Summary (Old): Kagome was so psyched to see the newest movie, World War Z, starring Brad Pitt. Afterwards she joins her present-time friends for a dinner break at WacDonald's. Seems normal, right? Until the featured film becomes live right before her eyes. As the world crumbles around her, she flees to the one place she is positive the disease won't follow... 500 years back in time.

^Edited as of August 16th, 2013: (Summary change.) They all thought that it wouldn't happen. They joked and scoffed at the idea... Laughing at the idea of World War Z. But it did. And now she must accept the fate of her world as it echoes the movie and return to another where she is almost positive the virus wouldn't follow. 500 years back in time. But the sickening feeling within her lingers... And her worst fear - as of now - is brought to reality.

Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, shape, or form, own Inuyasha and the gang. I don't even own the zombies! All I own are these precious drawings I drew of the copyrighted gang... Heheh.

A/N: I myself saw World War Z. Enjoyed it so much! The suspense.. Just wow! However, there MAY BE SOME SPOILERS! I will not be held responsible if there are spoilers of the movie in this Fanfic. You read at your own risk, alright? Sorry to you lemon-lovers, but I'm a little young to be writing lemons. -Facepalm.- When I put a '*' in certain parts of a sentence, there is an explanation at the end. So.. I guess on with the story!

^Edited as of August 16, 2013: I felt my story - being my first - needs to make more of an impression. As a result, I have added more detail. You can reread it if you want, but no new events have been added. Also, I have fixed the spelling of Wacdnalds. Also, all the chapters will be reviewed by me for editing.

~Zombie Irony~

Chapter 1: The Normality Doesn't Last Forever

Ahh, another boring school day. It was a warm Friday Spring afternoon, and Kagome Higurashi absolutely could not wait to get out of here! With her chin in her palm leaning on her elbow, the teenage girl tried not to slump forward and risk a lecture from the teacher. She tapped her yellow pencil absentmindedly on her lip with her other hand, analyzing the clock that stood proudly above the doorway that she would soon make her escape out of. And then she found herself smiling gleefully with a faraway look in her eyes. Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi all agreed to meet after school and go see the newest movie, World War Z. It was an American-made film, but there were subtitles so that the girls could understand. Apparently, it was about zombies taking over the world, or something like that. But in the trailers with the zombies piling on top of eachother - not giving a single care to the others' conditions - to get to the humans on the other side of the wall made it look so awesome! 'And,' Kagome snickered slyly, 'Brad Pitt is in it!' She sighed dreamily. Like other fangirls, she adored Brad. He was American too, as far as she could tell. She didn't idolize him enough to assault him and rip his clothes off, screaming "Oh my God I got his shirt!" or something like that. Those types of fangirls were just... Insane. She just enjoyed the way he acted, and his personality. Oh, Brad, he was so -

SMACK! (A/N: Yay fail onomatopoeia.) Kagome blinked a few times in delayed surprise as the crumpled ball of paper collided with her face and then fell to the wooden desk with a soft crinkling noise. She jerked her head up to see if the teacher noticed, but he was too busy going on about the 'History of the Warring States Era!' and how important it was. Well, duh! She's been there! Still, why hasn't the teacher said something - Anything! - about her lack of attention? Hm.. Odd. Usually he'd be snapping about how 'Learning is amazing!' and stuff like that... Oh well. Anything to keep his attention away from her and risking embarrassing herself... She let out another soft sigh, subconsciously unfolding the crumpled ball of paper, careful not to make too much noise. Inuyasha was going to have a fit when she came back later...

Inuyasha is her best friend. True, he's a half-demon, but he's not a bad guy. Sure he has a cold demeanor, but he's a real softie underneath his brashness. He has amber eyes that glow a darkened gold when he's angry, long silvery-white hair that flows down near his butt, and these adorable little dog ears on his head! Which replaces human ears. But since he's a half-demon, he's also part human. And that registers to prove why he has a monthly. And no! He's not female therefore he can't-! Ahem. By that being said, it means a human night. Every new moon of every new month, he has a night where all his demon powers fade and he's resorted to a black-haired, violet-eyed normal human. His keen senses, his hearing, and his agility all vanish, hiding away to return when the sun rises. He says that being a human is 'weak', but he's just grumpy because he can't protect all his friends. And everytime Kagome sees him, he wears his red haori and red hakama.* Seriously, he needs a change in wardrobe...

