Taming the Wild Heart

Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura.

Names of the horses and some of the training methods and descriptions of the horses belongs to Tamora Pierce, taken from her book The Immortals 1 Wild Magic

I would like to dedicate this story to my two most precious friends, who stuck by me through thick and thin. Thank you Tella and Hannelie.

CHAPTER 10

It has been four months after Li and Sakura's love confession, and things were… well lets just say that there was never a dull moment with Li's sarcasm and Sakura's spitfire temper.

And all hell broke loose the day that Lady Lavinia decided to show up, with her father, at the castle door. Her father was there at the Queen's invitation, after all he does some advise the Queen now and then on certain matters.

But Lady Lavinia was there to see if she can reconcile with her 'dear' prince. So when her father went to talk business, she went to the barn to find Li, not noticing that the servants were watching her every move.

"She what!" Li and Sakura yelled simultaneously.

"Lady Lavinia is here looking for you, your majesty."

"Ugh, that damn bitch, thinking she can come here and steal my man. The nerve of that woman!" Sakura grumbled. "What she needs is a good punch."

"Now, now Sakura, calm down." Li soothed, hugging Sakura to keep her from committing murder. "I have just the thing to make her go away screaming."

Lavinia smirked to herself as she entered the barn in her short, short skirt and her extremely over revealing top. "There is no way he can resist me now." She thought.

"Oh, you tease, stop that." A giggle could be heard. Lavinia stopped short. She heard that voice before, but she can't seem to place it.

"But you're so tasty and irresistible." A man's gruff voice replied. It was too soft to make out who it was, so Lavinia decided to investigate a bit further.

"If I can capture the two red handed, and hand them over to Prince Li, he may just like me again after all it is not very decent to frolic in the barn." Lavinia nodded to herself and sneaked up on the pair.

Giggling again, followed by what may be a zipper being opened, followed by a very, very pleasurable gasp.

"Ooooh… right there you hunk."

"You like that, don't you, you minx?"

Lavinia smirked evilly as she stopped just outside the stable door. She mentally counted to three, before throwing open the stable door to reveal…

"AAAAAGH!" She screeched. "YOU!"

"Yes, me." Sakura smirked over a half naked Li's shoulder, deliberately kissing his neck, smirking even more as Li shuddered with pleasure.

Li turned around and moved Sakura so that she was in front of him, back to chest, he held her close.

"Oh, Lady Lavinia, you remember our horse trainer Sakura Kinomoto, don't you?"

Sakura giggled as Li brushed his lips over her ears.

"Well, we have become very, very close." Emphasising each word with a kiss on Sakura's neck.

Lavinia just stood there in shock, her mouth open like a fish out of water.

"So, is there any particular reason for your visit?" Li asked, almost innocently. They grimaced and covered their ears as Lavinia let out a wail and ran out the barn.

"I think that will keep her away, don't you?" Li smirked

"I hope so, because if she shows up again, I'm going to get rid of her my way. Got it?" She answered turning around so she could face Li. "Now put on your shirt and let's go for a ride."

"Yes, dear."

Back at the castle, Lavinia's dad busy comforting his wailing daughter without even knowing why. Queen Yelan just raised an amused eyebrow.

"What is it honey? Did something happen?" Her dad asked her.

"It's… it's that Kin… Kino… Kinomoto girl." Lavinia sobbed.

"Sakura? What did she do?" The Queen asked politely but not sincerely.

"She… she… she ruined everything!" Lavinia wailed loudly and the sobbing started all over.

Her father just looked confused as he tried to comfort his daughter.

"What did she ruin darling?"

"She… she… stole Syaoran from me!" Lavinia gave a small hiccup, not even noticing the irritated look on Queen Yelan's face.

"It is not called stealing if she took something that you did not have in the first place." The Queen said in a stern voice.

"Your majesty?" Lavinia exclaimed confused. She though the Queen liked her and would take her side. Her father just wisely kept his mouth shut.

"You heard me. My son left you a long time ago, meaning he does not like you, and wants nothing to do with you." The Queen stood up and walked up to Lavinia. "And if you ever insult Sakura like that again, you will answer to me. Am I clear?"

Lavinia hiccupped again. "Yes, your majesty."

"That will be all." The Queen dismissed them both.

The ground thundered underneath the hooves of Bian and Vau. After Sakura's careful training, those two were the most well behaved horses in the palace. They also developed their own unique personalities. Vau is an extremely high spirited, curious, loveable gelding, and Bian is more reserved but just as curious and lovable as Vau.

Li urged Vau on as Sakura and Bian came neck on neck with the two males.

"Is that all you got, your majesty?" Sakura yelled, deliberately adding the 'your majesty'.

"Not by a long shot Kinomoto!" Li yelled back. "Oh and Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"Will you marry me?" Li smirked as Sakura's mouth fell open with surprise. He took this as an opportunity to run past her.

"Dammit Li! That is no way to propose to a girl!" Sakura yelled angrily, catching up to Li again as he started to slow down.

The castle gates were just ahead and the horses slowed down to a canter, then a trot and finally to a walk.

"So, do I get a yes?" Li asked after they dismounted the horses and gave the reigns to the grooms.

"What, are you stupid as well as unromantic?" Sakura giggled at the glare Li gave her. "Of course it's a yes."

Li laughed with joy as he grabbed Sakura and held her close.

And so is the end of the story and the beginning of your imagination…

A/N: And that is that. Hope you all enjoyed it! And Thank you for all the reviews you guys gave me! You all ROCK!

And before anyone asks… no there will be no wedding scene and no sequel.