Episode 1

"Two gentle but strong shinning stars"

 

One year has passed since the last episode of Hoshi no Kinka. Episode 1 starts off with Ayu and Takumi rushing to delivery a calf. Takumi has learned simple sign language and is able to communicate with Aya. Aya and Takumi's relationship has developed to the point where they seem inseparable.
Takumi tells and signs the story of Heaven's Coins to Aya with the aid of a picture book. Aya gets a kick out of it and smiles ever so sweetly.
Aya explains to Takumi that the girl in the story probably did not pick up the gold coins that fell from the sky. She wouldn't be happy if she did. She was in fact looking for one gentle yet bright shining star among the many other stars.
Takumi expresses his love by asking Aya if she could see the gentle yet bright shining star (love for her) in his eyes. Aya nods.
Main theme is played.
Aya and Takumi fly back to Tokyo to attend Sonoko's wedding.
Aya's uneasy now that's she's back in Tokyo. Memories of the Shuichi resurfaces.
Aya's catches Sonoko's bouquet of flowers. Sonoko wishes that Ayu marries Takumi.
Aya's uneasy again after seeing Shuichi in Sonoko's wedding dinner.
Takumi decides to cheer Aya up
and brings her to an amusment park.
The two seem inseparable again.
Shoko demands to know if Shuichi still loves Aya. Shuichi of course denys.
Takumi makes his move on Aya. He asks Aya to pick from 2 concealed boxes of roses. He tells her that if she picks the red rose, they should get engaged. But if she picks the white rose, then it meant that heaven did not agree to their marriage. She picks a red rose. While Takumi celebrates in the public fountain, Aya opens the other box to find that both boxes had red roses. Aya pretends to be angry with Takumi but later accepts the rose.
Takumi is overjoyed and apparently so is Aya.
Aya inadvertently meets up with Shuichi in an accident area, where they both save a child for the weakage.
Before departing, Shuichi asks if Aya was happy. Aya signs "yes". Aya asks the same of Shuichi and he replys positively.
Aya feels guilty after lying to Takumi that she was out with the other nurses.
Takumi spots Aya visiting the child who was saved from the accident. He suspects that Aya had lied to him.
On Shoko's request, the doctor risks Shoko's life to save her baby. Shoko dies from the operation.
Aya learns of Shoko's death.
Shoko's mother confronts Aya and blames her for Shoko's death (she slaps her! ARGH!! ).
Takumi and Aya return to the hospital to help Shuichi in his recovery over his wife's death. Shuichi blames himself for Shoko's death. Shoko could sense that he still has feelings for Aya.
Takumi gives Aya a ring as an engagement present. Aya is once again in conflict with her heart as she realises that she still loves Shuichi.
Aya cries. She doesn't know which star to choose.....
Now the sad story begins.....