And Now I'm Pacing Back and Forth, Wishing You Were at My Door - I'd Open Up and You Would Say...

Considering all that has happened this evening (I was talking to one of my best guy friends, and he's known Arien since the first grade, so he's been able to answer quite a few of my questions, both today and in the past), I suppose I might was well tell you about suspicions on whether or not Arien actually likes me back.
So. There are plenty of signs that I have seen, such as with him looking my way often, him initiating a chat conversation frequently (though he won't speak to me at all the next day), and other indications that are a bit hard to exactly elaborate at this moment.
My three best friends ever say that he probably likes me; considering the fact that he's so shy, he might feel more comfortable speaking to me across a computer screen rather than try to find exactly what he wants to say when he's just a couple of feet away from me. Granted, we have spoken when we were six inches away from each other, but that was in the dark (long story, but we were in a Star Trek simulation and the power "went out") which made it easier to converse. Of course, it's really hard for me to talk to him face-to-face as well, yet I don't know whether that is because somehow, I've become shy myself, or if it's because I don't want to make him uncomfortable. Also, the aforementioned best guy friend says that if he's acting that way around me, he probably likes me, and I might just take his word for it.
I just wish, though, that - since Arien knows I like him - he would just come forth and confess. That way, I don't have to keep wondering and worrying over every single girl he's friends with or comfortable around. So, every single second of the day, I wonder, "Does he like me back? If not, will he ever...?"

"It was ~E~N~C~H~A~N~T~I~N~G~ to meet you.
All I know is I was ~E~N~C~H~A~N~T~E~D~ to meet you..."