Life on two sides

After eating pancakes, discussing the day, and being annoyed by the fact it is monday, Me and Twilight decided to take a quick tour around Canterlot. Well, not quite quick. In fact, Canterlot is so big, that the tour will last all day, but I didn't mind.
Twilight and I headed out towards our first location, the heart of the city, the castle.

While walking I found that I had a question clinging to my brain.

"So exactly how big is the castle?"

"Well, based on what you've said you've seen, about triple the size you've seen."

"Damn, that's one big castle."
"For two ponies at least."

"The princesses and the guard, plus the throne room."

"Don't you think it's a bit big though?"

"Well don't say that to the princesses, it'd be pretty bad if you just arrived then got sent back home with cuts and bruises."

"Point taken. Another question, how long did it take to build?"

"I've never really thought about it."

"Well how about this."
"Take the size, the details, the workers and the material, and figure it out like the smart pony you are."

Twilight blushed a bit when I said that.
"I'm not that smart."

"Seriously? You actually think that? You're the smartest pony I know about!"

"But you know about princess Celestia."

"The one that calls you and your friends whenever she has a problem? The one that failed to beat chrysalis? The one that let herself get captured by tyrek? And again, she always calls on you and your friends."

"Ok, you've got a point there."

"But seriously, you are the smartest pony I know, not to mention how beautiful you look."
I covered my mouth quickly, after realizing what I just said.

Twilights blush got deeper
"You... Really think so?"

I took my hand off of my mouth and responded.
"Well, uh, yeah."

Twilights blush got even deeper than before.
"...Thank you."
Twilight looked away slowly as she was saying that.
However, not too long after she looked away, she looked back up again.
"Oh look! The castle."
Twilight sped up her trot at the sight of the castle.

(Later, in the castle)

"Well this is... Big..." I said, looking around at the massive entrance room.

"You get used to it." Twilight replied

"Have you seen the whole castle?"

"Most of it, but I haven't seen the east-most halls yet, or the very top of the castle."

"Well now I have a good sense of scale. And this castle is REALLY big."

"You're funny."

"...Thanks. Not many people tell me that, people say I'm not funny, and I don't really try to be."

"Seriously though, you have your moments."

"You've known me for about a day and a half, so taking that into consideration, that means a lot."

"Oh, that reminds me."
"Thank you."

"For what?"

"If you hadn't have been here, and done what you had, I wouldn't have seen my parents for a while."

"Don't thank me, thank yourself for your own thoughts."

"You are a good example for other males."

"Well... That was unexpected."

"But, seriously, you're funny, selfless, and as far as I can tell, pretty smart."

"Thanks, Twilight."

"Don't thank me... Thank your previous statements."

"Do you have any original jokes?"

"Nope!" Twilight was now constantly giggling lightly.

"Oh come on, surely somepony as smart as you can come up with at least 5 new jokes a day." I said, and I meant it quite literally.

"Seriously?" She asked, not yet realising my seriousness.

I simply stood there and stared at her.

"Your serious? Aren't you?" Twilight seemed to have finally noticed the seriousness behind my statement.

"Yes, yes I am." I replied, happy that she finally noticed.

"Well, actually, now that you mention it." She paused and thought for a bit.
"What do you call an alien with a fantastic sense of humour and a flattering vocabulary?"

"I dunno, what do you call it?"

"Johnathan."

I stopped everything I was doing, I stopped thinking, moving and... Well I just. Stopped.

"Um, are you, are you alright?" Twilight asked with confusion.

Twilight's voice broke me from my trance-like state
"oh, uh, yeah, I'm fine, I just, didn't quite, you know, expect that, after like, two days."

"Well I just couldn't resist after you've shown me such kindness" Twilight said, with a kind, caring smile.

"Well I kind of had to. I mean, you let me stay around after appearing out of nowhere, you gave me food, and have shown me nothing but kindness, more so than I have." I said, slightly shocked she hadn't noticed it herself.

"Well anypony would have done it, if queen chrysalis were to show up at my door, begging for me to take her in after her hive was destroyed, I would, I mean, I wouldn't leave her out in the cold." Twilight said, emphasising the fact that she would do it for queen chrysalis.
"But how about we talk about this later, we have a princess to talk to."

"Ok, but we will definitely be talking about this later."