Jack arrived at the North Pole looking rather gleeful. His head was stuck in the clouds literally and figuratively. His thoughts keep on flashing back to the night he spent with Prim. Deep inside himself, he couldn't wait to see the Guardians and perhaps let them guess all the good news (for him, it is) he had come to share.

Truth was, he missed everyone, especially Phil, the Yeti he named who consistently barred him from the place before. It had been almost a month since he visited them because of Prim's condition. When he finally felt his feet on the oak floors of the North Pole, he skipped towards the big brown creature he knew so well, who welcomed him with a big smile. After giving him a high-five (he learned that from Jamie which in turn he taught to Phil), Jack asked him, "How's it going, Big Boy?" The Yeti let out a muffled heartwarming laugh, indicating a jolly atmosphere. Phil slammed Jack's back – or rather, tapped it with unintentional force – making Jack choke. "Hey, easy, pal." They created this unusual friendly connection with each other ever since the Guardians had defeated Pitch.

Speaking of the Guardians, they were all conversing with each other at North's Globe Room, where a colossal spherical map with dots indicating the children was in sight. As soon as Jack appeared in their view, North was the first one to notice the smug smile on his face. "There he is! Our lover boy!"

Jack raised a brow. "What?"

Bunny and Sandy raced towards him as they confronted him if the rumors were true about Jack being in love. He had a slight feeling that Sandy told them everything, but he wasn't in a condition to be angry with anyone at all.

"So, how did it go, Frostbite?" Bunny was his usual self today, but there was a glint of smile in his face. "How did your date went?"

"Date? Who said anything about a date?"

"Don't fool yourself, my boy! Everyone knows it already!"

"Everyone?" His eyes widened in disbelief. How could they have known? It was only Prim and he near the lake last night.

"Well of course, the Man in the Moon told us about it. Or rather, he gave us a scene of it through the magic stone. He didn't want to spoil the fun for you, so he kept quiet while watching the two lovebirds sat together in front of the Moon, or better, in front of him." North was being his jolly person that Jack was familiar with, and to complete that image, he let out a chuckle followed by a grumble in his big belly. "Whoops, must be the eggnog again!"

Sandy was ultimately happy for Jack. He congratulated him for a job well done by emitting sparks of sand on top of his head. He was proud of him, moreover, having followed all of his tips and advice he suggested a night ago.

Everyone was glad to see Jack in love as well. "It's a first time!" North added. They remembered that Jack was a teenager after all, despite his immortality, and teenagers tend to get romantic at this particular age. "He's a teenager, how could we have forgotten? He's bound to fall in love." They didn't mind at all that Jack was flushing at all their comments.

"So what's the next plan, mate?" Bunnymund asked him, his paws twirling a boomerang.

"What plan? There should be a next plan?" He was completely clueless with these things, but he was grateful the Guardians were being particularly helpful, one way or another.

"Of course, there should be! Love is in the air, Jack! You start hearing romantic songs wherever you go and you feel completely dazed and you imagine seeing your girl everywhere!"

Jack was bemused and at the same time embarrassed at their remarks. He was the youngest among the Guardians (in physical age) which explained why they were in all out support for him – except Tooth. He had just noticed that she was missing, and so did her mini-tooth fairies, including his favorite helper, Baby Tooth.

"So uh, where is Tooth?" He questioned them worriedly. They looked at each other, wondering who would answer for they didn't want to respond to his inquiry.

"Jack, it's better if you leave Tooth to her thoughts for a while."

"Why?"

"Well, she's a woman after all. And she has her instincts too. She thinks too much about you, if you know what I mean. Better keep that in mind."

He started to think about that North had said. He excused himself to leave the place and visit Tooth's palace. He knew he would find her there and indeed he was right. He found her attending to her mini-tooth fairies and supervising their job. He had always known that Tooth was the busiest among the Guardians, and he admired her determination and constant passion for her job.

He called out to her, "Tooth!"

"Oh, hello Jack." Tooth greeted him nonchalantly, clearly avoiding his eyes as she turned to go back to her work. "I'm a bit busy right now, haha, so…" She felt her voice crack.

"Have you heard of the news about me?" He wasn't so sure this was the best question to ask, but it was better than being strangled by the silence.

"Of you getting a girl? The others have talked about it at North's place nonstop!"

"Are you angry about that?"

"Silly, haha, of course not." She was still trying to keep her voice high, but failed miserably.

"Then why are you like this?"

"Like what?"

"This! Avoiding me and casting your eyes somewhere else!"

"Oh, Jack. I'm just… worried… worried that you'd give your full attention to her all the time and not see us anymore."

Jack had the feeling that this conversation resembled that of the one he had with Jamie before.

"So you're jealous?"

She stopped to think about her answer. "In a way, yes. But don't get me wrong! I'm jealous because you might forget us. We're your family after all, Jack. We just don't want you abandoning your position for her."

Jack stared straight at her violet eyes, but only found her long lashes covering most of it for she continued to gaze down. "Tooth, you know I'd never do that. Look, I may not be as hardworking as you are, but I am enjoying being a Guardian, and I would never, ever, leave my position."

And finally, she turned her eyes to him in belief. "Promise?"

"I promise. You can ask Sandy to use his whip on me if I don't follow it."

She giggled, her smile flashing right back on her face as Jack had remembered it.

"So uh, where's Baby Tooth?"

"She's over there." She called for her and soon after, a small mini-fairy came whizzing towards Jack. She nibbled at his ear and cuddled herself to his frosted hoodie. "Hey, nice to see you again, little buddy."

Tooth was smiling at the adorable scene right before her. She contemplated that it's all for the best and Jack was right; he was the type who would keep his words. She's just a mother figure to him and her jealousy just sprang from her worries. That was all and nothing else.

"Let me meet her, Jack. I want to see her soon." She did want to meet the girl, to give her advice on how to cope with Jack's behavior and on how to take care of him.

"You mean, Prim? You could come with me if you want. She's the sister of Jamie and she believes in us as well."

Tooth beamed at him and so did Baby Tooth. It was rare for a teenager to see the Guardians, let alone believe in them. She knew this Prim would be friendly and they could quite get along with each other. She was expecting another start of a beautiful friendship and a stronger one with Jack.