Chapter 1

I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! It belongs to Akira Amano.

Komatsu Akane loved her family.

She loved the way her husband puffed his cheeks out when their three-year-old daughter, Mei, paid more attention to her Kaa-chan. She loved how Mei bounced around the house, with a smile that never seemed to dampen.

Her daughter, her little sprout. Mei would always wrinkle her nose cutely at the nickname and protest but Akane would just let out a light laugh and tap her nose. She and Mei would then go to the park and she would seat herself on a bench as Mei explored. She would always get something new when they were going back, which was why they had so many shiny rocks and pebbles at home. When Dai came home, Mei would throw herself into his arms and babble to him about her day with that adorable lisp of hers. Then they would all huddle together on the couch and watch one of Mei's favorite magical girl animes. Truthfully, it felt like she was living in a dream.

She should have known that it was too good to be true.

It was an amazing day, with clear blue skies and a shining sun. Everything was quiet except for the chirping of birds in the background. At least, until the loud scream.

Akane had taken her eyes off Mei for only five seconds, but those seconds were enough. Mei slipped her tiny hand from Akane's warm ones and turned towards the road. Her eyes flicked to a glinting object and she curiously made her way over to it and crouched in front of it. She picked it up and turned over the tiny bottle cap in her palm, still crouching. She didn't see the car heading in her direction at full speed.

There was a screech of tires and Akane whipped around and sprinted forward, her intuition screaming. As she pushed through the crowd and got to the center of it a strangled sob escaped her lips, muffled by her hand. Her whole body went numb. Blood rushed to her ears. She darted forward, ignoring the way the red liquid on the ground seeped into her shoes. She scooped Mei up bridal style, ready to run all the way to Namimori hospital if she had to.

She felt a hand on her shoulder, guiding her away from the crowd quickly. It was a brown-haired woman and she had a worried expression on her face and she was speaking, but to Akane, everything was muffled. She was made to sit in a car and the other woman started the car.

It seemed like hours though it was only a few minutes when she ran into the hospital, ignoring the receptionist who was currently talking to the brown-haired woman.

A nurse caught sight of her. "Komatsu-sensei?!" she exclaimed before she noticed Mei and paled.

There was a lot of shouting and running before Mei was finally in the emergency room.

Akane sat on one of the chairs outside the room, clutching her face. She felt a warm body sit next to her and she opened her eyes. Kind brown eyes looked at warmly and the brunette held out a cellphone. "Do you want to call someone?" She inquired in a soft voice.

Akane slowly took the phone and dialed Dai's number and informed him. She handed back the phone to the other woman with trembling hands. "Thank you. Thank you so much."

The brunette looked flustered. "Anyone would have done the same thing," she said sheepishly

But they didn't, she wanted to protest. Instead, she took a deep breath, shoved her panic aside with years of practice and gave her name. "I'm Komatsu Akane. "

"I'm Sawada Nana," she said, beaming.

She turned around. "And this is Tsu-kun!"

Akane's eyes widened as she saw a tiny kid with fluffy hair peek out from behind Nana. She hadn't even noticed him!

She just hoped he hadn't seen any of the blood because he looked the same age as her little sprout and she didn't want to desensitize him to blood at such a young age.

"Hi," she waved at him with a small smile.

He let out a 'hiee' and ducked behind Sawada-san. She almost laughed if it weren't for her nervousness.

Her head snapped to the side when a black haired man strode into the hallway. His eyes found hers and she threw herself at him breaking down and sobbing into his shirt. He stroked her hair to calm her down and she could feel him trembling faintly. She let go of him and turned back to Nana, embarrassed about her display. "Sorry about that, Sawada-san," she apologized, her voice wavering. Sawada-san merely shook her head and smiled understandingly. Akane took a deep breath to gain her composure and pointed to Dai.

"Sawada-san, this is Dai, my husband. Dai, this is Sawada-san. She helped get Mei to the hospital."

Dai bowed to her deeply. "Thank you Sawada-san. Thank you for saving my little sprout." He said with a barely noticeable shake in his voice. As Sawada-san waved him off, a person in a white coat came up to them. He had a relieved expression on his face. "You brought her here just in time, taichou. She was already losing a lot of blood. You can meet her now. "

Akane rushed in before he even completed his sentence, Dai right on her heel. She entered the room, her heart pounding. Her little sprout was lying on the bed, her arm in a cast and her head bandaged. Her ankle was also in a cast. Akane felt relief overcome her like a tidal wave. Her girl was injured, injured but alive.

The doctor turned to her. "Bedrest is required for two days. Make sure she doesn't put pressure on her foot or try to use her right hand for anything. And nothing has happened to her head, it's just a minor wound on the scalp."

Akane nodded fervently, eyes still trying to drink in the way Mei's chest was rising slightly with each breath.

The next few months were...different.

The beaming smile on Mei's was replaced with a serene one. Akane felt frightened at the change but there was a warm feeling that spread inside her every time she saw it. Maybe it was due to the utter contentment that she saw in her daughter's(oldoldold) eyes. Mei looked so at bliss with everything that it was hard not to smile back at her.

She loved Mei's soothing smile. She loved the way Mei would drop bad jokes with that smile of her's. She loved the way her husband would be stumped every time when faced with Mei's puns. She loved how Dai would then tickle Mei until she burst out in giggles.

So yes, Komatsu Akane loved her family.

One day I had this random thought. 'Why do none of the Self-Inserts try to create their own Famiglia?' And boom, this fic was born.