Okay, here's the next chapter. Pardon me for any out-of-character-ness, I sort of just wanted to take my initial idea and run with it, and this is what it was.
It had taken five grueling years of reconstruction to return London and Hellsing to something resembling their respective former states. Although incomplete, the restoration was deemed to call for a celebratory event of some sort by the young Queen; she had only recently ascended the throne and had always been rather fond of special events as the princess. A ball had been demanded, with nearly every remaining noble required to attend by royal decree, Integra and, surprisingly, myself included. Integra was clearly unhappy with the whole situation, grumbling up until the event and making herself as scarce as possible during.
She had tried her best to imitate my own ability to sink into the shadows as she sulked in the darkest corner she could find. Which wasn't very dark, considering that we were in a well-lit, magnificent specimen of a ball room. Due to her trying her best to ignore whatever it was that was happening around her, it took her quite some time to notice that beside her was a man that appeared to be attempting much the same feat as she was.
After a lengthy silence, she asked him, very abrasively, if he detested balls as much as she did. This elicited quite a bit of laughter on his part. I chuckled from my hiding place in the shadows as I observed Integra become furiously embarrassed before awkwardly attempting to strike up some semblance of a civilized conversation with him.
Despite a rough start, she went on to discover that he was John Harrison, a rather high ranked officer in the British Army whose name I had heard mentioned several times before. They kept each other company for the remaining two hours of the event, even going so far as to share several dances between their conversations on a variety of topics.
Both seemed surprised when I stepped forward to inform Integra of the time with a knowing smile on my face, mostly due to the fact that they had passed the entire time without being bothered by the other nobles. I informed her later that I believed that no one had dared to separate the two of them, they looked like they were so absorbed in each other, which made Integra blush a shade of scarlet that I had doubted was possible.