How do I talk to this girl as an introvert?
I (15M) tried to keep this short but ended up basically explaining ~80% of everything I've experienced and thought of her.
So there's this one girl let's call her Emma that's a year older than me that I'm kind of interested in. I wouldn't say I like her just yet since we've only spent like 2 hours around each other in group settings but I really do like her looks and her personality so far and I feel like she's truly my type. She just always appears to be so happy and positive and I FUCKING LOVE girls like that. I'm a bit afraid that I like her a bit too much for what we have at the moment but I don't really know.
When I first met her was when I invaded one of my friends PE classes to just play some volleyball while I had a free period because I had nothing really better to do. For some reason the girls in that class decided that they should play a game similar to dodgeball and I discovered that my 6th grade prime wasn't over. This is where Emma comes in. She wanted to get me banned cause I was playing too good or something like that and was overall paying some good attention to me throughout the game but it could've been due to me just popping up in their PE class out of nowhere.
Next day was a Saturday and me and my friends decided to play some beach volleyball and one friend decided to invite Emma and when I arrived she instantly recognized me and sounded pretty happy or even excited that it was me. I didn't really get to spend that much time with her since she had to leave after like 40 minutes but I still enjoyed being around her for the time.
After that I genuinely started feeling some interest in her, more than most girls I've ever been interested in and since I've made it past the strangers stage I feel like I should try shooting my shot.
We said hi to each other once on Monday (which was yesterday at the time of posting this) while we crossed paths in the hallway and she said it in a pretty happy voice and body language and as I mentioned I fucking love overly positive girls.
Now it's Tuesday and I didn't get to interact with her today. I learned the location of her locker and almost had 2 chances to interact with her but she was too far away to go talk to her without it looking unnatural or awkward. I hope I don't start overthinking her too much because that has caused problems with girls for me in the past.
So now I'm thinking since school is going to end soon I at least want to get her snap or number and just genuinely get to know her better to find out if I truly like her and just maybe if she possibly likes me. But I'm kind of introverted and completely sure how I approach this. Do I just be ready for opportunities to talk to come to me or do I go out of my way to create more opportunities but have a risk of making the conversations more awkward or unnatural?
I have relationship experience and from that I learned that the hardest part for me as an introvert is the early/entry stage where you become familiar with each other. If I make it through that I feel like I have a pretty good shot with her.
I'm not too happy about how I've not taken action previously with girls I've had interest in and I want to make a promise to my self that I will actually try to talk to her and get to know her and not bail out in the fear of rejection. I don't even care about the result that much as long as I actually try.
So any advice on how to talk to her without it seeming unnatural or awkward? All advice is appreciated!
TLDR: There's this girl I like and so far she thinks positively of me. We've only spent like 2 hours together but I already like her looks and personality. I want to get to know her and get her number/snap before school ends but I don't know how to approach her.