7. Angel

Complete story — includes the ending

The Master sends three warrior vampires after Buffy. With Angel's help, she escapes, but he is injured during the fight. They retreat to Buffy's house, and Angel explains that he fights vampires because his family was killed by them. Angel spends the night in Buffy's room, sleeping on the floor beside her bed. The Master has Darla kill the three warriors in front of the Anointed One. The next day, Buffy returns to her room, where she has hidden Angel. After he confesses his attraction to her, they kiss. Angel pulls back, revealing his true vampire face, and flees when Buffy screams. Giles learns that Angel used to be called Angelus, a vampire who massacred his way through Europe before moving to America and becoming a recluse. Darla bites Joyce, Buffy's mother, and attempts to frame Angel for it. Angel resists the temptation to bite her, but Buffy arrives while he is still holding Joyce's unconscious body. Buffy throws Angel through a window and takes Joyce to the hospital. Later, she tracks him to The Bronze, where the two briefly fight. Angel reveals that he killed his family, along with a Romani girl, whose family cursed him by restoring his soul. Darla shoots at Angel and Buffy before Angel stakes Darla. Later, Angel and Buffy meet and admit they can't be together. The two share a kiss before saying goodbye.