Chapter 1: Juno

White Pine Bay was filled with sunshine as the people of the town bustled about on their ways in and out and up and about. We find the setting on that of a young man with brushed hair and clothes ironed and tucked away in all the right places, classy, is the word for his dress wear and he wipes his hands on his light brown pants due to perspiration. His blue eyes look up at the sky before examining the motel that reads a blue sign reading BATES MOTEL and he slightly smiles at it thinking of his mother as he holds a piece of bread in his mouth.

"Can you fix the lattice underneath the porch before leaving?" She had told him before he got ready and headed for school.

Before he left of course, he went down to fix it and there he found a short scruffy dog that seemed cautious of him and he stood still before retrieving the bread from his mouth and handing it to the dog who still snipped at him.

"It's okay. It's okay." He comforted the dog before throwing the bread to him in an act of peace, the dog walked toward the bread and began to feast on it. Norman held a hammer in his hand as he motioned for the dog to come near him.

"Come here. Don't be afraid." He said as the dog just ran passed and he watched run off and smiled to himself as he walked back in the house quickly as his mother was still getting ready upstairs and prepared a small plate of leftovers last night for the dog. He heard his mother call his name and he quickly ran and placed the small plate boy the front door outside and ran for the bus stop before deciding to just walk to school while pulling his messenger bag over his shoulder.

Norman got to school and stared about at all the kids his age before his eyes fell on Bradley Martin, he held a small smile, he felt so much affection towards her after remembering the night they had a few weeks ago, he walked up to her smirking to himself.

"Hey Norman." Bradley greeted as her little friends beside her gave Norman a slightly dirty look which he ignored cause the only face that mattered to him was Bradley's.

"You came back to school?" He found himself saying as he smiled and motioned toward her standing in front of him and she chuckled.

"Yeah, you can't stay sad forever." She said as she put a hair behind her ear and stared at him before deciding to depart with her friends as she found his clingyness distasteful.

"Will I see you around?" He questioned but she ignored him and had walked off already with her friends leaving Norman alone and questioning himself.

He walked off to class forgetting Bradley and thinking back to the scruffy short dog back at home and he hoped the dog would come back. He could picture bringing it home inside the house, brushing it, sleeping with it, and taking it baths. He smiled to himself, a very wide smile as his classmates around gave him strange looks. He didn't seem to notice and only grabbed his tools from his bag and prepared for the lesson in a happy mood, he just hoped his mom would accept the dog or maybe he could sneak it in. He'd have to wait and see.

Norma got up the next morning, and dressed for the day in business attire and fixing her hair up, she heard a knock at the door and quickly went to answer and was greeted by Emma.

"Hi Emma." She greeted him with a wide smile as Emma smiled back and looked up from the pate that sat out in the front door.

"Did you get a dog?" Emma questioned as Norma looked down at the white piece of her china and she scrunched her eyebrows in question as she turned back to Emma.

"Not that I know of."

"Is Norman here?"

"Yeah come in, I'll go get him." She said as she let Emma in and look back at the little plate in distaste and she ran up the stairs to pull Normans ear for leaving food outside.

"Emma's downstairs." Norma told Norman who took the earphones from his ears out and turned to his mom in question.

"Can you tell her I'm not feeling well?" He didn't feel like talking to Emma, he just felt that he didn't want to hurt her feelings because he knew she liked him, but he saw her as a good friend, the first he's ever had and he didn't want to ruin it. Also, he was very much infatuated with Bradley and he couldn't get her out of his head especially after the night they shared.

"You know that girl likes you?" Norma said at her son's sensitive nature.

"Yeah and I know it's not good to lead someone on." Norma huffed at his remark and was getting ready to leave after she remembered the dog food outside.

"Did you leave dog food outside?" Norma asked in a slightly angry tone to which Norman hadn't noticed as he turned to her with a smile, obviously excited to talk about the dog.

"Yeah, there was a stray dog and I- ."

"Don't leave FOOD outside! You'll attract all the animals to our front door!" She slammed his door and he merely stared at the door slightly feeling hurt at his mom's punishing tone and he shook his head and went back to doing his work.

