Lullaby

A/N:I do not own Degrassi or it's characters. I DO however,own the rights to the characters of Scott and Caydence and Patricia and perhaps a few other minor characters later as they are my own creations. I also own this story.

Couple:Piley. Plare friendship,Holly J/Peter friendship,minor mentions of KC/Clare and Holly J/Spinner

Chapter One

Peter Stone groaned and buried his head farther into the pillow,hands clasping at his ears trying to shut out the noise of the outside world but it wasn't working. For whatever reason. Sighing as he realized he wasn't going to get much sleep anytime soon,he stumbled from his bed and walked downstairs in his pajama pants and tee-shirt. He opened his front door and stepped out,letting the cool air hit his face.

He could hear something,some type of sound coming from around the corner. It sounded like an injured puppy or kitten. Feeling curious,he went to check it out. The noise seemed to be coming from a silver,lidded trash can. He walked over,hearing the sound grow louder as he got that much closer. A shaking hand grabbed hold of the lid and pulled it off. His mouth fell open as he saw what was the source of the noise he'd heard. A tiny baby wrapped in a white,wool blanket with pastel stripes lay in there,ontop of the trash. He heaved a gasp of shock and gently took the child in his arms. Huge blue eyes filled to the brim with shiny,crystalline tears stared up at him. The child had a thin layer of auburn hair on the top of it's head. He held the child in his arms,trying to sooth it's cries. He or she obviously wasn't that old judging by the size.

Peter walked into his apartment once more with terror on his face. He sat on the couch,rocking the baby in his arms. She---as he now knew,had finally calmed down and with a small hiccup was asleep. He supposed that he should call the police. They needed to know that he'd found a baby,abandoned. Plus,they could find some place for her to stay until she got adopted.

He grabbed his phone and pushed the green button to turn it on then dialed a number and pressed the phone to his ear,waiting for someone to answer on the other end.

"Officer Scott,how can I help you?" A man with a rather deep voice answered.

"Um...yeah. My name is Peter Stone. I found a baby outside my apartment,in a trash can in the alleyway." Peter said,swallowing nervously as he tried with all his might not to awaken the sleeping little angel in question.

"A baby?" The officer said,sounding so shocked,you'd think he'd just learned the world would soon end. "This had better not be a joke young man!"

"It's not!" Peter declared defensively. Why would they think he'd lie about something so obviously serious? "Look,I'm telling the truth. I swear. I found her in the trash can wrapped up in a blanket. She's sleeping at the moment."

"Well....children's services can't be there until morning. Is it possible for her to stay with you for awhile? Then in the morning come to the police station and give us your statement." With those final words the officer got off the phone and the line went dead.

Peter sighed and hung up the phone. "Guess it's just you and me now Caydence." He said tiredly,standing up so he could take the baby to the bassinet that his sister,Angel slept in when she was here. Then his eyes widened in horror as he realized that he was becoming attached to a child he didn't have the resources to keep. "Damn it!" He cursed under his breath as he placed "Caydence" in the crib. This was bad.

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"So you say that you found her out here." The officer he'd talked to the night before said. It was more of a statement than a question.

"Yes." Peter answered,annoyed with the question as he shifted Caydence into his other arm. He had dressed her in a pair of his sister's baby clothes. Luckily he'd had diapers at the house from when Angel last stayed with him. He'd had to tighten the diaper more because Caydence was tinier than his sister was.

Just then,a woman who was dressed in a business suit walked up. There was a grim look in her eye as she stopped and stared at Peter. Her eyes met Scott's and Peter could tell that the two adults didn't want him to understand. Finally,the woman turned back to Peter and said. "I'm Patricia Zachariah,I'm with Children's Services and I need to take that little girl into custody." She nodded her head at Caydence who was drinking her bottle before she reached in and took the little girl from Peter's arms.

Caydence immediatly began to wail,not comfortable in this woman's arms. Her chubby little hands reached out torwards Peter,trying to get to him. She began to wail louder when she didn't suceed.

"Your scaring her!" Peter burst out as his face reddened. He took Caydence into his arms once more and began to coo at her. Like the night before,the baby calmed,feeling safe with the blond who held her so protectively.

"I need to get her to a foster home,sir." Patricia said,tapping her foot against the ground impatiently.

"What if I became her foster parent? Could I do that?" Peter asked desperately as he kissed Caydie's sweet smelling head. He couldn't bare to be parted from her. This baby had taken his heart in a tight embrace that wouldn't let go.

Officer Scott and the child services lady could only look at him in shock.

Next Chapter:Peter fights to foster Caydence. Riley meets Caydence. Clare and Holly J are taken by the baby.