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oooh recommendations. I have lots but they're for people 18+

Title: Collared
Author/Artist: LC Rose
Setting: Canon
Genre: Darkfic, Erotica
Rating: MA
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1554/1
Summary: Kagome finds herself at Sesshoumaru\'s mercy; her body a slave to his will. **dark fic**

Title: Depravity
Author/Artist: Emmaren
Setting: Alternate Universe
Genre: Erotica, Kink, hentai
Rating: MA
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1564/1
Summary: One man's trash is another's treasure. What a load of horse @#$@. Now, indulging is sinful desires, that is worth something.

Title: Windows to the Soul
Author/Artist: Wiccanmethuselah
Setting: Canon
Genre: Romance
Rating: K+
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/33/1
Summary: Eyes are the windows to the soul

Title: Outmatched
Author/Artist: piratequeen0405
Setting: Alternate
Genre: Romance
Rating: M
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1500/1
Summary: Kagome has a crush on her best friend's brother. Sesshoumaru thinks dating a human might be diverting...for a short time. He may have met his match.

Title: Tale of a Daiyoukai
Author/Artist: Possessed & Nobody
Setting: AU
Genre: Humour
Rating: T
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1419/1
Summary: Sesshoumaru tries his hand at writing fanfiction and discovers a love/hate relationship of writer and reviewers...

I am going to start now with fanart beccause it always seems to get so little nomination.

Title:Just close your eyes, love...
Author/Artist: Steph (go check out her gallery too its very nice)
Setting: Um paper?
Genre: Sesskag Fanart
Rating: K
URL: http://dokuga.com/fanart/?g2_itemId=8779
Summary: Um...Sesshoumaru and Kagome....on paper?

Title:Fractured Fairytales 2 - Rapunzel
Author/Artist: JUPE! She has a lot of awesomeness in her gallery also
Setting: Um Tablet?
Genre: Sesskag Fanart
Rating: K
URL: dokuga.com/fanart/?g2_view=dynamicalbum.UpdatesAlbum&g2_albumId=7&g2_itemId=9442
Summary: Um...Sesshoumaru and Kagome....on tablet?

Title:No Ordinary Love
Author/Artist: Teensie-sama (Again check out her gallery its awesome)
Setting: Paper and Pencils
Genre: Sesskag Fanart
Rating: T
URL:http://dokuga.com/fanart/?g2_view=dynamicalbum.UpdatesAlbum&g2_albumId=7&g2_itemId=8878
Summary: Sess Kagome embracing.

Ok those are a few. I am off to search DA and Paper Demon now. I also second Skye's recommendations. Especially:

Title: Collared
Author/Artist: LC Rose
Setting: Canon
Genre: Darkfic, Erotica
Rating: MA
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1554/1
Summary: Kagome finds herself at Sesshoumaru\'s mercy; her body a slave to his will. **dark fic**

Title: Alcohol
Author/Artist: Eleanore-Rigby
Setting: AU
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: K+
URL: www.fanfiction.net/s/4620899/1/Alcohol
Summary: Bourbon and Smirnoff Ice are a surprising combination that have incredible chemistry. Bourbon and Vodka create a different mood entirely. The Black Plague just stays by itself and simmers angrily until someone holds their nose and drinks it.*SESSKAG*

Here's one of my firsts. I'll be back with more.

LC

Title: Wisteria
Author/Artist: Miss Teak
Setting: Canon
Genre: Action/Romance
Rating: M
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1473/1
Summary: Wisteria is like the sleeve of a maiden, lovelier when it is cared for... Kagome was abducted and brought to Western Gion, where the famous flower streets are. By virtue of her pretty face she was adopted into a geisha house and trained in the ways of a geisha, under the name of Fuji, the Wisteria. Escape was not a option in this beautiful illusion, and Kagome found herself increasingly detached from her old life... until fate throws a figure of her past in her path again...

Here are my recommendations

Title: The Diary
Author: Tomosaho
Setting: Canon
Genre: Romance I think O.o
Rating: T-MA I belive
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1799/1
Summary: Years after the final battle, Sesshoumaru finds the old diary of Kagome, and upon reading it learns more about her... and himself

Title: When Everything Falls Apart
Author: IrishBlackRosie
Setting: AU
Gengre: Romance, Angst I believe
Rating: MA
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1762/1
Summary: Kagome was moving on with her life after 2 years of separation with her ex-husband. She was one of the top pediatricians in Tokyo, but when some traumatic events take place can she control herself from wanting to be with him again? Why did he even leave in the first place?

Title: Dancing With Scissors
Author: piratequeen0405
Setting: AU
Genre: Romance
Rating: MA
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/99/1?author=76
Summary: Well, I really meant for this to be up two weeks ago, but here is a new, really long chapter. Kagome's niece, Rin, is left orphaned by a tragic car wreck, leaving Kagome to raise her alone. Or so she thought...help comes from an unexpected source, Sesshoumaru. The only problem is that they can't stand each other. Will they be able to act like adults for the sake of their niece...and maybe find love in the process?