"Sorry Emma, Norman's not feeling well." She sat down beside Emma on the staircase and she could tell that Emma seemed hurt as she shook her head and arose to leave.

"It's okay. I just have allergies." Emma lied and wiped her nose as Norma arose and felt bad for Emma's hurt towards not being around Norman and she swore she'd beat the shit out of him later.

"You know. I have to go get some window shears, um do you know where this place is?" She handed Emma a card and Emma nodded as she sniffed her tears back.

"Yeah, I can show you. If you want?"

"Really? Ok." Norma said as they departed and headed out on the road where Emma talked about how Norman is obsessed with this girl at school and Norma was deeply interested because Norman had seemed distant lately. They later went into town and found the girl who's had Norman wrapped around her little finger and it outraged her because she knew this girl was playing with Norman's feelings and she almost went inside to beat the shit out of her until Emma had to hold her back as they started to make a scene which she apologized for and they went for lunch.

Norman was fixing the OFFICE sign outside the motel and he heard the sound of a high bark and turned around to see the short scruffy dog and he got off the short ladder. He went to grab a cookie and took a bite before he split it apart and he threw it slightly close to where he was sitting and the dog went forward and began to eat.

"Hey Juno." He liked the name as he called toward her.

She grabbed the next piece and he held the last piece in his hand and motioned for her to come and eat from his hand as he wanted to pet her.

"You'll have to get this one, Juno." He said as the dog ate from his hand and he pet her behind her ear and picked her up and sat her on his lap before his mom came rushing over with bags.

"Norman!" She said loudly as she saw him seated with the short dog in his lap eating a cookie from his hand which looked slightly cute and she found herself liking him with a dog.

"Mother, look she came to me." Norman said as he scratched her behind her ears and she hummed in delight which Norma found kind of cute, but she turned her lip up in slight disgust as she shifted on one leg and turned her head to see if there was anyone around before she looked back to Norman and his new dog.

"Norman." She said in a soft tone and Norman knew what she was going to say and he started to shake her head slowly.

"No, Mother, I want to keep her, she's all alone, she just wants to be loved. I will take care of her, you don't have to do anything." Norman said with pleading eyes and a serious tone as he stared hard at his mom who stood quiet for a long time changing facial expressions before she turned her head upward with a sigh and leaped it forward.

"Fine, but you better make sure she doesn't poop in the house." She said as she walked passed him and placed the bags in one of the rooms and prepared the curtains on the windows as Norman played the dogs paws who barked in delight.

"Mother, I'm going to go into town with Juno and get her some things to take care of her." Norman said as he began to get ready and run off with the short dog in his arms.

"Juno?" She said from in one of the motel rooms and walked out to see him with the pup in his arms which was cute but also disgusting because the dog was dirty and smelled like road kill.

"Yeah, I named her Juno." Norman said grabbing her paw and waving it towards her as the dog whined in delight and Norma slightly smirked before she rolled her eyes and motioned her hand upward.

"Alright, go have a blast." Norma said as she walked back into the room and Norman took off with the Juno in his arms which he later placed beside him as they walked further down the road.

Norma later began to clean the rooms and was going to her first guest who checked into the motel who was very odd and Norma felt kind of afraid of him. She ignored the feeling and grabbed the cart and knocked on his door which she immediately regretted and found herself a couple of minutes later in her room getting dressed so that she kind seduce Sheriff Romero to put her name forward for a seat on the council so that she could stop the bypass from happening.

"Hello Mrs. Bates." He said formally as he sat down in his large chair and took little notice of her attire as he knew her intentions from the perfume she wore. It smelled delightful, it smelled like lavender, it was calming, but it didn't belong on a woman as fiery as her, which he laughed at in his head.

"Oh, please, call me Norma. After everything we've been through." Norma said and he rolled his eyes underneath his lids as he knew her game, she was beautiful he couldn't deny, but he was not going to give into her like every other man who crossed paths with her did.

"Norma." He said, it came out smoothly on his tongue and it sent a slight warmth to his stomach, but he kept his composure as he looked to Norma and back in his chair awaiting her lying game and he watched as shifted into a position to seduce him which was flattering, but he didn't like the fact that she wanted something and came in expecting to get based on her charm.

