How should I go about doing this?

[Diadora]

I've never been the ladies man, but I've got a girl in mind I'd like to ask to a school dance which is in about a month. Well, I was just kind of trying to start small conversations and things on facebook as I haven't talked to her in awhile and I didn't want to just barge right in. Well, my best friends friend (sounds dumb, I know) hears me talking to my friend about it, and she goes and blabs her mouth to said girl I was interested in. I'm confused on what to do now, I think anything I say is now going to be taken in the way of "Oh, he's into me" that could either be a good thing like "Oh, thats cool, hes nice" or the "Oh... THAT GUY is talking to me?" I just feel like a bit of a creep whenever I try to talk now. So, what exactly should I do here. I know, it's a dumb situation that I probably shouldn't need help in, but hey, I'm bad when it comes to things like this so, if someone doesn't mind, enlighten me on what steps to take from here. Thanks in advance.

[jjmcray]

Hmmm... well if she's not into you, it's going to be awkward no matter what. I would just cut to the chase and flat out ask her to the dance ASAP. It's better that you ask her now and have her reject you, rather than talking to her over a span of time and have her think "omg this creep wont leave me alone." But this is assuming she's not into you.

If she's into you then you shouldn't have any problems, but you should also not wait TOO long to ask her, or else she might lose interest...

[AllThatIsLeft]

You gotta see her reaction.
It's either yes or no, if she's all smiles and shy it's a yes.
if she avoid your eyes, or gives you dirty looks, that's a no.
position yourself near her, and see her reaction. Based on that, make your decision.