Title: Sip of Cognac
Author: Teensie-sama
Setting: AU
Genre: Romance, Comedy (?)
Rating: X
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1383/1?author=2285
Summary: Mr. Sesshoumaru Tashio is a playboy by heart. But when a certain miko caught his attention, he sets out to win her over. She's determine to break his heart. A game of 'hard to get' turns into something much deeper for the Yokai and he's baffled. As usual my fics are always naughty. Rated X (COMPLETED YA"LL)

Title: My Only
Author: LC Rose
Setting: Canon
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: MA I believe
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/981/1?author=1949
Summary: The scent was coming from her, but why? *COMPLETE*

Title: Beneath It All
Author: MiserablySweet
Setting: AU
Genre: Comedy and Romance (?)
Rating: T-MA I think
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1585/1?author=2697
Summary: Kagome Higurashi, a poor girl entering a prestigious High School meant for the rich and wealthy. What happens when she crosses the sole student who thinks the school belongs to him? All (if not most) Characters present.

I love this one writer and she needs to be recognized for it!! so I have to recommendations!

Title: A Twist of Fate
Author/Artist: Elizabeth
Setting: cannon
Genre: Romance
Rating: K
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/274/1
Summary:Life can't be better when your nemisis is dead and you've finally found the man you can spend the rest of your life with, right? Wrong! For Kagome, that means leaving the Feudal era and the man she loves, forever. But Fate wasn't done with her just yet
Author/Artist's Notes: none

Title: Secret Goddess
Author/Artist: elizabeth
Setting: cannon
Genre: Drama
Rating: M
URL: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/275/1
Summary: She wasn’t a priestess, she wasn’t even 17 years old, and she didn’t come from the year 2007. It wasn’t until after hear death, that Kagome learned the truth about who she was.
Author/Artist's Notes: incomplete

I think they are really good and everyone should give them a read!!!

Title: In the Beginning
Author: Priestess Skye
Genre: Romance, fluff
Rating: PG
Setting: AU
URL: www.dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1270/1
Summary: Based on the picture series by Youkai Yume. Love is expressed in a myriad of ways. Sesshoumaru and Kagome grow and develop in their relationship with each other. Series of interconnected one shots.




Edit:

K, here's a one of my favs, and I'm sure I'll find more along the way:


Title: The Weight of Memories
Author: Minerva_one
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: T
Setting: AU
URL: www.dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1280/1
Summary: Burdened by his past, Kagome decides to give Sesshoumaru a present to heal his broken heart. Written for LJ\'s dokuga_contest Christmas Challenge. There will be 12 parts. Romance, introspection, some angst.

Title: Numbing the Pain
Author: Angelic Memories
Genre: Romance, Tragedy
Rating: M
Setting: Canon
URL: www.dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/1802/1
Summary: Words long ago planted into her head lead Kagome to seek out something new in her life to numb the lingering pain from the actions of a certain half inu.

Personal note: Very well written and engrosing story.

((Okay, I haven't done this before, so I'm not sure what qualifications--if any--my recommendations are supposed to meet, but these are my recent favorites:))

Capital Offense by Oroyukae
Rating: MA
Genre: Angst, Drama, Erotica, Friendship, Romance, Tragedy
Summary: It was wrong; it was illegal...it was reciprocated. Like his father before him, he could not deny what he felt for the human female. For that, he would pay dearly. He found himself faced with the question he had asked his father numerous times...was it worth it?
Link: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/3018/1

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Crazy Paradise by QuietSerenade
Rating: T
Genre: Action, Humor, Romance
Summary: Kagome, a skilled fighter and crime-hating girl, suddenly finds herself knee-deep in debt to the Yakuza. In order to pay it off, she is forced to act as a bodyguard for Sesshoumaru, the head of the top yakuza clan. The catch: Nobody knows she's a girl. Based loosely off of Tokyo Crazy Paradise.
Link: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/3228/1

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Gone to the Dogs by Aimee Blue
Rating: MA
Genre: Drama, Erotica, Friendship, Romance
Summary: Written for Amethyst's cynophobia challenge. Kagome has a fear that Sesshoumaru wants to erase, too bad he's part of the problem.
Link: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/3070/1

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Cybernetic Mishap by Aki
Rating: MA
Genre: Humor, Romance
Summary: Sesshoumaru’s that one geek in school no one really likes. Kagome’s got a secret crush on him, and he’s head first in a pool of dice in love with her. Computers are lovely things, aren't they?
Link: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/2910/1

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Unspoiled by Forthright
Rating: T
Genre: Drama, Humor, Romance
Summary: CU. Something goes awry during a trip through the Well, and Kagome is stranded in the distant past, where she encounters a familiar face. When a very young Sesshoumaru decides to keep her, the consequences ripple through time. A serial tale told in bits and pieces. Romance will be taking the scenic route.
Link: dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/2508/1?author=1246

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Well, that's it. I hope that I did this right and did not just make myself look like a total n00b. XP
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EDIT:: Ah, forgot the settings! Hmm... all AU, 'cept for Unspoiled (as specified in it's summary). *^_^*

Title: Unplanned
Author/Artist: Sessylove219
Setting:Canon
Genre: Angst,Drama, Tragedy
Rating:T
URL:dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/2883/1
Summary:Sesshoumaru visits the miko to reflect on their relationship

I have never put something like this up, but I truly feel it is my best work.