Nothing But a Number

A/N:This was written because of a prompt/word challenge that another Degrassi fan and I are doing on another website. My prompt word was age. This is what I came up with!

"I don't know why you don't just tell him that you like him!" Alli Bhundari declared as she sipped from her bottle of water.

Clare Edwards let out a frustrated groan. Hadn't she been over this already? "I already told you! There is the age difference and the fact that he was once with my sister!"

"Age isn't anything but a number!" Alli said firmly,folding her arms across her chest. "Isn't that how the saying goes? And besides! It was last year that he was with your sister! He isn't anymore."

"But what would Peter Stone want with me? He had a very pretty model girlfriend just a few weeks ago before she left for the summer for the modeling gig. Why would he want a fifteen year old girl who has had exactly one boyfriend in the past and no real figure to speak of?"

With that,Clare stood up from her spot on the sidewalk,dusted herself off and walked into her house without another word,slamming the door behind her.

Alli winced as the loud sound reverbeated through her eardrums. She let out an annoyed groan. Oh well. She supposed. If you wanted something done right,you had to do it yourself. With that,a wicked grin forming on her lips she stood to her feet and with a bounce in her step,headed torwards her destination.

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Peter Stone slowly moved about his apartment,fixing his coffee quickly. It was summertime and the heat of the sun filled the room making it unbearbly hot. A knock on the door woke him from his half slumber and he went to answer the door,silently wondering who would be knocking on his door so early. Furrowing his brow he went to answer it only to find a thin girl with long,silken black hair,dark eyes and a rather dark skintone standing there. Sav's little sister,Alli.

"Hi." She said first,staring up at him with a grin on her lips.

He blinked at the sight of her. "Uh..hi." He answered,cocking his head and looking down at her,wondering why she was behaving so strangely.

"Clare likes you!" Alli blurted out suddenly.

Peter's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He choked on his coffee at the words that fell from the girl infront of him's lips.

"Pardon?" He asked,out of breath.

"Clare. She likes you." She repeated,watching his reaction carefully. "She has since she broke up with KC. She's too afraid to say anything to you about it though because of the age difference. I've tried telling her that age isn't anything but a number but----" Alli trailed off,shrugging helplessly.

"And um....how exactly did you know where I live?" Peter squeaked out,slightly creeped out by the fact that this girl knew where he lived.

At this,Alli rolled her eyes. "Oh please. I am gifted. It's what I do. Plus...I am Sav's little sister." She laughed before turning serious. "Could you please talk to her about it? I mean...even if you don't...even if you don't like her back,could you tell her why? Otherwise she'd be convinced that she's not pretty enough or experienced enough and I don't wanna see that." With those final words Alli took a step back with a barely there smile before turning away and walking away torwards her house.

Peter was left standing in his doorway with a small smile upon his lips. Indeed,Alli was right. Age was nothing but a number and he'd just have to prove that to Clare.

The End