How can i become friends with someone if we have a really mixed past? ?

there's this girl i know who's pretty nice, and i would like to become better friends with her. the problem is, we have a really mixed past. there's some things about her that i find awkward, and i'm nearly positive that this is reciprocated. for the first few months we knew each other, i thought she was weird, and vice versa. we went through a few week long phase where we acted like good friends, but i think this is because she was concerned about me (something happened). this happened until the end of the school year. this year, we're more like acquaintances. how can i become better friends with her?How can i become friends with someone if we have a really mixed past? ?
Talk to her. If you show her you're willing to overlook the past, maybe she will too. She could be feeling the same way you are, after all. And besides, the worst she can say is ';no,'; and if she's going to be like that then you probably don't need her.How can i become friends with someone if we have a really mixed past? ?
if u think about it, we all have something that makes us different from each other and we each have a quirk to keep us looking at the other saying wow how am i friends with her? so decide to accept what u can't change unless listening helps. talk to her and tell her u want to be better friends. it does take 2 to make a friendship tho. she may have heard something that makes her shy away. the way to make a friend is to be a friend. so if the past is too? much in the way walk up to her, hold out your hand to shake and introduce yourself. should get a smile. and if she looks like she is willing to be friends, give her a hug. works for me. just remember that communication is the only way to make anything work or better. good luck p.s. forget the past that is over. move on!!!!