This story takes place in my How To Heal A Broken Heart series, NOT Music of Love continuity. The backstory of this rabbit family is NOT the same as the Music of Love continuity.

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Dennis the Rabbit was one of OWCA's best agents, and he knew it. His nemesis was one of the most active villains in OWCA's database, and yet Dennis still beat him every time. Dennis was known as a legend amongst OWCA agents; popular, loved, and respected, he was on top of his world.

He trained almost 12/6: twelve hours a day, six days a week. That was what he was doing right now: training. He was hitting a punching bag over and over again, almost destroying it in the process. Anyone watching would have assumed he was trying to take his anger out on something, but really he was trying to gain an edge over his new rival.

Agent Perry the Platypus was the "new kid" on the block. He had worked his way up from trainee to master OWCA agent, almost overtaking Dennis in terms of popularity. Perry had gone back to Australia—his home country—for a few years on a special training assignment, which irked Dennis quite a bit. The golden boy of OWCA was NOT going to steal Dennis's crown as OWCA's top agent.

As he continued hitting the punching bag with his eyes closed, he didn't notice a friend of his coming into the room until he found himself punching thin air. He opened his eyes and sighed. "Wanda, could you please return my punching bag?"

Wanda the Wolf, who was a fair amount taller than Dennis, was holding his punching bag above her head so that he couldn't reach it. "Only when you have introduced yourself to this lovely rabbit here."

Dennis sighed and turned, suddenly catching sight of a silver female rabbit standing in the doorway, leaning on the doorframe. Dennis internally sighed. Many females at OWCA had attempted to throw themselves on him, and he was expecting this one to be exactly the same. As he came towards her, she left the doorway and headed towards him. He stopped, held out his paw, and said, "Hi, I'm Dennis."

"Jackie," said the female rabbit, walking right past him.

Dennis blinked and turned back around slowly to see Jackie walking up to Wanda, taking the punching bag from her, setting it back up, and starting to hit it.

Deciding to turn up the irresistible charm, Dennis sauntered over to her and held the punching bag still for her. "Hey," he said smoothly. "Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by you again?"

"Walk by me all you want, hon," Jackie said, not looking at him. "So long as you let go of my punching bag."

Dennis tried again: "It's a good thing I have my library card, because I am totally checking you out."

"There aren't any libraries around here, so your card is useless," Jackie said. "Now could you please let go of the bag?"

Dennis frowned. Normally, this had girls running to him from miles away. Deciding to try one more time, he said, "Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?"

Jackie suddenly delivered the punching bag a flying kick, sending both it and a startled Dennis flying. The white rabbit yelped as the heavy bag landed on his pelvis, pinning him to the floor.

"For you to leave the punching bag alone, and for you to stop using those pathetically cliché pickup lines on me," Jackie said, a hint of a smirk on her face.

Dennis growled internally. This girl is good.

As Jackie turned to go, Dennis cried, "Wait!"

Jackie rolled her eyes and turned back to Dennis. "What?"

"Can I take your picture to prove to all my friends that angels do exist?" Dennis asked innocently.

"What friends?" Jackie asked just as innocently.

Wanda burst out laughing.

Dennis sulked. "You're harsh," he grumbled.

"That's what you get when you continue flirting with someone who doesn't want to be flirted with!" Jackie spluttered, snorting, as she turned to go again.

"Wait, wait, wait," Dennis called, causing her to sigh heavily and turn back to him. Dennis matched her sigh. "Look, I'm sorry. I only wanted you to know how much of an angel I see you as."

Jackie raised an unimpressed eyebrow. "Okay, now you're not even trying, and it's getting painful."

Dennis cocked his head on one side, confused. "Do you want me to flirt or do you want me to stop?"

"Yes," Jackie replied, confusing Dennis further. "Wanda, why did you introduce me to this jackass?"

Dennis's eyebrows both shot up at that.

"I was hoping you'd hit it off. Now I see what a stupid plan that was," Wanda said monotonously.

Jackie's face creased into an expression of disgust. "Hit it off? Wanda, I really thought you knew what kind of guys I go for." With that, she turned for the third time and left the room without looking back.

Wanda glanced back at Dennis, who was still trapped under the punching bag, and shrugged with an apologetic grin. "Sorry about that."

"Show me how sorry you are by getting this stupid bag off me," Dennis grumbled.

Wanda smirked. "OWCA's top agent and you can't even lift a punching bag?"

That enraged Dennis enough to give him the strength to push the bag over his legs and feet, onto the floor. He stood up, shaking feeling back into his legs. "Who even was that?" he demanded.

"Jackie the Jackrabbit," replied Wanda. "New transfer from Admiral Acronym's division." She grinned. "You really like her, don't you?"

"What?" Dennis snorted. "After the way she just treated me? Are you blind? Why would I even like her?"

"Which question do you want me to answer first?" asked Wanda smugly.

"Why would I even like her, let alone really like her?" snapped Dennis.

"Because she's the first girl to match you in a battle of wits, and you love that."

Dennis stared at Wanda. "Have you even MET me? I HATE being matched!"

"Only because no female has matched you yet," Wanda replied.

This caused Dennis to stop and think. Was that true? Did he only hate being matched because he hadn't found a female capable of matching him yet? No, Dennis's brain snapped. Of course not. She just destroyed you, dude. Why does Wanda want you to like her?

"Why do you want me to like her?" Dennis asked aloud.

Despite being a wolf, Wanda suddenly looked like the cat that got the cream. "Because Major Monogram is sending you and her on a mission together. Just the two of you."

Dennis groaned. "Seriously?"

Wanda nodded jubilantly.

Dennis flopped onto his back. "I am so dead."

"Yes, yes you are."

"Not helping."

"I know."