Disclaimer: I do not own Anything Inuyasha. The character Cree is solely a creation of my imagination.

Chapter two: The Florist and his Bouquet

- For what I'm Worth -

She slid the door open as quietly as she could peeking her head through the small crevice to make sure of a clear entrance; she slid her small frame through when

she felt it was safe. Boots in hand she crept down the small corridor toward her quarters nervously, trying to stick close to the shadows untouched by the dim candle

lights that lined the hall, Please don't catch me she prayed in her mind, she knew the punishment if Naraku caught her after being gone so long, she had to make it

seem she had already returned and was sound asleep, that couldn't be achieved if she was spotted. She breathed a sigh of relief as she reached her destination and

slid in silently closing the door behind her, "Where have you been?" she jumped as she heard the all too familiar voice behind her, she gulped down hard as fear rose

in her "Nowhere..I just needed some air, that's all" She turned to meet his eyes, glazed over and blood shot as he made himself comfortable on her white fur covered

futon. He shot her a grin as he stood lighting the wall lantern illuminating the darkness, he moved toward her slowly.. black robe hanging loosely on his slim muscled

frame, sake bottle in hand. Cree stepped back watching his face as he inched closer for any sign of anger but there was none just that devilish grin, leaving her

puzzled to his intention but knowing her master it was never good. She winced as he brung a hand up to her face..waiting for him to strike but to her surprise he

didn't, he merely rubbed the skin of her cheek gently, "have a seat my Flower". Her heart beat so hard against her chest he must have heard it as she silently moved

passed him and sat on her futon, trying to mask her worry with a smile, "Happy to see I waited for you my flower?" She shook her head in acknowledgment and he

smiled sitting next to her, taking her boots from her hands and tossing them across the room along with his bottle. "I give you so much, a home, love, a family, you

would never leave all of this would you?" He gripped her chin in his hand harshly forcing her eyes to meet his.

He was very attractive, with pitch black tresses falling loosely down his back, soft features, a naturally seductive voice, and piercing crimson eyes,he seemed

charming and caring at first glance, could this be what her mother saw? She often thought to herself..being able to recall 7yrs ago at the age of 10 when they first

walked through the doors of his dojo. She remembered her mother crying as the landlord put the lock on the only home she had ever known, her father had left

unexpectedly and her mother having no family or no means of income turned to a well known man in the area, Naraku. Word was he was in control of all the

businesses, supplying them with loans and merchandise to flourish in exchange for a monthly fee. She guessed her mother thought he would help, she was sure she

never thought the exchange would be her daughter. "Cree!" she could hear her mother's voice like it was yesterday, reaching out for her hand as naraku pushed her

through the doors along with a small sack of money, "You have what you asked for, you can start a new life now but the girl is mine, and if you ever come back here,

I will kill her" His words where cold as ice as he held onto cree tightly closing the screen, she took one more glance of her mother through tear filled eyes, that was

the last time she saw her. From that point on he had her trained by some of the highest paid prostitutes and escorts in the area.. on the art of seduction,

entertainment, and dance..raking in more young girls like herself in the process and then plucked flowers was born. The girls he had accumulated where known to be

the most beautiful in all of japan, men paying top dollar to have them in there company and a small fortune to have them in their beds. They all started as

entertainers and escorts..being payed to dance, or sing, or strip, whatever Naraku saw as their talent, and when they came of age he would sell their most sought

after quality to the highest bidder, their innocence. Cree was his first girl and his most prized possession, he seen the potential in her from the beginning, struck by

her beauty and it gave him the idea of plucked flowers, he could easily sell women but why when he could build them, use them to tease and taunt men, and when

they couldn't take it anymore dangle his girls infront of them until one was so desperate he would pay a ridiculous amount of money to take the only thing that still

belonged to her, her virginity. Cree was 16 when Naraku decided he couldn't contain himself anymore and claimed her the only ways he could but now she was 17

about to be 18 in a couple of weeks and the bidding had already began, her time was coming.

Tears lined the rims of her eyes as she shook her head "Of course I would never leave My love, I would never leave you" the lie seemed to sting her throat as she

spoke it, of course she wanted to run but it was futile, he always found her and beat her or worse, there was no way out. "Good" he whispered sweeping her hair

from her neck and licking at her pale skin as he slid his hand up her dress. "Please" she begged silently, blush covering her cheeks as he found her core and rubbed

softly, he smiled at her reaction as a small whimper escaped her "Don't fight it Cree, let me make you feel better flower", He pulled his hand away pushing her down

quickly, towering over her, he locked her hands in his, she fought against his grip but he was too strong, harshly pushing his mouth on hers, forcing his tongue

through her lips. She breathed deep coughing as he moved his mouth to her neck once again this time sucking a the skin, marking her, "Naraku Please!" she

screamed bucking up against him but he covered her mouth, lifting up off her enough to tear the dress off between them and remove his own robe, "Shhh" he placed

a finger to his lip with a grin "If you wake your sisters, they won't be able to perform properly, and they will be punished" She didn't want to be the cause of any

aggression toward the girls so she was silent as he removed his hand. "good girl" he stood staring down at her, licking his lips as he admired her body. She was slim

and short in stature but her breast were full and plump, leading down to a curvy frame and slightly wider hips, giving off a soda bottle shape, he rubbed his long

erection wanting nothing more but to take her in all ways possible but he wouldn't lose out on her pay day. He rubbed at her knees, eyeing the bruises he had left

from there earlier episode "My beautiful flower, Im sorry if I hurt you" She turned her head away, a tear rolling from her eye, he always said sorry, all it did was

sound good. "let me show you how sorry I am" he softly pushed her legs apart positioning himself between, kissing her thigh before wrapping his mouth around her

