just too good, my God. You'd better update or else I'ma come get you! XD

Ahhh! I can't believe that it's over! :( Well, at least you tied up all the pieces for us readers. Really interesting take on how it all went down. With Soda as the one with drug problems and Steve as the one that died in Vietnam. I kind of would have liked the see the tension between Pony and the "new" Soda rather than just a narration of what happened from Pony. Those must have been emotional and tough times for all the brothers. It just seems a little odd for Soda to start using, when he seemed like his usual self in his letters home to Pony. But then he could have PTSD and with the death of Steve...it could have driven him to the "dark" side. I was also curious to see how Darry reacted to the "new" Soda. Funny how Soda and Pony ended up on opposite sides of the US.

I liked how you ended the Cathy relationship and had Pony end up with Margret. Good explanation on why the Cathy relationship didn't last. I could picture her still loving Bryon. (Silly girl! Pony is such a catch!) But those two probably had wonderful conversations when they were dating. (But actually, I kind of thought that Annie and Pony had a great connection that could have grown into something more...) It was kind of sad that Soda wasn't around to help navigate Pony through the rough world of dating. If anything he would have been the perfect brother for that job. :)

It was nice to see that Evie didn't forget Steve. Reading his last letter to Pony was so sad and so was the funeral scene! :(

Well, thanks for the wonderful read! Can't wait for your next story. :D

I really like this story so far! I know it's finished now and everything, but I've just been really bad about finding time to read other people's fic. :/ I'll for sure be back to finish the rest of it! I would finish it tonight, but I'm already putting off writing an essay, and if I procrastinate any more it's not going to get done...

I like how you're writing the characters and their interactions. None of them seem ooc, and I could see all of them saying and doing the things that they do in your story. It's nice to see that Darry and Pony have warmed up to each other, and I also like how you have Two-Bit kind of drifting away from the rest of the gang. He's doing that in my fic too. It just seems like something he would do in "real" life.

And, dare I say it, I like how you write Cathy. I'm not a fan of her at all, but your story is going to make me able to tolerate her. Who knows, maybe I'll even end up liking her.

Also, I totally see the whole MarkFinny from "A Separate Peace" thing. I've never thought about it before, but you're totally right!

Anyway, I'll definitley finish the rest of the story. Good job!

LOVED THE ENDING. There's nothing more I can say about it.

Another great chapter! Sorry to hear that it is almost at an end. :(

Great scene with Pony and Cathy. I how you left their relationship (or lack there of) and also their honesty for the feelings with each other. And I just get a kick of out of getting another persons POV of what/who Pony is. Aka..."the most popular boy in school." :)