How could i let this kid know i'm interested without seeming like a s**t?

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So there's this super cute kid that i see very rarely and that is through my friend. I hang out with her pretty much every weekend but it is not often that i see this kid she's friends with. I told this other guy we're both friends with that i thought he was hot and he went and twisted that into "Dude, she totally wants your d**k." which is not what i said at all. But I think i cleared up the fact that i'm actually not ready to have sex haha. The kid told his friend that he would hook up with me, but i'm looking for more than just a random hookup. Like i wanna get to know this kid more and hang out with him. But i rarely ever see him and i don't want him to think i'm desperate or slutty. It's just that i don't get to talk to him too much and i really wanna know some conversations i could start