I bet you guys are glad it didn't take me a whole month to update this chapter, right? XD

I know I'm glad! This chapter is with Camus-senpai, and the votes all pointed to the carousel ride! I hope you all enjoy it!

"I'm apologize for being late, Saotome was discussing a new cd single with myself and Mikaze. Apparently both of us will be doing a collaboration with another idol, but they haven't discussed who it would be with." Mallory jumped up in surprise, her eyes showing a look of confusion.

"Really? But isn't that a bit confusing to not tell you; if you're doing a collaboration with someone, it would be best to know who it is to get along with them when you do the photo shoots and such." Camus simply gave a small shrug, sitting down next to Mallory at the table as the two watched the many guests walk around the park and enjoy themselves.

"Whatever Saotome wants, we must oblige him; he is the founder of the company, and of Quartet Night. We promised him that whatever he orders we would follow, and this particular project is no exception." Mallory was silent, but gave a small nod, fiddling with her fingers in her lap. "You were rather nervous on stage." Mallory swallowed lightly, glancing away from Camus as she gave a small nod of her head.

"Y-Yeah. Just some things that people said got to me; I know that I should ignore that kind of stuff, but..." She gave a frown, her voice faltering to the point that she just stopped talking all together. She gave a small sigh, feeling a cool breeze blow by her and Camus, moving her bangs out of her eyes to distract herself.

"It's alright if you get nervous during your first live, it's normal. However you are correct, you should try your best to ignore what people say about you or else it will only distract you." Mallory gave a small nod to Camus, giving a small thanks. She glanced around though, turning to look back at Camus with a wondering gaze.

"Um...where's Mikaze-senpai?" Camus glanced at Mallory, shifting in his chair to get comfortable.

"Mikaze wanted to talk to Saotome about releasing a single of his own; he had some songs written and wants to know if he could publish a solo single soon." Mallory gave a small nod, but had secretly hoped that Ai would be with Camus. It was already around two-thirty, and eventually she would have to get back to the amphitheater to do the photo shoot for the IDOL START Fan Book that they would publish on the concert.

"Oh." Mallory simply answered back, simply shuffling her feet lightly against the ground as she glanced away, not sure what exactly to do. "Um, would you like to go on any rides, Camus-senpai?" He gave a small shake of his head, giving a small look of unpleasantness as he glanced around.

"I'm not used to this kind of environment; amusement parks aren't usually the place that I situate myself in. I'd rather prefer sitting back the dorms in a quiet space and simply drink tea." Mallory gave a small frown, looking at Camus.

"If you'd like, you could go back to the dorms if you'd like. I know that you told Ranmaru that you would keep me company, but if you don't want to be here, it's alright with me." Camus looked back at his student, folding his arms across his chest as he shook his head.

"That would be rude of me; I came to spend time with you as congratulations for your first live concert, jus like all of us have. It would be rude of me to simply leave you here by yourself until Mikaze showed up. You and I will simply need to find something to do until then." He looked around for a few moments, before getting to his feet, turning to glance at Mallory as he held his hand out politely for Mallory to take. "We will start by looking suitable for the both of us to enjoy until I must leave, it's only fair." Mallory gave a small smile at Camus as she took his hand softly, thanking him as he helped her to her feet, before the two began to walk around the park, hoping to find something to occupy themselves.

"Another thing you could do would be to take time to calm yourself before going on stage. Even though you're nervous, you'll be doing more live concerts in he future. Choking on stage wouldn't exactly help the situation." Camus had decided that while the two find something to do, that he would give advice to his dear student. Mallory agreed, saying that she would need all the help she could get after what had happened, not wanting it to happen again in the near future.

"Reiji told me that you have an older sister; does she know that you had a live?" Mallory gave a look of thought, giving a confused look.

"I'm not exactly sure. I texted her telling her that I had one, but I'm not sure if she got the message. I also tried calling her earlier, but no one answered. She must have been pretty busy though, she always was when I was younger."

"I remember you mentioning that she was an idol as well, and a high-ranking one at that." Mallory gave a nod to her teacher, her face showing a look of thought, beginning to reminisce of the days when she was younger.

"Despite the two of us always getting on each others nerves when I was younger, I wanted to be an idol like she did, and I wanted to show people what I could do. When I was a kid, I didn't really have any special talents or anything that made me special." Mallory gave a small smile however, her hands coming to lace together behind her back as the two walked. "But once I saw what my sister did, I knew that maybe I could do it too. Even if it took years, I wanted to do something amazing, and show people that I had something that I could be proud of." Mallory blushed lightly, giving a nervous laugh as she glanced back at Camus. "Ah, sorry Camus-senpai, I'm probably boring you with what I'm saying."

