Hello there fans of fiction! This is my very FIRST fanfiction ever, and being the corny person that I am it will be fluffy most likely with a little bit of ever necessary angst. I would love any comments or reviews…hey I'd even love a flame or too….the flames give me a good laugh now and then. Any how…this story has no definite beginning or end, just kind of …is… so if you feel you have a plot suggestion send it and I'll consider it. Scout's honor. However, as a general warning this is a Sesshoumaru story (dreamy sigh) and the Inu-Tachi will have minimal encounters. I will therefore be creating some of my own characters throughout the story.

DISCLAIMER: In regard to the characters or themes of the Inuyasha series in manga or anime…. The extent of my ownership translates to a literal diddly squat, however any OOC belong to me or my friends who inspire them. Arigatou.

FYI: all snide side comments are just me being cheeky throughout the story...sry

Love you oodles!—Ko Torii

Without any further continuations of my meaningless drabble I present to you..:drumroll: Times of Wind and Wonder

CHAPTER 1:

The light shifting of the wind on the glades brought a heavenly hush to the grounds. The world held it's breath for a few delicate moments. Waiting in suspended anticipation of something, anything. When the calm subsided the world exhaled, and the sky began it's mourning tirade. The beautiful thrumming of Heaven's Tears over the lush late summer landscape lulled the land into a relaxed state.

Without Wind the world could not move, and without Time the world could not change.

Shades of amber feathered into midnight blues in a beautifully delicate transition. The greens of plant life; the frame of sky's gentle light. The storm abated, leaving a breathtaking world of glistening raindrops and delicate shadows. The purity of this land was continually awe inspiring. It was the past of her present and the present for his future and as is inevitable when all is said and done, Fate and Destiny must come to call. Sengoku Jidai, era of magic, myths, nature….and war.

Like a blemish on an exotic fruit, wars ravaged the landscapes, cutting through forests and digging through mountain ranges. There was one war that raged before this era, continued night and day, and would continue for centuries after. The war between Destiny, Fate and Freedom.

ENTER SESSHOUMARU -TACHI

"Sesshoumaru-samaaaaaa…." A young girl respectfully drawled.

Said girl was currently seated next to a gracefully 'lounging' taiyoukai. She bent her head with feigned exhaustion as her sideways pony tail flopped gently to the side.

"Hai Rin?"

"Rin is hungry and Jaken-sama fell over and took a nap!" Rin took on her –pleas-get-me-food-I-didn't-REALLY-mean-to-knock-out-the-annoying-little-toad!-..look………It worked,…extremely well.

"Hn." Was all our graceful Lord deigned necessary to respond. In that final and crucial moment when he left and skillfully pivoted on his left foot into the thick forest, Rin knew she had succeeded beyond a doubt. She began to skip lethargically around the small clearing to collect her fallen horde of flowers. Because after 'accidentaly' tackling to Jaken to the ground and rendering him unconscious, a 5 year old's got a right to be a little tired. Right? Well, the important part was that her amazing and wonderful Lord Sesshoumaru-sama was getting her dinner, and Jaken had turned a funny(though slightly revolting) teal color in places from his daily bruising. All of this had happened today, and the young girl, Rin, had only to pick up her flowers and wait for her Lord to return with dinner for her and Ah-Un. However, the course of a little girl's fantasy evening never did run smooth…..

"Wench! Where did you run off too," Grumbled an upset Inu-hanyou. Inuyasha trudged through the rough brambles and thickets only to find himself tensing due to a VERY unwelcome smell….. "SESSHOUMARU!" All thoughts of a certain 'wench' (for lack of a better current term) were swiftly dispatched and were replaced with, MUST KILL SESSHOUMARU, MUST KILL SESSHOUMARU, MUST HUMILIATE SESSHOUMARU! With (of course) the first two components being just as enjoyable as the third. He ruggedly leapt off of a handy pine tree and into the steadily thickening woods in search of that –thing- that some dared to call his half-brother. The ire and surpressed loathing flooded his system spurring him into action as he swiftly landed in front of an aloof looking Sesshoumaru.

"SESSHOUMARU!" Screamed Inuyasha.

"….." Was the dignified salutation given in return.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER!" At this point Inuyasha's rambling had reached inhuman volumes, as his sanity quickly dispatched itself in the face of Sesshoumaru's icy stance.

"I have thankfully had no contact with the filthy miko you associate with. Do not assume this Sesshoumaru to have stooped so low." There was an accompanying, menacingly subtle, growl at the end of this short, yet rudely eloquent speech.

"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT HER!" Inuyasha brandished his already transformed Tetsusaiga at his brother and then violently thrust it at Sesshoumaru's chest area. Without even releasing one of his deadly swords, Seshoumaru continued to dodge his brother's attacks, and even landed a few of his own. The hanyou never did manage to hit Seshoumaru during the course of the pitiful 'battle.'

-SWING-CALNG-dodge-SWOOSH-THRUST-shift-ROUND HOUSE KICK-duck and punch-

………………oh look….:points finger boredly: the battle ended and Sess has won. That's a shocker! O.O
As another presence deliberately and swiftly entered the field of battle Inuyasha was to engrossed in his fight and Seshoumaru was too unthreatened by it too notice. Taking note of those factors the gentile looking young woman stepped forward, and with the flash of her fingertips through the air instantly paused all movement within the clearing. It seemed as if the only things still allowed movement other than the mysterious woman herself, were the vocal chords of those held captive…..how unfortunate for her.

"What are you doing wench.!" Both brothers asked simultaneously. Although Inuyasha hollered his demand, while Sesshoumaru had a quiet and menacing undertone to his :ahem: polite question.

After a brief look of contemplation crossed her delicate features the creature replied, "Should I not be the one asking why two men of kin fight one another without provocation within my forest, especially as seeing that I have both of you currently confined?" Amazingly the words carried their meaning well without the woman ever raising her level of voice. At first both brothers looked offended, or Inuyasha looked affronted enough for both as Sesshoumaru's indifferent mask didn't waver. They both sobered slightly when no sarcastic or joking tone showed through in the woman's eye's, voice or general expression.

"Who are you to speak to this Sesshoumaru so insolently? These are my lands! You will die for attempting to usurp them." The stately Lord stated evenly.

"I am who I need to be. In regards to your 'lands,' these forests were entrusted to my predecessor decades before your birth, by your father. InuTaisho-san requested us as guardians because of a personal favor we owed him. If you truly wish to kill me then I must defend myself. If you leave now though I will refrain and return to my duties."

"If these matters are as you say, then why would InuTaisho-san's own son be prohibited from entering? I also demand to know the name of one who would defy and bind me." Sesshoumaru stated, specifically omitting the plural on 'son'. Inuyasha growled low in his chest.

"As I stated before, I am not of importance. You father's wishes are to be followed to the fullest extent possible without corruption. I have been ordered to restrain and remove all those who enter here….including InuTaisho-san's sons." With a smirk our clever defender added the previously forgotten plural. "As for you Inuyasha, I have waite for your arrival, I have gift for you from your father. It would be a heavy burden to ca…" she was rudely cut off by said Hanyou.

"Fork it over already bitch!" Snarled Inuyasha.

After letting out a strained sigh she said, "As you wish. So it will be."

Seshoumaru's eyes turned to slits, he had heard those words before. He knew this girl….

And that ladies and gents is the VERY first chapter of my VERY first comic its just over a thousand words and I hope you'll stick around for next chapter...if i ever get the chance to write it hopefully it'll include some intrigue and DEFINTELY some new character intros...i bet the whole vague lack of description is starting to get a tad bit annoying...sry 'bout that

Thanks for readin'Ko Torii