Jamie let out a tired yawn as the trio walked back to his house. He'd had an incredible day of sledding with Jack, Baby Tooth, and all his friends that had ended in the perfect snowball fight. As they neared his house he asked, "Will you be here tomorrow?"
Jack shook his head. "Sorry, Jamie, we've got a whole hemisphere to cover in snow and ice. You can't be the only kids who get to experience a sled ride like that."
He nodded sleepily. "Okay. I get to see you again soon, though, right?"
Jack reached down and ruffled Jamie's snow covered cap. "Of course you do! We'll be back soon with another snow day full of fun!"
Jamie smiled happily through another yawn as they reached his door. He waved goodbye to his friends as he walked towards his door. Just as he reached the doorknob a thought struck him. He turned around and ran back, wrapping his arms around both immortals. "Thank you!"
Quiet laugher was Jack's reply as he lowered himself down to match Jamie's height, wrapping the boy in a frosty embrace. Baby Tooth followed suit, making a frosty Jamie sandwich as the three of them exchanged merry grins.
They let him go and Jamie moved towards his door once more before stopping and smiling back at them, "And Baby Tooth, thanks for hanging out with Jack. I'm glad he has a friend like you."
She nodded at the little boy, watching as he disappeared into the house.
Jack sighed, "This was a good day. Ready to head off to China?"
Baby Tooth stopped smiling and fixed Jack with a confused stare. "China?"
"Yeah! The day's just getting started over there!"
She shook her head, laughing at the excited grin that now dominated Jack's face. "Okay, China it is!"
"Great, race you there!"
Jack shot into the clear evening sky and Baby Tooth happily followed. Today had been incredible and she was eager to have more fun. It didn't matter if these new children could see them, what mattered was watching their faces light up with joy at all of the winter delight she and Jack would bring.
In China they helped children build towering snow sculptures, in England it was snowball fights and sleigh rides, Japan was skiing, and Russia was snow forts and more snowballs. As winter's grip tightened, Baby Tooth and Jack hopped from continent to continent, country to country, leaving a trail of happy children behind them as November turned to December and Christmas drew near.
On December 18 Jack didn't lead Baby Tooth off to a new city. Instead, they flew north, past the last towns that lay on the edges of the Arctic, all the way to the North Pole. It was time to meet with North and plan the perfect white Christmas, Jack's gift to the world.