"I was driving around and I thought I'd pop in to see you." She said with a charming smile which her eyes grew bright. Her eyes were gorgeous, it's what drew him into her the first night he met her, but she was such a bad liar and he could see everything from her eyes. He stood quiet and he watched her smile drop and shifted awkwardly seeing as her first tactic failed.

"So, anyway, you know I bought the motel a couple of months ago and no one told me that there building a new bypass and…"He could hear her lie and he merely watched her lips move and he knew what she was attempting to ask him and there it came.

"And I see there's a new seat on the council and I was wondering if you could put my name through?" She asked and he stared into her blue eyes for a long time and he saw as she shifted awkwardly and cocked his head in question.

"Why would I do that?" He asked her and he saw the shock in her face at him denying her, her wish, and he dominated her plan and watched as she crumbled.

"Because I thought you would. After everything we've been through." She said as she leaned forward pressing body towards his desk, but he kept his eyes on her's.

"Why?"

"We know things about eachother." She pointed towards herself and towards him and he smiled slightly inside and he blinked at her ignorant charm.

"We don't owe eachother nothing. We're not friends. You don't know me. Don't assume differently because I was kind enough to save your ass once." He finished and he saw the spark in her eyes ignite and snapped back at him and the heat in his stomach from earlier became hotter as she raised her voice.

"Excuse me, but weren't you saving your own ass at the time?!" She snipped and he closed his eyes before get up from his seat as she continued to use everything that had happened against him. He closed the door not wanting his fellow employees to hear her.

"Are you trying to say you have something on me?" He questioned her as he took a seat on his desk and watch as she cocked her head smugly and he became annoyed with her.

"Cause of that's what you're saying, I might have to burn you down to the ground." He threatened her and he saw fear in her eyes as all her pride slipped away and she leaned back in her seat. He was annoyed with her attitude and controlling nature.

"I know what you're doing." He said as she blinked and realized her knew the moment he walked in and saw her admiring the small glass ball on his desk that she had the intention of seducing him to get what she wanted and she felt slightly sick to herself and Romero notice this, but didn't care.

"Go home, Mrs. Bates." He said as she blinked slightly faster and arose as she shifted from being too close to him and he saw her go out into the hallway before he closed his office door and shook his head at her pride.

'That woman is going to be trouble and I am going to be right in the middle of all of it. I just know I am,' He thought as he sat back down his large brown chair and flipped through files that needed to processed and completed.

Norman was inside the pet store and put Juno in the cart and pushed her around and grabbed a small bed, he grabbed dog food, he grabbed a leash, a collar, treats, toys, a small outfit, and he had her groomed and she came out brand new and he was so excited with the finished result. Her fur was a golden color and the life in her eyes returned to her eyes, she smelled sweet and her little nose sniffed at him in delight and he tail wagged in happiness at having finally been cleaned. He grabbed her new collar and put it around her neck and clipped her dog tag on it that read Juno and her address.

"Now, me and you can be together forever." He said as he took her to the local vet where he and she sat awaiting to be met with the Vet and he looked at the other people with their animals and he felt like the happiest man in the world.

"Juno!" He heard the vet assistant call out Juno's name and he sat up happily as her grabbed the bags and walked over with Juno trailing behind him and he met the bright smile of the assistant.

Norman would later be met with Bradley's betrayal as she became angry with him for telling the school that they had sex together but it hardly seemed to faze him as his mind swirled with Juno. His fellow classmates gave him looks and he saw Mrs. Watson staring at him from the small window by the classroom and he smiled back at her as he walked into class.

"Hello, Mrs. Watson." He greeted her as he went to take his seat and he notice Emma's guilty face which he was going to question until he heard Mrs. Watson's voice.

"Are you alright, Norman?"

"Yes, I've never been happier." He said as his eyes trailed to the floor and Mrs. Watson grew concerned until she saw his bright smile and eyes full of cheer.

"I actually got a dog. My first. I named her Juno." He said as she congratulated him and patted his back before he later took his seat to which Emma was a bit surprised at seeing him so happy even though she had blurted out to the school what him and Bradley had done.

