Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck, nor Anna. The latter makes me much sadder, because if I owned Anna, she would get way more screen time, and she wouldn't be forced into a relationship with the horrible Morgan.

A/N: Okay, I thought I'd take a break from all my serials, and try to catch up on Verkisto's Chuck Me Monday Challenge. For those of you wondering, every Monday until March 1, 2010, people across the globe are rewatching past episodes of Chuck. As of the date of publish, they are now up through Marlin, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I got four done already today, and I hope to get a few more. Who knows, by the time we all watch First Date, I might be completely caught up. I'm doing my drabbles from perspective of one Ms. Anna Wu, because I love her, and she needs to get more screen time, for reals. I hope you enjoy this, and please read and review :D

Anna vs. the Intersect

Yeah, she is a little disappointed. Okay, that's an understatement. She's extremely disappointed. She's carried such a torch for the fearless leader of the Nerd Herd since she was hired eight months ago. She almost sees herself as Chuck's kindred spirit. Two people living a life way below their potential, brought together through circumstance so that she can help heal the pain that is so evident in his otherwise warm brown eyes.

That's the fantasy she's harbored for so long now. She wants to be the one to pull Chuck from his funk, and then together, they could ride off into the sunset, leaving the pathetic life of retail, and the losers of Buymoria (and she hates Morgan calls it that!) in their wake, as Chuck and Anna would begin their new life together.

But then the blonde bombshell shows up, and Anna can tell that Chuck's immediately smitten with this new woman. That wouldn't have been the end of the world, but then, the new arrival had to go and take an interest in Chuck as well.

Now, every time Anna turns around, there's Sarah. And Chuck she's changed Chuck, Anna can tell. Chuck is drooling all over himself every time the busty blonde walks into the store, like she has today, with that denim dress and that loud, costume jewelry ring she wears. But it's not just that, but Chuck appears to be more alive. This isn't the Chuck that Anna once, on a day when he seemed completely depressed, had talked into going after their shift for drinks. The Chuck that had poured out his heart to the slight Asian woman who he barely knew. The Chuck that Anna had so hoped to rid of his sadness so she could reap the rewards when he became the man she knew he could be.

The Chuck that she sees now is done with all of that sadness. He's getting his feet again, and Anna knows it's because of the woman that came in and became the only other person to see what was really there, behind the sadness. And Sarah has healed him in no time. Even today, Chuck is applying for the assistant manager position that has come open, and although it's still below what he could do with his life, it's certainly a step in the right direction.

A step in the right direction because of another woman. A woman that will no doubt be in Chuck's life for a very long time. Anna will mourn the loss of her opportunity not seized. Maybe she just needs a warm body to curl up next to tonight to try to numb some of the pain of that loss. After all, that Green Shirt, John, she thinks his name is, is pretty cute. He's a bit older, but Anna likes experience. Ah yes, maybe the Chuck crush will have to remain just a crush, but for now, Sex-Kitten Anna is back on the prowl. Purr.