Reading Universal Vampire

Reading The Unquiet Dead

The young man straightened up when he realised where he was, looking at the people with a raised eyebrow "Who are you then?"

"We should be asking you that," Elena pointed out. She had never seen that guy before but for some reason, he was somewhat familiar. Something about him reminded her of something but she couldn't place it "Who are you? How did you get here?"

"Really, Elena?" Damon snorted "He came here the same way Elijah did."

Elena clenched her fists "I don't understand why we need more people here for this. I don't even understand why we are supposed to read these stupid books. This is pointless."

"Books?" the young man questioned "Books about what?"

"Here," Damon said, handing it over "You won't be able to go past the first two chapters, but I think it should be telling enough. What's your name?"

The young man looked up from the books, gaping at the people for a moment before he turned back to let his eyes flit over the pages "Mickey. My name is Mickey Smith."

Stefan's face cleared with realisation "Oh, you're Rose's boyfriend."

Mickey grimaced "Ex-boyfriend. Well, actually..." He looked up at them "Have you had any invasions happening yet? Cybermen? Daleks?"

"What are those?" Elena frowned.

"Metal men," Mickey explained "Or weird creatures that look like overgrown pepper pots with a plunger and a whisk?"

"What are you talking about?" Damon blinked "Pepper pots?"

Mickey scratched his head before a thought came to him "What's the date?"

"February 20th, 2005," Elijah told him.

"That makes more sense then," Mickey mumbled before sinking down in one of the bean bags. He wiggled around and let out a sigh. They were a lot more comfortable than they looked which was just what he needed.

Elena watched him, still glaring at him distrustfully "Why would that make sense? How do you not know the date?"

"Time travel," Mickey gestured "I thought you were reading the books. I'm from 2009."

"So that's four years in our future?" Stefan asked "I wonder how far along you are in the books..."

Mickey tilted his head "I think it's been about five or six years since Tyra met the Doctor. But I couldn't be too sure. Their timeline is all over if I'm honest."

Elena groaned "I don't even want to think about this anymore. It's giving me a headache."

Mickey shot her a sharp look. She reminded him a lot of how Rose used to act after she met the Doctor and it wasn't a good thing "What are your names, then?"

"I'm Damon," Damon waved "That's my brother Stefan, Elena and over there is Elijah, one of Tyra's brothers."

"Right," Mickey nodded, narrowing his eyes on Elijah for a moment. He knew that Tyra had forgiven her siblings but after what she told him, he wasn't sure if he would be as forgiving as she had been. They hurt his friend and that wasn't okay "Nice to meet you all."

Stefan grabbed the offered book back and looked at the others "Should we do one more chapter for today or how do you want to do this?"

"I think one more chapter is a good idea," Damon shrugged "It's close to dinner time if Elena's stomach is anything to go by."

Elena blushed and glared at Damon "Shut up. Who's reading?"

"I will," Stefan shrugged, opening the book he was holding "The Unquiet Dead."