AN: So, it's short but here is the next chapter. I hope you all like this chapter, next chapter things get interesting.

Destroy The Obvious.

Chapter 3: Someone Needs A Time Out.

As time passed Kronos got more grouchy and in turn, Effie became a not so pleasant person to be around.

During sword lessons, which she now taught (mostly to the new campers), a child of Apollo had been complaining about the fact she'd rather use Bow than an useless sword.

Looking back, Effie didn't blame the brat, she seriously sucked at wielding a sword.

The girl had nearly put Effie's eye out, and that was the time she'd snapped at the girl. It wasn't her fault the girls arm ended up broken, she blamed the unwanted guest in her head.

She'd made sure after to apologize and sooth the pain with her song ability while escorting her to the infirmary.

She'd suggested to Chiron after that Sora (the girl whose arm she'd broken, accidentally mind you) take a double archery lesson and learn to wield a dagger with Annabeth instead.

Chiron trusted her judgment and she had only seen Sora in passing since.

There were other occasions were she'd just snap at them, or glare for no apparent reason at all.

Her fuse was short these days, and others had noticed. Many began walking around her as if she were going to blow up suddenly, or rip their throats out.

Some rumors were that she was pregnant – she had no doubt these were spread by viscous Aphrodite girls. Drew came to mind, and she was seriously considering drowning the girl.

Others believed she was currently having her time of month – those came from the not so bright younger campers. They at least weren't quite as annoying.

The most annoying, was that she was mourning for the lose of her lover (sometimes lovers, to those who were aware Luke and Kronos had been one person in the end... sort of anyways).

Apparently she had went from being Luke's hidden secret and him hers, to her being Kronos' dirty little secret, and vice versa.

She had pretty much snapped when she heard that one and damn near strangled the Hermes camper she heard spreading it – some boy around her age that she never really noticed. It was completely possible he was a new camper, possibly.

She was pretty sure Travis and Connor had called him Rocky when they'd pulled her off.

All the while these rumors spread over the weeks, into months. Kronos, while being annoyed, seemed to find her plights the utmost entertainment.

'I think someone needs a time out,' a all too familiar voice said with a cackle as she sat like a petulant child in the Big House.

Any other time when she was in trouble, she may have found it amusing and ironic, what with it being called the Big House. But right now she was just in a foul mood.

"Shut up," she muttered.

"Excuse me?" Mr. D asked, his eyes narrowed at her from his chair.

She grimaced, sighed and shrugged.

"Not you," she said.

She leaned her head against the open palm of her hand. Her elbow propped on the chair she sat in.

Mr. D grumbled about lack of wine, unfair punishments and disrespectful brats.

'Smooth Jackson,' Kronos sneered. 'The one god who might actually notice something strange if you suddenly start talking to hidden voices, and you nearly give it away.'

She rolled her eyes, but knew he was right.

Dionysus wasn't only the god of wine, and theater, he was the god of madness as well. If anyone would noticed the voice inside her head than it would be him.

'Sorry,' she thought, unsure if he'd even hear it.

Kronos snorted.

'I'm inside your head, Effie, of course I can hear you. I hear everything...well almost everything you think,' he said.

She wasn't sure she liked that at all.

A few minutes later Chiron arrived and the lecture began. She knew she hadn't done a good thing, she'd attacked another demigod, but they'd been asking for it.

There was one thing to spread rumors about her time of month or lack there of, but to suggest she had anything with Kronos... well that was just too far.

'I don't know, I found it quite amusing,' Kronos snickered as she excited the big house.

"Screw you," she muttered as she passed an Ares camper, making things even more annoying if the boy had heard her.

Kronos laughed, probably at her bad luck.

'Thought that was the point.'

"You're a pig," she snapped.

She sighed, rubbing her temples and wishing she had simply stayed home for Thanksgiving break. She'd only be here for another week before Goode High began school again.

It wouldn't be that long, but a water pipe had busted and it had extended the holiday an extra week, possibly two.

"Hey, Effie," Annabeth said as she jogged over.

Effie looked at her best friend and sighed. She'd been distant from them all lately, and she felt bad for that. She was allowing Kronos to consume all her time, and she hated it.

She had gotten unusually used to having him in her head and that frightened her.

Not to mention he actually wasn't all bad. Sometimes he had some really good advice, and she'd learned that he wasn't just the Titan of Time.

Time was his main domain, but he had others. She thought it was sort of ironic that Justice would be one of them considering the wars and stories known about the Titan Lord.

"Annabeth," she greeted, smiling. "How's it been? I haven't seen you a lot lately."

Annabeth snorted.

"More like the other way around. You've been sort of... distant and snappy lately. It's sort of worrying me, Nico and Thalia."

She raised an eyebrow.

"Nico I understand, but Thalia's with the Hunt," she said and Annabeth nodded.

"Nico Iris-messaged her. He just really concerned, you know since Bianca died... and you and Thalia are like sisters to him."

Effie sighed.

"I'm sorry. I know, I've been a bitch since the war. I just... a lot has happened and I needed time. I guess that and the rumors lately. Just have me in a bad mood."

'Temper, temper,' Kronos teased, for lack of better term. 'I'll admit though, you've gotten better at bending the truth.'

"I understand. The war really took a lot out of all of us," Annabeth said, sadly recalling everyone who had died.

"Yeah. Listen, tomorrow why don't we do something. For old times sake."

Annabeth chuckled.

"If I remember in old times we used to nearly die a lot," she said and Effie smirked.

"Not this time, promise."

Annabeth nodded and the two girls said goodbye and Effie headed back to her cabin. She would turn in early, really early seeing as dinner had just ended and there was still a few hours till curfew.

Closing her door behind her she gasped when she turned around to find someone already inside, waiting.

"What the Hades..." she began and the goddess before her glared.

Standing regal and stern was Hera, Queen of the gods. Her silver dress striking against tanned skin, deep brown eyes and chocolate hair.

"Hello, Euphemia Jackson," Hera began. "You are needed once again."

Effie stared at Hera in some anger.

"What the Styx is that supposed to mean?" she demanded going for Riptide.

Hera glared, her aura becoming visible to the human eye as her anger rose and she seemed to glow with power.

'Hera,' Kronos hissed. 'Well, Jackson? Think of something.'

'Really, you're the all knowing Titan Lord, why don't you help me out here!?' she nearly screamed at him mentally.

"The newest prophecy of course, you are one of the seven. Unfortunately, but you're the one I've chosen for this quest. Have fun, daughter of Neptune."

Effie blinked, wondering what the Hades that meant, when there was a flash of bright light from Hera.

She closed her eyes on instinct and as she stumbled forward some she felt pain in the back of her head.

'I guess I'm not the only one in need of a time out,' was her last thought over Kronos' hissing and curses and she saw black.