"I wasn't warned that there would be growing pains," he said with a small laugh.

Normalcy is starting to return, so he takes a breath and thought briefly about what he'd done. They are bonded now, through thick and thin. They would make it through this together, Billy would see to that.

But then what would happen if their worlds were restored, and they had to separate forever? No---he wouldn't think about that just yet.

"Well...it looks like the party's still going on. Should I terrify the crowd with a song?"