core. She gripped the fur bedspread beneath her as warmth and ecstasy ran through her. She didn't want this, he knew but he also knew she couldn't help how her

body reacted to his actions and it excited him that she had no control. She tried to run from him sliding up her bed but he only pulled her back down, wrapping his

arms around her legs preventing her from escape. He flicked his tongue out quicker now against her knot of nerves, and felt her juices beginning to flow at his

actions, he smiled to himself licking at her wetness and then proceeding to his task. "No" she moaned trying desperately to move but he only held her in place, she

had no control over how her body felt, what he was doing to her, she felt strong tingles combing down her spine and around to her lower stomach, she knew the

moment was coming as it had many times before when he tasted her, she wished she could fight it off, she never wanted to give him the satisfaction of thinking she

wanted this but regardless of how hard she tried it was to no avail. She threw her head back and let it go, he took advantage of her state and before she could fight

him off he lay his body against hers pushing his throbbing erection into her 2

nd hole. She cried out as he penetrated her, her bottom still being sore from his earlier

punishment but this time he went slow kissing her softly and stroking softer, he wanted her to feel pleasure, to let her know regardless of how he had her, he was in

control still and she had none. He laughed as he watched her beneath him trying to fight the pleasure he gave, "you can't win Cree, I own you..mind and body". He

stroked her deeper now sinking his face into the waves of her raven tresses as he felt his end nearing, he licked her ear, gripping her silk strands, "tell me you love

me" he whispered, moans escaping him now as he felt his seed dripping, threatening to spill. She couldn't help the warmth that rose in her once more as he moved in

her "No" she answered in a breathy moan turning her head away from him, "No?" he asked, her defiance angering him, he pulled her hair harshly, causing her to

once more scream out, this time in agony, "I said tell me you love me" he demanded, bringing his free hand down to rub her core once more as he felt her begin to

tremble beneath him, he knew she was about to reach her peak again along with him. "I Love you!" Her voice filled the room as she released once more and he

shortly followed, filling her with his seed. Once again he stood, pulling on his robe as she curled in a ball amongst her covers..Ashamed. He laughed as he made his

way to her door "I will send kanna in the morning to get you cleaned up and you can take a couple days off to recoup. I'm tired of you trying to defy me Cree as you

can see you can't" She brang her knees to her chest and let her tears fall freely at the true words he spoke, there was no escaping him. He turned once more to her

before exiting, "The more you defy me the more money I lose; I can't keep bruising up my Mona Lisa, so if you misbehave again I will beat one of the other flowers

to an inch of her life, and you don't want that on your conscience do you?" He slammed the screen behind him his evil laugh echoing through the halls and through

her head.

"So what do you think?" Miroku eyed his comrade who sat silently sipping at his vodka, soaking up the proposition that was presented. "I can get it done, but we

have to make sure we have some allies out there, I'm no miracle worker and I'm out of my territory, If there is no support we will be too far outnumbered" Miroku

sank back in his chair "Your right" he acknowledged, "I can reach out to some of the business owners I'm close to, ones I know I can trust with this, and hopefully

they can reach a little further." Sesshomaru stood leaning against the far wall "Or I could blow his Dojo into the next century and we could be on the next plane out

of here", "No!" Sango interrupted, entering miroku's office, broom in hand, the task she pretended to do while ease dropping. "There are innocent girls in there, if it

wasn't for miroku I would still be there to and.." "Relax Sango-san" miroku replied coming to her and sitting her down in his office chair "were not going to blow it

up." "We can't blow it up Sesshomaru; there are in fact girls there, the plucked flowers" "Plucked Flowers?" Sesshomaru asked sitting at the edge of his friend's desk

listening intently. "There young women Naraku bought or found homeless on the streets to his business called plucked flowers .He takes them and turns them into

entertainers, escorts, and then eventually prostitutes"… "I use to be one of them" Sango chimed in, "I lost my parents In a car accident and with no family I was

basically on the streets at 16, Naraku took me in Only to prep me as a plucked flower and I worked for him as an Escort and Strip Tease Until I was 18 and he.."

Sesshomaru eyed the young girl as she paused, averting her vision to the floor, Miroku moved quickly over to her placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, "He

sells there innocence to the highest bidders once they get of age, and then use them as prostitutes. Me and Sango grew up together and one day she was just gone, I

didn't see her again until I placed an order for a strip tease for gentleman's night at the bar, and there she was a plucked flower..She was already 18 so I pleaded

with Naraku to free her and he did for a cost, he takes half of my earnings for the month as payment for Sango and now my business is struggling..If I'm not able to

meet his quota he will take my bar and Sango along with it." Miroku pushed Sango's brown hair from her face and lifted her chin to him, seeing the guilt on her

features,

he gave her a reassuring smile, "You are worth every penny Sango-san." "So.." Miroku continued "I will get this plan in motion, give me a week and I will see what

I can do about allies, until then Sessh, Your more than welcomed to one of my apartments upstairs" Sesshomaru shook his head in agreement, pulling loose the tie

around his neck, he was more than ready to rest from his flight from the US. "What about an ally within plucked flowers?" he asked "If we had one of the girls giving

us intel it would make this a lot easier" "Cree" Sango added "She's 17 and his highest earning girl, she will be 18 in a couple weeks and I know she more than any

other girl wants out" "Hai" miroku agreed "You should have seen her earlier all bruised up by him" "yea" Sango spoke "she rushed out of here so scared at the

thought of him finding out we helped her, she didn't want us to get into trouble." "Well.. Put in an order for her Miroku, so we can meet, See if she's truly tired of her

florist."

End Note: I hope you enjoyed. Just wanted to give you some History into Naraku, Cree, and his Business..I hate a story with no story line so hope it was good for you. Reviews accepted Arigato for reading, until we meet again. (Bows)