Shadow had just about to give Valyn a quick kiss and tell him he loved him too when the new boy came over to him. Shadow didn't think much of it until he pulled out that needle. His eyes went wide as he stared at the way Mello ran the cloth over the needlepoint, making him gulp. He wasn't actually intending on using that, was he?

Yes. He was.

"Uh, really, I'm fine," Shadow said, backing up, panic in his eyes. "It's just a scratch. You don't have to stick me. My arm won't fall off. I promise."