Episode 2

"It was a mistake, two people in love, separated, why didn't we try harder to ..."

	The scene from the end of the previous episode is shown. Aya starts to cry when Takumi tries to put the engagement ring on her finger.
	Takumi is confused by Aya's reaction to the engagement proposal. The next day, He asks Miwa, why would a girl cry in such a situation. Miwa explores the possibilities. She suggests that the tears may have been tears of joy. Or such a person was afraid that the relationship wouldn't progress. Or there was "someone else" in her heart ...
	Shuichi doesn't quite understand why he revealed to Aya that she was in his heart all along.
	Aya discovers that she has left her wallet in her room when she tries to pay for her stuff. Shunmin shows up and pays for Aya.
	Aya thanks Shunmin and promises to return him the money. Shunmin says its unnecessary. Aya then gives Shunmin her name and address. Shunmin lets out an evil smile as he watches Aya walk away. Main Theme is played.
	The doctors discuss the condition of Maki Nozomi (the girl involved in the accident in episode 1). Fragments still remain in her skull and a delicate operation should be done as soon as possible. The best person for the job would be Shuichi but the doctors wonder if he would be able to recover from his wife's death any time soon.
	Aya visits Maki. Maki tells Aya about her boyfriend and then asks Aya if she has a boyfriend. Aya doesn't answer but her slightly embarrassed look gives away the fact that she may have one. (A.N. Noriko puts up a shy look and looks SO CUTE!)
	On the rooftop, Takumi tells Aya that Maki needs an operation soon. He apologies that he wouldn't be able to return to Hokkaido for awhile because he has to look after the hospital now that Shuichi is away, and also about the ring which he has already sent for resizing. Aya apologizes for crying when Takumi gave her the ring. Takumi says he understands seeing that marriage is a big decision.
	Aya is tidying Shuichi's room. She notices the missing button on Shuichi's coat and starts thinking about the past.
	(A.N. In the second episode of the first series, we see the white button that broke off from Shuichi's coat. It was the only physical reminder of Shuichi after he left Hokkaido and she treasured it more than anything else.)
	Aya recollects the scene where Shuichi tells her that she was always in his heart. She then recalls Takumi giving her the engagement ring.
	Shunmin spills out his life story about how he had to struggle to survive after the death of his mother. "Even as a doctor, all I can do is weep when someone dies ... a number of patients have died before my eyes" he says, and he doesn't seem to be able to come to terms with these death. Takumi receives a call from the hospital and leaves. Miwa laughs. When Shunmin asks why is she laughing, Miwa replies "you casually say things you don't mean. You're like me."
	Aya visits Shuichi. Takumi is at the hospital taking care of Maki. Aya makes porridge for Shuichi. She tells him that everyone is worried about him. Shuichi, still in his delusional state, asks if Aya is worried about him. Aya replies "I want you to be yourself again", so that Shuichi can operate on Maki. After a pause, Aya says to Shuichi, "let's forget what you said that day". Shuichi agrees saying that he wasn't thinking straight at that time, probably due to Shoko's death.
	"but it wasn't a lie" he confesses. Aya tells him to stop. Shuichi continues, "It was a mistake, two people in love separated, why didn't we try harder to ..." <slap> Aya slaps Shuichi hard in the face and runs out of the apartment. Outside, Shunmin almost collides with Aya when she runs into the path of his motorcycle. Shunmin sees Aya's tears and tries to figure out what is going on.
	The next morning, Keiko Kawamura shows up in Aya's bunk and introduces herself, in sign language, as Aya's new roommate. When asked if she knew sign language, Keiko reveals that she learned a little (sign language) from a deaf patient in her previous assignment. Meanwhile, Shuichi picks up his baby from the hospital.
	Takumi asks Aya to go to Shuichi's place to help look after the baby. Aya is reluctant, and gives a lame excuse. Takumi gives up trying to persuade Aya to go to Shuichi's place.
	Aya finds Maki in pain. She grabs Shunmin and pulls him in to help Maki. Shunmin casually walks away without helping. Just then, Miwa rushes in to Maki's aid. Aya confronts Shunmin and asks why didn't he help Maki who was in pain. Shunmin tells her that it was useless to do anything because Maki wouldn't live through an operation. Aya reminds him that it is his duty as a doctor to do his best for every patient.
	(A.N. Shunmin turns philosophical. Basically he's saying that he hates the world.) "Are you saying all people are equal? Don't makes me laugh" Shunmin mocks her. He continues, "not every life is equally important" rich people are worth saving, poor ones are not. Pity in the name of kindness, people are kind to strangers because they pity them, because they are inferior, sometimes because they are stronger. "People are not kind, kindness is hypocrisy" he notes.
	Aya tells him "you are a pitiful man, you have no compassion". Shuichi ends saying "there's something more important than compassion, it's hate". After the conversation, Shunmin is stunned to see Keiko working in the hospital and wonders why she is here.
	That night, Shunmin and Miwa go on a date. Shunmin tells her they are alike. Miwa corrects him saying that she has changed after she met Seiichiro Nagai (Takumi's natural father). Takumi sneaks into Aya's room only to find Keiko, who mistakes him for a pervert. Takumi didn't know that Aya had decided to go to Shuichi's place after all.
	At Shuichi's apartment, Aya lies to him saying that Takumi told her to visit and that she is going to marry Takumi. Shuichi doesn't believe what she says. Aya asks Shuichi to congratulate her.
	Mrs. Yuki (Shoko's mother) arrives and discovers Aya. She asks Shuichi why was Aya there. Mrs. Yuki demands that Shuichi swear before his baby that not once did he think of Aya after he married Shoko. Shuichi is silent. Mrs. Yuki slaps Shuichi in anger. Aya intervenes and asks Mrs. Yuki to slap her.
	"He was in my heart too" Aya painfully confesses. Mrs. Yuki takes the baby away saying that Shuichi has no right to be the baby's father.
	Miwa wakes up after spending the night with Shunmin. Miwa hints that she was using Shunmin as a substitute for her crush on Seiichiro. Shunmin doesn't mind that she does. Shuichi returns to work. Keiko tells Aya that Takumi dropped by the night before and he mentioned that he was going to marry Aya. Keiko reveals that she was once supposed to get married but cancelled it because she couldn't lie to herself.
	(A.N. In episode 1, Keiko was Shunmin's assistant when he delivered Shoko's baby. Shunmin raped Keiko to stop her from reporting the fact that Shunmin had placed Shoko's life in danger) Shunmin confronts Keiko and asks her why did she follow him. Keiko replies "I don't know why ... I'm so attracted to you" They kiss. (A.N. it may seem strange that Keiko is attracted to the person who raped her, but ... )
	Mrs. Yuki decides to stop funding for the hospital. When Takumi asks why, Mrs. Yuki recaps what happened the night before at Shuichi's place. Takumi is in disbelief when Mrs. Yuki confirms that Aya had said that Shuichi was always in her heart.
	Takumi meets up with Aya and tells her that Mrs. Yuki believes that Shuichi and Aya have something going on. That even separated, they were secretly talking to each other. Takumi suggests that they return to Hokkaido. Aya is disturbed. Silently she begins to cry.
	"Aya, when I gave you the ring, you cried too. Are those the same tears too? ... Answer me !" Takumi shouts. Aya can't answer. Shuichi shows up and tries to stop Takumi but gets punched across the cheek.
	Takumi screams at Shuichi "if you felt that way about her, why didn't you stop her from going back to Hokkaido ?!?" Then to Aya he painfully says, "I believed you ... Aya ... until I saw your tears ... I believed you !! ..."