300 years later

I skimmed my fingers through the frost and four leaf clovers appeared. I giggled and spun around on the ground. Wherever I touched, clovers appeared. I touched the four leaf clover in my hair and remembered when I became who I am today.

I woke up in a field of four leaf clovers. I sat up and felt different. I felt my hair and it was curly now, and had orange streaks in it. The four leaf clover was in my hair and I was wearing all green. I felt light, almost airy, and was happy inside. Everything I touched became alive and green. I brought luck and light to the darkness. I shot up and laughed. I looked up at the moon and it whispered to me, "You are the Leprechaun, protector of children, and clovers, and bringer of luck."

I smiled and felt the moonlight overcome me. The moon had given me what I had craved since Jack had died: light.

I came back to reality and smiled. I jumped up in the air and soaked in the sunlight. I fell back onto the ground and immediately started running through the frost, making clovers appear.

I had come back to America after I became the Leprechaun and changed my name to Patty. I liked it better here; besides all the other Guardians were here: North, Sandy, Bunny, and Tooth. Of course the others were here, too: Jack Frost and the Groundhog. Jack Frost had become a Guardian not too long ago when Pitch Black had attacked. I had tried to help but I was never summoned to help.

Children ran out of their houses, excited about the first spring. The Groundhog may determine whether spring happens, but I'm the one who makes it happen. The Groundhog would be nothing without me.

A little girl ran out of her house and jumped into a pile of clovers. She searched for any four leaf ones, but didn't find any. She pouted and sighed.

"I never find one," she muttered.

I sat next to her and whispered, "Well how about this?"

I touched a bit of ground and a four leaf clover appeared. The little girl's eyes brightened as she picked the clover and ran off.

"Mom! I found a four leaf clover!"

I giggled and began to run again. I saw frost appearing everywhere and knew Jack Frost was messing around. I'd never met the guy but I've heard he's trouble.

I used my vines and get around and slid across the ground and up to the rooftops. Jack Frost was frosting roofs and having fun. I chased him, making his frost four leaf clovers.

We played this game for a while until he finally stopped and I bumped into him. He turned around.

"Hey! Watch where−ˮ

He stopped. I looked into his brown eyes and studied him. "What?"

He shook his head. "Nothing. You just look familiar."

I shrugged. "I should. You see me every day. I'm the Leprechaun, more commonly known as Patty."

He chuckled. "Oh, okay. That's how I know you."

He paused and then said, "Wait…that's not it."

He looked into my eyes. "There's something about you…"

I just shrugged and walked around the roof, clovers popping everywhere I stepped. Jack Frost just sighed.

"Well I'm Jack, by the way. Of course you knew that."

I nodded. "Yes, I did."

He flew in front of me and leaned on his staff. "I can't figure out where I've seen you."

I just continued walking. "Well, I'll tell you about me, if that helps."

He nodded and sat down on the roof. I sat next to him. "Well, I'm 310 years old, and I used to live in Ireland. Before, I lived here but then moved to Ireland after my brother…" I paused and swallowed. "…after my brother died. I found a four leaf clover surviving through the frost and picked it up. That night, I became the Leprechaun. Does that help?"

He shook his head. "Your brother died? I fell into the ice trying to save my sister. I wonder how she survived without me."

I paused. "My brother fell into the ice trying to save me."

He studied me. "My real name was Jack."

I swallowed. "My real name was Pippa."

He shot up. "Pippa?!"

I stood up. "Jack? Is that you?"

He nodded and I hugged him. "Jack! I thought you died!"

He pushed me back and smiled. "The man in the moon made me Jack Frost."

I nodded. "Same with me!"

He picked me up and spun me around. I wrapped my arms around his neck. I was still seven years younger than him, but I felt older. I took a good like at Jack: his brown hair had turned white and he was freezing. But his eyes still shined like a little boy. That was what I loved about him.

He set me down. "I want to introduce you to the other guardians!"

I backed away. "Jack…I'm not a guardian. I can't be near them."

Jack took my hands. "Sis, I haven't seen you in three hundred years. I want to spend time with you!" He started jumping. "Pippa, you'll love the others! They'll love you!"

I pulled away and turned away from him. "Jack…"

He pulled me towards him. "Pippa…please. And I want to introduce you to Jamie!"

"Jamie?"

He explained to me who Jamie was. He was a boy who could see the Guardians and he could see Jack. I smiled.

"He couldn't see you before?"

Jack sighed. "Before I became a Guardian, I was just Jack Frost. Children couldn't see me before. They didn't believe in me."

I sighed. "Children can't see me either."

Jack took my hand. "Just one visit?"

I slowly grinned. "Fine. Just one."

Jack laughed, grabbed his staff, and we were off.