Raphael rounded the corner, slightly out of breath, his dark hair disheveled and his long sleeved white shirt a bit ruffled under his jacket from the run upstairs. He paused to recover at the top for a few moments and then closed the distance between himself and the angry bartender. Tapping him on the shoulder, he waited for the older man to turn around and then smashed his fist right into the bartender’s face, the blow harder than he had intended for it spun his head all the way around. Raphael looked somewhat horrified as he watched the bartender crash to the floor and knelt down to examine the body, hoping he hadn’t just killed someone.<br/><br/>He let out a sigh of relief when he discovered the bartender wasn’t dead, just unconscious and stood once more to look at the young woman he had saved from the older man’s anger.<em>“Did he, did he hurt you?”</em>Raphael asked as he stumbled over his words, feeling a bit shy now that the danger was over which was a problem of his. He could be strong in the face of danger but then when it came to normal talking or anything where lives and personal safety did not hang in the balance he lost his courage and self-confidence. That was why he was usually picked on and taken advantage of and why he did nothing to prevent it or fight against such treatment although one day he would make his life better. He was sure of it.<br/><br/>Raphael noted the slight tear in her dress and his brow furrowed as he nodded to it, feeling a bit uncomfortable about drawing attention to that place.<em>“Is that something, something he, um, he did?”</em>Raphael inquired, his eyes flickering everywhere but her as he waited for the young woman’s response. The sounds of fighting continued to come from below the balcony and now the noise had escalated along with the damage being done to the building. It was only a matter of time before someone called the cops unless the police were already one their way. Chairs, alcohol glasses and bottles and even tables were being thrown at other people and crashing against bodies or on the floor which could lead to some serious injuries if people weren’t careful.<br/><br/>It was only a matter of time before the fighters started making their way up the balcony to fight for it was one of the best locations in a fight. What better way to cause someone harm than to throw them off the balcony?