Now, onto the group. There's Shippo, who was first to join Inuyasha and Kagome in the beginning of their quest for the Sacred Jewel Shards. Shippo is an adorable little fox demon with huge emerald eyes and a very cute fox tail. His fur is more of an orange-ish color, and he wears a pretty bow in his hair. Yeah, you're probably wondering, 'If he's a boy, why does he wear a bow?' and the truth is, no one knows. He just does. His family was killed by the Thunder Brothers, Hiten and Manten. Little Shippo was deeply pained about losing his family, so he went with the half-demon and priestess. He's a mischievous little demon, with lots of tricks up his sleeves, which he calls, 'Fox Magic'. His most-known and most-used attack is his blue fire, which is called, 'Fox Fire'. Sure, Shippo is a little kid and is terrified when it comes to fighting, but he does his fair share. Like keeping a certain demon-slayer and monk from killing eachother...

The next unique person to join their small group was Miroku, the monk. Now, before you try to guess about his personality being a monk, let me warn you.. You're going to be so wrong. If you think of an honest and well-mannered man... Get that image out of your head right now. Miroku is a well-built man with black hair tied into a small ponytail at the nape of his neck. He wears black and purple monk robes. He has deep violet eyes, and although wise, is a complete pervert. Every woman he meets, his greeting sentence is, "Will you do me the honors of bearing my child?" and one time when he tried getting a young lady to do it, he got an old woman who actually agreed! Can you believe it?! Although, you have to sympathize with him too. The evil enemy, Naraku, placed a curse on Miroku and his father, and his grandfather. They all had a black hole in their right hand, that had winds so powerful they uprooted trees just to greedily suck everything into the hole. Miroku has his Wind Tunnel concealed behind a piece of cloth and prayer beads wrapped securely around his wrist and up his arm. Oh! Miroku also carries a long yellow staff with little rings that jingle when he moves. Miroku is kind at heart, but his pervertedness leads to slaps from an irritated demon-slayer..

Sango the demon-slayer and her pet twin-tailed demon cat, Kilala, shortly joined the group after Naraku tricked her into thinking Inuyasha slaughtered her entire village in cold blood. Sango had lived with other villagers who were demon slayers, but Naraku had his demons kill the villagers, and blamed it on Inuyasha, framing him for murder. When seeing through Naraku's lie, she agreed to get revenge with them. She also wants to get her brother back from Naraku's control. But that's another story. (A/N: One you should know!) Sango, when she's traveling, wears a pink and green kimono, with her hair loosely in a white sash. When she's preparing for battle, she wears a pinkish red and black demon-slayer outfit with shoulderpads, elbow pads, knee pads, you name it. It contains hidden weapons, and various types of knick knacks that assist in combat. During this time Sango's dark brown hair is done up in a high ponytail, so that it doesn't get in her way when she fights with Hiraikotsu and Kilala. No, Hiraikotsu is not a person. It is the rather large bone boomerang Sango carries with her. It was forged from the bones of many demons, and Sango has used it in battle ever since she got it. As mentioned before, Sango has brown hair that goes down to the small of her back, maybe her waist, and has brown eyes.

And then there was Kagome. The fifteen year old girl who had stumbled across all these friends. A bright young woman with a bright personality. Almost always she wore her school uniform, the green skirt and the white blouse with the red ribbon on the front, along with a green collar and a small cape on the back that reached her armpits. Granted, she was pretty, but she wasn't the drop-dead gorgeous type. At least, that was what she thought, through her deep chocolate eyes. Her hair is long and slightly wavy. Black like the night and goes down to her waist. She possesses spiritual powers, but denies being called a priestess. She absolutely despises being compared to Kikyo..

