Hi guys! Sorry that it took me a long time to update- but it was hard to think of ideas- and jokes! And... I don't have an idea for the next one, so it might take some time, too. Well... I have one for Faust, but I really don't want to write it- it's too mean. So I might not. Anyway, enjoy my one-shot! And by the way... if you don't understand some of the jokes, you can ask me. I'll explain them.


Chocolove was turning around in his bed in the middle of the night, moaning. His sleep wasn't very pleasant- for his mind was clouded with terrible images playing over, and over, and over again.

"Hey guys! Wanna hear my new joke?" Chocolove asked his friends. He expected a cold 'no' from Ren and HoroHoro and a clueless 'sure' from Yoh.

"Well, too bad. I'm going to say it anyway." Chocolove said, puffing out his chest.

"OK! Go on, Choco!" Yoh said happily.

"Don't call me that!" Chocolove cried. Yoh laughed.

"Just tell the joke, already." Ren said. Chocolove nodded.

"Why didn't the tomato win the race? … Because it couldn't ketchup!" Chocolove cried. No one said anything for a while. They were still processing the joke in their head. Suddenly, they all burst out laughing.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Chocolove, your jokes are so-o-o-o funny! HAHAHAHA!" Yoh laughed.

Chocolove's eyes widened. The whole room- Yoh, Ryu, Faust, Manta, even HoroHoro and Ren- were laughing their heads off. Chocolove had never managed to make anyone laugh- excluding Tamao and Pirika, of course- and he was sure that he wouldn't succeed this time, either. He looked up at the ceiling.

"Thank you, God…" he whispered, crying tears of joy.

Later that evening…

"Hey guys, do you wanna hear another joke?" Chocolove asked everyone before dinner (which was Chinese food again). Everyone nodded enthusiastically. Chocolove smiled.

"What did 0 say to 8? … Nice belt!" Chocolove cried. "Get it? Nice belt?"

"A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Everyone laughed, letting the Chinese food fall out of their mouths and onto their laps.

Chocolove beamed. He decided to take the chance to try another joke on his friends.

"What's brown and sticky? … A stick!" Chocolove cried. Everyone in the room laughed even more- that they almost got six-packs.

Chocolove smiled more. This was the best day of his life.

Chocolove lay in bed in his team's room. He could still hear Yoh, Faust and Ryu laughing at his jokes from earlier today, even though they were in another room. Ren and HoroHoro kept bursting out laughing every few moments. It felt great- but it got a bit annoying after a while. Chocolove tried to ignore all the laughter and try to sleep, but it was near impossible.

"You look tired, Chocolove." Yoh said the next morning. Chocolove nodded. He had not gotten a wink of sleep that night- the giggles kept him awake.

"Maybe telling a joke would lift your spirits up?" Ryu suggested. Chocolove shrugged. It was worth a try.

"Why did the baby monster put his dad in the freezer? … He wanted a frozen pop!" Chocolove said wearily. Everyone burst into laughter. After 10 minutes of trying to calm them down, Chocolove finally succeeded.
"So, did that make you feel better, Chocolove?" Yoh asked. Chocolove smiled weakly and nodded. He was still tired- but it sure made him feel better.

"Pass me the rice, please." Chocolove said to HoroHoro.

HoroHoro stared at him for a while. Then he burst out laughing, along with everyone else.
"Hey, what's so funny?" asked a very confused Chocolove.
"You… haha…. Said… heehee… pass the… bwahaha…. Rice!" HoroHoro managed to choke out.

"And what's so funny about that?" Chocolove asked.

"I… heehee… don't know! Haha… It's just so…. Bwahaha…. Funny!" HoroHoro laughed. Chocolove shrugged. He got up and got the rice himself.

Later…

Everyone stared at the battle between X-1 and The Niles. Jeanne had already killed all three members.

"Did you guys see that? That Iron Girl just killed the Niles!" Chocolove cried. He was really worried.

Everyone stared at him again, biting their lower lips. But it didn't work for a long time. They erupted with laughter like a volcano. Chocolove stared at them.
"Guys, this is a serious matter! I'm not joking around!" Chocolove cried.

No one answered him- they just continued laughing. They received many strange and dirty looks from those who were watching. Chocolove looked at the ground in embarrassment.

"Come on guys, if you're going to laugh like that, we should be somewhere else." Chocolove mumbled, leading his companions outside of the ring. Of course, they erupted with more laughter. After around 20 minutes they calmed down. As they approached the inn in where they were staying, a burst of flame appeared in front of them. Hao stepped out of it.

"Hi." He said.

"Hao!" Lyserg cried (who suddenly appeared with the group- don't ask how)

"Yes, it's me, Lyserg Diethel." Hao smirked. He turned around and looked at Chocolove. "You…. Are going to pay!"

Hao's Spirit of Fire appeared behind him. It hit Chocolove right in the chest. He fell on the ground, bleeding. Hao disappeared as quickly and mysteriously as he had appeared (although Chocolove was too busy trying not to die to notice).

"What did he mean by pay?" Chocolove thought. "What did I do to him?"

Then, Chocolove realized that he was bleeding- badly.
"Faust! Yoh! HoroHoro! Ren! Someone! Help me, I'm dying!" Chocolove spluttered.

In less then half a second later, Yoh, HoroHoro, Ren, Ryu, Manta and Faust burst out laughing again.

"You're SO funny, Chocolove!" Yoh cried.

"Guys! Please, I'm not joking!" Chocolove cried. But he only succeeded in making them laugh even harder.

"I'm… dying…." Chocolove said weakly. No one noticed- they were having a much too merry time.

Slowly, Chocolove closed his eyes. His body turned cold and numb. A last wisp of breath escaped his lips. But everyone only laughed, and they went back to their inn.

Chocolove felt the familiar poke on his nose. He awoke with a start. His eyes flickered open.
"Geez! Will you ever shut up? How can you tell stupid jokes even while you're asleep?" Ren shouted angrily.

Chocolove smiled. It was much better this way.