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At school, there is a girl I really like. I am not sure if she likes me back. We have 1 class together and sit far away but work on projects together. She is always really nice and polite to me and generally everyone. She either really looks at my eyes and pays attention or does not really look at me but she keeps talking. She always uses my full name when she talks to me and does not tell many jokes but always listens to what I say and seems somewhat happy. Her freinds said she thinks I am really nice and a month or two ago, they said she likes me and wanted me to ask her to prom. However, I missed my opportunity to ask her out to prom because she got asked. I am getting to know her better and I do not know what she genuinely thinks about me. I have her number but we dont really text too much; I am not too fond in texting. I am scared to ask her out not just because of rejection but because we are in a similar freind group and I dont want to lose her as a freind. Is there a way I can stay true to myself yet ask her out with little chance of denial? Looks wise she is very attractive (8,9) and I am decent my self (7,8). She is slightly out of my league socially because pretty girls in junior year of a small high school are automatically popular and I pretty shy. In the hallways when she sees me, she always says hi and smiles. I came back from vacation and bought a gift and I was thinking about giving it to her Friday in this format: We are working on a project during the last period of the day on a halfday Friday and I was thinking about asking her to hangout and get a bite to eat and before we split, I was thinking about giving her the gift. Is this a good idea? I am open to all types of responses. Just a nice guy looking for some good advice.

She's everywhere I look
Hangs around waiting for me to acknowledge her
Stares at me
Her Friends looks back and forth at me and her
Her friend looks at me and starts giggling
Mirrors my actions (I fiddle, she fiddles)
She likes all my posts on facebook, every single one, and hardly likes anyone else's
She invites me to lunch and has come to sit with me (school)
Flared nostrils
Smiles nonstop
Laughs at my shitty jokes
Agrees with nearly everything I say, usually contradicts herself
Compliments me (says im smart, hype, fun, look good)
Speaks very similar "language" to me, often pretends to understand
Finds comparisons between us
Tells me about her plans in life, her feelings, childhood
Never initiates chat on texts but writes in detail with loads of emojis, some texts known to be 8 lines long
Brushes past me to get attention despite there being plenty of space
Enough eye contact to kill me
Asked if im into anyone
Her and her Friends very happy over winning my attention and therefore pissing of my ex
Often competes with Another friend who likes me (One says Hi , she repeats even more passionately.)
Flicks her hair every now and then
Really happy when she sees me back after sick day (were you okay? Missed you)
Needed excuse to hug me (birthday)
Excited by the notion of me touching her, to the point logical thought stops
Her Friend suggest I go out with her
When I dont speak with her for long periods she initiates by calling my name loudly
Asked for my number
Asks for my opinion on girls, to work out what I rate in girls
Likes what I like
Never argues, even when she probably should, despite her big character
Friend always boasting about how hot She is
Jealous girls telling me she's bad
Always comes to hang out with me and mutual friends
Gossips about all of my latest antics to her friends
Copies my behaviour
Follows me sometimes
Always really into having a conversation, asks questions and answers passionately and she never ends the convos in person and will let them drift and often try to continue
Loads more but I can't remember them.
She does all of this to me and seemingly no one else, so does she like me?
She has had a reputation for being flirtatious in the past, should I ignore it or take these as genuine IOI's?