Of course, there are other minor characters - Such as Kikyo, who was mentioned before, Inuyasha's dead priestess lover, Koga, the wolf prince, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's demon brother, Kaede, the old priestess who is Kikyo's sister, Naraku, the evil demon who wants the Sacred Jewel, and so many more! But we're not here to focus on those! (A/N: Maybe they'll appear in later chapters, but who knows?! Sorry for so many A/N's..)

Kagome's slender fingers slowly smoothed out the paper, being mindful of the noise, her other hand absentmindedly curling through her raven tresses. The only reason she could go to the Feudal Era and see all those friends was because of the Bone-Eater's Well. And the Sacred Jewel. If she hadn't fallen into the well on her fifteenth birthday to grab Buyo, her fat calico cat, she may have never been to the Feudal Era and would be living a boring teenager life. Of course, battling demons and nearly dying scared her to her own death, but there were moments she had in the Feudal Era that she would never trade anything for.

Her mind a now jumbled mess, Kagome focused her dark brown eyes on the paper, scoffing at the way her friends wrote. Instead of 'you' they just put 'u'. Typical.. No, she didn't go around harassing people about their grammar, but it annoyed her when they couldn't use the words they were taught appropriately. Oh well. She began to read the scribbled note, all the while sparing glances up at the teacher, who was still not lecturing her, even though his eyes were flickering back and forth from her and the large, well-worn book in his hands.

R u excited 4 the movie? Kagome turned around and made eye contact with Ayumi, who was smiling widely, her own eyes sparkling. Well, looks like she was excited. Kagome chuckled a little to herself and jotted down something swiftly. I can't wait! And then she carefully passed the note back to her friend. Ayumi read it and then smiled more, if possible. Eri elbowed her in the ribs and Ayumi hissed in brief pain. But just enough for Mr. Teyoi to glare at them. "Problem, ladies?" he said smoothly. Ayumi and Eri sunk into their seats, shaking their head in a 'no', while the class snickered quietly. Yuka halfway lifted her hand to signal them, as she was on the other side of the classroom, and then pointed at the teacher, making a face. Luckily, Mr. Teyoi had turned around, scribbling stuff on the whiteboard, and Eri, Ayumi and Kagome tried their best to hold in their laughter, the sound coming out in gasps as they put their hands to their mouths. They succeeded, but barely. Apparently, Mr. Teyoi had some really keen ears, for he whipped back around and was ready to yell when the bell rung. At last!

"Remember class, the report on the Warring States Era is due next week." Mr. Teyoi announced before packing his own things, all the while frowning at the troublesome ladies. Kagome sighed and grabbed her small blue backpack, stuffing her books and homework in it, not really focusing on it. Eri, Ayumi and Yuka all approached her as she finished, and they squealed in delight, "Class is over! Let's head to the movies!" and they began to rush to the door like a fat guy does to a twinkie. The temptation... Kagome, being sensible, glanced up at the clock. "Guys, I hate to rain on your parade.." she sauntered over to them as they froze in mid-run, "or, maybe I do, but doesn't World War Z start at 4:40?"

"Noooo!" Yuka was the first to wail. "It's only 3:30!" Kagome rolled her eyes. Sure, she was excited too, but her friends had a weird gleam in their eyes like a wolf about to crush its jaws around a rabbit. "Let's go to the park or something." she suggested quietly, shrugging for emphasis. The rest of the girls nodded sullenly and left the classroom. Mr. Teyoi glanced at them from behind his desk, but decided not to comment. The girls walked down the hallway, which was clustered with students, and walked out the doors. The bright sunshine caused all four girls to squint a few moments, but eventually they got used to it. Kagome was the first to break the companionable silence, "When do we want to arrive at the movies?"

Eri was the first to reply. "At least a half hour earlier, so that we can get good seats!" Yeah, that was a good idea. World War Z is a new movie, so granted, there should be a lot of people going to see it. Kagome nodded, "I see nothing wrong with that."

