The Celebrity Hunger Games

Chapter 41: "This Is For My Brother"

District 12

Justin Bieber's p.o.v

"I'm nervous" Victoria said to me as we watched the other tributes have their interviews. "What do you have to be nervous about? I'm going before you anyway" I said, grinning at her. "But I'm going last. Everyone's going to remember the last person" she said, looking really worried. "But, isn't that what you want? If everyone forgets you, you won't get any sponsors" I said. She sighed. "Yes, but if I say something stupid, everyone will remember it and there'll be nothing I can do" she said. I was quiet for a moment, registering what she had just said. She was right. If we said anything stupid, everyone in the crowd would pick up on it and we could lose sponsors, which was not something we wanted. Then my name was called and it was my turn to have an interview. "Good luck. Don't mess it up" Victoria said.

Jessie J: From District 12, Justin Bieber everyone!

Danny O: So Justin, how does it feel to be here?

Justin: It's terrifying. I don't really want to be here. But then again, I don't think that anyone really wants to be here.

Jessie J: So what made you volunteer?

Justin: A variety of factors.

Danny O: Such as?

Justin: Well, for one, because my brother had been picked a few years prior.

Jessie J: How did James' death affect you?

Justin: He is...was my big brother. His death affected me in a massive way. I don't think anyone really knows how to cope with losing someone so close to them. I miss him every day, but there's nothing that I can really do about that.

Danny O: So why did that make you volunteer? Because you want to be better than him?

Justin: Not at all. I have never wanted to compete with my brother intentionally. But my family are very supportive, and they believe that I am stronger than my brother, Jam, and that I could get further than he did.

Jessie J: So you want to beat him because your family think that you're strong?

Justin: Of course not. But. Being from District 12, it's a known thing that we're not the richest of people. Me and all my siblings have had to take tesserae every year and the worry that one of my younger siblings will get picked is too much for me and my parents. So I thought that volunteering would make things a bit easier.

Danny O: So you volunteered to make things easier for your family?

Justin: No. I volunteered because winning the Games would make life easy for my family. I'm only here to win.

Jessie J: So you're ready and willing to kill people?

Justin: Of course I am. I wouldn't have volunteered if I didn't think I was able to kill someone. That's what these Games are about.

Danny O: So Justin, you got a 9 at training. How does that reflect your ability?

Justin: Well, to be honest, nearly everyone that you've interviewed has said that the score doesn't reflect their ability. But I think that's stupid. Your score represents that you're capable of. For me, my score represents that fact that I know what I'm doing, and people should be worried about me.

Jessie J: Do you think that James would have liked this ruthless attitude that you have right now? Or do you think he would have been more humble?

Justin: Look, I don't think I have a particularly ruthless attitude. If anything, my attitude will help me to win. This is for my brother.

Victoria Justice's p.o.v

I was watching Justin's interview and feeling... apprehensive. The Justin being interviewed seemed completely different to the boy that I knew. Maybe that was just because of the interview and the hosts, but he seemed, as they put it, ruthless. I didn't know if I liked the boy I saw before me, but I knew that the other tributes didn't seem to. "Who does he think he is?" I heard one girl whisper. I turned away from her so she wouldn't know that I heard her. Not that it mattered. After all, we weren't supposed to be friends.

Jessie J: Victoria Justice everyone!

Danny O: We didn't have time to ask Justin about you, but what did you think of his interview?

Victoria: I think he seemed very ruthless, which some people might view as a good thing.

Jessie J: Do you view it as a good thing?

Victoria: I don't know if it's good. He just seemed really different from the guy that I've been hanging out with all this time.

Danny O: In what way?

Victoria: I don't know.

Jessie J: OK, back to you. Why did you volunteer for the Games?

Victoria: I was being bullied. I guess I just wanted to prove that I could actually accomplish something.

Danny O: By winning the Games?

Victoria: I suppose. Or even just having the guts to volunteer in the first place. I wanted to prove that I was worth something.

Jessie J: What about your family? How did they feel when you volunteered?

Victoria: I have the most amazing supportive family. Of course they didn't want me to volunteer. I don't think any parent would want their child to volunteer.

Danny O: So did you feel guilty for volunteering?

Victoria: To some extent. I feel guilty to leave my parents alone, but at the end of the day, I know what I'm doing and I think that they understand why I had to do that.

Jessie J: You got an 8 at training. Are you proud of that score?

Victoria: I'm immensely proud of such a high score. To be honest, I think that getting a high score at this stage can be really good for the Games. I don't think I intimidate any of the other tributes, but at least they know that I can do something.

Danny O: And do you think that you can win the Games?

Victoria: I'm not sure. I don't think winning is down to the strongest person or the most intimidating person. I kind of feel like a lot of it is down to luck. Like, the strongest person can get killed just by turning their back. That has nothing to do with their ability, it just reflects the fact that most of the other tributes are the way that Justin was acting – Ruthless.