"Emma, I got a dog." He told her from his seat as she sat behind him. Emma's eyebrows lifted as eyes darted around and she swallowed before looking back to his eyes.

"Oh, oh, you did? Norma was okay with it?" Emma questioned as Norman's eyes became dialated and he smile fell slightly.

"Of course, she was. I'm going to be 18, and I've always wanted a dog. I love Juno." He said as Emma smiled at Norman's shift in attitude about whether his mom accepted it or not.

"Juno?"

"Yeah, my dog. I named her Juno. When you come into work at the motel, drop by the house to see her." He said as class began to start and Emma was surprised how calm Norman was being even though everyone was talking behind his back and even Mrs. Watson seemed to take a few peeks over at him. Norman was just happy though, much happier than when he got laid, he felt as if he were on top of the moon.

Norma later arrived at home, she got of her car, the green Mercedes, she loved her car and was so happy she bought it and she thought to the man staying in Room 9. Jake Abernathy. He was starting to scare her even more, she wanted him gone, he had already almost threatened her. She stomped to his room and threw his money back in his face to which his frozen seemed to not even be fazed by.

"I want you out!"

"You're going to regret doing that. Norma Bates." She heard him say as she stomped off to the house where she sat getting ready for a bath.

She sat inside the tub with lavender and bath salts in it, the water was clear and warm, she had her hair put up and her head was laying on puffed towel as she contemplated life. She closed her eyes as she thought back to the beginning, her childhood, her brother and her. She reopened her eyes as she didn't want to think about that. For the longest time, she had thought Dylan belonged to Caleb and she dreaded it until awhile back before when she still lived with her first husband she had a blood test to ease her worry to which she felt so happy about when the tests came back positive that he was her husbands.

"My darling boy, Dylan." She said to herself as she remembered being pregnant with him, it wasn't too exciting seeing as she was a 17-year-old girl who wanted so desperately to escape her home and brother. She rubbed her hands over her stomach as she remembered her oldest son, she remembered when they placed his slippery body over her chest and announced his gender. She felt so complete when they gave him to her, all her troubles, her past, and future seemed to slip away as her she heard the cries of her baby boy.

"Where have, the years gone?" She said to herself as she thought back to her oldest son who was now 23. Then she began to remember Sam, she was so stupid to fall for his charm and soon after she became pregnant with Norman. Norman was unlike Dylan because with Sam she wanted to get away from him from the abuse, her first husband had never layed his hands on her, but with Sam the baby between her and him would be beyond her crappy life.

She remembered Dylan being afraid of Sam, he would always be gone, he was so young, but he was already so independent and he hated his mom. Norma never understood where his hate came from, but she blamed herself for not caring enough over him. She was so young, she didn't know what to do and she was afraid too. Their relationship was much better now, they had become close after he saved Norma and Norman from Zach Shelby. She felt his care, but he always tried to play the tough guy because everything he and Norma had been through. Norman was a darling baby, he had bright brown curls and her eyes, he was so handsome and Dylan was happy to have a new sibling, but never showed it. Norma regretted leaving Dylan back in Arizona without telling him where her and Norman had gone, she began to cry in the tub, she put her wet hands to her face as she cried into them.

"Why was I such a Bitch?" Norma questioned herself as she sat up in the tube, the water shifted from her weight.

Pregnancy had been her only happiest moments in life, her children had given her the motivation to continue living. Both of her boys she loved very dearly and she would never let anyone get in between her and her sons. Dylan was such an independent man, he'd never let her get too close, but she found him as her source of advice for helping Norman. Norman, she cared for so much and he was very close to her as well, but Dylan had mentioned to not smother and let him live on his own. She just didn't want her only sources of motivation to continue living, to leave her, she'd given birth to them and they'd changed her and made her feel complete. Now they were older, they weren't little boys she would bathe together and dress, they were men now who would find a new woman to take care of them.

"I should just have another baby." She joked as she submerged herself under the water all but laughing at such a terrible idea.

Dylan pulled up to the motel with Remo where he found Norma walking out of Room 9 looking to him in question as he walked up towards her with his left arm in a sling.