"Kagome, what time is it now?" Ayumi asked somewhat impatiently, and the former shrugged. "I don't have a clock on me, Ayumi.." she said helplessly, and Eri immediately brightened. "I do!" she took off her backpack and dug into one of the pockets, withdrawing a small object. It was a flip phone. "This says that the time is now 3:48." she confirmed, snapping the phone closed and sliding it into the pocket of her skirt instead of her backpack. All the other girls groaned. Kagome sighed. "Maybe if we walk slow as turtles we'll get there in time.." she pondered the idea, and from the looks on her friends faces they did too. They turned into a small secluded area and walked down the park's sidewalk.

"Let's not." Yuka said quietly. She spotted a bench farther down the path, speckled with spots of shade from the overhanging tree behind it. "Let's sit down a few minutes. The movie theater is over there." she half-heartedly waved her hand in the general direction, which consisted of up and down, too. Kagome rarely went to the movies when she was little. She did remember seeing 'Finding Nemo', and 'The Lion King', but other movies, just.. Nah. The girls plopped themselves on the cement benches, relaxing in the moment of coolness in the shade while the cement not covered, seemed to be sizzling due to the sun's burning rays.

"Do you guys ever think that the zombie apocalypse could be real?" Eri asked quietly, almost inaudibly. There was a tinge of fear to her voice. Kagome scoffed, "As if!" she flat-out refused to believe that a rabid human being would tear chunks of flesh from her body and then turn her into one of those.. Monsters, as well. Yuka looked thoughtful, leaned forward with her elbow on her knee, chin resting in the palm of her hand, "It's debatable," she concluded, pursing her lips. Ayumi rolled her eyes. "You guys watch too many scary zombie movies." she proclaimed, shaking her head.

"Besides, even if it were real, we have the air force, and guns, and household weapons." Kagome added thoughtfully, a finger on her chin. Eri still looked doubtful, and Kagome threw up her hands, brown eyes flashing, "Oh for crying out loud, there are no zombies!" she yelled loudly, and some people passing by gave her a strange look like she grew two heads. Visibly blushing, Kagome crossed her arms and glared at her friends, annoyed that the thought had crossed her mind. "Stop thinking about it. We're here to have fun and enjoy the movie. Stuff like zombies don't exist, so stop worrying about it!" Typical Kagome, trying to assure her friends zombies aren't real. It was just like her. Making everyone else happy. Still fuming, she ground out, "What time is it now?"

Eri pulled out her phone once again, analyzing the screen for a few seconds. "4:02." she reported. The girls brightened noticeably. Ayumi was the first to squeal, "We've waited long enough! Let's just go!" and the teens immediately agreed, following their friend. They stopped at the edge of the street and waited for the cars to stop and the light to change, restlessly shuffling their feet. Right when the sign flashed and read, 'Walk', Kagome raced ahead of her friends. She beat them to the ticket stand, and eagerly awaited them, unable to keep still. They gave her half-hearted glares, panting with their hands on their knees as sweat dribbled down their necks from the experience and the warmth.

"Why... Aren't.." Ayumi took a large lungful of breath, trying to spit out words, "You tired... Kagome?" At this, the black-haired girl smirked. Although, she was slightly breathing harder than normal. Constantly on the look for Jewel Shards and running from bloodthirsty demons kept you in shape. "Eh, I guess I'm tougher." she teased. The girls smiled, and while they caught the breath that had left their body, Kagome bought the tickets. The teenage boy behind the booth had a very bored look on his face, and barely acknowledged Kagome and the others.

"Enjoy your movie." he responded mechanically, eyeing the money, and the girls brushed past him, to buy some drinks and popcorn. They entered through a large glass door and were greeted by a rush of cool air, chasing away the humidity that had stuck the girls' clothes to their bodies. Okay, so for Spring it was really hot. Summer should be arriving soon. The room was large, with dark purple walls with some neon signs, a few arcade games, posters, and the floor looked like a four year old had scribbled on it. But that was just the design.*

"Okay, so what's the deal?" Ayumi asked once they got to the front. Kagome glanced into her wallet and shuddered. "I think if we all chip in we can buy a medium popcorn and drink for each of us," With that decision made, each teen dug into their purse for some cash and gave it to the cashier who manned the condiments. "We'll each have a Medium Combo, please." Kagome said politely. The man behind the counter smiled enthusiastically, "Sure thing ladies! What kind of drinks?"

