Don X Don (High School DxD Miracle Child SI Chapter 3)

Xenovia Quarta (10 Years Old)

Xenovia left the showers after her training for the day was over, feeling sore but satisfied with her progress. Sister Griselda alluded that she was now more than ready proficient to wield an actual Holy Sword. She wondered what sword she would get. Maybe Curtana? Or something like Hauteclere? Given that part of her duty is protecting Lady Rachelle, what if it was Ascalon?

It might have been arrogant, but Xenovia felt she was working hard for the past two years, even more now since Lady Rachelle's Holy Power had grown to the point of gaining her second pair of wings.

She remembered Lady Rachelle's expression back then. It was full of anguish and bitter determination. Like she wasn't becoming strong fast enough. If Lady Rachelle was putting in so much work, then who was Xenovia to do any less. Even if that growth was Lady Rachelle's natural ability, then it just meant Xenovia had to work hard match that growth, to better protect the Miracle Child. She hoped she could manage to be granted a famous Holy Sword, when she's evaluated and eventually made an official Exorcist, for her efforts.

"WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU'VE LOST IT!?"

The shout came from Lady Rachelle's room. Her voice so loud it echoed few rooms over. Xenovia quickly hurried to see what caused Lady Rachelle's wrath.

Xenovia entered the room to see one of the nuns working as part of the staff, on her knees, hands clamped together as she was begging for forgiveness. The young sister almost seemed on the verge of tears.

"My lady, I swear you didn't give me the duty of cleaning your things this morning. You even told me that you had Sister Jenna handle it." The nun cried out.

"You dare call me a 'liar'." Rachelle was glaring, and nearly barring her teeth against the nun, from her rage.

"No! No, no, never, your holiness! I would never dare speak ill of you ever. I would be damned for doing so." The nun now had tears falling from her face. "But I swear, I didn't lose your precious cross. I wasn't assigned the duty of cleaning it by you, today. I swear!"

Xenovia heard footsteps hurryingly coming from the hallway, and turned to see another nun, rushing into the room. It was Sister Jenna, carrying the iconic sharpened gold cross, Xenovia always saw Lady Rachelle wear. Xenovia also noticed Milo having followed Sister Jenna, as he walked into the room, but stood away to see what's happening.

"My lady I brought your items. I'm sorry for the delay, but one of the town folk had brought her son, who had a injury from some roughhousing, so I took a moment to heal him. I swear, I had finishing cleaning your rosario, and was just on my way. Sister Eda isn't at fault!" Sister Jenna quickly explained.

"YOU ABSOLUTE IDIOT!" Rachelle shouted, making the nuns flinch, and then brought out her wings, and holy aura to emphasis her wrath, causing the two nun and Xenovia to bow in fear and reverence. Rachelle marched over to Sister Jenna, and swiped the golden rosario from her hand, causing a slight cut on the sister's hand, and cutting her own.

"AH!" Sister Jenna held he bleeding hand, yet didn't stand up, or even look angry at Rachelle, only crying in fear and pain now.

The sharpened edges of the rosario cut deep into Rachelle's hand as well, but she didn't let go of the golden cross, holding onto it like a lifeline.

"I don't care for some idiotic thing like that. It wasn't an emergency, so you should have came back to me right away!" Rachelle shouted. "This rosario is more important then even your life. More important than the lives of everyone in this dirtball of a town. Don't you dare shirk a duty I gave you, for some self-righteous idiocy just so you feel good about yourself!"

Sister Jenna cried harder as she kept shaking her head saying that she didn't mean to upset the Miracle Child, and wasn't indulging herself, or ignoring her duty.

Xenovia felt like this was going too far, but...maybe that cross had some important significance to Lady Rachelle. It could be a last memento from her father, or an item given to her by Lady Gabriel, so it is somewhat understandable. In the end, all the sisters knew the Miracle Child's schedule, so they should have been more prepared. Right?

"And you!" Rachelle turned back to the other nun, Sister Eda. "You have always been assigned to cleaning my things. The one day I gave you a break, you should have followed up on who took up that duty, so things like this wouldn't happen!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Sister Eda repeated.

"You think a sorry will-"

"That's enough." Milo spoke up. His firm, cold tone, was so different to how he usually sounded, it gave even the maddened Lady Rachelle paused.

"Stay out of this, Milo!" Rachelle shouted back.

Milo stepped forward still he was between her and the girls. Rachelle held the rosario close to her chest, as if he was going to take it from her. Or she felt worried, and was holding onto it for comfort, but it's edges just made her bleed more. She didn't let go of it.

