Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck or Anna. Boo.
A/N: So I went back and forth on what I should focus on with this episode. I couldn't help but notice Anna's absence, however (once again). So it made sense to but her in the remedial class with Chuck and Casey. I thought that could be fun. Further, my other idea was to do Anna's ex coming to town, but then I would have had to have made up a completely new original character, and that was just too much work, and could screw too many things up. This was plenty fun, I think. I hope you enjoy it, and please review. Thanks!
"Hello, class! I'm Dr. Jackson. Today, we'll be going through emergency, and work safety procedures such as fire prevention, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the "Heimlich Maneuver".
Everyone in the class, Anna included, groaned. Today was going to be one horribly boring marathon of torture. Even the instructor's voice sounded dull. And the man had to be in his 90's if he was a day old. This was cruel and unusual punishment. Didn't they know Anna had a fear of old people? All this because she had a dentist appointment on the day of testing at the Buy More?
The first two hours of the class were consumed by talk of fire prevention. That terribly ridiculous instruction would have been over much quicker had the idiot pyromaniac with spiky hair that smelled like potatoes in the front of the class not interrupted the speech every fifteen seconds.
The next part of the instruction was just as dull. Anna knew exactly how to do the Heimlich. She didn't need to "learn". This was the most ridiculous eight hours of her life. She wondered more than once if keeping a job at Buy More was worth it. Then she thought of all she would be leaving behind: her friends, her boyfriend, and decided reluctantly that it was indeed worth continuing with that hell.
Then something happened to perk Anna right up.
It was time for the CPR session. The doctor stood in front of the class and said that mouth-to-mouth needed to be demonstrated, and since he was getting over a cold, and since there were no dummies available that day for the class and a live person would have to be the "victim", he didn't want to do it himself.
The instructor noted that Chuck, one of only two other Buy More employees that had to attend this class, the other being John Casey, was certified in CPR, and Dr. Jackson asked the head Nerd Herder to lead the demonstration.
When no one rushed to volunteer to be Chuck's "victim", Dr. Jackson told John to be the mouth-to-mouth receiver. John growled, and cast a murderous look towards the doctor, taking both the instructor, and Chuck aback, Anna could see. She wasn't sure what that reaction was about from John, but she'd make sure to ask later. Not that she thought getting information from Casey would be easy. He was a tough cookie to crack, but it was worth a shot. Anna loved good stories.
But for now, she had something else to take care of. So she raised her hand to volunteer to be Chuck's "dummy".
"I'll do it, I guess," she said, feigning disinterest.
Hell, if she had to be at this stupid class all day, at least she could finally get some lip action from Chuck. And best of all, Sarah and Morgan would never know about it. And if they did find out, they couldn't really complain. It was just for the class. And even if they didn't buy the excuse, maybe Sarah would dump Chuck, and Anna could be there to pick up the pieces. Things were finally starting to look up.
Anna lay down on the demonstration table and looked up at Chuck. "Lay it on me, Chuckles," she said, winking. Chuck looked very uncomfortable. Anna didn't care. She was going to enjoy this for all it was worth.
A/N: Thank you so much for reading and I look forward to you feedback. You guys are awesome. Peace.