"Pepsi, please." Kagome replied.

"Mountain Dew!" Eri added.

"Pepsi also," Ayumi put in.

"I'll have Dr. Pepper." Yuka smiled. With their orders taken, the girls waited, constantly glancing at the clock. The big hand was on the four, and the little hand was halfway between the four and five. So it was about... 4:23. Grabbing the drinks and popcorn, the girls met with another ticket guy, who verified the ticket and showed them which theater they would be in. World War Z was showing in Theater Number 2, so they waltzed on over and entered the dimly lit room. Turning the corner once coming to the end of the semi-long hallway, they chose seats right behind the black bar, so they could put up their feet and relax (Although sometimes you're not allowed to do that.) Glancing behind her, Kagome saw that there was no one there. Yet. So they all sat down and placed their drinks into the cup holders, placing their popcorn on their laps as their anticipation ate away at them.

"I am so excited for this!" Ayumi chirped, eyes wide, and Eri gripped her arms. "Get ahold of yourself!" she forcefully commanded. Kagome sweatdropped and turned to the large white sheet across the room. The projector was currently showing previews for other movies, and some trivias, which the raven-haired teen heard Yuka shout enthusiastically at the screen, booing and throwing popcorn when she got it wrong. Kagome leaned over to her. From left to right it was Yuka, Kagome, Eri, and Ayumi. "Yuka, if you keep doing that," she drawled dramatically, marveling in the way Yuka's eyes got wide, "you might get kicked out." she finished. Yuka sighed, almost disappointed at her friend's answer, and waved Kagome away. "Oh please."

Eri and Ayumi chuckled and Kagome found herself joining them. And they began to talk. About random things. Who was dating who, what other movies they wanted to see, what actors they wanted to see in it, normal stuff. Pretty soon more couples and larger families came into the theater, seating near to the girls, and sometimes glaring with jealousy at their spots. Oh well. They should've gotten there earlier. Kagome's mind began to drift for the second time that day. What was Inuyasha gonna say? Something like, "Wench, you should've been back earlier!" He always called her wench. It used to hurt her, but now she just ignored it, sometimes ignoring him if the argument had gone too far. Sure, sometimes he was insensitive and just plain annoying, but Kagome had developed a strong bond with him. She admitted to Kagura and Naraku's Heart this, so she'll admit it again: She loves Inuyasha. Now, she knows that since he goes to such measures to rescue her, he must have an ounce of affection for her, despite what he says. "You're the Sacred Jewel detector!"

No, it went farther than that. He could just up and go get Kikyo to help him finish the Jewel. He loves her. But he didn't. And that thought has been plaguing her mind ever since. She knows he can't love her back, but.. She can't help but love him. Everything about him. Human, half-demon, full demon, whatever.. She'll stay with him. Kikyo wanted him to be human, but Kagome doesn't care. Inuyasha wants to be a full demon, but after seeing what his demon side would do, thinking what it would do to his friends, he isn't so sure anymore...

The lights began to dim even further until it was pitch black. Kagome relaxed in the cushioned seats and focused on the screen, watching as the movie began. Still, the thought of zombie apocalypses would not leave her mind... Well, figures. She's watching a zombie movie! Duh! But.. Still...

To be continued...

First *: Red haori and hakama: Those are Inuyasha's clothes. That he wears. Everyday.

Second *: I have no idea what Japanese movie theaters are like. I'm American, and go to Frank's theater. So I vaguely based it on that.

Okay, so, uhm, I know I'll probably be flamed throughout this story, but listen, flames are not good, but if you want to write one, go ahead. Heheh.. I might not continue this story unless I get feedback, or I just get bored. And yes, I know the Chapter is short. I'd really like to just get to the apocalypse, you know? Well anyway... Thank you for reading Chapter 1!

Edited as of August 16th, 2013: Mmm. Not much to say other than that I'm glad I included those details.. Albeit they are small. Thanks for reading. And yes, I did realize I called Yuka, Yuki. I changed that as well. Don't hurt me. xD