A/N: Soooo... this chapter is all about how the coven wants to do things and what is going to happen during the battle. It's a little short, mostly because I'm having a Writer's Block, but anyway, I hope you guys like this chapter. Thanks again to vampirekitty lives on for reviewing last chapter!

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Chapter 24

Strategy and Doubts

We arrived at their house in minutes, only needing to walk through the forest because we lived very close together.

I knocked on the door and then pushed it open to find that everybody else was already waiting for us in the dining room.

"Regidaya, how soon will this battle be?" I asked her, sitting at the head of the table and staring at her.

"They will come today in the afternoon, maybe two hours time before the sun sets." She murmured, eyes closed.

I checked the clock, eleven o' clock.

"When is the sun setting today?" I asked everybody, turning to face them.

"I'll check!" yelled Alice, already zipping upstairs to her computer, trying to be of help because of her vision mishap.

We heard her pushing down on the keyboard and the mouse clickng.

"Exactly 5:17!" she said, running back down the stairs.

"That's not a lot of time to prepare and do some last minute training." I muttered, while planning the afternoon.

"Today is a full moon. If the battle lasts long enough, that full moon could make a diffrence." Said Jayme.

"Okay, I want all vampires and werewolves in the clearing, sparring each other. At exactly three o' clock, I want you all to report back here so that we can plan out everything."

I sent them on their way and then I went back into the kitchen with all of the human girls following me.

"Can you make a lot of food for when they get back?" I asked them.

They huddled together and eventually nodded their heads at me and went to cook in the kitchen.

I ran my hands through my hair, thinking.

I went back out to the field and trained with the rest of them.

All too soon it was three and we went back inside. We gathered in the dining room again and the most important people took the seats: Carlisle, Sam, Jacob, Acacius, Regidaya, and me.

"Do you know how many of them there will be?" I asked, looking pointedly at the visitors.

"More than us." Acacius said, waving his hand vaguely.

"Okay, here's the strategy. I want Jacob and his pack with the twins to make a group, Sam and his pack will go with Owen, Medea, Lance, and Marina. Then everybody else will be under me.

Jacob's group will attack the right, Sam get's left, and my group is front and center.

Now, all the Cullens can hunt and the werewolves can eat the buffet laid out by these beautiful ladies." I told them, managing to still joke around in the midst of an oncoming battle.

Everybody dispersed and I was left with my coven, the only one's who didn't need to eat.

"Kirstin, are we really ready to sacrifice our lives for some shape-shifters and vampires we have only known for a month?" said Lance in disgust. There was a murmer of agreement and I shot a murderous glare at Owen.

"We have to! For all we know, they could really be risking their lives for us, we don't know why the Volturi are coming! What if they are coming to kill us! We'd be the cause for all of this." shouted Loraine across the table before I could talk, startling us all.

"I for one think that Kirstin is making the right decision." Kaleb said quietly, and I couldn't help remembering Bella's words on my choices.

I nodded my head in appreciation if his support.

"We will stay for the battle and then if we make it, we will leave. I don't want anymore trouble to come to the Cullens because of us." I told them. Some of them had stiffened, others were the same.

"I don't want to leave Forks, Kirstin!" wailed Loreda.

"Who made you leader! I think that Kaleb should make the decision, after all he is our rightful leader." Lance spat in fury, he was still quite mad at me and instead of supporting me, he was trying to destroy my leadership.

"I agree with Kirstin through her plan, I too think that we should leave after this escapade. We have to keep on the run or the Volturi will find us, especially after the battle. Isn't one of thier vampires a tracker?" Said Kaleb.

"But what if they already know of our existence?" Medea pointed out.

"Yeah, and what about Collin, are you going to leave him Kirstin?" asked Marina in desperation.

That comment hit home, "We will talk about this later." I said sharply, glancing at them.

I got up from the table and walked outside, for the fresh air. To tell the truth, that last remark had stung me. If we did win the battle, could I be able to leave Forks and endure the pain that it would surely cause both of us? Could I let Collin suffer for the good of my coven? I didn't know but sooner or later I would have to figure out my life, sort out my reasoning and beliefs and figure out the feelings behind them.