Gay and confused

I'll admit I tend to be someone who will fall for someone fast. Well recently I decided I wasn't I was going to try different for this semester. So it went great until someone which I will call Anthony showed up. Anyways class became very interesting. I talked to him kinda hit it off. I'll admit he was attractive and has an accent. The next day he after class we walked out togather and I had no where important to be so we talked. I reintroduced myself because honestly I didn't know his name or if he knew mine. I've also been trying to get out of my comfort zone because I'm not a touchy deeply person(mainly from previous things that happened to me plus OCD). So I decided to shake his hand to be polite;but he held on and after a few seconds I kinda retracted real fast not because I didn't like him because I was haveing extreme anxiety.after that he looked me in the eyes and asked for my number... Which really confused me because I'm usually the one who asks for numbers not the other way around. Well I gave it to him and got a responce almost immeaditly. So I texted back didn't get any responce didn't think anything of it oh well. So the next few weeks class was just euphoric. Mainly just full of flirtations. Anthony kept stealing looks and I've caught him and he would smile and all he would try to do the yawn arm trick but realized he couldn't espeacily in class so it was increadibly akward bc I knew what was going on. He would accidently touch me a lot. To much to be accident but I wouldn't say anything. A couple days passed and asked if I wanted to come over and study with him. I immeaditly realized I couldn't bc I had preaviously made a commitment to my BFF to hang and said no but we could skype or text or talk. A week or so after that agian he asked the same question and I was in my head like we already had the test we don't need to study. So I was confused and said no and told I had previous arrangements again. In retrospect I think he was trying to get with me or something. I mean I've never had a boyfriend let alone relationship so I don't know really anything. Maybe I'm over thinking that part or am to naive. Well after that he became a little drawn away but yet still very much flirty. To the point where another guy came up to me flirting and asking me out and he straight up gave him some weird like death stare and like had head pointed down a bit. As if like some animal protective type urge came out like this is my territory.anyways I denied the invite only because the guy was super weird and freaked me out. Days pass and the flirting continues and then one day it kinda stops the talking but the flirting is still their and that territorial protectiveness is their too. I would walk with him but he darts out to fast and last time I tried I almost broke my hip trying to get out of the seat. So their is now this compete radio silence not to mention he's not talking. Which I mean Anthony is very silent in genral but very much a texter. Haven't seen him not texting ever which made me really angry. So like a break came up and all but before hand I made sure we had contact. But towards the end it ended weirdly with a unfriended for no reason. Then back in class he started the flirting but even harder. And I'm confused and trying not to flirt back because I just don't know what's going on. Also it's not me just over analyzing. I've had people pull me aside thinking we where dateing and where just really close and loved how cute he was to me and well us togather. My professor thought we were dateing too. Honestly I don't know what to do because A) I have never dated B) their is some sort of silence going on C) he's become more flirty and touchy I'm not a hook up kinda person. I can't help but like him and still I don't like him at the same time. I am not good about speaking about my feelings or showing them. I mean im from south of i ever showed any interest in guys I would be beat up or targeted. I'm now in a more liberal location and out to friends and can be out at class but I still have problems with all of this. Honestly I am asking for what to do. Do I just let it go. Talk to him. Or what. Thanks in advance