"Not at all, it's actually enlightening to know more about your goals and ambitions." Camus answered back as he held his calm and stoic look, though he glanced her way shortly afterwards. "Do you believe that you're ready for the workload that you'll receive now that you've debuted?" Mallory gave an unsure look, thinking to herself; was she? I mean, nothing had happened yet, or was set in stone, but she knew that Saotome would be assigning her jobs and promotions once she got back to the Dorms.

"I'm not exactly sure, but I don't have much of a choice." Mallory gave a small laugh, giggling lightly. "Even if I do get a lot of work, I'll do my very best to make Saotome Agency look good! And I know that I'll do fine, thanks to everything that you and Quartet Night have taught me, Camus-senpai." She saw Camus give a nod of his head, a small smile coming to his lips.

"I am sure you'll do well Nakagawa-san; I look forward to seeing what you are fully capable of accomplishing." Mallory kept her smile, her cheeks flushing a light pink, a feeling of giddiness washing through her. She was grateful that her teachers were so supportive, and that she could count on them. She sure was lucky, and she hoped that she could repay them back for their kindness one day; it was the least she could do.

"Oh," Mallory held up her wrist lightly, showing the bracelet that she had received before she had sung on stage, "thank you by the way; it was thoughtful of you to get this for me. I wish I could return the favor."

"You do not need to Nakagawa-san, it is a gift from all of Quartet Night; there is no need to repay us." He glanced at the bracelet as Mallory held her smile, watching the jewelry twinkle and shine in the sunlight that washed over the two. "It was Kotobuki's idea to get you a good luck present, and we all agreed. All you need to do is continue to strive and do your best; that is all we ask from you." Mallory gave a determined nod of her head, looking at Camus.

"I promise I won't let you down. I'll do my very best to show people what you've taught me." As Mallory walked, she heard the sound of old time carnival organ music playing, and her feet stopped in her place, glancing around to find where the music was coming from, a bright smile coming to her lips. "Do you hear that music?" She asked, the smile not leaving her face as she tried to pin point it's location. It sounded faded, coming from a ways away from them, but she was sure it was close by. She glanced around, a nostalgic feeling floating in her chest as Camus looked as well, noticing the sound coming from somewhere up ahead as he motioned to Mallory where the noise was coming from.

"It's coming from around the corner." Camus replied, pointing over towards the direction the music was coming from, before he noticed Mallory beginning to run over to where the sound was. "Nakagawa-san?" He questioned, before following after the girl, though not as fast as her as she ran over around the corner, before her eyes were greeted to a wonderful sight. A large shining carousel was what greeted the young girls eyes, painted in rich colors of reds, greens, pinks, whites, and golds, as she saw happy children riding on the many white jewel adorned horses that were on the ride. She gave a smile as she walked over, her hands grasping the small gated fence that was around as she watched the children and parents on the ride, a wave of nostalgia washing over her. It brought back so many memories, seeing the carousel again.

"I can't believe it's still here." Mallory said quietly to herself, feeling herself get a bit choked up, before she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around, notching Camus behind her, and breathing a bit heavily. "Ah, I'm sorry Camus-senpai, I didn't mean to make you run. I just...got excited, and I couldn't keep still." Camus simply gave a shake of his head, looking at his student, before he noticed what exactly she was so excited about.

"You were wondering about this?" He asked, after regaining his breath as he looked at the children's ride. Mallory gave a small nod, looking back at the carousal as gave a smile.

"Before Saotome made this park, there was a much smaller amusement park here. When I was younger, my mother would always take myself and my older sister here. This was one of our favorite rides to go on together, and I always couldn't wait to go on it with my mother."

"Mommy, mommy there it is!" Mallory exclaimed as she tugged her mother along, pointing at the carousel in view of the girl. "Can we go on it? Please, please, please?" Mallory's mother gave a small laugh at her daughter's begging, but gave a nod as Mallory cheered in happiness.

"Which one do you want to go on?" Mallory asked as thy looked at all the different horses on display for the ride.

"Hmm, why not those two?" Her mother pointed towards two horses, both pure white with gold saddles adorned with jewels as Mallory gave a giddy nod, running up towards the two as soon as the gates were opened. Mallory, with her mother's help of course, was able to get on the horse as she was strapped on, along with her mother on the next horse as she gave a smile. "You ready?"

