sorry for long message, just i need to explain all the details =P

There this girl i like at college and i have done for like a year now, we are in the same class. Other girls dont really speak to me at college.. however this girl speaks to me almost every day and says hi/hey to me and smiles. She never really spoke to me last year but this year she has been around me more, whenever we are alone (in class or w/e) we would speak for like hours without stopping for breaks and most of the things she says to me seems like shes interested. but when others come in the class we both go quiet (makes it seem like were both hiding the fact we like eachother).

it started like at the start of september, on the odd occasion i looked at her and i also caught her looking my way sometimes and smiling too then turning away when i caught her but then recently i started to look away aswell as im also shy. Eventually the first time came where i got in college early and she did too, coincidence? maybe.. and as we both got in 20 mins early we just sat in the room nervously quiet together. this situation re-occured alot and she was always kind of there when i was there alone like a routine every week. This is not every day but is most days. i stay in class at dinners n breaks etc to do extra work and she does too all of a sudden :O

anyway one time came when were alone and she said she hated being short.. and that she wished she could get into a club in town.. etc etc. i said nice things like being short is nice, cute. and i said she could probably get into a club with a 18 yr old guy np as the bouncers usually allow couples in =P then she said like "i will have to find that guy then wont I?" =P and she kinda giggled. The first big convo went well, made me think she was hinting she wanted me to take her out but i wasnt sure as im not used to girls flirting. Also noticed she likes to swap chairs alot, like sitting opposite me even if shes on the other side of room.

another time we spent dinner time together, she told me she likes my work,i said i liked hers too =] she also said she hates sitting in the cafe/cantine as its noisey and likes being in the class room because its quiet (i have seen her alot in the cantine though which is strange). i kinda screwed some bits up as she came in once saying she hated her shoes and i wanted to say they looked nice but i didnt have the confidence to say it. later she was telling me some weird guys were staring at her and she hated it, i said ignore them whereas i should of said.. they probably think your cute. i totally missed it all there. but i got another chance dont worry =P

she also said shes going to this weekly club party thing in town in 2 weeks time, why 2 weeks idk. someone said it might be a certain amount of time she is giving me.. idk. so like so far i gathered.. she needs a guy to get in, in 2 weeks time, needs a guy to go with, she also asked me who i go with and how often i go, she says the party is fun (this means shes gone before) yet she says she cant get in because she says she doesnt have the confidence or anyone to go with. she also trusted me enough to leave her bag with me and asked me to look after her work, i guess ive given a good impression already

recent chat we had got in deeper =P she brought the party thing up again and i said "i'll take you" and she sorta said "o gosh o god" or something but never really gave me an answer. Did i ask her out properly, did i mess up? However she complimented my hair saying it looks nicer shorter, and most guys have treated her bad in relationships but she said im a really nice guy. she was also asking which uni im going n stuff like that and we spoke for ages. she said negative things about her self like "wish i was good looking, my sister is better looking than me" and i told her how good looking she is and that i think shes cute and everything and just as shes showing me her phone loads of people came in the room and butted in sorta. however the rest of the day i felt i messed up somewhere and now i just wish id asked for her number y'know. is the ball in her court or..? is she waiting for me?

maybe she is shy? is she deciding on it, giving it time? or is she just being a good friend and doesnt want to go out with me?

Recently its been on and off but i think its still there, most importantly she still looks at me and still talks to me, i guess thats most important but i do want to ask her out before the holidays (thursday) as i would like to spend the holidays getting to know her. Btw she doesnt act like a friend.. she seems to be more interested in asking about my background and my past etc and the fact she acts shy around me and not other guys makes me feel she feels different about me compared to her other guy mates.

any advice? thanks =]