14. Strategy.
Megan P. O. V
My father flipped, shouting at me and my mother did as well. They were furious, I guess I was kind of stupid not to notice that our shouting would attract their attention, I can't even remember what it was about. We probably would have gotten intimate again if my father hadn't disrupted our make-up phase.
I wasn't allowed near Robert, he was staying with Huilen and Nahuel. I still snuck out when my parents were "occupied" but even then I didn't have much time.
"I have to go." I whispered to Robert, the sun was lighting the horizon and my parents would be banging on my bedroom door soon.
He nodded and I swiftly got up kissing his forehead before I dashed for my house.
It was the day before the supposed battle. We were going to camp in the clearing where a lot of battles had taken place.
"So Bella will have to be in the middle, they'll want to take her out first. One of the wolves from each pack will have to be inside her shield, probably Jacob and Sam. The rest will be in the forest incase they divide and come from both sides. Benjamin, Zafrina and Megan will flank Bella. Benjamin said that he will scatter some rocks like the last time, Zafrina will blind them and Megan will burn them. Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Tanya, Sahoban, Liam, the Romanians, Kate and I will be on the front line to attack. Eleazer, Carmen, Carlisle, Amun, Tia, Kebi, Garret and Maggie will be behind Bella to defend. The wolves will have to split evenly to defend and attack." Edward said, we were all in the clearing, Benjamin was scattering some boulders and rocks around the clearing. But they all listened to the plan.
"What about me?" Renesmee said narrowing her eyes.
"You are going to be at home with Brandon, Robert, Nahuel and two of the wolves." He said.
"But Megan gets to be there!" She said.
"She has an offensive power. You don't Ness." He sighed.
"But I can fight! So can Nahuel and Robert, you need all the help you can get dad! They're not newborns." Edward looked at Bella and she looked pained.
"Besides, they will see that I'm not with you guys and some will come after me, Four bodyguards and a baby is not enough protection anyway." She said and everyone knew she was right.
"Edward she is right, they might get her." Carlisle said, he too looked pained.
"Fine." He said defeated.
"But what about Brandon? He can't stay alone and he is definitely not going to be anywhere near this battle." Alice said, she was tossing Brandon up and down.
"He can stay with Emily and her kids. Sam is making the younger wolves stay and patrol the village." Renesmee said.
"Will he be safe?" Alice asked with cautiously, Brandon looked about three or four now.
"There are about five wolves that are staying at the village and it's far from the battle zone, I'm sure they'll be safe, hopefully they will come straight here, what do you see Alice?" Renesmee asked.
"There are only four blank spots the others are wolves, I can't see the outcome of the battle, there are too much wolves, their everywhere when the battle starts." She said a bit worried.
"We will win, we have experience fighters, Bella as our shield for both mind and body, we have a bigger advantage." Jasper reassured her but I could see it was mostly to reassure himself.
I glanced at Robert, he was looking at me, he was on the far side of the clearing, about two hundred yards from me. My father was watching me closely so there was no way I was going to be able to talk to him.
I'd have to wait till tonight. It might be our last.
Renesmee P. O. V
"Nahuel?" I said going over to him when the planning was done. I needed to speak to him about this Kaylen situation.
"Could I talk to you?" I asked, careful with my thoughts so my father wouldn't hear them.
I led Nahuel far into the forest, out of my fathers hearing range.
"What is it?" He asked frowning.
"Kaylen told me about you telling her." I said and he tensed.
"She ran..." He trailed off shuffling his feet.
"Her body reacted instinctively, she didn't mean to run, she turned around but when she got back you were gone." I explained.
"She came back?" His voice was getting huskier.
"Yes, she likes you a lot, she honestly didn't mean to run." I said.
"Thank you for telling me, I shouldn't have told her though." He said. I shrugged.
I was halfway back to the clearing when I heard Alice shouting for me.
"Renesmee!" She shouted and I picked up my pace. I was back in ten seconds.
"Alice what's wrong?" I asked.
