so in the future she becomes a forget buddy.
forget Buddy ftw!
Eh, if it isn't anything serious then yeah, go with what Jess suggested. Atleast see where it goes and to put it bluntly, to hell with what your parents think. They can't coddle you forever and in reality, or atleast from personal experience, the more they restrict you from doing something, the more inclined you will WANT to do it; Atleast for me it was but thats beside the point.
As I said, give it a shot; see what happens and if you both really click then celebrations for all! There could also be away of guilt tripping your parents into loosening up about the age limit. You could convince them that you're responsible enough and blah blah blah... I'm just gonna stop rambling now lol