"Yep!" Mallory said with a grin as the ride began to start, the music filling her ears as she laughed, with her mother simply gave a smile at her daughter.

"You really like this ride, don't you?" She asked as Mallory gave a nod, smiling at her mother. "Well then, how about every time we come here, you and I go on the carousel?" Mallory simply gave a cheer of happiness as the two laughed happily together.

"She always knew how to make me happy, and we always had a fun time when we went on this together." Mallory mentioned with a smile, watching the ride go as children laughed and played.

"Your mother sounds like a very kind woman." Camus mentioned, glancing at Mallory as his student gave a nod.

"She was. Though after she...died, the park got shut down and was demolished due to low funds for the park. I remember when I was walking home from school and saw it being torn down, I was so angry that I ran out into the construction site and yelled at the workers." Her smile fell for a few moments, not wanting to remember all the terrible memories of her mother being sick. It always made her so sad, and it made her quiet, distant from others. She took a breath, and gave a small smile back to Camus. "Though I'm actually really happy. The carousel here is actually the same one from that park all those years ago." Mallory could tell, there was no mistaking it by the music and the different horses that were in the ride. She gave a sigh, seeing the ride stop in order for the children and parents to get off, as she turned to glance at Camus. "Um, Camus-senpai?"

"Hmm?" He glanced at his student, "What is it, Nakagawa-san?" Mallory gave a hesitant look, her face blushing lightly as she looked at her teacher.

"Um...if it's alright with you, could I go on this?" It brought back memories of her mother, and she was so happy to see that it wasn't torn down; she felt like she had to go on it now. She wanted to feel the happiness she felt with her mother again, something she hadn't felt in a long time. She gave a joy-filled smile when she saw Camus give a nod, a small smile on his face as well.

"Go ahead Nakagawa-san, I'll watch you." Mallory gave a grin, before turning to go get into the ride, when she turned back towards Camus.

"Senpai, why don't you go on with me? You'll have fun, I promise." She asked, looking at Camus with an almost pleading look, as he looked back at his student, before giving a small smile.

"Alright." He simply said, walking along with her as she gave a grin, as Camus couldn't help but have a small smile come to his face as he watched his student. Mallory gave a small smile as the two got into line, the gate opening as Mallory took Camus's hand in hers to lead him along, running to find the horses that she remembered long ago.

"There they are!" Mallory said with a smile, seeing the two horses on the rides as the two stepped on to the carousel's platform, before maneuvering through the other horses to make their way to the ones that caught Mallory's eye. It was like she was back with her mother, seeing the horses in their beautiful gold saddles and adorned jewels of red, blue, pink and yellows. "They were re-painted too." Mallory muttered with a smile, walking over to the horses as she settled her hand on the one that she always rode on when she was a child, as Camus came over to look at the one that her mother would use.

"How could you tell that these are the same ones?" Camus asked curiously, looking over the plastic horses and their details, as Mallory continued to stare at the horses.

"I just know, you know?" Mallory said, looking back a Camus. "Sometimes, you just know something, and this is what I know. They're the same, there's no doubt." The bell to get on the horses sounded as Mallory gave a grin, lifting herself to get on hers as Camus got on his, Mallory noticing that Camus settled himself on the horse rather refined, as if he had ridden one before. "Oh, I remembered, you're a count for a Queen back where you live." Camus gave a nod, settling on the horses as glanced back at Mallory.

"The Queen of the Silk Palace, back in the Kingdom of Permafrost. My family lived in the palace and swore our loyalty to the Silk Queen, and was given the name Camus." Mallory gave a questioning look, looking t her teacher.

"Given the name? Does that mean Camus isn't your real name?" Camus looked back at his student with a blank stare, his icy blue eyes staring back at hers, before giving a small smirk.

"You'll just have to find out one day." Mallory gave a small groan, wondering what Camus's real name was. She was curious now, but she was sure he would never tell her, or anyone for that matter. Before she could answer back, the ride started as she gave a grin, the thoughts on Camus's name drifting away as she gave a grin. The ride began to move as a small breeze blew by, Mallory taking a deep breath as her heart fluttered lightly; it was just like she was with her mother again, feeling this same breeze, having so much fun with her. Her hands grasped the gold pole that held the horse in place, shaking lightly as she continued to smile. Camus watched the scenery around him spin as he heard children laugh in delight, before he glanced down at his student, before his eyes widened lightly to see tears running down her cheeks.

