Disclaimer: I do not own "Pinocchio," or its characters. They are property of Carlo Collodi and the Walt Disney Company.

*Special Credit goes to BestCrossoverMovies for his contributions to this story.

"Pinocchio and Anna"

By TwilightSparkle3562

Chapter 1

"A Party"

It had been several days since Pinocchio had proven himself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and as a result he had transformed from a puppet into a real boy. It was a big change for Pinocchio, who was now living the life of a normal human being and with being a real boy, comes even bigger responsibilities and accepting what made him who he was now. However, he had his father, Geppetto, the woodcarver, to help him every step of the way. Although Pinocchio was often mischievous, he knew wen he was getting him into trouble and for the sake of his father, promised to no longer tell lies.

But, speaking of Geppetto, he knew that since Pinocchio was a real boy now, he thought that now would be the time for Pinocchio to start having friends just like him. So, he had decided to get together with some of the people in the village to bring their kids over to the shop and have Pinocchio meet them.

"Are you sure that there are real boys like me?" asked Pinocchio as he helped Geppetto get the shop ready for the guests.

"Yes, there are," replied the kind woodcarver. "But, there are girls who are real like you, Pinocchio."

Pinocchio had heard of real boys, but hearing about real girls was not familiar territory for him. The only girls he could think of were the ones who were created from Geppetto's works.

"Real Girls?" remarked Pinocchio, stopping what he was doing. "Are they like real boys?"

"Of course, son," said Geppetto, walking over to his son and picking him up off his feet. "I have arranged with several people in the village to send their kids over here so that you can have the opportunity to meet real children like you. Some of them are also going to be your schoolmates, too."

Geppetto then walked Pinocchio over to the dresser and pulled out what appeared to be a green jumper and a nice white shirt. Pinocchio looked curiously at them as Geppetto laid them down on the bed.

"What is this?" wondered Pinocchio. "Are these for you?"

"No, no, son," laughed Geppetto. "These are you to wear for the party."

Pinocchio was slightly curious, but was willing to see what it was like to wear such clothes. However, he couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.

"Will I still be the same?" he asked. "I mean…you aren't going to make me a puppet again, aren't you?"

"Of course not, son," replied Geppetto, tenderly. "Sometimes, there are occasions where we have to wear clothes like this. But, I promise you, once all is said and done, then you can go back to being yourself, Pinocchio."

Pinocchio was slightly relieved to hear that and allowed himself to try on the outfit that Geppetto had provided for him. When the day of the party arrived, Pinocchio struggled to adjust his mentality while wearing the outfit. At the same time, however, he was also very shy that he was meeting real people outside of his father for the first time.

"Ah, that must be the guests now," said Geppetto as he heard the door knock. Pinocchio watched nervously as the doors opened to reveal a young girl wearing a red dress with yellow sleeves. "Why hello, Anna, don't you look beautiful today, my child?"

"Why, thank you, Mr. Geppetto," she said curtesying. "Mother told me about Pinocchio and I can't wait to meet him, so I decided to give him some flowers."

She motioned to Geppetto, the bouquet of roses that she held in her hands. Geppetto then looked out to see if any more of the children in the village were coming and for some reason, they didn't come.

"Well, Anna, why don't you come in and introduce yourself to Pinocchio?" said Geppetto, allowing her inside. "I'm sure he will be excited to meet you. Oh, Pinocchio?"

Pinocchio was hestitant for a moment and then, he came out from his hiding spot and saw Anna for the first time.

"So, that is what a real girl looks like," thought Pinocchio as he stepped over towards her. "She's more beautiful than the blue fairy."

"Hi, Pinocchio," said Anna, handing him the flowers. "These are for you."

Pinocchio didn't quite know what to say to Anna, but then Geppetto motioned him to say thank you and sure enough, Pinocchio did.

"Why, thank you," he said, accepting the gift of flowers from her. Almost immediately, Pinocchio was starting to get feelings that he never experienced before, feelings that young boys would get when they were around young girls.

"I think that I will leave you to get to know one another," said Geppetto and was just about to leave when Pinocchio grabbed his leg. "No, Pinocchio, you stay here and play with her like a good boy."

Pinocchio nodded nervously and Geppetto went upstairs to allow Pinocchio to get to know Anna, one of the only girls in the village. However, Geppetto could not help but wonder why only Anna was willing to give Pinocchio a chance at becoming friends with her. He had told all the mothers in the village to send their sons and daughters to the shop, but they didn't come.

Nevertheless, he was happy that Pinocchio now had someone who was willing to give him a chance.

"Blue fairy," he thought to himself. "I ask you to watch over my brave little boy as he and this girl get to know each other. I ask you this in your name."

Meanwhile, as Geppetto watched from upstairs, Pinocchio's conscience, Jiminy Cricket, watched from downstairs, also eagerly watching the puppet that the Blue Fairy tasked him to watch over.

"I hope you and this girl become friends," he thought as Pinocchio and Anna began their time together.