"Apologize." He demanded.

"What?" Rachelle blinked in surprise at the sudden command. The nuns and Xenovia had a similar reaction at this boy, just...ordering the Miracle Child.

"I saw the kid Sister Jenna was treating. She was being humble. The kid had a fractured arm. More importantly, you do not fucking," all the girls flinched at the sudden expletive. "Treat other people like this. Sister Jenna and Sister Eda are part of the staff of this church. They are part of the group work the hardest around here, and have to juggle so many duties, other than answer your every whim."

"So wha-"

"Also!" Milo raised his voice, causing Rachelle to flinch and quiet down till he's finished. "You're the one who forgot she gave Sister Eda's task to someone else. That's on you. Panicking and shouting at her was not right. Same with Sister Jenna. Her being late by a few minutes, wasn't the end of the world. If you are so afraid about losing your things, clean them yourself. More than that, that cut on her hand is also on you. Heal it and apologize."

"Why should I have to do these menial tasks? Such things are beneath a Miracle Child like me! And so what if she was injured? She should consider it an honor, for having gotten it, while serving me." She cried out.

"..." Milo was about to do a quipy remark about Rachelle being thankful that there are others taking on these 'menial tasks' but her last words, annoyed him to a whole knew level. "I'm only going to say this one last time. Apologize and heal Sister Jenna."

Rachelle took a step back in worry, before stepping forward with a challenging look on her face.

"Or what?" She said back.

Milo didn't answer. He just moved toward Rachelle who stepped back, almost stumbling from the sudden movement. He took her free arm, to which she started protesting. The nuns and Xenovia were too stunned by everything to react. Milo then went to the nearby chair, and sat down, dragged Rachelle over his knees.

Milo brought a hand up.

"W-W-Wait! What the hell are you doing!? You realize I'm the Miracle Child, right? My mother is Lady Gabriel! If you don't let go of me, who knows what will happen to you. You'll only get a few lashes, if you do what I think you'll do, it will be much worse for you!" Rachelle said in a hurried panicked tone.

SMACK!

"AAAH!" Rachelle cried out as Milo slapped her bottom.

"I'm not stopping till you say 'sorry'." Milo said and started spanking her.

SMACK!

"AAAH!"

It took a few seconds for Xenovia to finally react, jump up and stop Milo, due to the absurdity of the scene.

"Now, while I've heard what happened from Sister Eda and Jenna, please, you three explain to me what happened." Sister Griselda said in a patient tone, while trying to hide her amusement.

In front of her stood three children. The ashamed Xenovia, the black-eyed Milo, and the red-face Rachelle, who was trying to hold back her tears.

"Milo hit me! He needs to be punished for such a crime!" Rachelle was the first one to speak up.

"The brat was treating Sister Eda and Sister Jenna like shit, over a mistake of her own, and something that was genuinely outside of Sister Jenna's hands, that made her a few minutes late to go back to the prima donna here." Milo said back.

"And the black-eye?" Sister Griselda asked.

"Xenovia acted like her usual gorilla self." Milo said back, smiling.

"Hey!" Xenovia called out. "I'm not a gorilla! And he was spanking Lady Rachelle's bottom!" She said in an accusing tone, while pointing at the boy.

"You don't have to say what he did!" Rachelle shouted, to which Xenovia flinched and looked down.

"Sorry, my lady." Xenovia said back.

"Don't apologize for that," Milo immediately said back. "I told you not to treat people like that. Also you still didn't apologize to Sister Jenna and Eda."

"I healed that peasant, that's enough. And I conduct myself as I damn well please, in accordance to my status!" Rachelle pushed back, sounding confident against Milo once more, in the presence of the elder sister.

"Do you want another spanking?" Milo raised an eyebrow.

"Eeeek!" Rachelle ran from next to him to hide behind Sister Griselda.

"Alright, enough children." Sister Griselda sighed, resting her fingers on her forehead. "I think I have an idea on what happened now. Xenovia, you should have stopped Milo without having to resort to punching him. Lady Rachelle, as a Miracle Child, it's important to act as a model and as an example to others. Acting upon anger is wrong. Now please go apologize to the sisters, and heal Milo's eye. And finally Milo-"

"Why should I lower myself and apologize?" Rachelle demanded.

"Lady Gabriel is coming to visit today." Sister Griselda dropped the bombshell. "Do you want me to tell her that you're grounded?"