Well, Arisa is a cinnamon roll. It speaks volumes about her reaction to receiving a birthday gift. So they are both not (yet) romantically interested in each other, but I think they can start first with an honest-to-goodness friendship. As friends I think they're actually doing fine so far.
I didn't even notice the yikes until it was pointed out. For a first time scanlation effort this is actually not bad. I appreciate not using MTL and going with good ol' legitimate translation by a human being.