Willow and Buffy hang at the Bronze during the prefumagation party and discuss Angel. Meanwhile, Xander dances like an idiot and bumps into Cordelia. Buffy gets tired and decides to leave. On her way home, she is attacked by the three. She thinks she can handle it, but they are too much for her. Luckily, Angel comes along and helps her out. Angel gets hurt, but they manage to run away.
They run to Buffy's house and lock the door. She leads him into the kitchen and tries to mend his wounds. He takes off his shirt and they gaze at each other. Just then, Buffy's mom gets home. She introduces Angel as a college student who is tutoring her in History. Her mother heads upstairs and Buffy and Angel sneak up after her.
They go into Buffy's room and she decides it's best if he stays in case the bad guys are out there. She takes the bed, and he takes the floor.
The next day at school, Buffy tells the gang about Angel spending the night and the Three. Giles informs her that the Three will offer their life in penance for not killing her.
The Three offer their lives to the Master. The Master plays like he won't kill them, but then he lets Darla stake them.
Buffy goes home and finds Angel still in her bedroom. Buffy notices that her diary has been moved. She goes on and on about "A" doesn't have to do with Angel. He tells her not to worry because her mother moved it. He says that he can't be around her because he always wants to kiss her. She approaches him and they kiss, but then he turns into a vampire. She screams and he jumps out the window.
Buffy tells Giles, Willow, and Xander about Angel being a vampire. Willow tries to console her and Xander cracks jokes.
Angel goes home to find Darla in his apartment. Turns out they're old friends. She criticizes him for acting like "them". She challenges him to drink someone's blood, instead of prepackaged stuff.
Giles tells them about Angel's history. He's been a vampire for 240 years. He was incredibly vicious, until eighty or so years ago when he stopped.
That night, Buffy studies with Willow at the library while Darla hides in the stacks and listens to them talk about Angel. Darla goes to Buffy's house and tells her mom that she's there to tutor Buffy. Darla is invited in and follows her into the kitchen. Then, she bites her. Angel shows up and Darla dumps Joyce into his arms. Of course, Buffy walks in. She throws Angel out the front window and calls an ambulance.
Giles, Willow, and Xander meet Buffy at the hospital, where Buffy decides to go and kill him. Her mother has no clue what's going on, but tells Giles that Darla was there. But, Buffy has already left.
Darla convinces Angel that he has to kill Buffy. So, as Buffy goes to the library and arms herself with a crossbow; he prepares to kill her. She looks for him near the Bronze and finds him inside. She shoots the crossbow and it misses. She stops and asks him questions. He explains that he killed his family and why he has a soul. He fed on a gypsy girl and had his soul restored. He tells her that he didn't bite her mother. She lays down the crossbow, which infuriates Darla, who's watching.
Darla steps out and starts talking about how Angel loves Buffy and he's sick. She pulls out two hand guns and shoots Angel. Then, Buffy shoots Darla with an arrow, but it misses her heart. She keeps going after Buffy with the guns and is about to shoot her when Angel comes up behind her and stakes her.
The Master gets incredibly angry and mournful at the loss of Darla, but the anointed one consoles him.
At the Bronze the next evening, Buffy meets with Angel. They come together on the dance floor and talk about walking away from each other. But first, they kiss. As she walks away, he cringes in pain because the cross he gave her burned into his skin.
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