"How many rooms are available?" He asked her as she looked passed him and the beat-up van with colorful people coming out of with bags and a short scruffy guy coming from the driver's seat. She put both hands in her maids uniform top pockets and motioned to all the rooms with her body.

"Yup, all 12 rooms."

"What happened to Jake Abernathy?" Dylan questioned as Norma seemed to shift her eyes down to feet and sway in a way that made her vulnerable.

"You were right. About that guy." Norma said as Dylan's eyebrows shot up in shock as he was surprised at his mom's actions.

"Yeah, well, you're about to get some business, cause they all need rooms." Dylan said motioning to all the colorful people who were laughing about and being stupid.

"Ok, Dylan, Dylan." She said as he began walking away before she pulled him to the side so that she could talk to him.

"Hey, Norman's staying at Emma's for dinner, do you want to go out and eat something with me?" She asked him as she noticed Dylan's expression change, he looked happy, but he masked his face, the tough guy, she smirked at it and he smiled back her and nodded.

"Sure."

Her smile went wider and her bright white teeth glistened as Dylan chuckled at his mom's innocence sometimes and he saw her run up to the house so that she could get ready. She was so happy to be fixing the pieces with her son when she smelled a rotten smell and she turned the light off and her blouse halfway off her torso when she looked to see the corpse of Zach Shelby and Dylan heard screams from the house.

Later, he stood in his mom's bedroom with Romero and Norman, Norma sat there in a blanket sniffling as he stood far from her and heard Romero question her. He looked slightly annoyed with her and Dylan could only assume Norma must have used one of her charms on him to which he didn't fall for. Dylan smirked and respected the Sheriff.

"Do you have an idea who could've done this?" Romero questioned and Norma became enraged as her fiery spirit came back and Romero almost laughed at how much of a tough woman she was. He watched as she looked to her son Dylan.

"Yes, I have an idea. It was that man Jake Abernathy!" She raised her voice as began to become enraged at this mystery man who had been harassing her the past week. Romero had his hands on his hips as he looked to her then to Dylan.

"Do you have his information?" Romero questioned as Dylan nodded and was ready to take him down to the motel when Norma did another one of her over dramatic outbursts.

"Why do crazy people keep gravitating towards me?!" She yelled in anger as Romero ignored her humorous remark and he stalked off with Dylan down to the motel where Dylan pulled up Jake Abernathy's information.

"How's the arm?" Romero questioned trying to spark conversation with Norma's oldest son who looked a lot like Norma, but was the opposite of her and Norman and he could assume he must be from someone else.

"You mean from when I got in the way of your showdown?" Romero let out a sigh of annoyance as he felt the young man's irritation at not receiving the credit for saving the little family he had left. He grabbed the information from his hands.

"Take care of your mother." He said before leaving Dylan who scratched his head with his free arm before returning upstairs to find his mom already recovered from the whole horrific incident, she was already throwing the mattress of the bed and yelling at Norman to take the mattress down to the trash can outside the motel.

Norman sat with Juno in his room as he did his homework and began thinking about career prospects which he was starting to discuss in one of his classes. He had gone to Emma's house and saw how her dad did Taxidermy which he seemed very drawn to, but he also loved living animals after being around Juno. He didn't really know yet because his mother never let him get involved in anything and Norman had no idea. He ran the motel with his mom so maybe he could just continue the business, he like working in the motel a lot seeing as he got his charm from his mom, but it would be nice for a change.

"I should get a job" Norman said to himself as he looked over to Juno who sat on her little blue dog bed with a toy lying beside her.

"What do you think Juno?" He asked as she tilted her head to the side and nodded.

"Yeah, I think so too." Norman agreed as he pulled up a slip from his folder that read dog groomer. Before he left the pet store in town, he had noticed a sign that read now hiring, they needed dog trainers, dog groomers, and cashier. He smiled. Juno barked in agreement.

His mom seemed stressed out so he'd mention to her later about applying, he'd get short hours on different days so he and Emma can each get time attending the motel.

Norman and Dylan found themselves hauling the mattress out to the dumpster and Dylan began complaining about his mother.