"Nakagwa-san?" He asked lowly, wondering why she was crying so suddenly. Mallory glanced at Camus, as he noticed the smile that never left her face. He stayed silent however as he realized why she was crying, as he simply gave a worried expression. Mallory looked at Camus, the smile still gracing her lips as tears ran own her cheeks, her voice faltering lightly.

"This is fun, right Camus-senpai?" She asked softly, her voice cracking lightly from the tears that had come from her eyes. He took in a small breath, before giving a small nod.

"It is, Nakagawa-san."

After the ride had come to a atop, Camus got of his horse as he noticed that Mallory had not gotten off hers, her hands still grasping the pole in front of her, as if it would disappear if she let go even a little.

"...Mallory." Camus said, as Mallory glanced at her teacher, her tears now gone, but her cheeks lightly red from her tears before. She wiped away any tears that were left as she gave a small nod, turning to get off the horse, before she felt a hand grasp hers. She looked to see Camus with a serious look, helping her down as she landed on the ground softly, her hand still in his. Camus watched his student quietly, not uttering a word as the two left the carousel, Mallory still grasping Camus's hand in hers. His hand was soft she noticed, and she never wanted to let go. It was comforting, and she wished it could last forever. The two walked for what seemed like hours, until they made it to a bench that Mallory could sit down on, as Camus watched her.

"Thank you, Camus-senpai." Mallory said quietly, as he gave a nod to her.

"Are you alright?" He asked, watching her gave a slow nod. She glanced up at Camus, giving a small smile.

"I just got really emotional back there, remembering my mom I mean. I'm sorry you had to see that." Camus gave a small shake of his head, looking down at Mallory softly.

"There's no need for you to apologize. You did nothing wrong, Nakagawa-san." Mallory gave a slow nod, her small smile to Camus never leaving her face as she jumped lightly, feeling her phone in her pocket vibrate as she took it out.

"Uh, we have to go back to the Amphitheater. The photo shoot and autographs will be happening in an hour." She looked back up at Camus, giving an apologetic look. "I'm sorry that we didn't get to do more things." Camus gave another shake of his head, a small smile coming to his face.

"It's alright Nakagawa-san, even if you don't believe it...I had a nice time." Mallory gave a nod, smiling as the two began to walk once more back to the amphitheater.

"I'm glad you had a nice time too."

Mallory said goodbye to Camus as she watched him leave, remembering that he said he had to go back to the dorms as well to help STARISH with something. She began to put her stage outfit back on as she began to put on light makeup, seeing Nami run over to her.

"Mal-chan!" She exclaimed, a grin on her face as she looked at her friend. "Did you go out into the park?" She asked curiously, already in her stage outfit as Mallory gave a nod.

"Oh, yeah I did. I got to spend time with my friends. I'm sorry that you and I didn't get to hang out when we had the time." Nami simply gave a smile, with a shake of her head.

"It's no problem Mal-chan. We can always hang out some other time when we have some more freedom." Mallory gave a laugh, giving a nod as she waved goodbye to Nami, seeing her go out to the front gate area to meet up with the other idols. When she was finally done, she got to her feet as she settled her tiara headband in her hair, before giving a small smile. So much had happened today, it was something she would surely never forget.

"Nakagawa-san, we need you!" A staff called to Mallory, jumping lightly as she ran out past a few people, hoping to not be late. She turned a corner to get to the entrance, but yelped lightly when she bumped into someone rather roughly, losing her balance. She felt her feet stumble to regain her balance, but was pulled back by a pair of hands, one around her waist, and another grasping her hand so she wouldn't fall. Her eyes blinked in surprise from the shock of almost falling as well as the pair of eyes that stared back into hers.

"You should be more careful, Mallory-san." She swallowed lightly as his cyan colored eyes bore into her dark brown ones, as she gave a small nod.

"T-Thank you, Ai-senpai."

Whew that chapter was a bit tough to write! At least I got it done before another month passed.

Now it's time for the last chapter of the Amusement Park series, with the last member of Quartet Night, our dear calm and calculating Mikaze Ai!

Now I know what you're all thinking, you want the Ferris Wheel. A lot of you have told me this, and I have to agree, but for the sake of choices, and due to the fact that all the other chapters had at least one other choice, I'll have to put something else to make it fair.

Now the choices for this last chapter f the series will be either:

Ferris Wheel

or

Flower Garden

I know that a flower garden isn't a ride, but some amusement parks that I've been to have some, and I thought it could be a different take for a chapter! Now you may cast your votes as soon as you read this chapter, because voting will end this week, on August 9th, so cast in your votes when you can!

I'm really excited for the last chapter, and I hope you all are too!

Reviews=LOVE!

Peace!