"If only your date was up to your standards, Tamara sweetie," she finally said sighing.

"Trish stop, let's get some more drinks," said my Glasses-friend as he pulls her up until Tamara's words stop them.

"What are 'my' standards?" asked Tamara with her eyes lowered.

"Oh, you know a standard taller, stronger-looking man," Trish answered back smiling.

"Normal standard is boring," comment Tamara, "You said stronger right? I mean the way he grabbed me earlier shows he's manly enough."

I choked on my drink, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I has never heard anyone called me 'manly' before. I stare at Tamara while Trish tries to comment back but can't. Tamara looks at me and opens her mouth but I can't hear anything, everything is quiet in my mind. Tamara then puts her hand on my shoulder which took me out of my thoughts.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked Tamara.

I nodded and looked around the table and notices everyone is gone. 

"Where is everyone?" I asked.

"They all went to get more drinks and left us to watch over our stuff," answered Tamara, "Where you spacing out earlier?" 

"Yes, sorry," I said.

"Do you deal with those type of comments in these group things?" claimed Tamara.

"All the time, but this is the first time I had two women defending me or my size for that matter," I said turning around to look at the group ordering drinks.

"To tell you the truth, your height went over my head when I first saw you." Tamara replied. 

"Every notices my height first than anything," I didn't believed her. 

"It was your Emerald-looking eyes  that I first notice," noted Tamara.

I paused in place and remembered the first time my eyes where noticed back in elementary. Takes place behind the school building where a group of boys were setting up teams.

"Rock, Paper, Scissors!!" yelled the team-leaders while one picked rock and the other one picked paper.

"I win, I pick Suki-ki!" yelled a young Toma while his team all groaned. I looked at him in disbelief but still walked over.

"Why you picked the swimp!?" one of them yelled.

"Yeah, we could have gotten Timmy!" yelled another.

"Did you guys forget this is dodgeball, not basketball," Toma told them, "And besides, Suki-ki has some powerful eyes!"

"Wh...he has what?" asked one of the boys.

"His eyes are a rare breed..," said Toma as he messed with my hair to show my eyes which shined in the sun to give them a glowing effect, "His cool eyes help him become a monster at dodgeball, we will win this!" This seemed to calm the other boys down and Toma got close to me and whispered, "Let's knock those towers down." I grinned and Toma smacked my back, as we both moved forward.

Back at the present, I chuckled and look at Tamara with a light smile, "You are the second person outside my family to acknowledge something good within my body...no wait!?"

"Now that's something I never was told before," giggled Tamara as I turn red.