"A waste of a perfectly good bed. Watch she's gonna make a meal out of this whole event for a year." Dylan said as he and Norman tossed the bed in the dumpster. With Juno following behind Norman, her little tail wagging obediently beside him and Norma watched her little tail wag as she looked at her before looking back to Dylan.

"I'm not making a meal out of anything. It was completely horrific!" Norma said raising her voice as she tossed the bed sheets and comforter in the dumpster.

"Isn't she crazy Juno?" Dylan asked the dog who barked in return. Norma rolled her eyes as Dylan pointed to the dog and Norman smiled.

"She agrees. Your over reacting."

"Keep that up, Juno and you'll find no more treats from me." Norma said as Juno put a paw to her nose and whined in a sorry tone. Norman picked her up and rubbed her belly.

"She didn't mean that Juno. You'll still get belly rubs from me." Norman said lovingly as Juno began licking his face. Dylan and Norma just looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"What? She loves me."

Norma shook her head and began sniffing the air as a familiar scent hit her nostrils and she knew all too well what the smell belonged to. Dylan knew that she knew when she looked at him a gave him a certain look before she stomped off and he followed after her. She began yelling at one of stoners before stomping off being over dramatic once more and yelling about moving to which Norman didn't even seem fazed by seeing as he was wagging Juno's paw in her face to which she pushed Norman away and he fell on the gravel with the pup still in the air to make sure she didn't get hurt. Dylan laughed at the sight.

Some flowers showed up and turned out to belong to Jake Abernathy, Norma could feel it and she was already in a bad mood from the stoners who she had to clean up after and then now he was stalking past the motel and Norma had called Sheriff Romero who seemed to be gone when she most needed him. She later found herself on her computer looking for locations to move to, but she knew deep down that they couldn't move. She dropped the idea.

"I do want them to find that creep." She had told Norman as they were eating dinner and Juno was by the door in the kitchen eating her dinner in a bright orange bowl that read Juno.

"Hey, Mother." Norman began as Norma looked up to him in question.

"I was thinking, I could get a part-time job down at the Pet Store." Norman said as he saw his mom's expression change and she looked slightly uncomfortable, she looked down at her food and Norman knew she was going to start talking about everything they went through and the motel and how not to leave her.

"I can get hours on different days of the week so that me and Emma can work on different days and hours, I can still work at the Motel mom." Norman said as he tried to convince his mom who wiped her teeth with her tongue and cocked her head up to look at him.

"Norman…" He knew that tone.

"Mother…" He mocked to which she was surprised by. She knew he was growing up, ever since she let him keep Juno she hadn't even seen him home or spending time with her. She felt lonely, although Juno kept her company surprisingly, she had thought Juno would be like Hachi and wait for him at school and walk home with him, but Juno stood in the house with Norma. They'd gotten close, Norman had even installed a dog flap in the back door near the washers, so Juno was well trained and never seemed to bark unless there was danger or you were talking to her.

"Okay, Norman."

"Really?!" Norman seemed excited and surprised at the same time as Norma nodded slowly and her tone was soft and Norman got up and hugged her tightly.

"Your growing up so much Norman." Norma whispered into his hair and he just nodded in return.

"You hear that Juno! She said yes!" Norman said as she jumped on his chest and Norman held her in his arms and lifted her up like a baby and kissed her head and Norma rested her cheek on her hand as she watched how fast her son was changing.

He had begun to get worse before he met Juno, she feared he would become worse and hurt someone, but now he seemed so happy. He seemed normal and she found no reason to ever tell him how his father really died and she knew Dylan would forever keep it a secret.

Hopefully.

I watched the Psycho series as a kid from living with my grandma and I found out they made a show based on it and I absolutely fell in love with a show and it's truly horrific about Norma's outcome.

I thought I would write a story( to feel better) based on what if things were different? What if Norman got the help he needed and changed for the better? I also need to work on my writing skills because I'm trying to write a book so please critique me on my writing style or if you want me to be more descriptive in certain areas. Or if you just like the story and how I write let me know. Review. ^ ^

After all, they do say pet's are the best therapy!

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