Sorry I haven't really updated. But here's the next chapter!

Robin looked at Marlis curiously before spilling out everything he knew which wasn't much. So the man wanted apprentices but had a hard time doing so, had once had pyrokenisis (To Marlis' delight) and he had helped the demon Trigon to get his life and soul back which he lost to Terra. "Why do you ask?" he asked. Marlis kept her mouth shut and he took the oppurtunity. "Marlis. Truth or dare?"he asked. Knowing what he was doing she chose dare. "I dare you to tell me why you're so curious about Slade. And tell the truth." Marlis looked at the others with a small sigh and gulped.

"My name is Marlis Wilson. I am 16 years old and my parents died when I was only six. I had a brother. He was only about ten when our parents died and he began overwhelmed with the thought of taking care of me out on the streets. While I was gifted with wings and the ability to control fire my brother was more fliexible than a professional contortionist. He could catch me at any game by climbing trees and tagging me by jumping from the tree and hitting me, catching himself silently. I was always jealous of him, wishing that I could flip and climb like he did...A few months into our living in the streets he left me. I thought he died since I almost did a few times. But, as you remember, months ago we fought a villain named Slade. While I fought him he called me Marly and said that I could never beat him. Only one person would call me Marly and that was my brother. A few nights ago I had a memory in the form of a dream. Me and my brother were playing and he stole my prized possesion, my stuffed bear. I tackled him and threatened to tell our mother...and I called him Slade. I think...well, I think Slade's my brother." A long silence fell over the others.

"No way..."came the replies she heard with a few gasps. She looked to the ground before looking in the eyes of everyone.

"He has some good in him, I know it...It's just...he's been betrayed so much." Her voice cracked as she spoke and she stood up and began to walk to her room. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys beforehand."

"Now what?" Beast Boy, Starfire, Robin and Cyborg had told Raven the news of Marlis' sibling. It was almost as if she had expected it.

"She's never done anything to hurt anyone. Maybe she isn't like her brother," Beast Boy suggested.

"Yeah. I mean, she was real quiet when she first got here and was really shy. I can't imagine Slade being either of those," Cyborg added. Starfire nodded.

"Friend Marlis has helped me with the 'fashions' of Earth and has told many of the jokes," she said with a large smile. Robin nodded a bit, seeing where they came from and smiled. The Titans knocked on Marlis' door. It opened slowly and two large gray eyes peered out at them. "Marlis...even though you're brother is Slade, we know that you've never done anything to hurt us. We're able to accept it," Raven said. She smiled widely and hugged them all. "You're a hugaholic aren't you?" Raven asked as she was hugged. But the happiness faded as the alarm went off and Robin checked his communicator. "Slade."

The masked villain seemed to be waiting at the top of a large building. She had told the Titans that she wanted to talk to her brother. Marlis smirked a bit at Slade. "Tell me something. When did you first think about me? When we fought a few months ago? Or before that?" Before he could answer she shot a large ball of flames at him, knocking him back. He jumped back up and she took flight. "Tag Slade. You're it." She dove off the building and watched as he followed her. And as she watched him catch up to her she realized that this would be easier than she had thought. As she flew towards the statue of Terra she picked up speed; Slade knew where she was going. 'How does she know? For all she knows I could be some random guy with the same name as her brother,' the villain thought to himslef as he ran to keep up with her. When he finally found her she was standing infront of Terra. "Its strange...I never thought that you would be the one to kill somebody." Her voice was full of hatred and concern, a mixture that was somewhat new to him. Sure he had heard a lot of hatred but never concern. "People change. Marly, why did you come back? DId you think you could change me?" Slade's voice was harsh and yet soft. He watched as his sister turned around, her eyes narrowed.

"Why did you leave? You left me alone!" she yelled and her brother's visible eye widened as flames engulfed her hands. "And then you begin to steal and kill! How do you think our parents would feel!" She slapped him, pushed him and smirked as he took a few steps away from her. But the smirk faded as he stood up straight and began to walk towards her and grabbed her wrists, twisted them. "Do you know how long I've wondered if you were alive? I left you to find help and then when I came back you were gone. What do you think I was supposed to do, Marlis?"

"Wait. See if I came back." She looked at him and sighed. "What do you have against the Titans?

"Everything,"he responded in the cold, deep voice he had. As he looked at his younger sister and let her wrists go,he seemed to grow soft. "You look like Mom."

"Where do you live?"

To her surprise Slade was very willing to take her to his hide-out. As she entered the cave just outside the city she was impressed. It looked like a small home along with a large TV and computer screen with files everywhere. "It is very...cluttered,"Marlis said while walking around. As she came to a small desk she found a small pictture of two children. The boy had white hair an blue eyes while the girl had black hair and blue eyes. It was them. She stiffened a bit as she flet a hand on her shoulder. "What happened to you? Why did you turn this way?"she asked her brother. As she turned around she met the large blue eyes of her brother. He had taken his mask off;he looked like her but with the same white hair from the picture, which had grown out and hung over his eyes. A large scar ran along his eye and he flinched a bit as she reached up and touched it. "Back when I was your age I got in a fight and was slashed across the eye with a knife. You should have seen what I did to the others," he explained with a small smirk. Marlis shook her head a bit before looking around once again. "Marlis...what made you come here? I know the Titans did not let you go alone without a fight." Turning to face him she smirked.

"You underestimate their trust for me, don't you? They know that you're my brother. I told them so," she explained. "And I should be leaving. Thanks for showing me that you're not as...evil as the others say." She hugged her brother and was somewhat surprised when he hugged her back. "I missed you so much. Can you try not to attack the city anymore?" As she said this he pulled away and looked her in the eyes.

"It's how I live. It's what I do. You can always come and work for me if you want but I wil let you know that I will never become anything like the Titans," he responded. With a small sigh Marlis nodded a bit. She understood what he meant but truly wished he would change. "Do me a favor. Don't tell the Titans what I look like. I always wanted it to be a surprise,"he said.

"I won't. Bye Slade...I love you," she called as she took flight and left.

"Love you too Marly," Slade muttered to himself before running a hand through his hair. 'She knows where my hide-out is...But Marly would never tell anyone...Would she?'