"Kelsey, their going to take her hostage tomorrow!" She said breathing deeply.
I automatically looked to Colin, he phased immediately and started running.
"Colin!" Jacob said then followed I did too.
"Colin wait!" I shouted as I ran, he did stop but I guessed Jacob commanded him too, there was a long silence, I knew they were talking but I had no way of knowing what they said, sometimes I wish I had my fathers gift. After a few minutes Colin continued and Jacob turned back toward the clearing.
"What did he say?" I asked him, he shook his head.
Hours had passed since Colin had gone after Kelsey, it was eight p.m, I was curled up next to Jacob in the tent he had set up earlier, my parents agreed to this on my request with a pained grimace on their faces, I told them it could be our last together.
"Jacob." My father called from outside.
We both got out of the tent, we saw Colin coming out of the woods in his wolf form, I gasped when I saw Kelsey on his back, I could see she was shaking a bit but she kept her hands firmly on his fur.
"What's she thinking?" I whispered to my dad, not that it would matter, everyone except Kelsey of course would hear.
"She's cautious, she still feels the same way she did about him just...she doesn't really like dogs, she's a cat person." He chuckled. I relaxed at his laugh a bit, I looked around the clearing, Emmett and Rose had gone to their house, they would return by morning. Some vampires had gone hunting... a pang of guilt went through me knowing that some humans would be killed. Megan and Robert were also gone... Nahuel had gone to Kaylen's house to apologize. The rest were here.
"Kelsey?" I called out to her and her head instantly snapped to me, she smiled a little tentatively.
I ran to her, a little too fast.
"Renesmee, Colin, he-he's a wolf!" She exclaimed, "but you obviously knew that." she added hopping off his back carefully.
"You're safe!" I said hugging her.
"Colin said people were coming after me." She said her eyes narrowing.
"Uh, some stuff is going on, Colin wanted you to be safe." I said.
Dad! Where are we going to hide her, she can't be here for the battle or when the others return from hunting. I thought to my father. He nodded.
"Kelsey, we are going to have to put you in a safe place for a while. Uh, Jacob is there a chance she can stay in La Push with Emily and Brandon?" My father asked.
"Sure, but Edward we can't keep everyone in town in La Push, how are we gonna get those people out of town, they could come from any direction." Jacob said, he was worried about the townspeople, the wolves were supposed to protect human life, he already hesitated about letting the others feed off humans.
"I know, its frustrating. We should have thought of this sooner, we could have made a distraction." My dad sighed. Then his head snapped to Alice.
There was a silence as my dad listened to what she was thinking, her eyes weren't blank immediately but then she searched the future.
"Are they coming?" I asked.
"No, Alice thought of an idea." He said looking at Benjamin.
"Benjamin, can you create an Earthquake in the middle of the town without destroying any buildings or people? Just a long opening in the street that will cause people to evacuate?" My father asked.
"It would require a lot of concentration but I think it is possible." He said.
"It will work, no-one will be hurt." Alice said.
"Then I should go now, the sun will be up soon." He said then disappeared, Tia followed him.
"Where'd he go!?" Kelsey said looking at the spot where Benjamin had just been.
"Colin will explain." I said walking back to the tent with Jacobs arm around my shoulder. This could be our last time together.
Megan P. O. V
"We have to go." I said looking at the sun starting to peep at the horizon.
"You have no idea how much I wish we didn't, I don't like the fact that you have to be there Megan, can't you sit this one out?" Robert asked pulling me closer to him.
"I have to be there, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if any of them died because I couldn't do anything, this might be the last time I see my parents, even though they get on my nerves sometimes... they only care about me... they love me." I said looking into his bright blue eyes.
"And I love you, I always will." He said kissing my forehead.
"Do me a favour." I said getting on top of him.
"Anything." He whispered.
"Please...Don't...Die." I whispered, that worry had been on my mind all night, he was on the front line and he didn't have a power to protect him.
"I won't." He smiled kissing my lips for what might be the last time.