A/N Whoa. As of today, it's been two months since the last time I did this. I could waste a long time giving all of the reasons I haven't updated (trust me, there's a lot) but instead I'll just get on with the chapter, really hope it was worth the horribly long wait. I'd do the review replies, but it seems like everyone says the same thing. So if you want like a question answered or something, I'll reply to that, but otherwise, thanks a bundle and more for those heart-warming review! (Haa, I'm pretty corny if I say so myself.)

Past Mistakes and Present Problems

Chapter 7- I don't quite have a name for this one yet

"Can we go to the park?" Rae was bored. She was tired of just walking around the streets with her dad. She wanted to do something fun, not boring!

"No."

"Daddy, why can't we go to the park?" Rae was whining, again.

"Because I said so, that's why." (A/N Does he sound like a father or what!)

"FINE!" Rae skipped ahead of Freddy and began to hum to herself.

"Daddy…"

"What?"

"Could we go to the park?"

Freddy rolled his eyes, a strange sense of repetition overwhelming him.

"If I take you to the park, will you promise to be quiet so 'Daddy' can think?" He asked her.

"Pinky promise!" The young girl exclaimed. "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a Q-Tip in my eye!"

"A Q-Tip? Rae, its not a Q-Tip its supposed to be, cross my heart and hope to die, stick a thousand needles in my eye."

"Well, I know that! But don't you think needles would hurt my eye, Daddy? After that time me and Jacob played Nurse and Doctor and accidentally stabbed out my dollies eyes, Mommy won't let me play with needles!"

"Yes, and that's a good reason! So, no needles."

Freddy continued to walk down the street, Rae occasionally falling a few steps behind, and her running to catch up with his slighter longer strides. Finally they reached the community park.

Freddy sat down on a bench and pointed to the deserted playground, "Go ahead, go play." He told his daughter.

She stared at him blankly before crossing her arms over her chest, jutting her hip to the side, and taking on a bossy tone of voice, which made Freddy, strongly think of Summer.

"Uh…aren't you going to come and play with me?" She asked.

"Uh…I thought you were planning on letting me think, and I can't play with you and think at the same time!"

(A/N Did anyone happen to notice how insulting that line was for Freddy? Hahah)

"Well then why can't you think later, Daddy?"

"Rae, right now, there's a desperate amount of crap for me to think about, and I'm afraid if I keep pushing it aside, my head will blow up and I'll be shattered all over the park grounds, which are infested with rabid animals." Freddy snapped.

"OHHH, cool, can I watch!"

Freddy let out a grunt of frustration. He needed to get this child back to her mother before it became the death of him.

"Hey Rae, I have an idea! How about we play this game called, Whoever Can Run Home Faster To Mommy Gets A Dollar!"

She stared at him in disbelief. "Do you see these legs?" She pointed to her short legs.

"Yeah…"

"And do you see how small they are, Daddy? Do you know how hard it'd be to run all the way home with these legs, and only receive a dollar?"

"10 bucks!" Freddy was starting to think he'd do anything to have some peace and quiet.

"Now, we're getting somewhere. Call it 15, Daddy, and you've got a deal."

Freddy stared, open-mouthed at his 5 year-old daughter. "When did you become such a haggler?" He asked her.

"I dunno…but it works doesn't it? GO!" She screamed.

And they were off, Freddy and his daughter racing to find a nearly hysteric Summer Hathaway.

-:-

Zack was worried. Not only for the fact that Rae was missing, most likely somewhere with Freddy, of all people, but because he was starting to think that if Summer continued to pace the way she was, she'd wear a hole right through his floor.

"Summer, relax. She's with Freddy, I know it!" Zack spoke kindly.

Summer looked over to the spot Zack was comfortably sprawled on his couch. "Great Zack, just great, she's with FREDDY! He'll lose her, and if not that, he'll kill her or something!" Summer snapped.

It was then Zack realized how stupid that comment he just made was. Of course it wouldn't comfort Summer to know her only child was with irresponsible Freddy Jones. It'd probably make her feel better to know her daughter was with a pack of hunger wolves.

A/N I'm stopping now. It's unbelievably short, and yes, I feel horrible enough, so don't make it worse, please? Plus this chapter sucked. It was completely a filler chapter, and I guess fillers aren't always interesting. So, sorry about that, and any other mistakes I may have made typing. Though I do very much enjoy the banters between Freddy and Rae. By the way, special thanks to Allison Jackson and Nanners-77 for reminding me that people still want me to update! Haahaha. Review if you love me, and even if you don't still review!