Asking out an 'ex'

If you can really call him an ex. Around this time last year (when I was 13) I went out with a guy for a few weeks. It was nothing, we didn't even hold hands. He seemingly 'really liked me' and asked me out. Then he dumped me a few weeks later, because I...

think he misinterpreted the fact that I had never had a boyfriend before and didn't know what the hell I was doing, so he thought I didn't like him.

Anyway. Time has flown by and it's a year since. Now he's the drummer of our band.

These past few weeks, probably months I've really started to like him again. He's showing some signs of liking me too. BUT the thing is, is I am not overly confident with things like this, and it takes a lot for me to believe someone likes me...People seem to think he does, and I agree, there is a strong possibility, but there's still that lingering little doubt.

I don't know whether I'm over analysing it, but here are some of the things that make me think he may like me.

Tickles me.
Glances at me occasionally.
I was trying to do a drum beat he knew, and completely failed, so he took my hands and guided me to the right drums.
He rang me up from a school trip and according to a friend he was 'proper smiling' when he was talking to me. Then he passed me onto her and in the back ground I heard a load of people telling me to ask him out for a friend as a joke. His reaction was 'What?! No!' and when asked who he did like, turned away and stopped talking.
He's begun hanging round with me more often.
According to a friend he asked whether I liked anyone at the moment and (maybe) covered up the reason he was asking by saying 'I bet it's [insert female class mate's name]!'
Texts me frequently.
Always asks where I am via text if I'm not at school.

Things like that... I don't know whether I'm over analysing it like I said, or whether there is some meaning behind it.

How should I go about finding out if he does like me or not, without potentially weirding our friendship out?

Thanks in advance

Wellyou can flirt with him and if he flirts back he most likely likes you ask questions get to know him real well take steps to finding out and when you have enough courage ask him tell him you were just wondering if he won't tell you tease him by satin that you like somebody and just go from there I hope I helped!

I'm not really a...flirty type of person...:/ So I'd probably just fail miserably at that.

But the idea of telling him I like someone...how would I bring it up? He's already asked whether I like somebody...but my friend just said she didn't know...

sure just go for it! If he liked you before like you said then chances are high he still likes you by the sounds of things. Maybe you should get him to try and teach you sumting on the drums? Or when your texting just tease him. Or when your talking move closer to him or just slightly touch his arm for just a second. Finally smile make eye contact and laugh. Itl show him your easy going and easy to get along with. And anyway what's the worst that can happen if you say it out strait at least you'l know the answer and he admire you for showing your true feelings (:

Well to bring it up you can play 20 questions and use that as a question but after you ask some simple question work your way up to