Disclaimer: Let's see... Why am I making this fanfiction? Oh, because I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! That's right.

"Dad won't come this time?" Kyoko watched the devastated face her daughter. "But it's my birthday, isn't it?"

"Dad had some important things to do at work. I'm sure he's sad that he doesn't get to be here too. You know what? I'll make up for him. We can do whatever you want today. Keep safe though!" Kyoko patted her head as Kokomi's face immediately brightened up.

"Then let's get cake and ice cream!" A wide innocent smile that was brighter than the sun.

"Okay! We can go to this delicious cake shop that I used to go to all the time in middle school. I think there's an ice cream place nearby too!" Grabbing Kokomi's hand, they walked outside. Kyoko's warm smile reassured Kokomi that everything would be alright.

"It's my birthday today!" Kokomi came skipping into the shop, a wide smile on her face.

"Oh it is? Then what kind of cake would the birthday girl want?" The lady behind the counter smiled kindly.

"Chocolate please!" She put her arms out in a wide motion.

"Alright, would this design be good?" The clerk showed her a pastel colored cake with hearts and flowers around it. Happy Birthday was written in the middle with pink frosting.

"It's so pretty! Can I have that one mommy?" Kokomi gushed at the incredible cake. She looked back at Kyoko who was standing behind her.

"Of course you can. We'll take a 6" version, okay?" The clerk put the cake inside a box and handed it to Kyoko. "We'll eat this when we get home, so be patient please. For now, let's go get some ice cream!"

"Roger!" An awkward salute with a weird expression that tried to be serious, but was inevitably happy.

Holding tightly to her mother's hand, Kokomi skipped out of the store.

"Mommy, can I get two scoops of ice cream?" With wide eyes, she asked her mother for a special treat.

"Of course! It's your birthday after all!" Kyoko smiled the energetic smile that she always did.

Then, she fell. A knife was embedded into her stomach and blood poured from the wound. That once happy face was now full of anguish.

"Mommy? What's going on?" She felt the warm blood that seeped from Kyoko's stomach. Glancing to the side, Kokomi noticed a man with a bloodied hand and sleeve. A carefully hidden second knife could slightly be seen in his other sleeve.

Yanking the knife from her mother's stomach, Kokomi tentatively held it in her hands. Shaking, she gradually stumbled towards the killer. Intermittent breathing, eyes with a maniac look in them. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10... With each heavy step, her rage grew.

"Kill him!" Echoed in her mind. With a grim expression and a swaying body, she probably would.

Then, she felt a soft tug on her ankle. There, Kyoko lay struggling to stay alive. A trail of blood streaked behind her from the place she once was. "Don't!" She rasped, unable to do much. "Don't kill him. Keep your pure heart, just as your name."

Collapsing to the ground, Kokomi's eyes welled up with tears. Kyoko just caressed Kokomi's face whispering, "I love you," as she took her last breaths. Overwhelmed with tears, Kokomi embraced her lifeless body tightly, never wanting to let go.

"I love you too mommy!" She cried to the heavens, hoping that her mom would receive this hopeful message.

I feel like my chapters are way too short for what I put in them. Well, I'm not my friend whose good at explaining. I might make Tsuna die. I might not. Well, whatever