Everyone turned around. Pietro almost fell backwards, towards where the horses were standing.

"AH!"he immediately got away from them.

The person who had suggested that, climbed dismounted his horse. Pietro couldn't believe his eyes. It was exactly that same guy Magdalena told him about. What could he have been doing here? Magdalena looked at him, it seemed to Pietro almost with admiration.

"Well, why don't we grant the lady what she wants? And she can have the horse."he said.

"Oh, I couldn't keep him. I don't have room, and my parents aren't fond of animals, you see."

"That's fine."he said. "The horse is yours. Or, rather, any of her foals are yours, too. She can stay here, but she's yours."

"What are you talking about?"asked Pietro.

"Just grant the lady her desires."he said.

"Oh, but...oh, thank you!"she exclaimed.

"No need to thank me."

"But who will pay?"

"No one, I said it's yours and that means its yours. Do I know you by the way? My name is Fabian Alfredo Amezcua Gomez."

"Oh, weren't you one of my brother's friend's friends. Someone named Pedro?"she asked.

"Pedro Pacheco."

"Yeah. I think. He broke everything?"

"Everything you lend him!"

"Yeah, I remember that perfectly."

"You guys know each other?"asked Lance.

"A little."

"No wonder you also like horses. It did strike me as odd that Pietro wanted to come here. He doesn't like horses much."

"What are you talking about?"asked Pietro.

"Oh, Pietro, I forgot you were there!"exclaimed Lance.

"Of course I'm here."

"So would you like to ride?"Fabian asked Magdalena.

"I'm not very very good, but yes, I'd LOVE to!"

"Why don't you saddle Princess for the lady, Alvers?"Fabian said to Lance.

"Right."

"Don't know if you know Mr.Alvers here. See, a friend of my dad's owns this place, and well, we get along pretty good. I'm sure he won't mind if I give you the horse. And if he does, hey, I'll pay for it. Alvers here works for him. He loves horses, too. Why don't you join us?"

"I will, as soon as I'm done feeding everybody."said Lance. "So, which one do you want to ride, Pietro?"

Pietro looked around, fearfully.

"Um, why don't you choose. I have complete confidence in your judgment, Lance."

Lance saddled both the horses. Pietro was almost shaking as he put his leg in the stirrup. He gulped. The animal looked so big, and it could probably crush him if it decided to throw him off.

"You need help to mount?"asked Fabian.

"Oh, n-no. I can manage it. I was just a little distracted is all."

"Uh-huh."

"Can you jump? How high?"Magdalena asked Fabian.

"Pretty high, I can assure you."said Fabian, and he jumped several obstacles set up.

Magdalena was obviously impressed, as she clapped enthusiastically. Pietro closed his eyes, as to forget he was on top of a horse.

"You're sure this one won't throw me off. He looked like he's ready to!"he said.

"It's a mare, Pietro. Can't you see the difference?"said Magdalena. "Obviously."

"Oh, right."

For Pietro, the day turned out to be a complete disaster, especially after Lance joined in. Apart form his fear of the horses themselves, he couldn't help but be jealous about the ease with which Fabian impressed Magdalena, and all he could do was grit his teeth. Everything was turning out completely opposite from how he had planned it! If only that jerk hadn't been there. Pietro almost longed for the day to be over.

"They day certainly went by fast. And you know, it's one of the few days, in which I didn't mind the weather so much. I hate city weather."she said.

She did say she disliked getting a tan and especially a sunburn, so she was wearing Fabian's hat. Pietro hadn't brought a hat, either, as he didn't think he would actually ride.

"Pietro, I think you're a little stiff."said Lance.

"After sitting all day in the saddle."he mumbled to himself. "Maybe a little."he said with a smile.

On the way back, Magdalena went with Pietro, she said, because she had arrived with him, although it was obvious that what she really wanted was to go with Fabian. She kept up a constant chatter about him all the way.

"And didn't you see the way he jumped those fences? And how he gallopped? Everything, perfectly! Of course, Lance was also pretty cool."she exclaimed.

"Well, I'll see you at school, I guess."he said.

"Of course. Bye."

Pietro didn't speak to anyone for the rest of the evening, especially not Lance.